The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-17

Gous promise that the Seed or
Abraham should ultimately bless all
nations has Influenced thought the
world over but particularly amongst
those nations living contiguous 10
Abraham's home and northward and
westward from there, I'm the d!roc-
lions Ia which the message OF Divine
favor has gone. At first the Jews
thought OF this promise as being full
filled in them as a nalion-that, with
out assistance from on High, they
could approve themselves TO God
through obedience TO the Law Cove
nant, and that then, as instructors OF
the world, they would teach all ma
tons to keep that Divine Law, and
thus bring the world to the blessed
state of perfection. Divine favor and
life everlasting. This hope was
crushed out as they found themselves
unable TO keep the Law, going down
into death, instead of attaining TO per-
lection of life, Even Moses, the spe-
cial 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 greater Med
iator and OF more successful Cove
nant through that Mediator The
Mediator of the New Covenant Ger.
S1:31-34) was to be greater than
Moses; as He himself declared, A
Prophet shall the Lord your God raise
up unto you from amongst your broth
rem like unto me (but greater)-H
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 de
stroyed from amongst the people.
(Acts 1922, 23).
"The Desire Of All Nations
AS surrounding nations and those
afar OFF heard OF lsraePs hopes-that
to them would come a great Savior,
Deliverer, who would bless them and
exalt them In the world and through
them bless all peoples, the beauty of
the thought took root in every direc-
tion. Messiah was more or less
looked for under various names, and
the glories OF His Kingdom were pic
tured by heather poets as the Golden
Age.
Thus 1t happened that when our
Lord was born. 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 Jesus was. Thus II was that
wise men in the east were attracted
TO see and TO worship Him that was
born King of the Jews. Thus 1t was
also that during Jesus ministry GER
tain Greeks came TO the disciples say
ing, "Sirs, We would see Jesus" They
had heard of Him and recognized that
in some respects His magic power i'm
piled a relationship with the long-ex-
pected Messiah. And SO II was with
the multitudes 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 man?
Never man spake like this man!
Nevertheless, there were few ready
to receive him, even amongst his own
only 'Israelites indeed" to whom,
because OF worthiness of heart, God
specially revealed His Son. This was
4 In harmony with the prophecy OF old,
4 "The secret OF the Lord is with them
that reverence Him and He will show
4 them His Covenant" (Psa. % l4). AS
i again Ii is written, Il will give Him
Il for Covenant OF the people" lisa.
n 49:s). Neither Jews nor Greeks nor
n Persian wise men knew to expect that
Y Messiah wQlld first appear to ofer
Himself, through obedience to the
u Truth, q living sacrifice for sinners.
81 None OF them knew that long Pc
"a riod must elapse from the time when
N Messiah would be the man OF sorrows
aud acquainted with grief, OF whom
y TIE people would be ashamed, until
He would appear in power and great
n glory TO establish His Empire under
the whole heavens in fulfllment OF
the prophetic picture of Daniel 1884;
h 7:13, 1927.
n Few understand Gods great secret
. or mystery" hidden during past ages
a and dispensations (Col. 1920, that
a during this long period of the Gospel
Il Age IA sanity little flock" would be
4 selected from amongst men to be Mes
siah's Bride, and joint-heir with Him
n In His Messianic reign. Few see that
q this 'little flock" has been selected
n during these nineteen centuries from
every nation people, kindred and
tongue, and that they are all saints,
a in the spirit OF their minds. at least,
II and follow the Lamb, whithersoever
y He goeth, walking In the footsteps of
Il Jesus. Few understand that, as soon
as these joint-sacrifices with the Mas
n ter shall have filed up the measure
of Affections appointed, then the
IKingdom of glory will be revealed and
all flesh shall see 1t together and all
stall be blessed by It,
u A savlor-chrlst the Lord.
N II was prophetically, of course, that
the Babe of Bethlehem was called a
Savior-He was to be a Savior, The
Christ, the Lord. But as the Babe
HE was none of these. He became
The Christ before becoming the Sa-
tvor and Lord. The word Christ
|1signifies anointed. In the Divine pur-
Hpose 1t was arranged that Messiah
should be anonted High Priest of Is
jrael on a higher plane than Aaron
rlafter the order Of Melchisedec.
psalm 1000. And every priest
Unjust be anointed TO his Office before
The could fill it. Similarly, II was proph-
yesied that Christ would be the
iGreat King. greater than David and
Solomon, who were his types and
lforeshadows.
The amounting of Jesus was not with
literal oil, but with that which the
ioil upon the head of the kings and