Prophecies

When I see the blindness and the wretchedness of man, when I regard the whole silent universe, and man without light, left to himself, and, as it were, lost in this corner of the universe, without knowing who has put him there, what he has come to do, what will become of him at death, and incapable of all knowledge, I become terrified, like a man who should be carried in his sleep to a dreadful desert island, and should awake without knowing where he is, and without means of escape. And thereupon I wonder how people in a condition so wretched do not fall into despair. I see other persons around me of a like nature. I ask them if they are better informed than I am. They tell me that they are not. And thereupon these wretched and lost beings, having looked around them, and seen some pleasing objects, have given and attached themselves to them. For my own part, I have not been able to attach myself to them, and, considering how strongly it appears that there is something else than what I see, I have examined whether this God has not left some sign of Himself.

When I see human blindness and misery, I look at the whole silent universe. I see man without guidance, left to himself, seemingly lost in this corner of the universe. He does not know who put him here, what he came to do, or what will happen to him at death. He is incapable of knowing anything. I become terrified, like someone carried in his sleep to a dreadful desert island. He wakes without knowing where he is, with no way to escape. Then I wonder why people in such a miserable condition do not despair. I see others around me who are like me. I ask if they know more than I do. They tell me they do not. These miserable, lost beings have looked around and found some pleasing things. They have devoted themselves to those things and become attached to them. For my part, I have not been able to do the same. It seems so clear that there is something beyond what I see. So I have examined whether this God has left some sign of himself.

I see many contradictory religions, and consequently all false save one. Each wants to be believed on its own authority, and threatens unbelievers. I do not therefore believe them. Every one can say this; every one can call himself a prophet. But I see that Christian religion wherein prophecies are fulfilled; and that is what every one cannot do.

I see many religions that contradict one another, so all but one must be false. Each asks to be believed on its own authority and threatens those who do not believe. So I do not believe them. Anyone can say these things. Anyone can call himself a prophet. But I see that prophecies are fulfilled in the Christian religion. That is not something everyone can do.

And what crowns all this is prediction, so that it should not be said that it is chance which has done it.

And what crowns all this is prophecy, so that no one can say it happened by chance.

Whosoever, having only a week to live, will not find out that it is expedient to believe that all this is not a stroke of chance ...

Anyone with only a week to live who will not see that it is wise to believe that all this is not a matter of chance ...

Now, if the passions had no hold on us, a week and a hundred years would amount to the same thing.

Now, if our passions had no hold on us, a week and a hundred years would be the same.

Prophecies.—Great Pan is dead.²⁶⁷

Prophecies. Great Pan is dead.²⁶⁷

Susceperunt verbum cum omni aviditate, scrutantes Scripturas, si ita se haberent.²⁶⁸

They eagerly received the word and searched the Scriptures to see whether these things were true.²⁶⁸

Prodita lege.—Impleta cerne.—Implenda collige.

Read what was foretold. See what has been fulfilled. Infer what remains to be fulfilled.

We understand the prophecies only when we see the events happen. Thus the proofs of retreat, discretion, silence, etc. are proofs only to those who know and believe them.

We understand the prophecies only when we see the events happen. So the evidence of retreat, discretion, silence, and so on counts as proof only for those who know and believe the prophecies.

Joseph so internal in a law so external.

Joseph was so inwardly focused under a law so concerned with outward things.

Outward penances dispose to inward, as humiliations to humility. Thus the ...

Outward acts of penance prepare us for inward repentance, just as humiliations prepare us for humility. Thus the ...

The synagogue has preceded the church; the Jews, the Christians. The prophets have foretold the Christians; Saint John, Jesus Christ.

The synagogue came before the church, and the Jews came before the Christians. The prophets foretold the Christians, and Saint John foretold Jesus Christ.

It is glorious to see with the eyes of faith the history of Herod and of Cæsar.

It is glorious to see the history of Herod and Caesar through the eyes of faith.

The zeal of the Jews for their law and their temple (Josephus, and Philo the Jew, Ad Caïum). What other people had such a zeal? It was necessary they should have it.

The Jews were deeply devoted to their law and their temple (Josephus and Philo the Jew, Ad Caïum). What other people had such devotion? It was necessary for them to have it.

Jesus Christ foretold as to the time and the state of the world. The ruler taken from the thigh,²⁶⁹ and the fourth monarchy. How lucky we are to see this light amidst this darkness!

Jesus Christ was foretold, along with the time of his coming and the state of the world. The ruler taken from the thigh,²⁶⁹ and the fourth monarchy. How fortunate we are to see this light amid this darkness!

How fine it is to see, with the eyes of faith, Darius and Cyrus, Alexander, the Romans, Pompey and Herod working, without knowing it, for the glory of the Gospel!

How wonderful it is to see, through the eyes of faith, Darius and Cyrus, Alexander, the Romans, Pompey and Herod working for the glory of the Gospel without knowing it!

Zeal of the Jewish people for the law, especially after there were no more prophets.

The Jewish people’s devotion to the law, especially after there were no more prophets.

While the prophets were for maintaining the law, the people were indifferent. But since there have been no more prophets, zeal has succeeded them.

While the prophets upheld the law, the people were indifferent. But since the prophets disappeared, zeal has taken their place.

