Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-27
COMMUNICATED.
HE Restoration Of Israel,

eutIect, 10 look lr:; 81 SoNo OF mo PROMISED
made 10 Abraham, lsaac and jacob 10 tbs car
ly history of this people, and ascertain whether
or not they have been fulfilled.
Abraham was called fioa land Of idols to
60 into the lard OF Canaan. unto land that
| will show thee aOd vii mako of thee
great nation. ard will blees thee, aud make
thy name erea'; aId thou shai, be blessing"
Gen. -: .
Ard further on. "Uato thy seed vii give
this iau1"-vcrss !.
For all the lane which thCu saest, TO thee
will | give it, sHd to thy Soed forever" Gen.
10: Is
Ard later Gu the wcTi comes again: Unto
thy seed have | gwen this laui, iton the river
OF Egypt unto the great liver, the liver Eu-
pirates Gen. IS: Is.
The very borders ot tho lauJ ac here msp-
ped out By God, and up to this period Israel
has never possessed i; cn tho contrary the7
! traction OF this cjunry, and within That portion
no small part was in the hands of their enemies
Toe promise was afterwards received uutu
Isaac, For unto thee, and unto thy seed, |
will give all these couatrics, asd will perform
the ossh which L sHaro uoto Abraham thy
father. : snd | will give unto !hv
seed all thts, countries" Gen. 26 and f.
The same is repeated to Jacob. Il am the
Lord God OF Abraham thy la!her. aud The God
OF Isaac: tho land wherein thou lcsi, to thee
will | give it, and 10 thy seed" Gen. 10: Is.
The promise to give ucto Israel the seed Of
Abraham Isaac aGd Jasob, ali the land men
Toned above, IS an unconditional enc. Tho
Word ct God. bound By an oath, "6hich |
sRarc uoto Abraham" stands alocc, and is yet
to be fulfilled. just as certala as tho suu rs;s
and s,s 10 tie heavens.
The terms GO which the lsratiites entered
the promised land. after their forty years
march through the wilderness, were: "If Sc
will walk ~ h1y Statutes, and keep My Com.
mandments and do them, then will bless you
10 numerous ways" Lev. 26 and t.
| bat il ye will not harken uho Me, and will
not do al! these oommaudmcuta.'
II will set My face agsiost you y IL
will break the pride CT your power"
Il will biirg sword upon you" \ 81
will make your ciii.s wasts,' Il
will scatter you among the heather. and will
draw ous sword after you: aud your laui
shall ho dcsol'tc, aud your cities waste
Aud yet iOT al that, when they be
10 the aad of their enemies, will not cast
them away, neither will aohor thcm TO d.
|
with them L:v. 26.
God pescr breaks His covcraols; maa never
keeps his.
Then agaic, 10 nau!. IS. they are tod tLa.
If they "haiken diligently uato the voica Of the
Lord their God, 10 observe and do all His CON
mandmoDts.' ccrtsia blessings will follow, bu,
IF thou will not harkcn," then curse upon
cursc,-Wi!h, Aud thou shalt become 40 as
ton!suent, prcvetb. and By word, among
all na,iots whittier The lord shall lead thee
shall be theie To-.
The Israelitcs then acv,r bad MIRO than
conditional tenure OF the !aad. Gods IFS"
meka that very sue, aod that tho land was
! glveo 10 the ed OF Abraham "ior en eyeriasl.
log poss:s.loc' i: ut as sure. We have His
word end His oath TO make i: sure.
The restoration OF Israel IS to take p;ac, a.
sorlc period 10 the !u'urc. Their coldiiioa al
this time ia apostair they refused to accsp.
their hleEsish, sGd Ter their sins God has re
acted aud dispersed them tG The four quarters
VI tho Garth. Ever fort that lCva-ovcn
divine love-cau'd put forth was extended for
their Redemption; bu: their hearts w;ry hard
cned, their eyes werl blinded, their ears we're
stopped, and they would COZ rsc i've the MS
sage of God. At las: he Sen vas s,u: ut
| may bo they wl;l rCveTnno1 ny Son when they
see Hin" Bat, alas they ssil among them.
selves: This Is the heir, come. let US kill
Him. and they ,ut The Son Of God to DEATH
God's heart was rca1y; their hasr;s were not
ready 81 would" wss Gou's miud. "Ye
| Gouid no:," wss their nind. Nevertheless!
| God still loves lis CHOSEN people. aud the tim,
is coming WHEN lie will rear thom w sg.in
| aod bless them h3nni'l;iy. llia love is ul-
ohapgeablc.
10 ascertain wis, is 10 s;tr, for them. let us
penetrate further i1lo lis ma3 Aud i,
shall como to pass %heu sl ,hts3 thogs are
come upon thee. thc blessing and the clrse,
| which l have set before thee, and thou shalt
call them 70 mind amoag oil the nations, uhiiher
| ths Lcrd thy God hath driven thee"
THAT then the Lord thy 3 cd will turo thy clp.
tvlty, and have o>mpss lou upon thee, snd
| will return and gather thcc from all the nalopp
| whittier the Lord thy God hath scattered thee"
: for the Lord will again r, j0ic, over thea
| for good, as lie r;oiced cvCr Thy fathers"
-Daut., 50 chap
Is it true that The clve1ant Ut life, ;" made
| With Israel through Moses. wss brokeu? Did
| they receive the curse instead OF the blessoe?
And are they not at this day. IS every school
boy knows, scattered over the esrtli 10 every
CLINE, 10 every city, town aud village of cycry
| nation? IT these b, facts. then just az true
will God cause them TO cali to mind" will
turn their captivity AID bava compassion
and gather them again inso their own land acI
rejoice over them.
Ia Deuteronomy, thirly-ffst chapter, when
the time was drawing near fer Moses to sleep with
his fathers, he was Instructed by God to present
himself AID JOSHUA il tbs tabernacle to receive
charge; the Command Was obeyed, and God,
speaking from tee pillar Of cloud. said: "B,.
hold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; aoi
this people will rise UP aud 70 i whoriug after
the gods Of the Strangers of tho land, whittier
they 90 10 be among them, and will fcr,ake
me, and break ny cCv.Dau. which | have
made with them, mot with their fathcrs
Then my anger shall be kindled against them
in that day, aud will fo:sake them"
Now therefore write ye this soug for you, aod
teaoh it the children Ct lsrae put it 10 thar
mouths, that this so5g may be 1citness Ter
me against tho children Of Israel" Then fol
lows the song 10 chapter thiIty.t8o. Alter
exaltiog their "Rnck," bringing into remcm.
braace the days Ct old, when HIS kept them as