The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-27

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Regarding the Jewish people OBJ
serve these facts:
/ Il. The Jew - here today. No mat
! ter In what land he lives, nor among
what race of people he dweIls, ne re-
| mains Jew. All down through the
! centuries with here and there a rare
! exception, he HIS maintained the
/ purity OF his blood and race. lie has
/ not interminsled or intermsrrled with
other people. They are Hebrews OF
the Hebrews to this day.
III Another fact, they are great
and worthy people. orderly, indus
trious energetic. moral and depend
able, Rarely are they found in the
hands OF the law or accused OF crime.
and few OF them are found in our
ja.ls or penitentiaries or charitable IN
stitutions They are good citizens ana
deserve our respect and commenda- -
ton FOR the worthy lives they live
And in this good land OF ours with
It's freedom, with the door OF oppor-
tuuity wide open to all and with re-
sources unlimited the jew has better
and brighter day than he could nave
even IN Palestine with reconstructed
Jerusalem.
III. Another fact the Jews are q
Divineiy chosen race OF peopie They
are GODS choice among ali the peoples
or The world. Thou art an holy
people uEio the Lord thy God; the
LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be
a special people unto Himself. above
all people that are upon the face Of
the earth The Lord did not set His
owe upon you. nor choose you. be-
cause We Were more in number than
any people. for ye were the fewest
OF ell people; but because the Lord
loved you. and because He would
keep the oath which he had sworn
ante your fathers
Are stu Distinct.
Now these people are as distinct
today as they ever were. Although
dispersed throughout the world they
have maintained their exciusiveness
20 people Why are they preserved
- TITS Gay AZ separate and excfu-
sive peoples Are they still r. seect
nation. Gods chosen peopie7 They
are, and let rs not forget this reve-
latson OF the Divine will.
This Apostle Paul faces this ques
hon dsrectiy In his epistle TO the Ro-
Izlans Seeing that for the most part
Gertiles were inheritirR tho promises
and receiving tho blessings OF the
Kingdom Of God. he says, / say then.
hath God cast away His peopleT' that
is the Jews And he answers. God
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the seed of Abraham. OF the tribe of
Beuta min. God hath not cast away
His people which He foreknew.' And
he proceeds to show that the rejection
Of the Jews is neither total nor final.
He says, For | would not, brethren.
that ye should be ignorant OF thia
myytery-that Is Of the thing which
was unknown. but which has been re-
vealed--'lest We should be wise in yonr
own conceits that blindness in part Ia
happened to Israel until the fulness
Of thu Gentiles become in. And
50 all Israel shall be saved. as
out Of the Zion tho Deliversr and
shah turn away ungodliness from
JACOB For this Is my covenant unto
them when ! shall take away their
sins And he adds. For the gifts
and calling OF God are without re-
pentance' God called this people Is
rael and He has not revoked the call.
He has given them the gift OF leader
ship In the worship and service OF
/ God ana II Is theirs. God has not
changed and He has not repented oil
OF what He has done. He has moi
cast away His chosen people.
| nv. The status CT the Jews today
! Blindness In part 10 happened TO Is
/ rael. until the fuiness of the Gentilei
I be como in Not all OF them art
! blind. There hos always been a rem.
nant and there Is remnant today
some few of them. some very choice
! ones among them. are believers IL
/ the Lord jesus Christ; but as a whole
there Is blindness upon the people OF
Israel for O. season. As In their owr
Scripture Il is written. God hath gtver
| them the spirit of slumbcr. eyes tha'
I OBJ ~ nd so
they should not hear as 1t IL TO this
day.
/ Fulftlnnents OF Christ
They cannot see with what mar
velous fullness and richness Jesus full
| filled all the hopes and expectation
/ Of the Messiah They cannot see how
completely he fulfilled both ideas o
I the Righteous Suffering Servant OF Je
/ hovah and the Mighty Conquerinf
| King of kings They cannot see how
that He alone OF all that have eve
! lived In this world has fulfilled tht
! Scriptural declaration OF one born &
child. given as a son. and yet coult
Justly be called Wonderful, Counsel.
| lor. the Mighty God. the Everlasting
! Father the Prince of Peace, and bt
| destined 70 reign IN universal ant
perpetual Kingdom OF Righteousness,
and justice They are blind to TIL,
mystery of the Deity. that God Is ons
and only one; yet also. Ia gracious
! loving Heavenly Father; Is sacrificing
| conquering Saviour, voluntarily assn m
! ing human nature and bearing human
sin and making atonement and Il
| mighty, wootug. winning Holy spiri
| to make effective sill divine effort fol
saving the world and gior1fytng HI,
| own holy name. They are blind Il
| all the sweetness and Joy and blessed
/ ness Of Chr @tianfty and blind 10 thu
riches and g DRY, the saving and trans
| forming power OF Christ and His glo.
| rtous gospel
~ But their blindness is not com
| plete. nor is it anal Blindness Is tr
| part upon Israel until the fulness Of
| the Gentiles be come in The day
Is coming when this great race ot
| people, thts chosen nation. the Jews
shall see and understand and accepr
| Jesus as the Messiah ana Saviour
| Israel shall be saye1 this entire PEG.
I pie shall Zee their mistake, their bind.
/ ness shall be removed. the scales shat
! fail from their eyes. and there ahal
/ be a great turning OF them unto this
! Lord Jesus. the only Saviour TIL.
world has.
AS Jesus put II, They shell fai
: by the edge OF the sword and shall
he led away captive into all nato ns
and Jerusalem shall be trodieu dowr
o. the Genules. until the times Of the
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