The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

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of his discourses from the
The word "winked' in our text is used
took t, no no u notice Of. paid no attention to:
that long period of time from the flood
to the first advent OF our Redeem a:
the world of mankind lay. in Ignorance
and weakness and vice, but, as our text
%Soie He cog gave aoGh his ha entrey to
the little nation of Israel, the descend
ants of Abraham. with whom he made a
on a great schooling period: first in a
condition of peonage In Egypt; and later,
under the command OF Moses, passing
of forty years in the wilderness; sttil lat
er under judges. and then under kings.
etc God did not wink at sin amo 10 sis
peculiar people" under the law covenant
mediated by Moses. We. read that every
Of reWard t Hebrews il, e. Stripes,
puniShments. captivities, under Di-
vine supervision and predicted through
sen people of the Lord. Obedience on
their part brought blessing, and d1sobe-
God winked at nothing as respects his
chosen people.
At first glance this is perplexing. Not
understanding the Divine plan we, would
be inclined to expect that the. favored
nation would be excused more than 9TH
ers-that it would be the people whose
not so; Israel was chosen for purpose
And in order to prepare them for their
mission and to fit them to fili HEN 1t, f foe
their sins. and thus educated and as
sisted them more than others out of deg
radiation. AS result, when our Lord came
into the world to be mans Redeemer. Is
rael under the Christening, Scourglng, IN
STRUGGLING. experiences of many centuries.
was by far the most advanced nation IN
the world along religious lines.
Thus it was that when the Redeeme,r
were 'Israelites indeed and ready to
receive him-five hundred during his
earthly ministry and several Thousand
more at the following Pentecostal season.
1t is but reasonable to suppose tnat no
other nation in the world would nave
furnished e any such num1srs fuliV
to him. Note. for instance, that st. Paul 5
preaching to the Athenians on Mars Hill
apparently touched not single heart nor
head.
The Justice of the Wink.
The Almighty informs us that Justice
is the very foundation of all his dealings.
He cannot be less than Just. although
through Christ he has provided Ia to ,,,I be
ciful. There must have been a justice
in this winking mentioned by the apos-
The Apostle explains that owing to a
death sentence that was. upon the world
in general, and no provision having yet
death penalty and resurrection deliver
ance, it would have been illogical for God
to give laws to the world of mankind
commanding repentance, etc. Why? Be
cause they were already condemned to
death. the extreme penalty of the Divine
Laws. No more could be done to them
than destroy them, however badly they
lived. And nothing that they could do
would make them deserving OF eternal
life. So long as that death sentence rest
ed upon them and no prospect was offered
even of release from it. God led them
alone, and Justly enough winked at
their imperfection and did not lay it spec
tally to their charge.
with the Jew it was different God in
structed that nation through the Law and
the prophets and the chastenings for theif
wrong doings, and thus prepared in them
little flock of '1Sraelites indeed
ready for spiritual things. Additionally
he wished to use them and their exper-
fences as types or lessons for Spiritual
Israel yet future. These types, under the
guidance of the Holy Spirit through the
New Testament, have constituted very
helpful lessons to the Church of this Cos
pei Age-Spiritual ISrael-"FNor the Law
Covenant was a shadow of good things
coming after it.
But before having this dealing with
Israel, God made Covenant with them
promising them life-eternal If they would
obey. They gladly accepted the PROPOSE
ton and strove to live righteously. strove
to keep the Law. They did not gain eter-
nal life under the Law, because they could
not keep it: not that the Lawywas -defec'
J tive, but that they. like all other mem