THE JEW

 

As has been said the Jews had their origin in the moring time of history when God called Abraham, a Shemite, to be the ​father of a new nation. Gen. 12 1.3 God appeared to Abraham 10 times. These appearances were called THEOPHANIES," and were progressive and unconditional in their promises, and the promises were unconditionally confirmed to Abraham's son Isaac ( Gen. 26.1.4). and to his grandson Jacob. Gen. 28.10.15.

 

The history of the Jewish people is with a paralled in human history. Though oppressed, downtrodden, carried captive to other Lands and scattered through the nations, the Jew has outlive all his conquerors and walks unscathed amid the nations. any other nation would have been swallowed up and its identity and national characteristics lost.

 

The preservation of the Jewish people is the Miracle of History" Their Emblem" is a Bush Burning and Unconsumed," No nation has ever had such manifest and visible tokens of Divine Presence." For them the Red Sea was driven back and the Jordan parted.

 

They were miraculously fed in the Wilderness and Divinely sheltered and guided by the Pillar of Cloud and fire." At the blowing of the Ram's horns" the walls of a besieged city fell ( Joshua 6.1.27 ). and the sun and moon stayed in their courses that they might have time to slay their enemies. Joshua 10.12.14.

 

The Angel of the Lord" encamped about them and one Angel slew 185,000 of the army of Assyria for their deliverance. 2 Kings 19.35. How are we to account for the wonderful preservation of the Jewish people? Only on the supposition that God had, and still has, some great work for them to do. In the first place they were raised up to reaffirm and teach that there was but one God. In the second place to be Writes, Preservers, and Transmitters of the Holy Scriptures. To them were committed the ORACLES of GOD," Rome. 3.1.2.

 

Every page and book in the Bible was written by Jews. The Jews took especial care to preserve the Scripture and keep them from being tampered with. And in the third place they were raised up that God through them might give the world a SAVIOUR. who was JESUS? A JEW. in the fourth place they were raised up that they might save the world from moral putrefaction.

 

When Jesus said, SALVATION is of the Jews" ( John 4.22), did He simly mean that from them should come the Saviour JESUS? or did He mean, as when He said you are the Salt of the Earth," that Jewish People were to be the means of preventing the Moral Putrefaction" of the World.

 

THE RESTORATION OF THE JEWS

As to the FACT.

 

1. And I will bring again the captivity of my people Isreal and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. and I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land," Amos. 9.14.15.

 

But you say this prophecy was fulfilled in the restoration from the Babylonian Captivity," Not so, for they were driven out of the land after that, and this promiseis, that they shall no more be pulled up out of their land.

 

2. As to the TIME.

 

When the Times of the Gentiles" Have Been Fulfilled. And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the TIMES of the Gentiles be Fulfilled," Luke 21.24.

 

3. As to the MANNAR.

 

a. Gathered Back UNCONVERTED I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. THEN will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your filthiness, and from all your idols will I cleanse you. A New Heart also will I give you, and a New Spirit will I put within you; and I will give you a heart of Flesh. and I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statuted; and you shall keep My Judgements, and do them Ezek. 36.24.27.

 

b. Before Conversion They Are To Be JUDGED. I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein you are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a streched out arm, and with Fury poured out. And  wll bring you out into the Wilderness of the people, and there will  and I will cause you to Pass Under The Rod, 

 

REV. A. WEBB