The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04
The Handwriting Of God il the
Government Of Men.
VI-TIlE JEWS.

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Republic arose and fell in direct and
in perfect accord with the inspired
prophets predictions Of the Old
Testament.
We have seen how the rise ard
fall of the empires of antiquity was
a distinct and complete fultilment Of
prophecy of tie intent and deter
mination of Providence for the ele-
vation of men and the successive
steps the world has undergone for
the fullness of time in the birth of
Christ have been but the outcome and
result of the divine purpose.
These great governments were car
rying on the political side and bring
ing the governments step by step to
each elevation in succession being
superior in force and energy to the
ones it had overthrown and prepar.
ing for that great event which was
being hurried on and carried out in
the various types and symbols of the
Hebrew family, the birth of the
promised Messiah. This was the
crowning coronation to that time OF
both of the Hebrew and the Gentle
systems. The political and religious
were running side by side and the
Gentle world and its history were
only 50 many conyulsions of it's sys-
TENS to prepare for this great event
when a king was to be born in the
time of the Ro nan kings as the full
flment of JeN.s'l ceremonies.
Abraham was a Baby loniaD: being
from Ur of Chaldea or Babylonia
and tie Jew through all his eyentful
history could never been cured of his
Babylonian inclination to mystery
and supe stition, and Providence
only succeeded in curing that ircli-
nation toidolatry after the wreck of the
ten tribes by Assyrian captivity and
almost the ruin of the two remain
ing ones by the Babylonish impris
onment which lasted seventy years
till released by the military suprem
acy of Cyrus, the Great, who freed
the Heb. ews from their long
Imprisonment and sent them home to
rebuild the temple and Jerusalem.
Every Bible reader is familiar with
the miraculous way by which Joseph
was brought to Egypt by the treach-
cry of his brethren and how that
led to his elevation to Office and
power, and also to the emigration Of
his aged father, Jacob, ard his
brethren and their families to Egypt
At that time the Hebrew family mum
bered seventy souls, and during their
soiourn of two hundred and fifty
years this family had so increased
that they numbered nearly 100000
of people. At the time they left
Egypt for Caanan there were over
twice as many people as there are
in South Carolina all told, and yet
for forty years this vast multitude Of
human beings were daily fed by
bread from heaven.
In fifty days after they left Egypt
they reached Mt Sinai and there they
camped for about ten months while
the tabernacle and its furniture were
being arranged by divine instruc-
tions, principally by two men to
whom God had given the gift andin
genuity to work in gold, silver anu
brass. Here also was arranged the
sacred Ark and it's designs. to 60
before in the pilgrimage TO the prom
ised land. Here was made the bra
zen altar on which were 10 be offered
the various sacrifices and offerings Of
the Hebrew dispensaticn. Here ais"
was given that wonderful code know
as the Hebrew Law and which has
formed more or less the basis Of the
laws of all civilized nations. Here
was really the birth place of that
wonderful people, the Hebrew nation
atty. Taking Joshua as his minis
ter, from here Moses commences his
famous march through tie wilder
ness for the land promised his fathers
more than four and half centuries
before. There was fault finding and
discomfort all through till about one
year more it burst forth into open
rebellion on the very verge OF then.
long looked for home, and in sight CT
that sacred land, when the report OF
the spies was made to the assembled
multitude after a careful inspection
of forty days. Two faithful servants
made q minority report. Joshua and
Caleb reported that it was a goodly
land and by adherence to God $
promises, the giants and Sons OF
Anak could be overthrown and the
land possessed in safety. Caleb and
Joshua made speeches to that lnfurl-
ated crowd which had determined to
elect a new Captain and return to
Egypt. These speeches only inturl-
ated the mob the more and they
came near killing Joshua and Caleb
in spite of Moses protests against 1t.
Every one should read carefully the
graphic description given by the
writer of that journey and be con
vinced how foolish and insane q mob
can be and how little can be relied
on the reason, wisdom and fair play
of such crowd.
Here they were turned back into
the wilderness to wander for thirty
eight years more; to be chastlsed Tor
dlsobedience and lawlessness N va