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MESSIAH'S REIGN.
LESSON XIII, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATlONAL SERIES, JUNE 26.

Text of the Lesson, Ps. lxxii, 1-10-NIem-
DRY Verses, :, s-Golden Text, Ps. lxxii,
11-Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
Stcarns.
|. "Give the king Thy judgments, q God,
and Thy righteousness unto the kings
SON" a psalm penned by king, dedi
Gated to king and concerning the king
of kings Solomon was a type of Christ in
wisdom and in the peace AID prosperity of
his kingdom. No man can be a type of
Christ as to His character, but only as to
office. Christ is king and kings son, di-
vine and human, and all Judgment is given
to Him John V, 22).
p "He shall judge thy people with
| righteousness, and thy poor with iudg
mcnt" Compare lsa. ri, 4, 3; xxi, |, H.
When Jesus shall be king over all the
| earth, the righteous branch of David reign
| ing and prospecting, executing judgment
and justice in the earth, in the days of
| Israel's restoration, then shall all without
exception enjoy the full benefits of equit-
able Judgment and righteousness Zach.
! xiv, 9; Jer. xiii s. o.
3. "The mountains shall bring peace to
the people and the little hills by right
| eousness." Compare Isa. Xl, 4, 5; ", II.
Peace and righteousness shall abound,
and things that formerly brought terror
and dismay shall be subdued and be en-
ployed in the service of the king.
4. "ITe shall judge the poor of the peo-
pie, He shall save the children of the
needy, and shall break in pieces the OPP
pressOr" Contrast the oppression of the
poor in Amos ii, 6, viii g. V, II, and the
time of the kingdom when the meek shall
inherit the earth and shall delight them
selves in the abundance of peace (Ps.
XXXvii, II; Math. V, 81.
3. "They shall fear Thee as long as the
sun and moon endure throughout all gen
erations." In Jer. XXNi, 80, 36; XXXiii, 20,
p, the references are very plain to the res
toration of Israel and her continuance as a
nation while sun and moon endure.
g. "lIe shall come down like rain upon
the mown grass, as showers that water the
earth" Compare IL Sam. xiii, 4; Hos. vi,
3, and notice in each passage the reference
to the moruiug-the morning without
clouds, the morning when He will help
Israel (Ps. XVI, >, margin All Gospel bless
| ing now is but Il foretaste of the tullncss of
blessing when Jesus shall come to the
church as the Morning star and to Israel
as the sun of righteousness (Rey. xxi, lG;
Nal iv, ~
I. "In His days shall the righteous
flourish, and abundance of peace so long
as the moon endureth.' He will be the
true Mclchizcdek, who will he both King
of Righteousness and King of Peace. The
saviour teaches us that in this present
world, instead of tlourishing, we must OK
pcct hatred and persecution and trial; and
20 also teach the apostles by the Spirit
John XIV, 1890 xvi, !, .; Jas. i, 10; Rev.
ii, 10; II Tim. iii, l2l.
S. He shall have dominion also from sea
to sea, and from the river unto the ends Of
the earth" Solomons kingdom embraced
all the land of promise q Kings iv, 81, 2U;
the true Son Of David shall have dominion
over all the earth Dan. vii, 10, IA; Rev. ri,
) IT,: Num. xiv. Il: I-a. ri, g. Hab. ii, 10.
lii, body, the church, shall reign with
Him REV. iii. 81; v. 9, lO>
.. "TEev that dwell in the wilderness
shall bow before Him, and His enemies
sEall lick the dust 1t is only Mt II is