The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-10
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went out of Egypt with mighty
hand and a stretched out arm. |
Since then what a wondrOus stretch !
of time, compared with a mans |
life on the eath? Prophecy after
prophecy in regard to Egypt has
been uttered and fulfilled since the
great calamity which ensued on the
exodus or Israel. Egypt has de-
cllned IN prestige and in power; she
has become tributary instead of ex-
acting tribute; expressions iron
hand has been felt on her teeming
population, and throughout her
once more than fertile valleys she
has been ravaged by wars and desc
lated by famine; conquerOr after
cOnqueror has curtailed her liberties
and sacked her cities until even in
her mines something of her ancient
glory almost lives again. The slave
race of her cruel history has also
had its ups and downs; Stiffnecked
and disobedient were they in the
midst of miracle and startling
manifestations Of OverShadowing
interest from the Deity himself;
from Egypt to Sinai, from thence
for forty years ia the wilderness
until but two Of that mighty host Of
exileS were permitted to enter the
promised land; in acquiring posses
lsiOn of their inheritance of prom
Use, they had to contend with the
Hittites and Invites, and Jebusites,
and others who disputed their way,
from time to time; final settlement
was however effected, and under
the reign of the judges and guild
ance Of prophets they made name
among mankind.
] To give greater prestige to their
growing wealth and power, and in
; imitation Of those who had neither
the same promises nor hopes, they
sought for kingly rule; this was
afterward granted, yet more in
anger than of approval; more
T as a curse than as
a blessing, albeit under
the reignS of David and OlomOn
the nation reached a pinnacle OF
wealth and glory exceeding most of
the nations of the earth. Under the
Y rule of the latter the grand temple
tJeruSelam was built,dedicated and
accepted God manifested his apprO
val and in the pillar of fire by night
and pillar Of smoke by day ack
n nOwledged the prominence Of hi:
chosen and favored, vet far too otter
hayward people. Forgetting thei
covenants and God, they were again
Observation-Disclosures enemies an,
inward feudS leaning towards sen
5 suOuS excess aud idOlatrOus prartis
finally made them fit SUBJECTS fO
the divine diSpleaSure: they wer
then allowed from time to time Il
become all easy prey TO their enc
or mics; their holy city and acceptet
temple was desecrated and owe
thrown. and into slavery went til
proud and naughty yet GisOGedieI
pOSterity of a selected line. Il,
pentanee again brought divine fav,
I'd an d mercy; returning TO their b.
loved city they rebuilt its walls az
renewed its temple, but no more re
ponded by outward lnanlfestatiC
their King of Kings, prophets the
IA had to be sure and even In banls
ment and chastisement the prom
ses were unfOrgotten; and SO Il
meridian OF time came ini Jesl
was their promised Messiah, but
it'll was rejected. crucifed and Slai
the penalty for which was the lin
destruction of the second temp
and city and the complete seattle
ing to the winds of the tribal rel
Err nants of the chosen people of Go
far into the north countries hi
lg0ne the ten tribes Judah also
came scattered and peeled" and
hiss and by word" from then to no.
eed yet Israel IN the designs and prov
). dence Of God has never been f,
gotten or overlooked; now a
again as cOnquering races as SAKE
.uit Norman, Dane, they have swept t
Wv continent Of Europe, and made f;
their name and rule upon t
islands of the sea |
the Queen Of England is S;
to be by direct descent of {
I'M house OF David, and under d
rUle-the rule OF Israel-the {
scendants of the slaves of Egg
the armies of the lion and unieo
are destined for conquest III I'll
Ivy famous ancient land; they are {
ministers Of recompense, they W
give freedom to the hosts of I'll
people of mystery from the honda
WE and tyranny of their rulers, whetf
Sultan or Pasha, and no doubt
construct, under more genial ru
and for greater glory, the insti
tiOnS and destiny of all the popu
Uion of the valleys of the Nile.
1t was well said that "the mills
,AIo the gods grind slowly, but ii
No grind exceedingly fne.' and in {
long deferred action of "tlIe law
FRS compensation" we have the full
ment of prophecy, the unmist.
able testimony that God hath ]
kS forgotten. nor will he forget
promises, made to tue fathers,
"a mother may forget her suck
child, but l the LOru viii ]
forget thee"
Turn We again TO the great IN
ern prototype, a nation VIII
Il fathers knew what liberty mes
pRC who with more than Egyptian y
dom and priesthood so framed
national fabric as to exclude e1
. the shadow of tyrannical rule,
scarcely had stthe fathers f1l