The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-09-15

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of the Knowledge OF the t"rd'-fsaia''
\i:t-3.
Introductory. -"1hr glorious truth
that links this chapter t" the prrccd-
inc one is well cxpr cased III the hEnre
of speech contained in Us opening
verse. cod ) rncmic, fall. like forest
trees. never to rise again; but ''od
people. rut down, spring ZIP again
with nrw vignr and Il more heavenly
Growth. There can be ne
doubt tina, the description that f"'-
lows sets forth the great Messiah
reign; that the rod from the stem al
Jesse /, Jesus, the Son ct 'aEld.
Every attempt t" explain 1t otherwise
must needs confront the Wh0!" array
of Me>>ianic prophecies, explaining
them all away, or denying their val
idity and INSPIRATION
|. The Character of Christ, verS.
l-5. !. "A rod out Of the stem OF
Jesse" 4 new shoot shall spring up
from the stock that has been left IN
;he Ground after the tree has been
cut down. "That it should be from
the hrWn down stock OF Jesse nm
piled that the once cnnoblcd line OF
David had sunk to the level OF com
mon life" The second claus" OF TINS
verse merely repeats in other words
the thought Of the first clause.
.. "Thc Spirit of the Lord shall rest
upon him" etc. The Spirit of the
Lord shall rest upon Jesus the Mes
,iah so copionsly that he shall have
all the requisites OF a competent ana
successful rulcr-wisdom and under
standing. counsel and might, knowl-
edge and picty.
3. COZ quick Understandings En-
iowed with an intu.tive disccr nment
of the characters Of men; capable or
looking straight into their hearts;
not dependent, as earthly rulers are,
on 1.-THE sight Of his eyes, or the
"hrarmg Of hi, ears"
t. with righteousness shalt he
Judge the poor" He Shall see that
their cause is not suppressed, but
brought forward to be judged. Dir.
W. Kay. ''Rcprovc with equity for
the meek OF the earth. Make an
equitable decision Of their causes.
..uc shall smitc the EARTH The
wicked OF the earth. THE rod of
his mouth" The royal word which he
uttcrS being instantlye carried into
effect He needs no visible sceptcr.-
DR.. Kay.
). Righteousness shall be the Cir
Idle of MS loins.' The same thought
lies here under new figure by whicl
qualities of character appear as cloth
ing which invests the person. The
girdlc was prominent in oriental
dress. often made more so by orna,
ment. --COWlcs.
1.-the Reign of Christ, vcrs. 60
These verses are interpreted by George
Adam Smith and others as teachl n3
the redemption of nature, the whole
creation which groaneth and travail
eth in pain until now" but it seems
to us that it is better to give them al
allegorical Specification. In other
words it appears that the prophe
meant to predict such vast social ant
moral changes in the time OF the Mes
siah as could be fifty symbolized onl.
by the subjugation and tanning OF tn
animal, world the widest beasts an
the most venomous reptiles.
5. 1.-THE asp" Or. the cobra. eth
:, cockatrice." Or, the great viper.
= Q. "My holy mountain" Primaril
:, the temple mountain, where the pee
= pie of God convened for worship
. ''Hence it means then the ancien
:, Jewish church, but in the gospel age
:. the whole church, which, as here col
- templated, has filed all the earth.
, 1.-The earth shall be full OF tn
a knowledge of the Lord, as the wa
O ers cover the sea-" A more perfe'
Y picture of the universal prevalenc
n of knowledge and Righteousness
J could not be imagined The water
l. cover the sea completely-its depre
% sions, it's elevations, its cavern
4 The naked eye could never aete
10 the fact that there are any Unequal
NJ ties of surface beneath the waves.