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inc IN Darkrezz--N- > Tie prophecy
~ which this lesson j. = part beEirs
- chap I'll. Israel and judah we're
,ea-lzg > great political crisis The
fr.l gesirucfi0u 81 Israel vEaS only IL
orIy wears in the future, and The forces
uhieh wrought that terrible disaster
we're actively At work like the breaking
ofa dam high .P arnong the mountains.
whence the waters wen rolling down In
susf- disaster. v ? The people that
walked in darkneSs.- The people Of
Ju5ah AZ this tine were under The two
s,,d fzrknexs described above The
aud Of the shadow q Death Deadly
.haEe. properly = title OF the Hebrew
U-Tes. a night like that of Haces"-
CheyEe-
H. \ Vision OF DawrinS Iisht--vs-
=, Have sen great light" There
cane 10 Judah in Akaz's ;irre the light
az great promises v = Thou hast
muirfrlied the ration-- 50 he sawii a.
he lo.Cked upon il in later days And
ro;-- Most Interpreters think- with
the Z y that the NOT should he TO
u.-rhe Hebrew letters being very near
ivshe s-Le- and some rranscri1er made
1 ufsrake- In This case the whole sen
terce is a propkecv az the good iims~
referred in v . They joy before
thse-- the giyer Of the Joy According
20 .he Jos in harvest when men see
tie fruits OF their I1bOrs and promise
n plenty They had sown in tears. hIr
rap in 5ov- As men rejoice when they
divide the spoil triumphant over enc
mics and rich in goods N.s- For thou
hast broken the woke % his burden--
First az the Assyrizrs- who had
stretched ont their wings great
rrr-fes- ard oppressed the land Sec
rrL- the woke Of sin. the cppressor
satan. The staff Of his shoulder =
That part Of the yoke which rested on
tie back Of the neck and shoulders
As IL the day Of Nitizn.- tJlGg-
.:l-e5l- A total rout. BY small bod Y
81 selected men, BY unusual mans
through Gods help. a when Gideon
with 30 men. arrzesi with lamps pitch
ers- and trump<ts- completely over
threw the immense host Of the indian
i;es- v s For every battle etc.
Ieac as in E-v. The old version misses
the III. sense and mars the exquisite
beauty Of this verse
VI. 4 Vision OF the Coming OF the
Son II CscC--V- s. For unto - a child
!. BON Only through this child car
wzr ease. ard IsraeFs redemption bs
made permanent The prophet Is IN
rolling a picture Of the future -
Chevnc- The government shall b
ur.un lis shoulder That Is lie should
t4rhe ruler. the king And HIS name
A name stands for all that j. An tbs
man his character. his principles and
Lis property -Woncerful.~ because
is nature was WOuderf-A- beng ~
nan and divine. His coming al al waS
wonderful manifestation of love; Hii
deeds were WONDERFUL. r-iracies- full o
rnarTeIous meaning as well as power
His words were wonderful. His atom
irr Io.e vas wonderful- the klnglon
He ssr up was wonderful Counsellor
one who has the wisdom 20 guide him
self and Others Jesus was the elboci
reur Of the wisdom 81 God In
rufrhtv God The word for God
here j. not the usual EIohim- which j
sOr-etires used metaphoricalIy- a r.
Er~els. "a we use divine but = J. r.
which. whenever il denotes tas i gen
tr1Tly dos and in Isaiah always ~
virTty. dos % in an absolute sense
: never used ALPHABETICALLY or meta
ph0ricSly- --Cheyne- The eveFias'
Ing Father expressing the divine loS
and pity for r-ser. love that can neve
fail for il Is everlasting The Prince 9
Peace The prince who rules i
such Way that pace and pros
Yeriry abide in his kiEgLom- Feae
IL used 20 express all the bless
in-S that cone TO a Kingdom wheT
there j. peace from outward en-
mics. peace between rulers peace y
tween the different members % n
hr-Lorn. To disorders. no idieuess- Z
criminals A pceticai description
gwen in Isa. Ffs@-fo-
~. a Vision of the New Kin -L0m Z
Go6--v- = of the increase Of His e.
srrment ard peace there shall y =
srEs- II shall increase il run1ae
power Upon the throne Of David 9
Which Jesus sitS.- All these biesSir Z
come from His rule in the hearts q rns
and in the comnurify- To orrer "a
govern. manage. rule it, Establish IL
make IL firm ard endurirg- wit
iudrmeur-- just decisions. and IN
ifce-- al manner 81 right between a
classes ard ali Individuals Fro
hencef0rrh even forever Ouly such
kingdom ran endure The zeal q q
Lord HIS earreSfness- the irtensi