The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-05-05
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SynOpsis Of Lesson 81.

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Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.
Haggai prophesied to encourage
Zerubbabel, Joshua, and the jews Il
captivity at Babylon to return ant
rebuild the temple at Jerusalem. H,
made the remarkable prophecy thai
the latter temple would exceed il
glory the former built by Solomon
2: 8, meaning. no doubt, that Christ't
presence in it would make it SO
While young, Zechariah began hi
prophecy in Babylon, but returned
with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem, and he
with Haggai encouraged the rebuild.
ing OF the temple. Zechariah 3 proph.
ecy OF the advent Of the Messiah gives
more particulars than most OF the
other prophets, hut, like Daniel, much
Of it 10 given through the medium OF
suggestive symbols. Notice, horns
are symbols Of power, 1: 10. Com
pare 2: Z, with I'd Cor. 6: II, Is, and
charge your mind with the lesson. for
Gods people should be peculiar, and
above the world, in thought, words,
and life. God rebukes Satan, and
blesses Joshua. the representative Of
the people, after humiliation and the
baptism Of fire. See 3: 2, 5, and g.:
8. But this is not the result of hui
man might and power, but the spirit
OF the LORD, 4: 6. The two snointed
ones, 4: IA, and Rev. IL: 3, 4, prob
ably represent the two leading doc
trines Of the gospel. 1st-The true
knowledge OF God, see John II: 8.
2d-The spirit 10 tho only true guide.
John IA: rs, and 16: Is. Those who
steal and swear should learn an inn
portant lesson from the vision OF the
flying roll, 5: 3. God will protect Just
weightand honest measure when men
sleepin the land of shinar, s: IL. The
four charlotte drawn by horses are
four spirits Of the heavens, 6: s. and
they were preparing the way for the
man Jesus, the Branch, to come and
build the temple of the Lord, 6: IL.
Hypocritical worship il sharply re-
buked in seventh chapter. Jerusalem.
the holy mountain Of the Lord, was
restored and greatly blessed. 8: 9-6.
before the Lord visited it and prom
ised q double blessing to all who would
turn to the strong hold of the gospel.
D: IL, and remain steadfast, Heb. 8:
IA. Notice the prediction of thirty
pieces OF silver, which Judas received
Tor betraying the Lord, IL: II. The
prophet sees the cleansing fountain
opened to the house of David, Is: ].
by the birth, life, death, and resurrec.
hon OF the Lord Jesus Christ, and by
> suggestive change of his figure por-
trays the refining process Of Christi
anity, ID: 8. In the 14th chapter we |
have a synoptic history Of
the Church OF God: 1st-The opposi- |
ton OF the word, IA: 2. 2d-The |
Lord'sprotection, va. 8d-Division |
81 the church-east and west, Roman
and Creek. 4th-Rise Of Protestant |
SIN, v. 5, Eye shall fee to the valley"
3th-The dark ages, v. 6 and Z, "the |
ight shall not be clear, nor dark"
5th-The second coming OF the Lord. |
MY God shall come," v. 5 and 9.
1th-The punishment OF all who OBJ
BOSE christianity, v. IL, IL and Is.
md I'd Thes. /: 8, 10. Holiness un- |
20 the Lord" shall out shine worldly |
!plendor during the spiritual age, IA:
~, after the man ofsin, (deified intel
ect), I'd Thes. 2: 3, has been dethrou-
q and destroyed, v. 8. Malachi. the
asst OF the prophets, proba bly, deliv-
red the whole of his prophecy in one
'srmon, B. C. about 400 years. His
'tatement-God loved Jacob and hat
q Esau-1: 2, should be understood. I
hat God chose Jacob for q special
purpose in this world; for surely all
must admit that Esau's chance of
heaven IL fully as good az Jacobs.
For the (worldly) gifts and calling
y God are without repentance, (" Rom,
y: 10, but whatsoever shall call up-
N the name of the Lord shall be saw
q, Rom. 10: Is. The prophet pre-
!Icts the coming of both John the
5aptist and Christ, 8: Ia, and 4: Sc.
iod 1ever changes, but loves us all
he time, 3: 6.
Before passing to tho New Tesla
nent let Us take a glance at the re-
naining books OF the Old Testament.
Next lesson, Song Of Solomon. Pro