The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-12

he has been pcurished and without wnicil
| ishcd
Now we come TO the dire moment pic
tured in Genesis xxi. ISIS, The water
provided by Abraham had been con-
| sumed. No more was TO be had. Hagar,
his mother, separated herself from him.
At the opportune moment the angel of
the Lord appeared 10 her and pointed
| her TO spring OF water. where she
refreshed herself and Ishmael with new
| life
The antitype OF this is now to be
seen before us. The Jewish people, sepa
rated more and more from the law and
| the prophets, becoming weak and
TO die. But no. the Lord graciously
points out a well-spring OF the water of
life at this critical moment. AS 1shmael
was rescued from death by this water.
so the nation of Israel. whom he typi
| fed Is now about to find in the proNi-
dence of God that their portion Of the
ADrahamic covenant is tho earthly one,
not the heavenly one. not the spiritual.
They are about TO he refreshed and 10
enter upon new career That career,
however, will not mark them as Ish-
relationship be symbolized by Hasar. the
old law covenant. Thenceforth they are
represented under a new type
Isaac Was Heir of ALI.
| lf at first. our Jewish friends might
be inclined TO feel disappointed that
they were represented in Ishmael. and
not in Isaac. by the Hagar covenant.
the covenant OF bondage TO the law, in
stead OF being formed free from the law,
there is q consolation. Their consola-
tion is that Isaac typified the Messiah
and that Israel is pictured as the ma
ton on whose behalf Messiah will medi-
ate the new law covenant. The MICS
siah must be spiritual. in order TO be
/ ahl fer q ,n ORC H.
called in the covenant made with Abra-
ham. The nation OF Israel never expect
cd to be spiritual and had no such prom
ise in the Bible To the Jews will come
exactly what they have always been cN-
pectng-grcatness an earthly people.
honor as the elect nation through whom
the new covenant blessings wi,l De
opened up 20 all the world OF mankind
the Gentiles.
As already pointed out Isaac, the son
OF Abraham, typifed the Messiah OF
promises-thc one through whom alone
eternal life may be obtained and restt-
tuition to that perfection which VIII en-
| able Israel and the world to keep NC VIC
of God. eternal life, according TO their
new law covenant by and through Its
great Mediator-Mcssiah
Eleazar Type Of the Holy Spirit.
In due time. Abraham sent his trusted
servant, Eleazar Uypical sof the HOLY
IS J,
Isaac Eleazer might not go anywhere
lie was directed TO go only to those OF
Abraham's family. thus Implying thas
none would he called TO be the bride or
Messiah except such as were already
! in relationship 10 God through lalth,
| obedience and justification. Whcn tne
servant had found Rehecca ne put upon
her certain jewels, explained 70 her sud
her relatives the nature of his mission'
| and asked her if she were willing 70
come and be Isaac's hr7de ]Ie salu;
| MY master, Abraham, is very rich .a anu
all that he hath he hath gwen unto
| Isaac .ya;n
| illustrated in Abraham and the tact Una, Ia,
| Messiah is his son and tho heir OF an
| tho promises of God. the one throush u
| whom, Israel and all mankind shs,l 90
| blessed Rebecca promptly responder ana
thus betrothed herself to the unseen
! 10 Isaac As her kinsfollt bade her good =
| bv they wished her a blessing in these
words BE thou ,isncSis the msonsr Sx,y @ co., 0
We read that "Reoecca arose and her
damsels (maids servants) and they rode
upon tho camels and followed the man
| Eleazar." .,
Here we fnd. in harmony with other
scriptures. picture OF this gospel age.
and its work OF bringing to Mcss'an u
] special bride class Of sanity ones. FIRST
among these gaints wore some OF the
/ Jewish nation. according To the divine
rule; as the scriptures set forth-"to inc
! lew first" This bride class has occn
| selected from every nation. people. KIN .
! drod and tongue vet in all will be put
q little fIock-"Fcar not, little flock IL
is your fathers good pleasure 10 sIHe
you the kingdom the spiritual; unseen u
Kingdom of Messiah-joint heirslIip with
him in his throne--not the earthly KING
dom which has been promised definitely
/ 10 Israel
Bride Glass and Great Company.
Other scriptures have shown US that
there are two classes among these salhts.
4 few. peculiarly devoted. VIII consul
tute the bride class And 4 larger mum
bcr not so courageous of the truth ano
| -htcousDcss will constitute her COM
psnjons. her servants as Iteoecca .ri,a.. rLas
cIcd accompanied by her servants. These
two classes arc particularly specihed III
the scriptures n5th Psaln), where we We
read of the Messiah bride and queen N
her resurrection glory she IS pictured as
thc Queen robed in gold or Ophir VIII
fine needlcWork-the glory rcpresep'ins
tbe divine nature which VIII be granted
her and the fine reedleTork representing
her glorious righteousness, en1hclli9hcd
with the fruits OF the holy spirit Inc
psalmist tells how she shall be nrouSn
into the presence OF the great hiliG DC
bovah and then adds that tho Virgins, ol
compsnionE that follow her shall ajsc
be brought into the presence OF inc hlns
showing that there VIII Always pe
difference Of rank on tha apir,1nai i,S p,a'', i,
These two classes are again pictured II
the law as priests and levtcs- the hr'h'
class being repre- scented by the priests
owing To their willing sacrinGes ol tn'
earthly norton in favor of The heavenly
We arc not 10 identify. the bride clas'
with the nominal Christian rnvrchcs o
today any more than we would ioehtil'
tho apostles with the jewish church o
their day. The apostles were seloc
few. and similarly all the members o
ihe church throughout the age have hee'
n select few out of nomins, man ls,n
'The lord knoweth them lhht are ms.
The true church has been selected. n"
: only from all Of the twelve trps3
] Israel but from every other nation, PEG
pIe and tongues even 80 many as Tn
! lord our God has called.
Rcbecca's leaving her fathers hons
typjfied the personal consecrailon OF eac
enc who. led Of tho spirit. accepts IN
! divine invitation TO Joint heirship MI
I. Christ The first jeTelry given TO he
! ! hoccu when nret she Needed the iDNi
2 ton and invited the servant to he
: home. repre- scnts the earliest blessing 7"
r celyod by believers. The jcVelry she re
D ceived, after she had decided to 30 I
3 Isaac and become his wife represents IN
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