_They shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces thitherward._ TRAVELLING ZIONWARD To return to one’s land of nativity after a long absence is one of the most pleasant experiences of human life. We are all pilgrims and strangers in this land. We have wandered from our Father’s home. Let us follow... [ Continue Reading ]
_My people have forgotten their resting-place._ CANNOT YOU REST? God has made Himself the resting-place for the human soul; and unless we fix our heart upon Him we may rest, but it is only for a time. The rest which God provides for us is a rest which satisfies us, and it is a rest which we can al... [ Continue Reading ]
_Israel is a scattered sheep._ I. View God’s people, the spiritual Israel, as scattered sheep (Jeremiah 50:17). 1. They were sheep going astray. Scattered over the world. 2. Marked, noted, contemplated by the Divine eye, the Divine foreknowledge, the Divine purpose. 3. Found in different regions... [ Continue Reading ]
_Their Redeemer is strong, the Lord of hosts is His name._ THE KINSMAN REDEEMER Among the remarkable provisions of the Mosaic law there were some very peculiar ones affecting the next-of-kin. The nearest living blood-relation to a man had certain obligations and offices to discharge, under certain... [ Continue Reading ]