The devil troubled the zeal of the Jews before Jesus Christ, because he would have been their salvation, but not since.

The devil undermined the Jews’ zeal before Jesus Christ because it would have saved them. He has not done so since.

The Jewish people scorned by the Gentiles; the Christian people persecuted.

The Jewish people were scorned by the Gentiles, and the Christian people were persecuted.

Proof.—Prophecies with their fulfilment; what has preceded and what has followed Jesus Christ.

Proof. Prophecies and their fulfillment, and what came before and after Jesus Christ.

The prophecies are the strongest proof of Jesus Christ. It is for them also that God has made most provision; for the event which has fulfilled them is a miracle existing since the birth of the Church to the end. So God has raised up prophets during sixteen hundred years, and, during four hundred years afterwards, He has scattered all these prophecies among all the Jews, who carried them into all parts of the world. Such was the preparation for the birth of Jesus Christ, and, as His Gospel was to be believed by all the world, it was not only necessary that there should be prophecies to make it believed, but that these prophecies should exist throughout the whole world, in order to make it embraced by the whole world.

The prophecies are the strongest proof of Jesus Christ. God also made the greatest provision for them. The event that fulfilled them is a miracle that continues from the birth of the Church to its end. For sixteen hundred years, God raised up prophets. For four hundred years afterward, he spread all these prophecies among all the Jews, who carried them throughout the world. This was the preparation for the birth of Jesus Christ. His Gospel was to be believed by the whole world. So prophecies were needed to make it credible. They also had to exist throughout the world so that the whole world would embrace it.

But it was not enough that the prophecies should exist. It was necessary that they should be distributed throughout all places, and preserved throughout all times. And in order that this agreement might not be taken for an effect of chance, it was necessary that this should be foretold.

But it was not enough for the prophecies to exist. They also had to be spread everywhere and preserved through all time. And this had to be foretold, so that the agreement would not be seen as a matter of chance.

It is far more glorious for the Messiah that the Jews should be the spectators, and even the instruments of His glory, besides that God had reserved them.

It brings the Messiah far greater glory that the Jews witness and even serve as instruments of his glory. God had also preserved them.

Prophecies.—The time foretold by the state of the Jewish people, by the state of the heathen, by the state of the temple, by the number of years.

Prophecies. The time was foretold by the condition of the Jewish people, the condition of the non-Jews, the condition of the temple, and the number of years.

One must be bold to predict the same thing in so many ways. It was necessary that the four idolatrous or pagan monarchies, the end of the kingdom of Judah, and the seventy weeks, should happen at the same time, and all this before the second temple was destroyed.

It takes boldness to predict the same thing in so many ways. The four idolatrous or pagan monarchies, the end of the kingdom of Judah, and the seventy weeks all had to occur at the same time. All this had to happen before the second temple was destroyed.

Prophecies.—If one man alone had made a book of predictions about Jesus Christ, as to the time and the manner, and Jesus Christ had come in conformity to these prophecies, this fact would have infinite weight.

Prophecies. If one man alone had written a book predicting when and how Jesus Christ would come, and Jesus Christ had come as predicted, that fact would carry infinite weight.

But there is much more here. Here is a succession of men during four thousand years, who, consequently and without variation, come, one after another, to foretell this same event. Here is a whole people who announce it, and who have existed for four thousand years, in order to give corporate testimony of the assurances which they have, and from which they cannot be diverted by whatever threats and persecutions people may make against them. This is far more important.

But there is much more here. For four thousand years, a succession of men came, one after another, to foretell this same event. They did so consistently and without variation. A whole people proclaim it. They have existed for four thousand years to bear collective witness to what they are certain of. No threats or persecution can turn them away from it. This is far more important.

Predictions of particular things.—They were strangers in Egypt, without any private property, either in that country or elsewhere. [There was not the least appearance, either of the royalty which had previously existed so long, or of that supreme council of seventy judges which they called the Sanhedrin, and which, having been instituted by Moses, lasted to the time of Jesus Christ. All these things were as far removed from their state at that time as they could be], when Jacob, dying, and blessing his twelve children, declared to them, that they would be proprietors of a great land, and foretold in particular to the family of Judah, that the kings, who would one day rule them, should be of his race; and that all his brethren should be their subjects; [and that even the Messiah, who was to be the expectation of nations, should spring from him; and that the kingship should not be taken away from Judah, nor the ruler and law-giver of his descendants, till the expected Messiah should arrive in his family].

Predictions of particular things. They were strangers in Egypt and owned no land there or anywhere else. [There was no sign of the monarchy that had previously existed for so long. Nor was there any sign of the supreme council of seventy judges, called the Sanhedrin. Moses established it, and it lasted until the time of Jesus Christ. All these things were as far removed from their situation then as they could be.] Yet as Jacob lay dying, he blessed his twelve children and told them they would own a great land. He told Judah in particular that the kings who would one day rule them would come from his family. All Judah’s brothers would be subject to those kings. [Even the Messiah, whose coming the nations awaited, would be descended from Judah. The kingship would not be taken from Judah, nor would his descendants lose their ruler and lawgiver, until the expected Messiah came from his family.]

