The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-09

tident centuries before ii occurred and
then gives the Lords words. Even to-
day do declare, will render dossb7e
unto thee"
lsraers history MS nation began
with the death of Jacob, when he gave
his blessing to the twelve tribes. The
period from that time to the death or
Jesus, according to the Scriptures. was
1916 years; and n like period of disfa-
vor, measuring from the day " .Jesnsg
rejection marks the year 1878. as the
end of IsraePs disfaver.-the time
when the message of comfort sbopBd
go forth. However, Divine favor Was
only gradually taken from Israel. ard
altogether a period of thlrty-six years
intervene between the death OF JesrB
and the utter destruction Of JerDSs,-
lem. Similarly we should expect tlDnU
the return of favor would be gradual
would bring us to the year 1914, as the
time when Gods favor for his people
will be publicly and openly manifested
1.-THE Seed of Abraham"
The question now arises, What has
God accomplished during the latter
half of Israel's double? Did he pass
by his chosen people to directly bleSs
the Gentiles, or how shah we uR5ser--
stand Divine Providence with respeet
to this matter?
We answer that Almighty God Fad
one feature of his plan which he did
not make known directly and explicit
ly to Abraham or any other Prophet:
he kept that feature of his purpose "A
secret. 1t is this: Messiah could NOT
be man and yet accomplish the great
things which Jehovah intended, az
stated in his Word. The Law cal,esl
for an eye for an eye, tooth for n
tooth and mans life for mans life
In this God set forth bis principle gov
erning his course of dealing with meI5.
AS by man (Adam) came the sentence
death, and through heredity Upen al
of his offspring, even so the Divine l@ss
purposed that there must be sacrifice
Of one human life to Offset the one iTa-
man life condemned to death. The
one who would thus meet the demsB.sS
Of Justice on behalf of the race wossld
have the right TO give eternal life and
human perfection to every merabes OF
Adams race willing to accept 10 on ttse
terms Of the Divine Law. 1t WIS t9r
this reason that Christ should die, ''fI,e
just for the unjust"
AS a reward for his obedience TO the
Father even unto death, Christ WIS
raised from the dead to the Divine Ba-
ture. In this exalted condition be is
capable of being Mediator aud OF de-
ing a work for Israel and for the verdi
much higher and broader than Moses
could effect. Moses the typical lRerfi-
ator, made atonement for year with
the blood of beasts; but Messiah with
his own blood makes perpetual atoneA
ment for the sins of all the people
This is the great Messiah UesHs) who
suffered the death of the cross-for the
Jews and for the Gentiles-"for 3Il the
people" This is the glOrifed Messiah.
who as the Spiritual Seed of Abraham
is about to bless lsraers Ancient Wor-
thies. and to make them Princes in
all the earth" ministers of his King
dom for the ruling, blessing and in
struction of whatsoever will out of The
present sin and death conditions. tS
life eternal to full human perfection
with the earth as Paradise restored.
Members of Messiah.
But. some one may say, Where de-
Christians come in connection WITH
this Divine arrangement? And IL
Gods dealings with the world are to
be through Israel, ana not through The
Church. why has there been so IONS; a
delay? Why did not the glOrited Mes
siah at once set up his Kingdom. aDC
bring ferth the Ancient WORTHLESS
from the tomb to be its earthly repre-
sentatives? Oh, here is another para
of the mystery of God! Isaac, Abrsa-
hams son. was typical of Messiah. The
Spiritual Seed, but before Isaac began
the work of dispensing the blessings
to his brethren and to his children, he
first took Il bride, and this ace akso
was alegorical or typical. In the anti
type, Messiah, the glorifed Jesus. par
took of the divine nature according &c
the Fathers invitation. and he rs II
take Il Bride who is to be his joint
heir on the spirit plane-tO share With
him the glory. honor and service Of
his Messianic Kingdom. The perbsj
of Israel's disfavor. as a Nation. bias
been the time in which special class
has been called of the Father aud be
gotten of the Holy Spirit to joiDtbeiF-
shin with Christ us his Bride.
But did God pass by the natural seed
of Israel to give these spiritual priy5-
leges to the Gentiles-to gather FROM
the Gentiles a people, fguratireiJ 10
constitute the Bride of Messiah2 Nay
The Scriptures assure us that this
spiritual privilege went first 10 the
Jews; they show us that during the
three and Il half years of jesus 1ssfD-
istry. and during the thirty-stx years
following it, the gospel message wsis
given almost exclusively to the Jews,
and gathered from that people as
many as were found TO be "lsrae1ites
indeed without gnile." as many as
were not only of the circumcision OF
the flesh but also who were of the
circumcision of the heart Cob did not
continue 10 deal with his chosen people
but after having gathered from them
as many ms were worthy of the spir-
itua blessing and exaltation only
then was the message sent to the Ssn-