Thus saith the Lord, the same God of the covenant who has spoken in the foregoing powerful appeals, KEEP YE JUDGMENT, equity or righteousness in living in conformity with the demands of the covenant with Jehovah, AND DO JUSTICE, following the ordinances of His will, the admonition presupposing a neg... [ Continue Reading ]
ADMONITION AND COMFORT TO THE AFFLICTED... [ Continue Reading ]
Blessed is the man that doeth this, weak and mortal as he is in his own person, AND THE SON OF MAN, offspring of sinful and mortal parents, THAT LAYETH HOLD ON IT, namely, in observing the covenant made upon Sinai, THAT KEEPETH THE SABBATH FROM POLLUTING IT, since it was the day when the blessed com... [ Continue Reading ]
Neither let the son of the stranger that hath joined himself to the Lord, the non-Israelite, the proselyte from among the Gentiles, SPEAK, SAYING, THE LORD HATH UTTERLY SEPARATED ME FROM HIS PEOPLE, since people of his class were not admitted to the same privileges as native Israelites; NEITHER LET... [ Continue Reading ]
For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep My sabbaths, and choose the things that please Me, and take hold of My covenant, observing the will and command of the Lord in every respect, thereby giving evidence of the proper condition of their hearts;... [ Continue Reading ]
even unto them will I give in Mine house and within My walls, the Temple as symbolizing His Church, A PLACE AND A NAME BETTER THAN OF SONS AND OF DAUGHTERS, of those who claimed recognition on the basis of their external membership in the Jewish nation only; I WILL GIVE THEM AN EVERLASTING NAME, THA... [ Continue Reading ]
Also the sons of the stranger, of the non-Israelite, of the Gentile, THAT JOIN THEMSELVES TO THE LORD TO SERVE HIM, in the true worship of faith, AND TO LOVE THE NAME OF THE LORD, TO BE HIS SERVANTS, in an inner and truly cordial service, EVERY ONE THAT KEEPETH THE SABBATH FROM POLLUTING IT AND TAKE... [ Continue Reading ]
even them, no matter from what nation they come, WILL I BRING TO MY HOLY MOUNTAIN, to Zion with its Temple, as representing His holy Church, AND MAKE THEM JOYFUL IN MY HOUSE OF PRAYER, by refreshing them with the blessings of his grace; THEIR BURNT OFFERINGS AND THEIR SACRIFICES SHALL BE ACCEPTED UP... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel, those who were dispersed among the nations, SAITH, YET WILL I GATHER OTHERS TO HIM, to Israel, to the true people of Jehovah, BESIDE THOSE THAT ARE GATHERED UNTO HIM. The Gentiles are not excluded from the kingdom of the Lord, as Jesus Himself pla... [ Continue Reading ]
All ye beasts of the field come to devour, yea, all ye beasts In the forest! It is an ironical call to the enemies of the Church to take advantage of Israel's helplessness, since she is lying there without protection, her shepherds living a life of ease and indulgence.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Neglect of Jehovah's Flock by its Shepherds... [ Continue Reading ]
His watchmen, the men on the lookout in the watch-tower of city or fold, in this case the prophets of Israel, ARE BLIND, the false teachers deliberately blinding themselves against the needs of the people; THEY ARE ALL IGNORANT, lacking in true spiritual understanding, THEY ARE ALL DUMB DOGS, THEY C... [ Continue Reading ]
Yea, they are greedy dogs, which can never have enough, the covetousness of false prophets having become proverbial, AND THEY ARE SHEPHERDS THAT CANNOT UNDERSTAND, that is, they want to be shepherds, they desire so to be regarded, and yet they have no insight into the demands of their position, they... [ Continue Reading ]
Come ye, say they, in the spirit which always characterizes their self-indulgence, I WILL FETCH WINE, AND WE WILL FILL OURSELVES WITH STRONG DRINK, in an orgy of bestial drinking; AND TOMORROW SHALL BE AS THIS DAY AND MUCH MORE ABUNDANT, literally, "great, much more in excess," a strong expression d... [ Continue Reading ]