Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06
Sunday School Lesson

son of both. He was the actual son OF
Jacob. He was therefore the son-in-
law of He'll. AS he married Mary.
Mary was the daughter Of He'll. He'll
carried his line up through Nathan to
David. He was thus prince Of the
house of David. His daughter Mary
was a princess Of the house of David.
Her son, Jesus, was a prince OF the
house Of David, and heir of the
throne of David. David's line came
down through solomon as far as
Coniah. Because of his failure as King
of Judah. God commanded that they
write him childless. and transferred
the right to sit upon the throne TO
Nathan. This came to Joseph. He was
descendant of Coniah. but had no
right to sit upon the throne. When
he married Mary and in the law be
came the father of her child, MS
title passed over to her son; and
thus Jesus Of Nazareth. our Lord. be-
came the heir OF David's throne by
right of birth on his mothers side;
and by transfer of title from his legal
fathers side
There is something In the prophecy
of the latter times" which one might
think was written concerning recent
events. The prophet saw that when
the TIME for establishing the Mes
sianic kingdom among men arrived
God had completely destroyed the au-
tocratic empire that had sought to
demolish all the other powers. This
he saw in the cutting of 1t down IKE
the cedar. which does not send forth
any new growth from it's stump. In
the hour of despair over the condl-
lions produced by war Isaiah saw the
Messiah coming forth from the stock
of Jesse like the shoots which the
oak sends forth from its stump 10
rival in grandeur and strength the
original tree. While born of the
royal stock. which Jesus could right
ly claim, the power of the Messiah
was due to his being endowed with
the spirit of Jehovah. which prophecy
was fulfilled at the Masters baptism
The prophet saw the spiritual per
sonality of the coming king in the
sevenfold character of the christ
Some see in this prophecy the seven
spirits of God in Revelations. The
three pairs of virtue are. as TorreE
has pointed out. the names of the
Holy Spirit. properly the unfolding OF
the spirit of the Lord" This spir-
itual fitness quickens His intellectual
power, so that the Messianic King
would understand the conditions of a
problem and see their inner meaning.
Being equipped with every needed
quality to inspire. guide and rule. the
prophet saw that the Lord would pos
sess the force of character to make
his decisions effective.
moral His life was untainted by sin.
George Adam Smith has suggested
that the Hebrew. which has been
translated land shall make him of
quick understanding in the fear of
the Lord" should be translated. He
shall draw his breath in the fear of
the Lord" Dr. Smith claims that this
is an expressive definition of sin
lessness," which has been attributed
only to the Lord Jesus. He is the
only person that has ever lived
life in the flesh free from sin. This
of the Master. He lived in a spiritual
atmosphere free from iniquity be-
cause He constantly breathed in the
fear of the Lord.
When Jesus returns. or the Messiah
comes. to rule among the nations He
will not be guided by. appearances:
Human rulers may be deceived. but
He will seeIthe reality and the truth
He will institute a social program
that gives justice to the helpless and
equity to the poor. that will provide
relief for the oppressed and needy.
that will not fail to inf1ict punish
ment upon the unrighteous; and that
will condemn the tyrant to death
His reign will be marked by the con-
slant readiness to respond to the call
of the oppressed throughout the
world.
Inc results OF HIS rule VIII De seen
not only in the changed life among
men,. but also in the animal world. for
the Prince of Peace when He comes
will bring an end of all strife in
the world We do not have to wait
until He comes before we start at
disarmament. Gen. Bliss is reported
to have placed the responsibility
for disarmament among the nations
upon the Christians of the world.
Admiral Sir David Beatty, CON-
mander OF the British grand feet. has
forcefully Endorsed this position by
declaring as his faith: IF half Of
the zeal and passion half of the out
ganization and efficiency, that the
state has put into this world war
could be thrown now into the cause
Of the kingdom of God and eternal
verities, the world would soon be
won" This is the call of the hour
for all followers Of Christ to hasten
His return. and make the ideal of
Isaiah for a world in strife reality
by sending the gospel to every land
and nation until the last man has
been won for Christ.