This same Jacob, disposing of this future land as though he had been its ruler, gave a portion to Joseph more than to the others. "I give you," said he, "one part more than to your brothers." And blessing his two children, Ephraim and Manasseh, whom Joseph had presented to him, the elder, Manasseh, on his right, and the young Ephraim on his left, he put his arms crosswise, and placing his right hand on the head of Ephraim, and his left on Manasseh, he blessed them in this manner. And, upon Joseph's representing to him that he was preferring the younger, he replied to him with admirable resolution: "I know it well, my son; but Ephraim will increase more than Manasseh." This has been indeed so true in the result, that, being alone almost as fruitful as the two entire lines which composed a whole kingdom, they have been usually called by the name of Ephraim alone.

This same Jacob divided the future land as though he were its ruler. He gave Joseph a larger share than his brothers. "I give you one portion more than your brothers," he said. Joseph brought his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, to Jacob for a blessing. He placed Manasseh, the older, on Jacob's right, and Ephraim, the younger, on his left. But Jacob crossed his arms, placing his right hand on Ephraim's head and his left on Manasseh's. He blessed them in this way. Joseph pointed out that he was favoring the younger son. Jacob replied with admirable resolve: "I know it well, my son, but Ephraim will increase more than Manasseh." This proved true. Ephraim alone became almost as numerous as the two entire lines that made up a whole kingdom. As a result, the two lines were usually called simply Ephraim.

This same Joseph, when dying, bade his children carry his bones with them when they should go into that land, to which they only came two hundred years afterwards.

As Joseph was dying, he told his children to carry his bones with them when they went to that land. They did not arrive there until two hundred years later.

Moses, who wrote all these things so long before they happened, himself assigned to each family portions of that land before they entered it, as though he had been its ruler. [In fact he declared that God was to raise up from their nation and their race a prophet, of whom he was the type; and he foretold them exactly all that was to happen to them in the land which they were to enter after his death, the victories which God would give them, their ingratitude towards God, the punishments which they would receive for it, and the rest of their adventures.] He gave them judges who should make the division. He prescribed the entire form of political government which they should observe, the cities of refuge which they should build, and ...

Moses wrote all these things long before they happened. Before the people entered the land, he assigned each family a share of it, as though he ruled it. [He declared that God would raise up a prophet from their nation and their people, a prophet whom Moses foreshadowed. He foretold exactly all that would happen to them in the land they would enter after his death. He foretold the victories God would give them and their ingratitude toward God. He foretold the punishments they would receive for it and everything else that would happen to them.] He appointed judges to divide the land. He laid down the entire form of political government they were to follow. He specified the cities of refuge they were to build, and ...

The prophecies about particular things are mingled with those about the Messiah, so that the prophecies of the Messiah should not be without proofs, nor the special prophecies without fruit.

Prophecies about particular events are mixed with prophecies about the Messiah. This gives the prophecies about the Messiah supporting evidence and makes the particular prophecies fruitful.

Perpetual captivity of the Jews.—Jer. xi, 11: "I will bring evil upon Judah from which they shall not be able to escape."

The Jews' endless captivity. Jer. 11:11: "I will bring disaster upon Judah, and they will not be able to escape it."

Types.—Is. v: "The Lord had a vineyard, from which He looked for grapes; and it brought forth only wild grapes. I will therefore lay it waste, and destroy it; the earth shall only bring forth thorns, and I will forbid the clouds from [raining] upon it. The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah His pleasant plant. I looked that they should do justice, and they bring forth only iniquities."

Types. Isaiah 5: "The Lord had a vineyard. He expected it to produce grapes, but it produced only wild grapes. So I will lay it waste and destroy it. The earth will produce only thorns, and I will forbid the clouds from [raining] on it. The Lord's vineyard is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are his cherished plant. I expected them to do justice, but they produce only injustice."

Is. viii: "Sanctify the Lord with fear and trembling; let Him be your only dread, and He shall be to you for a sanctuary, but for a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and many among them shall stumble against that stone, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and perish. Hide my words, and cover my law for my disciples.

Isaiah 8: "Honor the Lord as holy with fear and trembling. Let him be the only one you dread, and he will be a sanctuary for you. But he will be a stone that makes both houses of Israel stumble, a rock that makes them fall. He will be a trap and a snare for the people of Jerusalem. Many among them will stumble against that stone and fall. They will be broken, caught, and destroyed. Hide my words, and keep my law sealed for my disciples.

"I will then wait in patience upon the Lord that hideth and concealeth Himself from the house of Jacob."

“I will wait patiently for the Lord, who hides himself from the house of Jacob.”

Is. xxix: "Be amazed and wonder, people of Israel; stagger and stumble, and be drunken, but not with wine; stagger, but not with strong drink. For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep. He will close your eyes; He will cover your princes and your prophets that have visions." (Daniel xii: "The wicked shall not understand, but the wise shall understand." Hosea, the last chapter, the last verse, after many temporal blessings, says: "Who is wise, and he shall understand these things, etc.?") "And the visions of all the prophets are become unto you as a sealed book, which men deliver to one that is learned, and who can read; and he saith, I cannot read it, for it is sealed. And when the book is delivered to them that are not learned, they say I am not learned.

