The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-09-19

quires justice, mercy, and COM
passion above fasting, sacrific-
ing, and observing of feast
days. "And Cypress not the
widow, nor the fatherless, the
stranger, nor the poor; and let
none of you imagine evil
against his brother in your
heart" All the require
ments of social justice which
Amos and others had preached
many years before we're still
necessary in the days of Zech-
ariah. In order to prevent evil
actions taking place against
brother it is necessary to avoid
evil thoughts and imaginations
against him, for deeds are
blue-printed in the mind as
thoughts and imagirations.
But they refused to heark-
en-, and pulled away the Shout
der, and stopped their ears,
that they should not hear"
The Jews were given to un-
derstand that there were more
important things with which
they ought to be concerned
than with observing certain
national holidays. The first
thing they needed to do was
to go back to the word of the
Lord which he spoke through
the pre-exilic prophets and OBJ
ey it.
YEA, they made their hearts
as an adamant stone, lest they
should hear the law, and the
words which the Lord of host
hath sent in his spirit by the
former prophets: therefore
came a great wrath from the
Lord of hosts" = Now as in
former time, the Lord does not
leave himself without a wit
ness, but appoints prophets
who speak for him TO warn a
sinful and erring people.
RESTORATION PROMISED:
Thus saith the Lord of
hosts; there shall yet old men
and old women dwell in the
streets of Jerusalem, and every
man with his staff in his hand
for every age" = The desola-
ton which struck the land al
most a century before took
away nearly every one. Only
the poorest of the land was
left and the feeble. Jerusalem
could be and would be inhabi-
ted again with peace, happi-
ness and prosperity within her
! gates if the people would sub
NIT to the law of the Lord and
follow after the things which
make for peace, happiness and
security. "And the streets of
the city shall be full of boys
and girls playing in the streets
thereof The presence OF
boys and girls in a situation
such as this bespeaks a revival
of life and of social conditions,
| for as long as there are young
| inhabitants in a land there will
| be a vigorous population,
'Thus saith the Lord of hosts,
If it be marvellous in the eyes
of the remnant of this people
IN these days, should it also be
marvellous in mine eyes? saith
the Lord of hosts" This
work of restoration was mar
velous and was accredited unto
the mercy and compassion Of
the Lord, for even the psalm
ist sang, Except the Lore
build the house, they labor ii
vain that build it; except the
Lord keep the city the watch
man waketh but in vain" The
general feeling among tn,
Jews was, then, that it was the
Lord who was doing such mar
velouS things in the program
of restoration and rehabilita
tlOIl VI OuQdII uilQ OCI ucdlCIll
THUS saith the Lord of hosts
Behold, | will save my people
from the east country, ant
from the west country" i.
This condition obtains to
great extent unto this day, fo
there is hardly a country il
the world where there are nj
Jews. Yet the return of tn,
Jews to Palestine in recen
years and through the Ger
turtles has brought these pee
pie from the four corners o
the earth to their origina
home land. "And ] will brin
them, and they shall dwell i
the midst of Jerusalem: an
they shall be my people, and
will hn fhpir God ~, fY%x1ft an