The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-01
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE,
THE oATH-BoUND COVENANT.
Genesis 15:5-1S-March .
He is faithful that promised.-Hebrev


1923.
Today's study directs our attention
to Gods oath, whereby the Covenant
was confirmed to Abraham ST PauI
calls attention to the fact that the re-
petitions Of the Covenant to Abraham
Isaac and Jacob. as well as Gods oath,
We're intended especially for Spiritual
Israel-the Church.-Hebrews 6:16-19
The Apostle thus declares that this
Covenant has not vet been fulfilled;
and that both Christians and all man
kind are vitality interested in it's fulfill
ment. This Covenant contains, as an
acorn an oak, the entire Plan of God
For this reason the Abrahamic Promise
is continually referred to by the Apos-
ties. in their presentation of the hope
for the Church and the world.
The Promise was primarily to Abra-
ham himseIf-"All the land which thou
seest will 1 give thee-and thy seed
after thee" The Israelites have never
had perna: ent possession of that
land. Time and again other nations
held it. Now for centuries it has be-
longed to Turkey
The Jews have no right to that land
except through this great Oath bound
Covenant made to Abraham. How fool
ish. therefore, do those intellectual
Jews appear who disclaim Abraham as
mythical, but who, nevertheless, claim
the Land of Promise! 1t will never be-
long to any except those who hold to
the PrOmise.-RomanS 4:11-14.
Abraham's Three Wives Typical
While Abraham and his wives were
real persona ges. their affairs were so
supervised by God that they Lecame
types. Abraham typified God: Isaac,
the Messiah; and Rebecca, the Church,
Messiah's Joint-heir in the Kingdom
Galatians 3:6, 90.
Abraham's wives were types of God 8
three great Covenants through which
His blessings will come. St. Paul ex-
plains that as Sarah was barren, so the
chief Covenant was barren-until Jesus
came. Meantime, Hagar became repre-
sentatively the wife, and attempted to
bring forth the heir of Promise, but
failed. st. Paul declares that in this,
Hagar typified the Law Covenant,
which failed to bring forth the real
Seed of Abraham, competent to bless
all the families of the earth.-Gala-
tians 4:22-31.
As Hagar was a bondwoman, she
typified the bondage of the Law Cove
nant; and Ishmael, Inspiration points
out. typified Israel after the flesh. As
later on, the barren Sarah brought
forth the promised son. st. Paul ex-
plains. Gods original Covenant in due
time brought forth the true Heir, Jesus
Messiah.
Abraham's All Given to Isaac.
In the type Abraham gave all that ne
had TO Isaac, through him making pro
vision for Ishmael and foe keturah
children. In the antitype God bestows all
His fuIlness upon Christ. The Messiah,
and through Him makes provision for
the natural Israelites and all mankind.
Hagar and Sarah were types OF the Law
Covenant and our Covenant of the Gospel
age. Abraham's third wife, Keturah.
taken after Sarah's death. typified the
New Covenant, which the Bible declares
will be inaugurated at the close of this
Gospel Age. Under that New Covenant
the Spiritual Seed of Abraham, The
Christ will bless all the families of the
earth during the thousand years of the
Messianic reign Such is the length. the
breadth, the heig4-. and the depth of