The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-07

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The lesson Ii from the second part Of
che Book Of Isaiah
Whenever written n belongs to the time
Of the exile. Just before the return.
II brought hope. inspiration, instruction.
life. and light In the darkest period In
the history OF Israel.
Gods peculiar people were IN exile
among heather populations. Their
homeland. Palestine, had been devas.
tated. Jerusalem lay In ashes. The
temple was . heap Of ruins. The na-
ton was like the stump OF . mighty
tree which had been cut down. The
tree had been cut down because II 70
fused to bear the good fruit for which
God had planted II. But In captivity
the people had been learning their les.
son. and the time had come when Il
was possible for Q new shoot to
spring up fron, the barren stump. and
. renewed nation to take up IL ap.
pointed mission. But II order to DO
this. the nation must b made to see
clearly what they must b and DO. anl
the deepest motives toward this end
Be Inspired within them. All this 10
. parable for the world.
II throws no little light on our ies
son to realise its relation to the
prophecy - . whole. According to
all critics the whole lesson really b.
longs to the 6fty.third chapter Of
Isaiah. the nftyAecond ending at the
twelfth verse. The prophecy consists
Of ~ chapters. Of which the hfty.thIrd
10 the central one. making tho whole
prophecy TO consist Of three sections
First. the nrst thirteen chapters are
trumpet call to the captive Isrealitss
who have been hanging their harps
on the willows" unable to "sing the
songs Of Zion." to awake to faith In
God. and obedience and loyalty to
hun. and to be- prepared for their Do
nverance. Second: Chapter 80 pre-.
sents the means BY which the ~
demption can b accomplished. the
heroic service Of his people. and the
supreme seIfsscrincing love Of his
son. Third: The succeeding thirteen
chapters present the results Of the 70
deeming nation. and the redeemed
world.
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to salvation. but to service" or rather
20 In the case Of any Individual. the
nation was elected to salvation that
Il might BE- of service. Il vas usces.
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c.,,v IN, CoA.. n,.ro.. 40 ..v,,. ~.
vorid ,ho,,id he . ns,,o, Ton ,hs
condition Of the sncien, world. "Of
ali posxibie combine tion. of man thu
nation VAS the only form which IN the
ancient world stood a chance NJ sur.
vivinx In the strussls for existsncs"
The servso, nj God wss tia nation os
Israei
Jesus Chris, did Coda ssrv,cs sor
the vor,d,s rsdsmn,,on nv hs.,,n. ,hs
.orrows ana ain. NJ man ui, ,"r.,.
in,s war. M, hscsus. no h,n,.,s h.a
don. wrong IN, in ordar Tho, hs
misbt .svs us from them Ne hor.
them on bis hear, and sym,sthv no
bors them awav nv his hsai,ns mower
y. hors them "a Tho msr,vr ana Tho
hero snser. ,ha, no NAV savs Inc nm.
nr.sssd ana m. w,ony,a ana nsrss.
cu,ed from their suserinss lie bore
them away BY Transforming them into
character, lie bore them by giving
his life for our sins. 40 that by re.
moving sin he removed most OF the
griefs OF man, ChristIauity has been
the chief power in removing the Rriefs
and sorrows OF mankind.
The pronhst ,oreses. ,hsss thing.
fn,sIIsd IN Jasus chris, Th. n,c,ur.
IN thess yerses IA sInos, q nboto.ra, nh
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later 10 v.. onnrss.ed his .unsr.
,nps we're uuiustiv Indicted IN him
Read tho .,orv or h,s trial He on.n.d
mot h,s mouth IN pro,sst Ne submit.
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wicked nm the eros. and ,hav Thought
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