The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28
MEssIAH,s KINGDOM FoREToLD
Sunday school Lesson In the Inter-
national Series for October 80,
1S9S-Isaiah 2,1-1O.

GOLDEN IEAI.-The earth shall be full
Of the knowledge of the Lord. as the
waters cover the sea.-Isa. 11:9.
THE SECTION.-The Messianic proph-
ecies of lisa. 2:2-4; 8:14-16; 91-7; 1:1-10; 80:
See also Psa- 46 and As. and glimpse
at the wonderful Messianic times in the
later chapters of the book.
TIME.-This prophecy, together with
chaps. 10 and H. 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.
George Adam SMITH, or after another
vasion Gil. Cheyne). or at the time of the
invasion of Sennacherib and the destrus-
ton of his army col. Driver.
PLACE.-It was delivered in Jerusalem,
IsaIah's home.
KINGS.-Hezekiah was king of Judah
: Israel had been destroyed.
l. Visions in the Dark Times.-To
understand this prophecy we must
read the previous chapter (Chap. 10),
which is part of the same prophetic
utterance.
II. The Messiah Kings. 1-3. 1.
sAnd there shall come forth a rod "a
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 12:41).
"The Spirit of the Lord:" The
holy Spirit, with His personal power,
as the central lamp of the golden cam
dlestick. the sum and the source of
the six other qualities described.
'Shall rest upon him." They burn
L
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 discernment of truth in its
broadcast relations. Counsel and
might" are the ability to plan and the
ability to execute, neither of which
can avail without the other" ALEX
ander. "Of knowledge and 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:D Pulpit Com.
8. 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
ment.-ys. 3-5. The qualities of char
acter just described fit the Messiah to
be 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 disfavor-
Delitzsch.
4. With righteousness shall He
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 "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) OF His mouth
breath of His lips: HE had only to
speak and it was done, as when He
spoke the worlds into being.
5. righteousness shall be the girdle
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. "Faithfulness:"
Absolute truth to His principles and
His promises.
". The Golden Age He Will Bring.
VS.. 90. The natural result of such
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 to
in hope and faith.
8. "Asp:" A small, very poisonous
serpent. "Coekatrice:" 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:n
Everything injurious or harmful shall
be either removed or changed into
something helpful and blessed. "In
all my holy mountain" Either Mount
Zion, the type of the church, or the
mountain region which covers the
most of Palestine, as type of the
Kingdom of God. In that day the
mountain of the Lord shall fill the
whole earth. (See Dan. $3.50 1.-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. sand in that day (Which he saw
in his far-of vision) there shall be
root of Jesse:s That is. the plant
springing from the root, as 1872. So
- De- oo,1e a. 1fo~.;rb 1880. ssT -.