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moved: their silver aud their gold
shall not be able 10 deliver them in
the day Of the wrath Of the Lord" IL.
vii, 10.
Isaiah has the following remark
able passage:
"Make the heart Of this people fat,
and make their ears heavy, and shut
their eyes; lest they see with their
eyes, and hear with their ears, and
understand with their hearts, and
convert and be healed. Then said /.
Lord, how long? And he answered.
Until tho cities be wasted without in-
habitani, and the houses without
man, and the land he utterly
desolate, and the Lord have removed
men far away. and there be n great
forsaking in the midst Of the land.
lisa. vi. lo-l2-
One more prediction:
s.The children of Israel shall abide
many days without a king, and with
out prince, and without a sacrifice,
and without an image, and without
al ephoi, and without teraphim.-
iiias. in::t
The meaning Of this passage 10
that although the exiled Jews
should nave no government of their
own aud no temple services, yet
they should be preserved against
idolltry. The ephod was part Of
the robe of the priest, and the terra
phim are considered TO refer to the
images used for domestic worship,
as among the Catholics, for in
stance. And the contrast is all the
more striking in Russia, where
every orthodox HORSEPOWER has at
least one corner dedicated to a stint,
before whose image lamps are kept
burning day and night.
Il is not necessary to point
out how remarkably every
word here quoted has been
fulfilled. The whole world can
testify to it. "What seest thou."
was the question put to Esekiel, as
these incidents, then future, passed
befoIe III view. 1t was, indeed, n
woeful sight: A nation, once fav-
ored before all the nations OF the
earth, wandering in exile, bearing
the curse Of disloyalty to their Div
inc Ruler, enduring suferi2gs I'M
told, prolonged for ages and not yet
passed out of view: 4 people sus-
tanned in misery rs token and n
testimony to the whole world.
The country of the Jews was once
the leading country of the world.
Both the Greeks and the Romans
considered Judea among their finest
provinces. Ancient authors frc.
quently referred to its large number
of towns and villages, the excellence
of the climate, the fertility Of the
soil and the high degree Of cultiva
ton it had reached, facts which
are sustained today by thu
countless ruins which meet thu
eyes Of the traveller wherevel
he goes. Yet, il became devastated
The most fertile plains have beel
untitled. The county has beeI
overruu with wild hordes ant
sprinklcd with bisOd in inumerabl
battles. Where formerly were lux
uriant gardens and vineyards ar
now only thistles. Many hills arr
inaccessible on account Of briars an,
cactus. Where once numerou
roads led from city to city are nov
only paths almost impossible. Onl.
few years ago, there was in tn
whole country not a road, not
bridge, not even n wagon or n carl
So literally has the word of God bee
fulfilled upon that country and ns
ton.
There is n great lesson in this. ]
the threats have been so terribl
carried out, that not one iota ha
failed, may we not rest assured this
the blessings which have bee
; promised will also surely come?
: is stated that the curses shall b
; taken away and that the Holy Ian
: shall again be consecrated rs of oil,
D The following promises are as su,
= rs were the divine threats:
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e r;Il renenbcr my coron,n, ,y;,
4 r,cob and .Iso my coven,n, wi,
, Isaac and also my covenant wi,
|. Abraham will I remember; and wi
re,uenber the land LEV. xvi 4
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SO e wH16mnuA. their captivity to r,
turn. and have mercy ON thcr"-''-Jo
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r -, 49, re,nrn. and seek tho Lord the
, aaI and David their king; and ~ha
= fear the Lord and His goodness III u
laiier days-"-H'S- H. J.
= Here are promises oil a siorio.
e restoration. hse ~ lem,
h Doubling that thess wiz % 'u''',e
t.eaoI,,,dv iayn.d upon the Ho
1 - Tn. blessings of heav,
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