Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27
MISREPRESENTATION
sunday school Lesson in the Inter-
national series for October 80.
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THE ercyrfes, -7-r.~ ss-..'s.-,e ,,-,-,t,
ecies Of Isa. 2:2-4: s:l4-ls: s:l-7: I.1-lo: IS.
See also Psa. 4s anu IS. ana a glimpse
/ at the wonderful aiessianic times in the
/ later chapters Of the book.
TIME.-This prophecy together with
/ chaps - and Z, must have been delivered
/ at the time Of some Assyrian invasion and
defeat; either Immediately after the cap
/ ture Of Samaria by Sargon (B C. 72o
4 George Adam Smith. or after another
| vasion 9Th Cheyne), or at the time of the
/ invasion Of SennacheriD and the destruc-
ton Of his army Gm. Driven
I PLACE.-It was delivered in JerusGl lem.
Isaiahs home.
KINGS.-Hezekiahw was king OF Judah
Israel had been destroyed
/. Visions in the Dark Times.-To
understand this prophecy we must
/ read the previous chapter (Chap. 10),
which is a part of the same prophetic
utterance
I II. The Messiah King-Vs l-3. 1.
/ "And there shall come forth a rod Ga
new shoot out of the stem (the stock
! or stump left when the tree has been
cut DOWN of Jesse" (the family of
| David, from whom the Messiah should
spring.. Here again Isaiah beheld the
glory of Jesus (John 12:4D.
THE Spirit Of the Lord" The
Holy Spirit, with His personal power,
as the central lamp Of the golden can
dlestick, the sum and the source of
the elk other qualities described.
shall rest upon him." They burn
and illumine his soul" God piveth
not the Spirit by measure unto him"
(John 3:34) The spirit of wisdom and
understanding: This first pair de-
note intellectual strength and ability;
clear diseernment of truth in its
broadest relations. Counsel and
might" are the ability to plan and the
ability to execute, neither of which
can avail without the other."-Alex-
ander '0f knowledge ami of the fear
of the Lord" THAT is acquaintance
with the true will of God. combined
with The determination to carry out
that will to the full (John 4:34; Luke
12:42; Heb 1o:7 Pulpit Com.
3. Shall make him of quick under
standing in the sphere Of the fear Of
the Lord" The fulfilling the duties
which belong to the service of the
Lord.
Ill The Character of His Govern
nent.-Vs. 3-5. The qualities of char
acter just described fit the Messiah to
be a true king.
He shall not judge after the sight
OF his eyes" etc: Brilliant or repel-
lent external qualities do not de-
termine His favor or disfayor-
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judge the poor" The weak, the help
less, who have no means Of commend
ing themselves to the eye And re-
prove" Do justice against the wicked
on behalf of 1.-The meek" the humble
the afflicted, who cannot plead for
themselves in His ear. He shall smite
the EARTH" The embodiment Of the
forces that are opposed to God and
righteousness, equivalent to 1.-The
wicked" at the end of the clause.
Rod (scepter) CT His mouth :.
breath of His lips: "IIe had only to
speak and it was done. as when He
spoke the worlds into being.
5. Righteousness shall be the nirdle
of His loins:" The girdle is mentioned
as an essential part of oriental dress.
and that which keeps the others in
their proper place, and qualities the
wearer for eXertion "Faithfutness:v
Absolute truth to His principles and
His promises.
~. The Golden Age He win Bring.
VS.. Go The natural result OF such
a king and such a government. when
all are brought under its benign sway,
will be the Golden Age. the millennial
days the ages have looked forward 10
in hope and faith.
s. Asp" a small, very poisonous
serpent. "Cockatrice:" The great
viper, "a large yellow one called
Daboia Xanthina (Tristram), one of
the most beautiful but venomous of
the vipers of Palestine. "-Cheyne.
9. They shall not hurt nor destroy:"
Everything injurious or harmful shall
be either removed or changed into
something helpful and blessed. I'm
all my holy mountain" Either Mount
Zion, the type of the church, or the
mountain region which covers the
most of Palestine, as a type of the
Kingdom of GOD. In that day the
mountain of the Lord shall fill the
whole earth. (See Dan. $3.50 THE
knowledge of the Lord" Both theo-
retical and practical, both of the mind
and Of the heart. AS the waters cover
the sea-" Filling every part.
10 And in that day (Which he saw
in his far-off visionl there shall be
root OF Jesse" That is the plant
springing from the root, as 1922. So
ii Rev. %: 16 the Messiah says: Il am
the root, even the offspring Of David"
Shall stand for an ensign:" 4 BAN
ner, signal seen from affair as rally
ing point. for the nations to come, to
JON Ills kingdom. Q pray, and 10 wor-
ship. His rest" His resting place.
The land where lie rules, the church
with which He ahides the soul which
lie fills, shall be glorious" with the
glory Of Gods character, His love and
righteousness Here viii he the CEN