Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-15


The Jews were in the habit Of speak
ing Of the Gentiles as dogs" The
great Teacher Himself used this ex-
preston Mark VII. $500. Lazarus
had no fine linen garment granted 10
him because be was outside the pare
Of Israel. for whom alone the typical
sacrifices were offered Lazarus had
no purple robe for the same reason
because the kingdom OF blessing. for
the time. belonged exclusively to the
seed Of Abraham. The dogs lother
Gentiles, licked his sores. in the sense
OF considering the Lazarus class up
right and godly and in some sense
showing sympathy for them. His eat
ing of the crumbs that fell from the
children's table signifies that Jesus did.
on a few occasions. allow some special
blessings Of healing, which were for
the Jews. 20 20 to this worthy class OF
Gentiles
For instance. the daughter Of Jairus.
raised from death. was a crumb from
the chlldren's table to one noble-mind
ed Gentle who feared God and who
had built a synagogue for the Jews.
The healing Of the centurion's servant
was another crumb from THE Rich
Mans" table to one Of the Lazarus
class. Healing the daughter Of the
Syro- Phenician woman was another
crumb from "The Rich Mans table to
member Of the Lazarus class. In an
swer to her request Jesus answered.
1T is not proper to take the children's
bread and give 1t to dogs"-Gentiles.
Accepting the suggestion the woman
replied. YEA Lord. yet the dogs eat OF
the crumbs which fall from the chill
dren's table" Her faith In God mark
ed her as one Of the Lazarus class,
outside "The Rich Mans" household.
She was companion Of dogs tGentlles'.
and for the time could merely have a
crumb from "The Rich Mans table"
AS the death of THE Rich Man"
represented n change In his affairs, so
the death of the Lazarus class indi.
Gated n change in the affairs Of this
outcast class. But. instead of being
buried, these were carried by the an
| gels to Abraham's bosom-not to heav.
en-. not to purgatory. not to some in
termediate state AS Abraham In the
parable represents God, the receiving
Of the faithful Of the Lazarus class
into the bosom of Abraham figurative-
class as the true children Of Abraham
true children Of Cod AS Jesus went
outside the the camp bearing the
reproach Of His nation, before He
belonged to that nation They were
all recognized as uutCasts with the
Gentiles; these the Lord received as
His children by the bpgetting of the
Holy Spirit And 50 81. Paul tells us
that we who were by nature Gentiles
were not Of the stock Of Israel But.
IF ye be ChriSt'S, then are We Abra-
hams Seed children,. and heirs ac-
cording to the promise" joint heirs
with Christ. members Of the great
Messiah lGalatians iii. 2D,
Here. dear friends. we have a con.
sistent Interpretation OF this parable,
and 1t relieves our minds greatly. 1t
assists also in illustrating to us the
special relationship OF the Jews under
the Law Covenant and how this spe-
cial relationship was lost by reason of
their nnbellet and how their unbelief
alienoted them from the Divine favor
Of this Gospel Age and constituted
deep and wide gulf between them and
the spiritual Israel class represented
In Lazarus in Abraham's nosom.
We thank God that the promise of
the Scriptures is that with the end of
this Gospel Age this gulf of unbelief
and consequent separation from Di.
vine favor will be done away and Is
rael will be delivered from the tor.
ments Of these centuries and expe-
rience national resuscitation or res
direction under the glorious privileges,
fnvors and advantages of the New
Covenant
Hope For the Many Nations.