The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-16
WORD STANDS.
- II the Chain Of Proph-
81 Gan Be Broken.
An-ReAcnIno PROMISE.

ean-REAcHINo PROMISE.
- Ne Christian Religion 60
nvsry Test Of Time-Di-
Csrs Protecting Them.
u Durchett, Of the first Baptist church,
p tho First Presbyterian church yes-
<;vrlne. having exchanged pnlpits with
S111f ". Brown. The subject OF his dis
SS1s: sNo Link In the Chain Of Proph-
= 1uoker."
-. - AN ale keepth all his bones,
p fhem broken"
e0 Thomas Fuller said Of this verse:
Il ~ scsusily Be broken 81 Ill ths
- - world, because God had ordained
~ nm should not be broken. So We con-
HeAildre are mortal, but ell the power
n satan may not, cannot kill them till
sSv'1oee1 are complete in them"
fnoo our faith il too feeble TO reach 70
~ " are all agreed that any fact
~ hns arranged concefnfnr redemption
1ootia No matter how long ago in
TT that fact was determined upon, Il
= God arranged It. II We were to
- link In the prophetic chain had
80, Cur faith in His promises would be
= rtsat care TO be exercised concern
nnefGnt cities OF refuge; these were the
1870 men were to save their lives from
1c6qur. The roads to these cities were to
45Soro1 Ill hindrances, and there were 70
&onedo at oil the cross roads. He who
~ ~ his life must not need to stop and
~ ~ = 70 the way that he was TO run.
le37S Vofld's city OF refuge. The way to
11 6o kspt clear. All roads must be
~ elide-boards. Prophecies are index
- = al POINT 70 Christ. All the powers
% tooa n conflict against truth on earth
Sf IN able to cause one of these index
r. pe1nt In any other direction. LIVES
: - Innt, their destiny il - great to
5< - mistakes to occur here. The un-
I r. ny Of all prophecies may well
5;11k ~ II the high regard In which our re-
+ r hid with Him who has provided
{ Ss - careful study of this prophecy
1f6 1te how careful God il a. 70
49, that He has planned In His
S ulins might BE- moved from their
- ~ hons, but the purposes Of God
violence unfolds book,
Tnioh His counsels shine;
~ opeuinG Leaf and every stroke
q " s0rne deep design"
r. 81 int notice some notable feat
= ~ prophecy. 1t was given I'M
xkaDto circumstances. The en-.
navid had been seeking his life
r. - HIM This enemy was the king,
r. p ma1s It very unequal contest.
1o1uuo6 By such powerful enemy was
y Mnks his heart fail him. Al he fed
Il pQtsuer m incident Of touching char
{ - l1edied fugitive. David and Jonathan
nned = meeting In the field, and there IL
6bo learned - to whether there remained
lbie hope for David. They met, and, BY
ol1nG Of the arrows % previously ar
David learned that his life was deter
1pon. The two young men met, and the
q most pathetic one. They wept and
M David exceeded in weeping. Il. Sam
sgehing meeting being oyer, David ned
hom the priests. His hunger being salts
- began 70 remember that he was un.
nd e feel that he Was going out among
- and wild beasts, and that this was to
o that ssss -. b not s .Sa
1900 save the one with which he himself
- the giant on that important day Of
II David recalled all that glorious scene
81 the Lord had helped him on that occa-
- took courage at the thought Of the
~ had once captured. He said that there
- like. It Is often true in our lives that
DoFy oil some former great victory gives
1ge in the time Of dependency.
~ some well-marksd verse IN the Bible
s1l hearts u found. and Joy returns q
ding heart. Some special divine blessing
sgatled, and gloom gives place to cheer
- armed David goes ON his way, and does
9aop until he II In the land Of the enemy.
11oa ned from one enemy At home, and ID now
- presence of another mighty enemy. In
= he 10 among the people whose giant he has
christisn people, he goes and takes refuge,
Nnes of dependency among the foes against
IA he 10 sworn to spend his life He 10 dis
lFed, and IL Is being whispered around that
!: the one who slew the mighty man. The
|slain his tens of Thousands"
6sing that they nave such an important per-
among them they take him 70 the king Of
d, that he may honor the court OF the king.
y Il deserter from his nation he will make
q II he has accidentally fallen into his pow
~ will be an important prisoner. David soon
sewers as to what this Will lead. He Is now
8 most critical position.
e cannot afford to act the man and the
tnce that he Is, for that would be 70 take the
o9n from his own head, and 1t will multiply
dangers many fold. What can he do?
1nnl never had him in 20 difficult a place
= which to extricate himself. Soon the king
= . out to see the illustrious Young man.
1Dayid's tact does not fail him. We may not
lnAdily justify what he did, but he succeeded;
- the king came out to look at him he was
lbling on the doors of the gate and playing
99Acl The king was disguised. This was
David wanted. The king therefore sent
~ out into the streets, and he escaped. And
s!izs reached some place OF safety he wrote
y nong Of deliverance, containing this proph-
3: His narrow escape, his own biunders, his
"A times, and the safe deliverance from them
q the hands of his God made him most
~ these affairs wherein God has promised
e2ry forward His cause. He saw how all
finances could be ovcrruled for good. He
q how out of the darkest days the sun could
:nade to shine. If such contradictory set
circumstances could be woven into pavilion
! ndety he could begin to see how all that had
- aid about the final dcitverance which had
- promised could be brought out OF
most contradictory circumstances. So IL
.4e9 10 pass that God sees tit to make this cir
a1ltance one for the putting on record . most
afkable prophecyconcerning our redemption:
q could bring David through all this maze OF
,asen and plumbers, could bring out the most
mute word of prophecy concerning His Son.
Another notable thing about this prophecy 10
- net that it was spoken 1000 years before II
~ % take place. No human eye can see CEN
ahead, Msvch less decade of centuries.
- one could tell what 1000 years would
~. iorth. II one should begin to confem.
-. the changes that would sweep over all
N - md 60: what changes would take place in
u Suai customs: what new laws would De
~ and what old ones would be laid aside. he
49, Be unable to hazard a guess AZ TO what
49, b in that distant age.
IA could tell what kingdoms and dynasties
~ come and go? What ruler would be upon
ufone. and what that throne would be?
~ asing wars were to come to all the world.
9ooms were to rise and fall
iosyostcn.
Wophecy that could reach beyond the
Sssu o. 20 many generations, and describe
ssseey scene in q kingdom that would not
a. rise Tor many centuries; and so describe
~ sne that there would be no mistaking IL
y came, must necessarily be stamped with
.eeai Of divinity.
- MS Is just what the text does. 1t dares to
wefd over these many centuries TO the
- -s . peoples. and times, and there take this
Mug, and apparently dares TO rest the
~ OF 81 Gods promises upon this one
Not bone OF him shall be broken.
naasre OF this prophecy was such that