Evening journal., 1912-05-04
OH 1IESIAMENI ZINES

Although the nation OF the Jews
contains representatives or all the
tribes, 1t is specially represented In
judah and Benjamin; and hence these
two tribes constitute the one Ricn
Man. The other ten tribes. scatter
ed abroad" would proportiona.ely re-
present the Ave brethren mentioned
in the parable. This thought is con-
firmed by the statement, ''They nave
Moses and the Prophets, let tnem
hear them" None but the tweive
tribes Of Israel had Moses and the
Prophets.
Lazarus in Abraham's Bosom.
Lazarus, the poor outcast who was
longing for share of the Rich Mans
favor and privileges. represented a
certain class of Genules, such as the
'Centurian, whose servant Jesus heal
ed. and who had such faith in Jesus
that he said, Il am not worthy thar
thou shouldst come into my house.
but speak the word and my servant
shall be healed" Jesus declared that
He had not found such faith as thar
amongst the Israelites.
or the same Lazarus class was the
Syro-Phenician woman, who besought
Jesus to heal her daughter. Jesus
answered. 1T is not proper that I
should take the children's bread and
give Il to dogs"-the Gentiles-"dogs"
being a familiar name for all OUTSIDE
the pale OF Judaism. The woman az
once recognized the application and
answered, "Yea, Lord. yet the dogs
eat OF the crumbs which fall from the
children's table" In answer 10 sucn
faith Jesus granted her the desired
cumb.
Here. then we see tho Lazarus
class, sin-sick. covered with sores
because not sharers in IsraeIs year
ly sin-atonement sacrinces-hungry,
because all Of the promises Of God
primarily belonged 10 Israel-the
companions OF dogs. who licked their
sores. They were outside the gate OF
Divine favor. this illustrating the
same lesson-that. they we're aliens
strangers and foreigners 20 the com
lmonwealth OF Israel" This Lazarus
class. composed chiefly Of Gentiles
had as fits nucleus "the outcasts oi
Israel"-the puhlicans and sinners
who heard the Gospel Message glad.
". but whom the Scribes and Phari
sees rejected disfellowshipped and
put out of the synagogues.
The parable pictures a great change
in this Lazarus class-they died tC
the conditions wherein they thei
we're. They ceased TO be the poor
beggars. aliens and strangers. sic.
sick, weary and hungry. But Lsza
rus was not buried. as was the Rici
Man: "he was carried by the angels
to the bosom of Abraham. The an
gels were the Apostles and ministers
Of the Gospel--specially St. Peter and
St. Paul. These declared TO the Geu
tiles that whereas once they wer
"aliennns. strangers and foreigners q
the commonwealth of Israel" the,
were now brought nigh" throuel
faith in the Lord Jesus and the be
getting Of the Holy Spirit
Abraham typifed God. the Fathe
of the faithful, and the carrying o
, Lazarus &c "Abraham's bosom" sym
bolically said that the ourcasts n
, Israel and the worthy Gentiias ne
, came children of Coo children Of All
! raham. who typified God Thus ais
; wrote the Apostle. 'Ye are brough
: nigh through the blood OF Christi" Il
4 We be Christ's. then are ye Abraham
2 Seed. and heirs according TO the prom
: ise.r that ''all the families Of the earl
: shall be blessed" by this Seed Of At
2 raham. Thus ST. Paul write. "Isras
7 hath not obtained that which he seek
q eth. but the elect obtained II. and IN
rest we're blinded and wrath cam