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cHRIsT's COMING FoREToLp.
international .. $. Lesson for Decen-
Der "a. iSso-rext. Isaiah o.2-7
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Especially Arranged from Peloubet's Notes 7
GOLDEN TENT-Unto you Is born thi.
day. In the city OF David. Saviour. which
Is Christ the Lord.-Luke .: IL
READ Isaiah IL: LILO
TIME. - Probably written during the
reign OF Ahaz in Judah. during the Syro.
Ephraimitish war. n. c. 7S5-1S4 Driver.
PLACE.-it was delivered in Jerusalem.
the prophets home. to judah. the prophets
people. Jerusalem was about 100 miles
from Egypt. % from Samaria. 100 from Da-
maScus, and $50 from the Euphrates the
border OF Assyria.-Georgs Adams Smith.
|. An Outlook Upon the People Walk
ing in Darkness.-V. .. The prophecy
of which this lesson is n part begins
with chap. I'll. Israel and Judah were
nearing great political crisis. The
final destruction of Israel was only IL
or 10 years in the future, and the forces
which wrought that terrible disaster
were actively at work, like the breaking
of dam high up among the mountains.
| whence the waters were rolling down in
| swift disaster. V. .. THE people that
| walked in darkness" The people of
| Judah at this time were under the two
fold darkness described above The
land of the shadow of death" Deadly
shade, properly a title of the Hebrew
Hades: night like that of Hades."-
| Cheyue.
III. Vision of Dawning Light.-Vs.
2-5. Have seen great light" There
came 10 Judah in Ahazs time the light
of great promises. V. ,. Thou hast
multiplied the nation:" So he saw il as
he looked upon il in later days. And
not:" Most interpreters think, with
the II. v, that the mot" should be Ito
it," the Hebrew letters being very near-
~ the same, and some transcriber made
, mistake. In this case the whole SEN
tence is prophecy of the good times
referred in V. ?. They Joy before
thee: the giver of the joy. According
to the JOY in harvest" when men see
the fruits OF their labors and promise
| of plenty. They had sown in tears, but
reap in joy. "As men rejoice when they
divide the spoil" triumphant over enc
mics and rich in goods. V. 4. For thou
hast broken the yoke of his burdens: ="
First, of the Assyrians, who had
stretched out their wings" great
armies, and oppressed the land. Sec
ond, the yoke of sin, the oppressor
Satan. THE staff of his shoulders"
That part of the yoke which rested on
the back of the neck and shoulders.
AS in the day of Midan:" (Judg.
7:l-23). total rout, by n small BODY
OF selected men, by unusual means.
through Gods help, as when Gideon
with 300 men, armed with lamps, pitch
ers. and trumpets, completely over
threw the immense host of the INDIAN
ties. V. 5. For every battle:" etc.
Read as in II. V. The old version misses
the full sense and mars the exquisite
beauty of this verse.
| III. Vision Of the Coming of the
Son of Cody. 6. For unto us a child
is born" Only through this child can
war cease, and Israel's redemption be
made permanent. THE prophet is I'M
rolling a picture of the future."-
| Cheyne. "The government shall be
| upon His shoulder" That is, He should
be the ruler, the king. And His name:"
a name stands for all that is in the
man, his character, his principles, and
| his property. "Wondcrful:" because
| Ills nature was wonderful being hui
man and divine; His coming al all was n
wonderful manifestation of love; His
deeds were wonderful, miracles, full of
marvellous meaning ms well as power;
His words were wonderful; His atom
ing love was wonderful; the kingdom
He set up was wonderful. "Counsellor:"
One who has the wisdom to guide him
self and others. Jesus was the embodi-
ment of the wisdom of God. The
mighty Cod" The word for God"
hprq l. ..l; l.,
sometimes used taphorically, as for
angels, as we use "divine;" but it is El.
(which, whenever il denotes (as it gen
orally does, and in Isaiah always) di-
vinity. does so in an absolute sense; it
is never used hyperbolically or meta
phorically."-Cheyne. The everlast-
ing Father" expressing the divine love
and pity for men. love that can never
fail, for il is everlasting. THE Prince Of
Peace:' Tho prince who rules in
such way that peace and pros
pcrity abide in his kingdom. Peace
is used 10 express all the bless
ings that come 10 a kingdom where
there is peace from outward enc
mics, pence between rulers. peace be-
tween the different members of the
kInPdon; no disorders, no idIeness, nc
criminals. A poetical description is
given i'm lisa. 1920.
". a Vision of the New Kingdom of
Cody. 7. "Of the increase of His gov
eminent and peace there shall be no
end:" IT shall increase in numbers. i'm
power. Upon the throne Of David. on
which Jesus sits" All these blessings
come from Ills rule in the hearts of men
and in the community. "To order it,"
govern, manage, rule il. "Establishit:"
make il firm and enduring. with
Judgment just decisions. and Gus
tce:' all manner Of right between all
classes and all individuals. From
hencefortb even forever" Only such a
Kingdom can endure. "The zeal Of the
Lord His earnestncss. the intensity
OF His desire The Lord Of hosts" who