The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1922-05-05

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JUNIOR ToPIc.-swords Beaten Int
Plowshares
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SENIOR TOPIC
How to Make Peace and Keep It
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Conditions of Permanent Peace
Isaiah does not set forth merely al
ideal for a world at strife, but fore
tells what shall actually take place In
the latter days, which shall put an end
70 all earth's strife. In these Scrip
ture texts he reveals the fact that
Jesus Christ shall come and establish
His kingdom and remove from mems
hearts the ca use for strife.
l. The Kingdom Established Elsa.
2:2-N.
BY mountain" in the Scriptures is
meant Kingdom" Oan. 2:35; Rev.
- L; II :9-I1)
1. It's position ". p. 1t shall be in
place Of supremacy. 1t stands at the
head Of all Kingdoms Ia fact the
kingdoms of this world shall then be-
come the kingdom Of Christ (Rev.
1115).
2 The restored nation the teacher
of the Gentiles ". -. God called
Israel that He might make His name
known among other nations. Now after
many centuries of apostasy and rebel
lion the chosen nation comes into its
own Gods favor will be so outstand-
ing as to gain the attention of the
whole world and cause the people to
come up 10 Jerusalem to hear the law
OF God.
3. The divine judge ". ~. The
problems of the nations of the world
shall be adjudicated by One who is all
wise, and He shall rebuke many peo-
pie. Because of this rebuke they shall
convert their implements of war into
implements of husbandry and they
shall learn war no more
u. The King Qsa. II :1-5)
l. His lineage " u. He is of royal
stock, Of the house of David. From
the fact that the branch" grows out
OF David's roots 1t is shown that Mes
siah shall come when the fortunes of
the nation are very low.
,. His qualifications wv. 2-3a). The
Holy Spirit shall rest upon Him in
His completeness, qualifying Him for
His work. Wisdom and understand
tellectual and moral insight; counsel
and might TO the qualities which give
sound practical direction and vigor to
follow and carry through the decisions
of practical wisdom; while the knOwI-
edge and the fear Of the Lord define
relation by its two parts of acquaint-
ance with God founded on love and
reverentiaI awe which prompts to
obedience" He shall have quick I'M
derstanding in the fear of the Lord
and His delight shall be to do Gods
will This has fulfiIlment in Jesus
Christ in whom are hid all the treas
Ures Of wisdom and knowledge (COI.
2 ~.
3. The character of His reign wv.
3b-5). I'D Not judge after the sight
of his eyes" His knowledge Is per- |
feet his judgment pierces through the |
problems, even seeing the motive |
which lies back of the act. ~ Not |
reprove after the hearing of the ear" /
The word ''reprove" means decide" |
His decisions. therefore. will be on the |
basis of fact, not on hearsay. He can |
not be deceived nor imposed upon. He |
knows all things, even from the begin |
judge the poor" He will mete out i'm
partial justice to them. Many times
now the poor suffer because the
wealthy are able to bride the judge,
but when Christ shall reign as King
the poor shall get justice. The poor
shall not suffer in justice because he
IS poor nor escape justice because he
Is poor. az "Shau reprove with
equity for the meek "Reprove" here
doubtless means decide" In fact the
meek shall inherit the earth Matt.
:5). 90 "ShalI smite the earth with
he rod of his mouth" BY the "earth"
S meant here the wicked inhabitants
When Messiah comes to reign there
will be great wickedness in the earth
tsee Psalm 2:9-12; Luke 1879. (6)
he shall be girded with righteousness
and faithfulness ". 81. He is abso-
utely righteous and will faithfully
larry out all His words
III. Description of Christ's Reion
Wv. 6-9).
There will prevail universal peace
etween men and animals. In this de-
criptiOn each animal is coupled with
hat upon which 1t naturally preys.
~ The wolf shall dwell with the
amb. (2) The leopard shall lie down
nth the kid. CD The calf and the
Dung lion and the failing shall lie {
own together (4) A little child shall {
lad them. (5) The COW and the bear s
hall feed together. (6) The lion shall I
at straw (not fiesh) like an OK. "a S
he sucking child shall play on the
ole of an asp. (S) The weaned child
hall put his hand on the cockatrice's
en-. When the King OF men and the b
ord of nature shall manifest His Il
over in the earth there will he mi c
ersaI peace. The only peace for the {,
lrth viii be when Christ the Prince p
Peace shall reign. "
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