Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-21
sUNDAY-sCHooL LESSON.
THE COMING SAvIoUR.-Ia. 40: lilo.
Sunday, April 81.

HE OOMING OAN1OuR.-la. IL l-lU.
Sunday. April q.
The lessons for this quarter are all
taken from the Old Testament, and are
selected from eight books. This lesson
and the two following are selected from
Isaiah. This prophet was son of Amos,
and is thought to have been of royal
descent. He figured conspicuously dur
ing the reign of four kings, covering a
period of sixty years or more. The book
which he wrote is long, containing sixty
six chapters. The first thirty-nine chap
tiers relate to events during the reign of
the kings, Uzziah, lothian, Ahaz and
Hezekiah; the remaining chapters are
vision of the church of the future. By
curious coincidence that portion of
Isaiah's book that relates to the events
recorded in the Old Testament contains
thirty.nine chapters-just the number of
books in the Old Testament, while that
part of the book Isaiah which relates to
the future church contains twenty-seven
chapters, corresponding with the number
of books in the New Testament. The
second division of the prophecy, of which
this lesson is part, commences with the
words, Comfort We, comfort ye my peo-
pie, saith your God" and is supposed to
have been written a little more than
700 years B. G. The prophet here speaks
of 'my servant, which may mean the
church, but probably refers to Christ as
the head of the church. The Lord is
delighted (pleased) with the Son, and
has put his Spirit upon him. 1t is de-
clared of him that he bring forth judg-
ment for the Gentiles (the nations)
beyond Israel's domlnions. The voice of
the Messiah shall not cry (be lifted up,
but his actions shall be characterized by
gentleness, meekness and quiet. The
partially broken reed, frail and tender
as it is, he shall not break; and the
smoking fax (the dimly burning wick)
he will not put out. The prediction then
made, that 1.-THE isles shall wait for. his
law" was fulfilled long ago by the man
ifest desire on the part of Gentiles in
many isles and parts of the earth for a
knowledge of his law. Patiently, it may
be, Christ waited and is waiting, but his
kingdom is surely, though to us it seems
slowly, advancing The Lord declares
that he who created the heavens will
keep" the Son and give him for COW
enant of the people and light for the
world. The prophecy in regard to open.
ing the eyes of the blind and bringing
those out of darkness into the light has
been literally fulfilled. The Lord, BY
the prophet. declares that the former
things which have been foretold by the
prophets have come to pass, and reminds
the world, that this prophecy will have
its fulfillment, but before they transpire
they are foretold. The last verse in tn,
lesson is verse of praise, in which thu
prophet asks all to praise the great anc
living Lord.
The study of the writings of Isaial
and other prophets is very important TO
those who wish thorough knowledge o
the bible. To see how perfectly thes
predictions have been fulfilled is to tax
away from the mind many doubts ant
skepticisims, that are liable to arise, i
there IS no incontrovertable proofs o
some of the mysteries of the bible. Tn
exact ful6llment of prophecy after s.
many years. even centuries, convince
every rational mind, that the writers 0
the bible were inspired men.