Isaiah 29: "Be amazed and wonder, people of Israel. Stagger and stumble. Be drunk, but not with wine. Stagger, but not from strong drink. For the Lord has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He will close your eyes. He will cover your leaders and your prophets who see visions." (Daniel 12: "The wicked will not understand, but the wise will understand." Hosea, in the last verse of the last chapter, speaks after many blessings in this life: "Who is wise? He will understand these things, etc.") "The visions of all the prophets have become like a sealed book to you. People give it to someone who is educated and can read. He says, I cannot read it because it is sealed. When the book is given to those who are not educated, they say, I am not educated.

"Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me,"—there is the reason and the cause of it; for if they adored God in their hearts, they would understand the prophecies,— "and their fear towards me is taught by the precept of man. Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder; for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and their understanding shall be [hid]."

“Therefore the Lord said, These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.” This is the reason and cause. If they worshiped God in their hearts, they would understand the prophecies. “Their fear of me is taught by human rules. Therefore, I will do a marvelous work among these people, a marvelous work and a wonder. The wisdom of their wise men will perish, and their understanding will be [hidden].”

Prophecies. Proofs of Divinity.—Is. xli: "Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: we will incline our heart unto your words. Teach us the things that have been at the beginning, and declare us things for to come.

Prophecies. Proofs of Divinity. Isaiah 41: "Show us what will happen in the future, so that we may know you are gods. We will listen to your words. Teach us what happened in the beginning, and tell us what is to come.

"By this we shall know that ye are gods. Yea, do good or do evil, if you can. Let us then behold it and reason together. Behold, ye are of nothing, and only an abomination, etc. Who," (among contemporary writers), "hath declared from the beginning that we may know of the things done from the beginning and origin? that we may say, You are righteous. There is none that teacheth us, yea, there is none that declareth the future."

“By this we will know that you are gods. Yes, do good or do evil, if you can. Let us see it and reason together. Look, you are nothing, and you are only an abomination, etc. Who,” (among contemporary writers), “has declared from the beginning the things done from the beginning and origin, so that we may know them? Who has done this so that we may say, You are righteous? No one teaches us, and no one declares the future.”

Is. xlii: "I am the Lord, and my glory will I not give to another. I have foretold the things which have come to pass, and things that are to come do I declare. Sing unto God a new song in all the earth.

Isaiah 42: "I am the Lord, and I will not give my glory to another. I foretold the things that have happened. I also declare the things that are yet to come. Sing a new song to God throughout the earth.

"Bring forth the blind people that have eyes and see not, and the deaf that have ears and hear not. Let all the nations be gathered together. Who among them can declare this, and shew us former things, and things to come? Let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified; or let them hear, and say, It is truth.

“Bring out the blind people who have eyes but cannot see, and the deaf who have ears but cannot hear. Let all the nations gather together. Who among them can declare this and tell us what happened before and what is yet to come? Let them bring their witnesses to prove they are right. Or let them hear and say, ‘It is true.’”

"Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am He.

"You are my witnesses," says the Lord, "and you are my servant, whom I have chosen. I chose you so that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he.

"I have declared, and have saved, and I alone have done wonders before your eyes: ye are my witnesses, said the Lord, that I am God.

"I have declared and saved, and I alone have done wonders before your eyes. You are my witnesses," said the Lord, "that I am God.

"For your sake I have brought down the forces of the Babylonians. I am the Lord, your Holy One and creator.

"For your sake, I have defeated the forces of the Babylonians. I am the Lord, your Holy One and creator.

"I have made a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters. I am He that drowned and destroyed for ever the mighty enemies that have resisted you.

"I made a way through the sea and a path through the mighty waters. I am the one who drowned and destroyed forever the mighty enemies who resisted you.

"Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

"Do not remember the former things or think about the things of the past.

"Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

Look, I am doing something new. It is already beginning. Do you not see it? I will make a way through the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

"This people have I formed for myself; I have established them to shew forth my praise, etc.

"I formed these people for myself. I established them to proclaim my praise, etc.

"I, even I, am He that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. Put in remembrance your ingratitude: see thou, if thou mayest be justified. Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me."

“I, I alone, wipe out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins. Remember your ingratitude. See if you can justify yourself. Your first father sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me.”

Is. xliv: "I am the first, and I am the last, saith the Lord. Let him who will equal himself to me, declare the order of things since I appointed the ancient people, and the things that are coming. Fear ye not: have I not told you all these things? Ye are my witnesses."

Isaiah 44: "I am the first, and I am the last, says the Lord. If anyone claims to be my equal, let him declare the order of events since I appointed the ancient people. Let him also declare what is to come. Do not be afraid. Have I not told you all these things? You are my witnesses."

Prophecy of Cyrus.—Is. xlv, 4: "For Jacob's sake, mine elect, I have called thee by thy name."

Prophecy of Cyrus. Isaiah 45:4: "For the sake of Jacob, my chosen one, I have called you by name."

Is. xlv, 21: "Come and let us reason together. Who hath declared this from ancient time? Who hath told it from that time? Have not I, the Lord?"

Isaiah 45:21: "Come, let us reason together. Who declared this long ago? Who told of it from that time? Was it not I, the Lord?"

