Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-17

tiOnal blDle Stu'
~ dents Association
E4e gave two pub
4 lie .addr esses,
= y which were hearo
s'sst tzA telligent audiences
e''''''fz ~ We report his I'D.
dtcsz from these wcfds OF Scripture:
.Ana HAS ebroarsit Rsbccea INTO his
r,rfheri Sara he tent, and, she became .his
wife and he loved hcr."-Genesis xiv, W.
When we sometimes speak Of Abra-
ham, Isaac and Others as types we
should not be updetstood to mean that
they were merely stypes--that the BIZ
bic, stories respecting them. are fic'
tions, A. person o. thingAis sltype
when, IN addition to theoactual expe-
riences, the Scriptures Indicate that IL
preafu1res and illustrates on a small
scale SOME person or things yet fu-
fure. AS, for instance. Adam In GER
tain respects, as the head Of the race,
wins a type Of Messiahs, the Second
Adam. --.-.-. -.-.'---r.-'-.. = 49,
me first Adam was the head Of our
race. but failed to give the eternal hfe
desired. In Gods providence Messiah
h 70 be the Second Adam IN tie aense
thaf be win regenerate.. .ss hts chill
dres. aii the ,pqstsrity ~ the Ffust
Adam. Messiah ~ 'ttius declared b
pr6&g6ecy to be the. Eyeriastfne Fpr
ihsr .of maiilsipd the F'ath& a. Life
rfte. better than Adam, and who VIII
kiyc, b our rnee evesfas;ipg llfe;ein-
stoad OF a heritage Of ofweakness. inspcr-
fpetsos ard death. q tft-isENN @iti
sIhIdriy. Mcaes not only was > teal
ehataetet the leader ,of. the nation Of
Isfael, but. ,qdditionSlIy, be was a type
sf a greater. Mediator Messiah ~
Moses mediated the Law Coyenant for
Ierael. 80 Messiah, the Prophet like
unto Moses, or antitypicaI Of him
(Anta In. 23l. Is to be the Mediator OF
Hsratl's New Covenant. under which
ths "A Abrahamlc blessings will reach
them and through them reach all The
families Of the, earth. Jer, XXI. 81)-
Similarly. Aaron was a type Of the
higher priesthood and its better sacri-
fices connected with the New Cove
nant. 80, also. the under-priests and
the Leyitcs, additional to their own
experiences. served. In Gods provi-
dence, as types Of the higher institu-
lions by which the New Covenant will
be innugnrated shortly.olu hfa
On this occasion we ask your atten-
ton to Abraham. known in the Scrip
lures as the friend OF God as the
father OF the faithful, and to his son
Isaac. the klon OF Promise, born out OF
the natural order, miracuiously. when
his mother was old: also to Isaac's
wife. Rebecca. selected by Abraham
70 be the companion and joint-heir
with his son Isaac In his Inheritance.
These personages lived their lives
wholly unconscious. Of the fact that
God was using them and over-ruling
their affairs so as 70 make OF them
prophetic pictures Of his, own great
Plan Of the Ages. These type-pictpres
are always TO be read In full harmony
with the Inspired writings OF the Bible
and never to be understood In contra
,diction Of the same.
Abraham . TyPs Of God.
Not everything that Abraham did,
however. II to be esteemed typical. In
a general way this grand man OF the
past looms up before our minds as a
monument OF faith and integrity and
justice. The blessings promised to go
through him 10 his Seed, which would
constitute him the father of many ma.
tons. made OF him, as St. Paul points
out q type of the Almighty, from
whc:a flows every good and every per
feet gift--from whom proceeds the
blessing which ultimately Is to flow
through Messiah. his Son. and through
Israel, bis people, unto all the families
OF the earth.
Ali Christians, presumably, are aware
or ST. Paurs Interpretation OF Abra-
ham and his family as types. As
Abraham typihed God. 40 his wife
typined the Covenant through which
the vitality OF the promise ultimately
develops the Seed OF Promise Isaac in
q type, and Messiah IN the antitype
Nt Paul also e4piaing that SarAh's serv-
ant Hasar, At SRrah's wish. became
for 8 time her representative with
Abraham and brought forth lshmael.
Hagar, st. Paul explains, typihed the
Law Covenant. vitalized by tie gra-
sious Arrangements OF the same God
and Father And Hagar's son. ut.
orally Abrananis drst.born typifed
the Lewish nation. the first deyeiep-
nept lundefsthe Covenant 5. 3rh alfs
As Abraham loved Iseae aud desired
a blessing upon him. so God loved Is
rsel aud desired blessing upon Israel,
the Offspring Of the Law Covenant
Nevertheless. as lshmael. the offspring
of the bond woman. was declared not
% be the primary heir OF the Abra.
hamic promise, but secondary cne.
20 the children OF Israel. che offspring
Of the Law Covenant. were not intend
ed 20 be The spirftpnl Messiah through
whom the promise declared that the
blessing should frst proceeQ.
In the type. we see that Sarah. Abra,
hams wife who represented the origi.
nal AbrabAmic Covenant brought forth
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