The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21

the Law. going dow into death, In
stead of attaining to perfection of life.
Bven Moses, the special servant of
God, could not, and did not. attain the
blessing Of the Law.
Then God made them the promise of
some better thing-of a greater Medi.
ator and Of more successful Cove.
nant through that Mediator. The Me-
diator of the New Covenant Uer.
VI 81 80 was 10 he greater than Moses:
as he himself declared, "A Prophet
shall the Lord your God raise IN
unto you from amongst your breth.
rem IKE unto me but greater)-him
shall We hear In all things whatsoever
he shall speak unto you. And II shall
come to pass that the soul that will
not obey that Prophet shall be DESTROY
ed from amongst the people" (Acts 8:
22. s23J
"Ths Desire Of All Nationso
AS surrounding nations and those
arar on heard OF Israel's hopes-tbat
TO them would come great Savior
Deliverer. who would bless them and
exalt them In the world and through
them bless oil peoples, the beauty of
the thought took root In every direc-
ton. Messiah was more or less looked
Tor under various names, and the Clio.
ries OF his Kingdom were pictured by
heathen poets as the Golden Age.
Thus II happened that when our Lord
was horn. when he was made flesh
and dwelt amongst us, "All men were
In expectation Of him"-not Of Jesus
but OF the promised Messiah, whom Je
sus was. Thus II was that wise men
In the East were attracted TO see and
TO worship him that was born King
or the Jews. Thus II was also that
during Jesus ministry certain Greeks
came to the disciples saying, "Sirs, we
would see Jesus" They had heard of
MIN and recognized that In some re.
spects his magic power implied re-
iationship with the long-expected Mes.
slab. And so It was with the multi.
tudes OF Palestine. They heard: they
listened. They said, Is this he? The
rulers said. No, this Is not the Messiah.
Then the people asked, When Messiah
cometh can he do greater works than
this manf Never man spake like this
man!
Nevertheless. there were few ready
TO receive him. even amongst his own
only "Israelites indeed" TO whom no.
cause OF worthiness " heart, God spe.
cially revealed his SmI. This was I'm
harmony with the prophecy OF old
The secret OF the Lord Is with them
that reverence him and he Will show
them his Covenant" Psa. 25.14l 40
again II Is written, II Will give him
for Covenant Of the people" lisa.
40:S) Neither Jews nor Greeks nor
Persian wise men knew To EXPECT that
Messiah would first appear TO offer
himself. through obedience 70 IN.
Truth. living sacrifice for sinners
None ~ them knew that long pcrlcd
mus; clapsc from the time when Mes.
siah would be- the man OF sorrows md
acquainted with grief, OF whom the
people would be ashamed, until ne
would appear I'm power and great glory
TO establish his Empire under the whole
heavens. Ia fulnllmcnt Of the prophetic
picture OF Daniel 2.3i; 7:13. 1I-27.
Few understand Gods great secret
or mystery hidden during past agca
ana dispcnsations Ool. 2G. that. dur.
Ing this long period Of the Gospel Ago
a sanity little flock" would bc select
cd from amongst men 10 bc McsSiah's
Bride. and 1Oint-hcir with him I'm his
Messianic reign. Few see That this