Is. xlvi: "Remember the former things of old, and know there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure."

Isaiah 46: "Remember the things that happened long ago, and know that no one is like me. I declare the end from the beginning. From ancient times, I declare things that have not yet happened. I say, My plan will stand, and I will do all that I please."

Is. xlii: "Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them."

Isaiah 42: "Look, the things I foretold have happened. Now I declare new things. I tell you about them before they happen."

Is. xlviii, 3: "I have declared the former things from the beginning; I did them suddenly; and they came to pass. Because I know that thou art obstinate, that thy spirit is rebellious, and thy brow brass; I have even declared it to thee before it came to pass: lest thou shouldst say that it was the work of thy gods, and the effect of their commands.

Isaiah 48:3: "I announced the things that happened long ago from the beginning. I acted suddenly, and they came to pass. I know that you are stubborn, that your spirit is rebellious, and that your forehead is like brass. So I announced these things to you before they happened. Otherwise, you might say your gods had done them and brought them about by their commands.

"Thou hast seen all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them. They are created now, and not from the beginning; I have kept them hidden from thee; lest thou shouldst say, Behold, I knew them.

“You have seen all this. Will you not declare it? From now on, I have shown you new things. They were hidden, and you did not know them. They are created now, not from the beginning. I kept them hidden from you so you could not say, ‘Look, I knew them.’”

"Yea, thou knewest not; yea, thou heardest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou couldst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb."

"Yes, you did not know. Yes, you did not hear. From that time, your ears were not open. For I knew that you could act very treacherously and were called a rebel from birth."

Reprobation of the Jews and conversion of the Gentiles.—Is. lxv: "I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not; I said, Behold me, behold me, behold me, unto a nation that did not call upon my name.

The rejection of the Jews and the conversion of the Gentiles. Isaiah 65: "Those who did not ask for me sought me. Those who did not seek me found me. I said, Here I am, here I am, here I am, to a nation that did not call on my name.

"I have spread out my hands all the day unto an unbelieving people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts; a people that provoketh me to anger continually by the sins they commit in my face; that sacrificeth to idols, etc.

"I have held out my hands all day to an unbelieving people. They follow a path that is not good, guided by their own thoughts. They continually provoke me to anger by committing sins before my eyes. They sacrifice to idols, etc.

"These shall be scattered like smoke in the day of my wrath, etc.

"These will be scattered like smoke on the day of my anger, etc.

"Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers, will I assemble together, and will recompense you for all according to your works.

“I will gather together your sins and the sins of your ancestors. I will repay you for all of them according to your actions.

"Thus saith the Lord, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it [and the promise of fruit]: for my servants' sake I will not destroy all Israel.

“The Lord says, ‘New wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and someone says, “Do not destroy it. A blessing is in it [and the promise of fruit].” For the sake of my servants, I will not destroy all Israel.’”

"Thus I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob and out of Judah, an inheritor of my mountains, and mine elect and my servants shall inherit it, and my fertile and abundant plains; but I will destroy all others, because you have forgotten your God to serve strange gods. I called, and ye did not answer; I spake, and ye did not hear; and ye did choose the thing which I forbade.

"Thus I will bring forth descendants from Jacob and Judah to inherit my mountains. My chosen people and my servants will inherit them, along with my fertile and abundant plains. But I will destroy all the others because you have forgotten your God to serve foreign gods. I called, and you did not answer. I spoke, and you did not listen. You chose to do what I forbade.

"Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed; my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry and howl for vexation of spirit.

"Therefore, this is what the Lord says: Look, my servants will eat, but you will go hungry. My servants will rejoice, but you will be ashamed. My servants will sing with joyful hearts, but you will cry and howl in anguish of spirit.

"And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord shall slay thee, and call His servants by another name, that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in God, etc., because the former troubles are forgotten.

"Your name will be used as a curse by my chosen people. The Lord will kill you and call his servants by another name. Then anyone on earth who seeks a blessing for himself will seek it in God, etc., because the former troubles are forgotten.

"For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

For look, I am creating new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered or come to mind.

"But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create. Look, I am creating Jerusalem as a place of rejoicing and its people as a source of joy.

"And I will rejoice in Jerusalem and joy in my people; and the voice of weeping shall no more be heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

"I will rejoice in Jerusalem and delight in my people. No one will hear weeping or crying there anymore.

"Before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock; and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain."

“Before they call, I will answer. While they are still speaking, I will hear them. The wolf and the lamb will feed together. The lion will eat straw like an ox, and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will not hurt or destroy anything on all my holy mountain.”

Is. lvi, 3: "Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

Is. lvi, 3: "This is what the Lord says: Uphold justice and do what is right. My salvation is near, and my righteousness will soon be revealed.

"Blessed is the man that doeth this, that keepeth the Sabbath, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

“Blessed is the man who does this, who keeps the Sabbath and keeps his hand from doing any evil.

"Neither let the strangers that have joined themselves to me, say, God will separate me from His people. For thus saith the Lord: Whoever will keep my Sabbath, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; even unto them will I give in mine house a place and a name better than that of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off."

