The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-09-08
ENCOURAGING THE BUILDERS
for scptember 40. is0D-Tex.. Heg-
sal 2il-D-sicmory Verses 4, q.


for | am with you-Ilag 2l
READ the Book Of laEgai and Isaiah CO.
LIGHT FROM OTHER SCRlPTURES.-
The History Ezra. Chaps. Al. Prophecy.
Compare lisa. co. Dan. 7.27. Mic. Al 2: the
whole OF Zech., Nal l:l1. announcements.
-Psa- ~; lsa. 2:2-i; 9.6. I; n.i-u. Il 1920.
Eek SO .25-2S
TIME--This prophecy was delivered on
the 2st OF the seventh month tsepters. ber-
October). -. G. $40, Is years after the laying
Of the temple foundations.
EXPLANATORY
J. The Prophet Inspiring Courage
and llope.-Ns. 10. This prophecy was
uttered seven weeks after the first one,
nearly "A month after work had com
menced on the temple. Its object was
to remove the hindrances in the minds
of the people and to encourage them to
persevere in the good work. They were
poor and weak; all they could do would
not make the present equal TO the past;
enemies were many and strong EZRA
5:3-l0; the work was vast and hope
less; they would impoverish themselves
by undertaking such an Iiercuean task.
Haggai's reply was:
First. God is with you. v. "In the
seventh month";" Tisri, October. in
the one and twentieth day:" The
seventh day of the feast of tabernacles
Uev. 23:33-sG). V. 3. "Who is left
among you:" 1t was &C years since
colomon's temple was destroyed, and
there might well be not few who had
seen it. saw this house," The tenn
pie was ever regarded as one and the
same temple, however many times il
was rebuilt or restored "ln her first
glory" AS Solomon built it, with mar
BILE and gold and gems from all over
the world. The Holy of Holes was
empty. The ark, the cherubs, the tables
OF stone. the vase Of mama, the rod of
Aaron. were gone. The golden shields
had vanished land the high priests
Dreastplate, with the oracular stones"
cambridge Bible. as il not in
comparison of il as nothing:" (See Ezra
3:l2, 49, V. 4. yet now be strong"
There are other things besides these
thar you see with your bodily ewes. II
am with you, saith the LORD:" Je-
hovah, as always when printed in capi-
tals. OF hosts:' Organized armies
ana companies, not only of angels and
the forces of Heaven. but of all the
powers and forces of nature, which are
organized TO do His will.
Second. He is the same God now thai
He has been in rhe past. His covenant
made centuries before was still in force.
va. Omit according tot" IL amw with
you ". - is 1.-THE word that covenant
ed with you when We came out OF
Egypt (Ex. 1888, G; 29:45. 4G: 34:l0.
H. Gods covenant with Israel. when J
Inc people came out Of Egypt. was this,
mat they should be His people. and He
Would be their God. so my spirit re-
naineth among YOU" He had wrought !
wonders for their fathers in deliverance }
rom Egypt, from the Red sea. from !
iumberlcss dangers. He had lust !
wrought wonderful return for these ,
lis later people. He had punished and 6
lscl plined those who disobcyed in the II
arly ages; lie had done the same in "
ne exile. lie had restored and blessed u
he pcnitent in former times: SO now.
lhird lie controls the nations and is
MI compel them 10 aid in building the m
ew kingdom. Y. G. Yet once. il is n "
tile while Yet once. again. IN liz &
e while. In their past history God had a.
lakcn the nations many times. Twill az
make the heavens" The invisible &C
'irltual powers, the ideas thoughts. !"
ans, which control the earth. VT se
ana the desire Of all nations shall nc
me: Il. ". the desirable things of 20
nations, the objects which the ma '"
ons most desire. heir choicest treas- ar
'es. Thus Isaiah writes: The abun- ca
NEE OF the sea shall be converted into III
ee, the forces Ii. e., resources" or pc
Wealth." it is as here sincnlar
un with plural VERDI Of the Cen IN
es shall come unto thec;" and he adds MI
almost verbal accordance with with ne
IS prophecy of IIaggai: They shall co.
ing gold and incense and i will glor- s'a
me house of my glory lisa. 60:5-7, <.
10, II. See also CLEO. "-Perowne. III
FOURTH v. 5. The silver is mine. and :,
gold is mine:" He created il. and '''
controls il. and compcls il to work
me iurtherance of Ills kingdom.
'iith. Glorious promise.-V. o. RI,
ne glory OF this latter house shall be
,ater than of the former" Better
x. v, the latter glory of this house
VI be greater than the former. the y
'use being regarded as the same one
Use from Solomon's time till Hcrod's. roa
the spiritual temple which grew as
from IT, More of the wealth Of The ron
ia should come 10 il; but chiefly The
this promise fulfilled in the pres- ar
OF Christ, in the birth Of the new 1at-
,ensation. in the abiding OF the spirit 90 !
iod -
and in this place will give peace" $ s
mouse of God was preserved invio- dee,
during the terrible conflict be- n RI
en- the Persian and the Greek en- bind
3 There was a larger fulfillment kill
ne coming OF the Prince of Peace. in
ging peace 10 the heart, peace with cult
; peace with man, peace within each deer
! and also bringing peace on the mas
u whose rays, now shining on the grow
main tops. are beginning TO de- In
q INTO the plains and valleys. Peace deal