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was ,ietsated: his troops were scat
tered in all directions; kand the
allied kings broke down the cities,
threw rock in the cultivated fields,
hewed down the trees, nlled the
wells. and left the country n COM
plete ruin. King Mesa then
gathered seven hundred men OF his
routed army and tried to march
against fine King Of Edotn. But he
could accomplish nothing. In this
distress tiie cruel klng and I'M
natural father took mis- own hrst-
born s1r. the crown prince and slew
him on the wall Of the city in order
to obtain favor from Coo aid VIC
tory over his enemies. The religious
and moral status Of the Moahles al
this time may be fairly judged OF
from this horrible burnt offering.
MOAB ONCE MORE.
Once more In the history Of Israel,
we find the Moabites causing the
people of God 10 commit sin. This
is after the return of the captives
from Babylon. When Ezra had
successfully led his company
through the wilderness and estab-
lished them in their native land, he
found out that many Of the priests
and the Levites had formed intimate
acduaintances with the Gentiles In
the country, and with the Moabites
among the rest. They had, as the ex
preston is Ezra, IN, p, 'taken their
daughters for themselves and for
their sons and mingled their holy
seed with the nations OF the coun-
tries - And the chiefs Of the peo-
pie had been the first in the iniqui-
ty. As the good old man Ezra
heard this he tore his clothes and
humbled himself before God, ac-
knovlsdginR the great guilt with
out even asking for mercy. EZra'5
prayer on this occasion is well
worth reading and contemplating.
1t shows how deeply he felt the sin
of mingling together what should
he kept separate.
The people, however, on per-
celving Ezra's grief, Tepented. All
foreign elements were put sway and
n solemn covenant was made with
God. Happy day when the people
Of God understand 10 keep them |
selves free from tire influence of a I
corrupt world
PRoPlI EcIEs CONCERNING MOAB.
Several Of the prophets have de-
liyered very clear predictions con
corning Moab, most Of which relate I
10 the downfall Of the kingdom and /
the destruction Of its cities.
Amos, 500 Il. c., says: "Thus 1
saith Jehova: An account Of three !
Of Moab and OF -Four,
| will not prevent it, because he has
burnt TO ashes the bones OF the king /
IF EdJm. And | will send a fire
IN Moab, and this shall consume the
palaces Of keriOth. Moab shall die
In battle with cries and the sound
II trumpets. And ] will cut of the
Judge from the midst Of the land,
aud the prifieess shall l kill together
rith him, says jehovah" Amos |
], l-3.
Isaiah, some fifty years later, pre-
licts with equal elearness and
graphically, the destruction Of the
titles Of Moab, but he also states
hat a remnant Of the people should
De LEFT in their country. See Il.
Sv16l
Zephauiah, go B. c., SAYS that
iod should make Moab like unto /
Sodom, on account Of the pride Of
he. people, and because they had
ieaped injuries upon the people OF
jod. "rerrible shall God be against
Moab, fcI He shall cause all the
;ods Of the Garth to perish" Zeph.
/ s."
Ezekiel, $50 b. c., describes how
sod would sit in judgment upon
Moab when ''the Children Of the
East" were TO come against kmmOn
md blot that nation out from the
uriace Of the land. Ez. XIV Sill.
Daniel ee0 b. C., in describing
he conquests OF ths Saracens and
he TURKS (chapt- XII AZ, clearly !
tates that the AIoabites should es-
ape their vast forces.
Now these predictions have all
ome true to the rery letter. The 4,
aud has been desOlateu. Hesban,
he ancient Heshbon, formerly n
city of importance, presents
Dday very little OF interest to
ayeler. "a large piece of walling
t the west end OF the bold isolated
i'll on which the old fortress stood,
18th a square block house and a |
ointed archway adjoining; 4 temple
II the crest OF hill, with the pave |
lent unbrOken and the bases OF four
llumns still in stu, on the cast, in |
he plain lust at tire base Of the hill, ,
great cistern-lhese are all that
.main." (Tristram.)
Coupled with HeshbOn in the pro-
'Ieiic denunciations is Elealeh, ,
Ow El-Al. Il will water thee with :
" tears, q Hesbon and Elealea for :
nc shouting for thy summer fruits :
nd for thy harvest is fallen" I
'aiah XIV. !. This place is now
eap Of ruins surrounded by PORTIONS
stone wall.
And so with all the rest az The
ice proud cities of Moab. And vet d
Ie people still remain. They lead L
eir PASTORAL life rs in ancient days. v
yelling in tents and tending their Z
)cks. And they are to this Gay Il
rt.ally unEubdued, as fOretold by n
aniel, although Sesostris, and C
yrIs, and the ROmans; end the e
lrks have all attempted to govern ,
EN- and TO bring them to submis- b
IN. n
MOAB To BE RESTORED. :
Ii will bc interesting TO notice
at, among the predictions cob-
rning Moab, is one given by the .
cphet jeremiah, which clearly L
cmlSes that Moab shall again be Il
stored. AT the end Of the days. 81
lys God through jeremiah, chap It
: Xviii, 81 will I turn the cap 81
.ity Of Moab, says Jehovah.' T
How this is 10 be done, or by N
iOm, is not specified, only that il fr
all certainly be done. And as il S.
n work belonging 10 tire lend Of CT
; days, "it may fairly he presumed -
have some connection with the
tor9tlOn Of the children of Israel
d OF Judah. God always works =
'ough agencies, ard there is no in,
lbt that He, when the time al
mes for the fulfilment of be
: promise to Moab, will 9
d the means whereby to
Sc these wandering BedoHins, .,
v half barbarians, to a siato Of -
lure and spiritual prominence. 20
? IL cannot be doubted that Gods no
mise Of restoration implies that
the Kingdom Of God, a place is
pared also for this ancient nation. =
Sut who is able and who is willing
AIRY the message of promised
.Oration into their tents and give :
m testimony OF the glad tidings
great joy, predicted $500 years G
by prophet Of the Living God? shc
fee
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