“Let no stranger who has joined me say, ‘God will separate me from his people.’ For the Lord says: Whoever keeps my Sabbath, chooses what pleases me, and holds fast to my covenant will receive a place in my house. I will give them a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will never be cut off.”

Is. lix, 9: "Therefore for our iniquities is justice far from us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness. We grope for the wall like the blind; we stumble at noon day as in the night: we are in desolate places as dead men.

Isaiah 59:9: "Because of our sins, justice is far from us. We wait for light, but see only darkness. We wait for brightness, but walk in darkness. Like blind people, we feel our way along the wall. We stumble at noon as if it were night. We are like dead people in desolate places.

"We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves; we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far from us."

We all roar like bears and mourn deeply like doves. We look for justice, but there is none. We look for salvation, but it is far from us.

Is. lxvi, 18: "But I know their works and their thoughts; it shall come that I will gather all nations and tongues, and they shall see my glory.

Isaiah 66:18: "But I know their actions and their thoughts. The time will come when I gather all nations and languages, and they will see my glory.

"And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Africa, to Lydia, to Italy, to Greece, and to the people that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory. And they shall bring your brethren."

“I will place a sign among them. I will send those who escape to the nations, to Africa, Lydia, Italy, and Greece. I will also send them to people who have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. And they will bring your brothers.”

Jer. vii. Reprobation of the Temple: "Go ye unto Shiloth, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people. And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, I will do unto this house, wherein my name is called upon, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to your priests, as I have done to Shiloth." (For I have rejected it, and made myself a temple elsewhere.)

Jer. vii. Rejection of the Temple: "Go to Shiloth, where I first placed my name. See what I did to it because of my people's wickedness. Now, because you have done all these things, says the Lord, I will do the same to this house. It is the house where my name is called upon, and in which you trust. I will do the same to the place I gave to your priests as I did to Shiloth." (For I have rejected it and made a temple for myself elsewhere.)

"And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the seed of Ephraim." (Rejected for ever.) "Therefore pray not for this people."

"And I will cast you out of my sight, just as I cast out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim." (Rejected forever.) "So do not pray for these people."

Jer. vii, 22: "What avails it you to add sacrifice to sacrifice? For I spake not unto your fathers, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices. But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey and be faithful to my commandments, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people." (It was only after they had sacrificed to the golden calf that I gave myself sacrifices to turn into good an evil custom.)

Jer. 7:22: "What good does it do you to offer one sacrifice after another? When I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, I did not speak to them about burnt offerings or sacrifices. Instead, I commanded them to obey and remain faithful to my commandments. Then I would be their God, and they would be my people." (Only after they sacrificed to the golden calf did I require sacrifices for myself, to turn an evil custom toward good.)

Jer. vii, 4: "Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, are these."

Jeremiah 7:4: "Do not trust in lies, saying, These are the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord."

The Jews witnesses for God. Is. xliii, 9; xliv, 8.

The Jews are witnesses for God. Isaiah 43:9, 44:8.

Prophecies fulfilled.—I Kings xiii, 2.—I Kings xxiii, 16.— Joshua vi, 26.—I Kings xvi, 34.—Deut. xxiii.

Prophecies fulfilled. 1 Kings 13:2. 1 Kings 23:16. Joshua 6:26. 1 Kings 16:34. Deuteronomy 23.

Malachi i, II. The sacrifice of the Jews rejected, and the sacrifice of the heathen, (even out of Jerusalem,) and in all places.

Malachi 1:11. The sacrifice of the Jews is rejected. The sacrifice of the Gentiles is offered even outside Jerusalem, in all places.

Moses, before dying, foretold the calling of the Gentiles, Deut. xxxii, 21, and the reprobation of the Jews.

Before he died, Moses foretold that God would call the Gentiles and reject the Jews. See Deuteronomy 32:21.

Moses foretold what would happen to each tribe.

Moses predicted what would happen to each tribe.

Prophecy.—"Your name shall be a curse unto mine elect, and I will give them another name."

Prophecy. "Your name will be a curse among my chosen people, and I will give them another name."

"Make their heart fat,"²⁷⁰ and how? by flattering their lust and making them hope to satisfy it.

“Make their hearts dull.”²⁷⁰ How? By encouraging their lust and making them hope they can satisfy it.

Prophecy.—Amos and Zechariah. They have sold the just one, and therefore will not be recalled.—Jesus Christ betrayed.

Prophecy. Amos and Zechariah. They have sold the righteous one, so they will not be called back. Jesus Christ betrayed.

They shall no more remember Egypt. See Is. xliii, 16, 17, 18, 19. Jer. xxiii, 6, 7.

They will no longer remember Egypt. See Isaiah 43:16–19 and Jeremiah 23:6–7.

Prophecy.—The Jews shall be scattered abroad. Is. xxvii, 6.—A new law, Jerem. xxxi, 32.

Prophecy. The Jews will be scattered throughout the world. Isaiah 27:6. A new law. Jeremiah 31:32.

Malachi. Grotius.—The second temple glorious.—Jesus Christ will come. Haggai ii, 7, 8, 9, 10.

Malachi. Grotius. The second temple will be glorious. Jesus Christ will come. Haggai 2:7–10.

