The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-06-17


came to and through the Hebrew pco-
pie. Listen TO the argument of the
Apostle Paul. what advantage then
hath the jew? or what profit Is there
of circumcision? Much every way:
chiefly, because that unto them were
committed the oracles of God"-the
Divine message respecting the Divine
purposes, present and to come. The
Apostle again informs us that the
entire Gospel message was briefly
comprchcnded in the Creators promise
to Abraham, "In thy Seed shall all the
families of the earth be blessed" Gala.
tians iii, 81.
"To the Jew First"
1t was the most natural thing imagi-
nable for the Jewish Nation to suppose
that the giving to them of the Law at
Mount Sinai, through the mediatorship
of Moses, was the fultilment of the
promise to Abraham. Nevertheless
they were mistaken.
Israel's Mediator. and the sacrificing
priests, and the sacrifices they offered
and their Tabernacle, with its Holy
and Most Holy, and the Temple, and
all the features of the Law Covenant
were types or foreshadows of the bet.
ter sacrifices" higher Priesthood. bet
ter Mediator, and glorious blessings of
eternal forgiveness and reconciliation
yet to be accomplished. Nevertheless
the period of lsraers types was not
wasted. Not only were the types there
given, but at the same time special
class of agents were selected: AbrH
ham, Isaac, Jacob. and all the PrOph-
cts and worthy ones of that age, holy q.
consecratcd to God. and accepted as
agents qualified for the Kingdom con
ditions. OF these the Scriptures de
clare, "Thcy fell asleep" They are
still asleep IN the dust of the earth,
awaiting the glorious resurrection
morning, and grand share then with
Messiah in the work then to be uC-
complshed In their lifetime, they
were styled the Fathers, because Mes
stab was foretold to be of the poster
ity of Abraham, and also "David'S
Son."
But other Scriptures, without con.
tradicting these statements, show us
distinctly that "David's Son" and
"Abraham's Seed" is to be Lord and
| Father of both David and Abraham
Thus we read, Instead of thy fathers
shall be thy children, whom thou
mayest make princes in all the earth
| psalm xiv, 1G). Davids son, Messiah
! will be David's father, or life giver
| when he will raise David from tn,
| dead. Similarly he will be the father
| of all of those ancient worthless; and
| as David's Lord, and Lord Of lords,
it will be his pleasure to appoint tC
| Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and all of the
| Ancient Worthless, and Prophets, ant
| faithful ones glorious share wit!
| himself in the great MeSsianic King
dom, which he is about to set up fol
the ruling and blessing Of Israel anC
| all the nations of the earth. win no
this be grand honor to Abraham ant
his Seed! Could we expect that tn,
| Almighty would honor and use in sucl
a high position any except the faith
full? Surely not. When Messiah shall
make these Ancient Worthless prince.
In all the earth" as representatives O
his invisible Kingdom, will not Thu
mean honor and dignity to the Jew!
first?
Comfort Ye My People,"
Our text is one Of three declarations
in the Old Testament, which assure
us that there is a double" connected
with Israels history. That is TO say
Jewish history naturally divides Itself
into two exactly equal parts; the frs
of which was a time Of favor, inter
mingled with disciplines, but favo
nevertheless. The second Of these
parts has been one Of diSfavor anC
exclusion from Divine fellowship. Al
foretold by the Prophet, Israel fo
many centuries has been withou
prophet, or priest, and without epho(
and without communion with God
whereas, ut one time they were Cod
favored people. They now, according
to their own admission, are so thor
oughly rejected that they have no com
munication whatever, no light to shin
upon their pathway. The prophet
words have been fulfilled, Let thei
table become a snare before them: ant
that which should have been for thel
welfare, let 1t become a trap. lie
their eyes be darkened, that they Sc
not" psalm Xix, %. 23). They hav
stumbled; they are blinded; but than
God! their blindness is not h be pei
petual. The period OF their olindnes
is the second part OF the double;
with the fultilment of that double
their blindness will begin TO vanish
and "Ail the blind eyes shall be open
ed" OF that time the Lord declare
that He who scattered Israel Wi