Evening journal., 1905-09-02
THE GOSPEL
OF THE KINGDOM
Eighth Study in Exposition
of Book of Matthew by
Pastor Pettingill
TRUTH ABOUT DIVINE HEALING

pastor William L. Pettingii Of the
North Baptist Church. continued on
Sunday morning his series OF studies
in the Gospel OF Matthew, giving an
exposition Of the eighth chapter. lie
said: -tt
with the eighth chapter OF Mat
thew, we enter upon new main di-
yah of Hosts viii perform this. elsa
King has appeared. according to the
Scriptures. and His kingdom has been
formally proclqimed, together with the
laws for its government. IN the next
five ichapters. the eighth TO the twelfth
Inclusive. we are 70 see the King man
ifested as such TO His people. who
however, have no heart for Him and
finally reject Him altogether.
What a picture Is presented TO us
IN this chapters The Prince of the
House of David comes down from the
mountain and great multitudcs folliw
Him. Let us behold Him. FOR this Is
our God. This is He of Whom it is
written. Unto us a Child is born, un-
20 us a Son Is given; and the govern
mont shall be upon His shoulder; and
His name shall be called Wonderful
Counsellor. Mighty cod Everlasting
Father, Prince OF Peace. OF the in
crease OF His government and OF peace
there shall be no end. upon the throne
OF David and upon His Kingdom. to
establish anu TO uphold il with justice
and with Righteousness from hence
forth even forever. Tho zeal of Jeho-
oted the world and AN things that are
.; 6. -
Look upon Him then He has left
an lie had and come down to this
poor wretched. sin-cursed earth-this
rcbollious province ia His universe
% bring peace from the God of Peace.
Tie was born King of the Jews born
Of a woman. made under the law, that
He might redeem His people out Of
the hand OF the enemy. lie now pre-
sents Himself to them as the Son of
David the Son of Abraham, the true
and lawful Heir to the throne.
And what "a truly glorious King He
isi AS ne moves ma aiestically along
surrounded by this immense throng
disease and death nee-from before His
face. The awful plague of leprosy
disappears at the touch of His mighty
hand for this is the hand that cree
uted &c world and an things that are
therein. A helpless paralytic lying
AT "A distance. bounds from his bed in
perfect health and strength at the
word of the absent King. and no won-
der for IL by the Word Of His power
that He upholdeth an things. a moth
er In Israel lying sick of fever. Is
perfectly healed by touch from Him
whose touch quickens all things. Even
the creation itself is perfectly subject
TO Him when He rehukes the winds
and the sea, and all nature lies In
quiet subjeStion at His feet. And when
Satan throws Off the mask and thrusts
his anclean spirits into the Kings
pathway. they are consigned TO the
swine and driven into the sea.
And yet the people did not want
Hm-they would not have this Man
10 reign over them. King OF Heaven
and Earth though He was. He had no
place TO lay His head. Faith was so
nearly gone out of Israel. that our
Lord marvelled when the Roman CEN
trion believed ia Him. saying With
no man in Israel have / found so great
faith.a Even His own disciples were
so frightened by the storm that they
actually looked the King i'm the face
and said. We perishl' And when He
had stiled the sea IL never occurred
TO them that they had Emmanuel on
board-God with them--but they only
asked one another. What manner of
man Is this? And for a climax, we
have the citizens of Godara positiveea
preferring their swine TO the Lord OF
Life and Glory. and begging Him Ia
leave their country
"The miracles recorded in this chap
ter are not given in their chronology
cal order The arrangement here is
peculiar to Matthew. and the Holy
Spirits purpose IN thus selecting and
presenting these records is to set
them forth In their dispensational Sc
Quence and significance, with refer
ence to the Kingdom. Thus In verses
] TO IL there are four signs, showing
unmistakably the rejection Of the Mes
siah by His own people Israel; follow
ed by the present period, the Lord be-
ing absent from the earth. but still at
work here by His Word though chief
ly among the Gentiles; then His re-
turn with blessing to the Jew first
and also TO the Gentle.
THE leper who came to Him and