The calling of the Gentiles. Joel ii, 28. Hosea ii, 24. Deut. xxxii, 21. Malachi i, 11.

The calling of the Gentiles. Joel 2:28. Hosea 2:24. Deuteronomy 32:21. Malachi 1:11.

Hosea iii.—Is. xlii, xlviii, liv, lx, lxi, last verse. "I foretold it long since that they might know that it is I." Jaddus to Alexander.

Hosea 3. Isaiah 42, 48, 54, 60, and the last verse of 61. "I foretold it long ago so that they might know it is I." Jaddus to Alexander.

[Prophecies.—The promise that David will always have descendants. Jer. xiii, 13.]

[Prophecies. The promise that David will always have descendants. Jer. xiii, 13.]

The eternal reign of the race of David, 2 Chron., by all the prophecies, and with an oath. And it was not temporally fulfilled. Jer. xxiii, 20.

The eternal reign of David’s descendants was promised in 2 Chronicles, in all the prophecies, and with an oath. Yet it was not fulfilled in earthly terms. Jeremiah 23:20.

We might perhaps think that, when the prophets foretold that the sceptre should not depart from Judah until the eternal King came, they spoke to flatter the people, and that their prophecy was proved false by Herod. But to show that this was not their meaning, and that, on the contrary, they knew well that this temporal kingdom should cease, they said that they would be without a king and without a prince, and for a long time. Hosea iii, 4.

We might perhaps think the prophets were flattering the people when they foretold that the scepter would remain with Judah until the eternal King came. We might also think that Herod proved their prophecy false. But they showed that this was not what they meant. On the contrary, they knew well that this earthly kingdom would end. They said that the people would be without a king or a prince for a long time. Hosea 3:4.

Non habemus regem nisi Cæsarem.²⁷¹ Therefore Jesus Christ was the Messiah, since they had no longer any king but a stranger, and would have no other.

We have no king but Caesar.²⁷¹ Therefore, Jesus Christ was the Messiah. They no longer had a king except a foreigner, and they would have no other.

We have no king but Cæsar.

We have no king except Caesar.

Daniel ii: "All thy soothsayers and wise men cannot shew unto thee the secret which thou hast demanded. But there is a God in heaven who can do so, and that hath revealed to thee in thy dream what shall be in the latter days," (This dream must have caused him much misgiving.)

Daniel 2: "All your fortune-tellers and wise men cannot tell you the secret you have asked about. But there is a God in heaven who can. He has revealed to you in your dream what will happen in the days to come." (This dream must have caused him much unease.)

"And it is not by my own wisdom that I have knowledge of this secret, but by the revelation of this same God, that hath revealed it to me, to make it manifest in thy presence.

I know this secret not through my own wisdom, but because God revealed it to me. He did so to make it known to you.

"Thy dream was then of this kind. Thou sawest a great image, high and terrible, which stood before thee. His head was of gold, his breast and arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Thus thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet, that were of iron and of clay, and brake them to pieces.

Your dream was like this. You saw a great statue standing before you, tall and frightening. Its head was gold, its chest and arms were silver, and its belly and thighs were bronze. Its legs were iron, and its feet were partly iron and partly clay. As you watched, a stone was cut out without human hands. It struck the statue’s feet of iron and clay and broke them to pieces.

"Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold broken to pieces together, and the wind carried them away; but this stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. This is the dream, and now I will give thee the interpretation thereof.

Then the iron, clay, brass, silver, and gold were all broken into pieces. The wind carried them away. But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. This is the dream. Now I will tell you what it means.

"Thou who art the greatest of kings, and to whom God hath given a power so vast that thou art renowned among all peoples, art the head of gold which thou hast seen. But after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

You are the greatest of kings. God has given you such vast power that you are renowned among all peoples. You are the head of gold you saw. But after you, another kingdom will arise, inferior to yours. Then a third kingdom, made of bronze, will rule over all the earth.

"But the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, and even as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things, so shall this empire break in pieces and bruise all.

“But the fourth kingdom will be as strong as iron. Just as iron breaks and crushes all things, this empire will break and crush all.

"And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of clay and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of iron and of the weakness of clay.

You saw that the feet and toes were partly clay and partly iron. The kingdom will be divided, but it will have the strength of iron and the weakness of clay.

"But as iron cannot be firmly mixed with clay, so they who are represented by the iron and by the clay, shall not cleave one to another though united by marriage.

But iron cannot mix firmly with clay. In the same way, those represented by the iron and clay will not remain united, even though they marry.

"Now in the days of these kings shall God set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed, nor ever be delivered up to other people. It shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever, according as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it fell from the mountain, and brake in pieces the iron, the clay, the silver, and the gold. God hath made known to thee what shall come to pass hereafter. This dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

“In the days of these kings, God will establish a kingdom that will never be destroyed or handed over to another people. It will crush and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever. This is what you saw when the stone was cut from the mountain without human hands. It fell from the mountain and shattered the iron, clay, silver, and gold. God has made known to you what will happen in the future. This dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.

"Then Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face towards the earth," etc.

"Then Nebuchadnezzar fell face down on the ground," and so on.

