Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-29

send forth laborers into his har-
est."-Matthew TX, 81. 50.
Everywhere the New Testament
teaches that the work done by Jesus
and his apostles amongst the Jews
eighteen centuries ago was a harvest
ing work. Thus Jesus said, II send you
forth to reap that upon which you have
bestowed no labor; other men labored
and We have entered into their labors"
are reapers of the fruits Of their Ia
bors-gatherers Of the harvest" Of the
fruitage Of the Jewish age. 10.
The ripe characters of that dispense
ton was ready to receive Messiah and
his message upon terms Of full devo-
ton Of their time, talents, influence
and lives as servants of the.new insti-
tution-the new covenant-which God
proposes to inaugurate with Israel in
due time and under which new cove
lnant all the families of the earth Will
be blessed. The service of the present
time Is sacrificial-the preparation OF
the royal priesthood after the order OF
Melchizedec to stand as mediator De-
tween God and men-the world
The labors Of Jesus and the apos-
ties found about five hundred brethren
worthy of the garnering during his
ministry. subsequently,, the Pentecost
and after, several thousand more Jews
| were harvested-brought into the spirit
dispensation-begotte Of the holy
spirit as new creatures, members of the
| body Of the anointed, members Of the
| were not a sufficient number to COM
plete the divine foreordination: hence.
after all the worthy "Israelites indeed
had been harvested, the Jewish people
| were thrust aside from divine favor for
time. and Gods message of grace was
sent to the Gentiles. Ito take out OF
them q people for his name"-to be as
ISOLATED with the Jews as members Of
| the great mediator Of the new cove
nant, under the headship OF the glor-
| ified Christ. ..
| Gospel Of the Kingdom.
Today's lesson relates to our Lords
! inauguration OF the harvest work
| amongst the Jews. John the Baptist
and his disciples had preached and
baptized many under tho announce
ment that the kingdom Of God was at
hand. and that all DESTROYS OF partici-
patinr in its great blessing should
come into full harmony with the
Mosaic law. and thus be prepared to
be transferred from typical Israel t.
| anti-typical Israel-from membership
in Moses, the type, to membership IN
| Christ, the antitype.
Jesus came to Galilee preaching the
Kingdom OF God and saying. Inc time
is fulfilled, and the kingdom Of God is
at hand; repent, and believe the Cos
| pei" Whoever believed this message
recognized Jesus as the Sent of God. y
the Messiah, who, in Gods due time,
will be the king Of Israel and the Mon
arch Of earth 1.-THE time is fulfilled
meant that the foreordained time when
the offer OF the Kingdom would be
| made to the Jewish nation had ar
| rived. -. ..
But God foreknew that Israel would
not be ready-that only a few would
| be prepared to become the Bride Of the
| Messiah, and his associate in the king
| dom work, and that it would require
eighteen centuries to select the re-
mainder, from amongst the Gentiles.
Hence, st. Paul points out (Romans
tx, X, KY that the Prophets foretold the
J stumbling Of Israel, their temporary re-
lection as a nation, the fact that a
remnant Of them would be the nucleus
of the Bride class, and that the remain
der would be made up Of the Gentiles
st. Paul declares, Israel hath not OBJ
tanned that which he seeketh. but the
election obtained it and the rest Were
blinded the fulness Of the Gen