The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-07-20
]. Israel, the Unique and Beloved

YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-Evils Which Must Be Overcome.
!. Israel, the Unique and Beloved
Nation wv. I'D.
The unique relation of this nation
to God is presented under the figure
of vineyard ". u.
l. Gods peculiar favor shown ". p.
God did for this nation what he did
for no other nation in the history of
the world.
a. He fenced it" when he assigned
the boundaries of Israel's inheritance
(see Mum. 34:1-13).
b. He gathered out the stones there
Of" when the Canaanites were ex-
terminated.
C. He planted it with the choicest
vine" when the Israelitish nation,
which had gone through the disci-
plinary process in Egyptian bondage,
was placed therein.
d. He built tower in the midst of
it" when under David Jerusalem was
made the capital city.
e. He made a winepreSS therein"
when the temple built by Solomon be-
came the fixed place of worship for
the nation.
2. The obligation Of the nation ".
p. "He looked that 1t should bring
forth grapes" The word looked ex-
presses the idea, not only Of desire,
but Of expectation.
3. The divine disappointment wv. 3,
~. 1T brought forth wild grapes"
Instead of sweet, luscious grapes,
they bore grapes Of sour and I'M
wholesome kind.
4. The desolation Of the vineyard
wv. so. Since all efforts had been
wasted, the owner Of the vineyard
purposes to take away the fences and
leave 1t to be exposed to the wild
beasts to waste and devour.
u. The Sins Which Brought Ruin to
israel wv. S-23).
/. Monopoly and oppression wv. g.
10). The crime against which the first
woe was denounced was that of the
avaricious grasping after property
which leads to the accumulation of
wealth in the hands Of the few. This
state Of affairs met Gods judgment in
Judea wv. 9, 10), as one day it shall
likewise do in America.
2. Dissipation wv. Hid. The par
ticular sin denounced here Is that Of
drunkenness. How we shudder to con-
template what God may do to America
as she brings back liquor! This sin
Is never alone.
a. Drinking made the life-business
Of some ". 11). They get up early in
the morning and continue until late at
night. A duplication Of this will soon
be seen in all Of our American cities
b. A show Of refinement ". 12).
The saloon and brothel always have
music. Pleasing music was always
heard pouring forth from the infa-
nous saloon. The prostitution Of
music has led many an unsuspecting
youth into the way Of sin.
c. Blindness to Gods warnings and
judgments ". 12). Drinking and dis
sipation render men insensible to
Gods dealings.
d. Gods judgments for such sin wv.
1910. The people were carried into
captivity. Not only would they 60
into captivity, but there was great
mortality among the drunkards ". 14).
The records everywhere show 4 much
higher death rate among drinking men
than among abstainers. Drinking de-
grades all classes ". 49,. The rich
and mighty men are brought down
with the poor and humble. Even the
country itself was made desolate ".
~.
8. Unbelief wv. IS, 1877. This woe is
denounced against the sinner who pre-
sumptuously plunges into vice. he is
not overtaken with sin, but deliber-
ately goes after 1t and works at it.
He becomes so daring as to defy the
judgments Of the Almighty ". 1917.
4. Moral confusion ". 20). This
woe is pronounced against those who
try to adjust moral conditions to suit
their sensual appetites.
D. Conceit ". <1I' AHe hIlh WOe 10
pronounced against the sin Of self
conceit.
6. PerversiOn of justice wv. %, 23).
The sixth woe is pronounced against
judges who, because Of lack Of moral
discrimination. and the desire for
temporal gain, cause justice to mis-
carry.
~. Predicted Judgment wv. 24-30).
The historic fulfillment of these
predictions are but types of the Sc
we're ones which are to follow.
The Soul Beautiful
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