The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-12-15
FRUITS GOOD AND BAD.
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COMPARE Malachi u l-o. also Mai'he"
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PLACE Jerusalem and vicinity.
EXPLANATORY.
I Good Men in Bad World.-Vs.
ms We saw in our last lesson how
Accommodated the jews were that they
had not received all that had been
,,romised. that the reality fell SO far
short of their expectations ard their
ideals. The prophet showed them that
,hey could find the reason for this not
in God. but in their own character and
actions. A change in these would
mliclly bring the realization OF their
homes. Now we have the same COM
nlaipt more definitely expressed.
Y. 10. Your words havcbe stout:"
That is hare, presumptuous. impu-
dent. (See Jude 49, What have we
snokcn SO much:" Omit SO much.
\. lathe prophet replies: "lc have
.oi1 IL is vain to serve Gods" Note their
barraining spirit here and in what
nroht Is il that we have kept Ills ordi-
nancc?' The services God required for
Ills temple and worship. Walked
mournfuIly:" With outward signs Of
sorrow and repentance for their sins, in
.ac>cloth and ashes, and frequent ma
tonal fasts. (See Zech. 7:3, 3; SID
y. IS. I'VE call the proud happy
The word "we' is emphatic, and sug-
rests reference on the part of the
speakers TO Y. II. "They that work
wickedness are set ups" Rather built
up" prosperous. successful. "They
that tempt" etc. Rather, yea, they
tempt God, and are delivered, as Il. Y.
The persons are the same MS in the pre-
ceding clause, they that work wicked
ness"
Y 1G. "They that feared the Lord:"
With reverential awe that led Him TO
trust and obey him. "Spakc often:"
GOTTEN is not in the Hebrew zone TO
another:" Thus encouraging and
strengthening one another. The Lord
hcarkened, and heard" Compare Matt.
1919. 20. "a book Of remembrance was
written:" AN expression after the
manner of men, intimating that their
pious PROJECTIONS and performances are
kept in remembrance as punctually and
particularly as If written in book
Henry. That thought upon His
nance" Which expresses Hischaracter,
His power, His glory.
V. II. "And they shall be Nine" etc.
Rather, and they shall be 10 Me, said
Jehovah of Hosts in the day that am
preparing a peculiar treasure; compare
the expression "a peculiar people
in Tit. 2:l4, and in Pet. go. See also
Ex 1886; Deut. T:6; Pisa. 1856: 4.-Cook.
II will spare them" Keep them from
harm. AS man spareth his own son
that serveth him:" That is an obcdient
aud dutiful son.
Y. Is. Then shall we return and dis
cern:" Look again, and then We shall
see broad distinction. nay. more, n
real contrast, between the destiny Of
the righteous and the destiny of the
wicked.
II. The Contrasts Of the Judgment
Day. VS.. 10. First. the Wicked vi.
For" connects this verse with previ-
Gus one. "Thc day cometh that shall
burn as an oycn:" or furnace.
II. The Righteous. V. .. "Shall the
Sun Of righteousness arise" Right
eousness has here the not uncommon
sense of deliverance. salvation, blessed
Cowles. with hcaling:" Heal
ing from trouble and from sin. and all
the miscres with which they are sur
rounded. in His wings:" His swift
rays flying from the sun TO us. This
doubtless refers ~ the Messiah. Y. 3.
And We shall tread down the wicked
Righteousness shall be victorious over
evil. I'm the day that shall do this
At the time when Messiah shall come
and shall have perfected His reign.
III. There Shall BE Preparation for
this Judgmcnt.-Ns i-6.
First. by the law of God which i
ever with them to warn and to max,
righteous. Y. 4. Remember: so rs
TO obey. 1.-The law of Moses" The Ter
Commandments. and all the other laws
which We're the constitution and laws
Of the Jews. (cvcn) the statutes ano
judgments.
Second. by forcrunncrs like Elijah
who warned the wicked In season TO cs
cape. and prepared the way for the com
ing ~ The kingdom Of Righteousness
y. 3. "Eehold. | will send You Eliiai
the prophets" Viz. one who should be ;
second Elijah. Matt. ll:l4 and MARI
n:ll, 10. Before the coming of thu
great and dreadful day Of the Lord
ln the original, this Is taken verbatim
from joel 2:3i. II must refer 10 "th'
tay that shall burn as nm oven" (Ma
lachi AID. V. G. And lie shall turf
'hehcart ofthe fathers 10 the children:
ne shall turn the hearts Of the fathers
The lsraclitcs, to the Gcntilcs. the chill
dren. apostate, prodigal outcast, bu
sun children. Or translate ITO" with
and the meaning is that the Office Of tn
baptist should he 10 turn the hearts o
young and old alike. Ii Is deeply sug
Festive that the last utterance from
ieaven 400 years before Messiah wa
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