The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-12-05

TO tho Edit0r Qf The EreniHD Cfitlc'
gentilo believer in "Dlvino revelation ns
found in inc oid TeStsm9nt sgS Sq SFlp'HTs for rSo
Testimony OF Israeli" published IN Iiih VnIIlu ,
OF Saturday last. In common with MS ohrls,
tnn brothroni nc nccepts tnis ,csti,,y ~ ~ o." W.
GENESIS. xii, I-s-"Now the Lord had
enid unto Abram, get thee out OF thy country,
and from thy kindred, and from thy fathers
house, unto a land that Will shew thee; and
Twill mako OF thee n great nation, ana VIII
shalt be a blessing; and Will bless them that
bless thee, and curso him that curseth thoo;
and In theo shall all families OF the earth be
blessed. So Abram departed as tho Lord had
spoken unto him. and Lot went with MINI ana
kbram was seventy and nyo years old when he
departed out OF Iauan." 49, 49,,
Genesis. xviii, I-S-"And when ADram
was ninety years old and nino, the Lord ap-
pohred TO Abram and said unto him, am the
Almighty God walk before Me, and bo thou
perfect. And l Will mako My covenant be-
tween Mo and thee and will multiply thee OK.
ceedingly. And Abram fell on his face; and
God talked with him, saying, as for Me, be.
bo father Of many nations. Neither shall
thy namo any more be called Abram, but thy
namo shall bo Abraham; for father OF many
nations have ! made thee. And Will make
thee exceeding fruitful, and I Will mako ma.
tions OF thee, and Kings shall como out OF
thee"
Me and thee and thy seed after thee In their
generations, for an everlasting covenant, TO be
q God unto theo and TO thy seed after theo.
And will give unto thee and to my seed after
thee the land wherein thou art stranger, all
the land OF Canaan, for an everlasting posses
sion, and ] will be their God"
This covenant was made according 70 nc'
fully It was kept by It's Divine author for nearly
two thousand yonrs best appears from the
snmo Scriptures. In all that time Abraham
and his seed seem TO havo boon peculiarly un.
der the Divine guardianship, and although
often severely chastened, they were never al
lowed 10 bo destroyed, as was tho case with
other races OF men. Because they forsook the
God OF their father Abraham the jews wore
repeatedly subduod by their encmies and car
rled into captivity; but In every Instance,
to their true allegiance they We're again re-
stored to the land OF their promised inherit-
ance. This was tho rule 70 which
Exception. Saeep And md SSOiUar we arc taught by
our Apostle Paul, In tho third chapter OF
Galatians, that this rule etli holds good /:
"Brethren. speak after the manner Of mon,
though 1t be but a mans covenant yet If It bo
confirmed, no man disannuleth or nddoth
thereto. Now, TO Abraham and his seed were
the promises made. uo saith not, and to
seed, which IS Christ. And this l say that tho
covenant that was confirmed before OF God In
Christ, tho law, which was four hundred and
thirty years after, cannot disannul, that It
should mako the promise OF none effect. For II
the inheritance be of tho law, II is no moro OF
PROMISE; but God gave 1t 10 Abraham by
PROMISE
Paul further teaches us MS follows In the
eleventh chapter OF Romans: ~ say then, hath
God cast away his people? God forbid. For
also am an 1sraelite, OF the seed OF Abraham, OF
the tribe OF Benjamin. say, then, have they
stumbled that they should fall? God forbid.
But rather through their fall salvation is come
unto tho Gentiles, for to provoke them TO 1eal-
ousy. For would not, brethren, that ye
should be ignorant OF this mystery, lest ye
should be wise In your own conceit, that blind
ness In part is happened to Israel, until the
fullness of the Gentiles become In. And so
all Israel shall be saved, as II Is written.
There shall come out OF Zion the Dellverer,
and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
shall take away their sins. AS concerning tho
Gospel, they are enemies for your sakes; but,
as touching tho election, they are beloved for
tho fathers sakes; for the gifts and calling OF
God are without repentance"
For the Gin OF idolatry the seed OF Abraham
were time md again sorely chastised, but, as
we have seen, they were always restored to
believe they Will once more regain their sus.
pended Inheritance. For rejecting tho prom
ised Dellverer wo believe that they were
driven from their land, aud that thoy Will re.
turn TO IL when the "blindness" which "hap-
pened 10 Israeli Is removed. In the mean.
limo 'the fullness OF the Gentiles" Will have
become the adopted children OF Abraham, and
mon Father, SIN Thee shall all families Of the
earth be blessed" jew and Gentle will ther
DO united in brotherhood, and on bended knee
every tongue shall joyfully confess Him as
their deliverer, who died on Calvary. Such
at least, is the conviction OF one Gcntile be
liever In 'Divine Revelation" whose faith Il
strengthened by "the testimony of Israeli