Daniel viii, 8. "Daniel having seen the combat of the ram and of the he-goat, who vanquished him and ruled over the earth, whereof the principal horn being broken four others came up toward the four winds of heaven, and out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceedingly great toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the land of Israel, and it waxed great even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the stars, and stamped upon them, and at last overthrew the prince, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.

Daniel 8:8. "Daniel saw the ram and the male goat fight. The goat defeated the ram and ruled over the earth. Its main horn broke, and four others grew in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven. From one of them came a little horn. It grew exceedingly large toward the south, the east, and the land of Israel. It grew as high as the host of heaven. It cast down some of the stars and trampled them. At last, it overthrew the prince. It took away the daily sacrifice and cast down the place of his sanctuary.

"This is what Daniel saw. He sought the meaning of it, and a voice cried in this manner, 'Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision,' And Gabriel said:

This is what Daniel saw. He sought to understand its meaning, and a voice called out, "Gabriel, make this man understand the vision." And Gabriel said:

"The ram which thou sawest is the king of the Medes and Persians, and the he-goat is the king of Greece, and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king of this monarchy.

The ram you saw is the king of the Medes and Persians. The male goat is the king of Greece. The great horn between its eyes is the first king of this kingdom.

"Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.

Now that it has been broken, four kingdoms will rise from the nation in its place, but not with his power.

"And in the latter time of their kingdom, when iniquities are come to the full, there shall arise a king, insolent and strong, but not by his own power, to whom all things shall succeed after his own will; and he shall destroy the holy people, and through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand, and he shall destroy many. He shall also stand up against the Prince of princes, but he shall perish miserably, and nevertheless by a violent hand."

"Near the end of their kingdom, when wickedness has reached its peak, an arrogant and powerful king will rise. His power will not be his own. Everything will go as he wishes, and he will destroy the holy people. Through his cunning, he will make deceit prosper, and he will destroy many. He will also rise against the Prince of princes. But he will die miserably, and by a violent hand."

Daniel ix, 20. "Whilst I was praying with all my heart, and confessing my sin and the sin of all my people, and prostrating myself before my God, even Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, came to me and touched me about the time of the evening oblation, and he informed me and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee the knowledge of things. At the beginning of thy supplications I came to shew that which thou didst desire, for thou are greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people, and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to abolish iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness; to accomplish the vision and the prophecies, and to anoint the Most Holy. (After which this people shall be no more thy people, nor this city the holy city. The times of wrath shall be passed, and the years of grace shall come for ever.)

Daniel 9:20. "While I was praying with all my heart, I confessed my sin and the sin of all my people. I bowed down before my God. Then Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me. He touched me about the time of the evening offering. He explained things to me and said, O Daniel, I have now come to give you knowledge of these things. When you began to pray, I came to show you what you desired, for you are greatly loved. So understand the matter and consider the vision. Seventy weeks are determined for your people and your holy city. During that time, transgression will be finished, sins will end, and wrongdoing will be abolished. Everlasting righteousness will be brought in, the vision and prophecies will be fulfilled, and the Most Holy will be anointed. (After this, these people will no longer be your people, and this city will no longer be the holy city. The times of wrath will have passed, and the years of grace will come and last forever.)

"Know therefore, and understand, that, from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince, shall be seven weeks, and three score and two weeks." (The Hebrews were accustomed to divide numbers, and to place the small first. Thus, 7 and 62 make 69. Of this 70 there will then remain the 70th, that is to say, the 7 last years of which he will speak next.)

“Know and understand this: From the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks.” (The Hebrews usually divided numbers and put the smaller number first. Thus, 7 and 62 make 69. Of the 70, the 70th week remains. That is the final seven years, which he will discuss next.)

"The street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after three score and two weeks," (which have followed the first seven. Christ will then be killed after the sixty-nine weeks, that is to say, in the last week), "the Christ shall be cut off, and a people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary, and overwhelm all, and the end of that war shall accomplish the desolation."

“The street and the wall will be rebuilt, even in troubled times. And after sixty-two weeks,” (which follow the first seven weeks. Christ will then be killed after the sixty-nine weeks, that is, in the last week), “the Christ will be killed. The people of a prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary and overwhelm everything. The end of that war will complete the desolation.”

"Now one week," (which is the seventieth, which remains), "shall confirm the covenant with many, and in the midst of the week," (that is to say, the last three and a half years), "he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate."

“Now one week,” the seventieth week that remains, “will confirm the covenant with many. In the middle of the week,” that is, during the last three and a half years, “he will put an end to sacrifice and offerings. Because of the spread of abominations, he will make it desolate. This will continue until the end, when what has been decreed is poured out on the desolate.”

Daniel xi. "The angel said to Daniel: There shall stand up yet," (after Cyrus, under whom this still is), "three kings in Persia," (Cambyses, Smerdis, Darius); "and the fourth who shall then come," (Xerxes) "shall be far richer than they all, and far stronger, and shall stir up all his people against the Greeks.

Daniel 11. "The angel said to Daniel: Three more kings shall arise in Persia," after Cyrus, who is still king at this point. These are Cambyses, Smerdis, and Darius. "The fourth king to come," Xerxes, "shall be far richer and far stronger than all of them. He shall stir up all his people against the Greeks."

"But a mighty king shall stand up," (Alexander), "that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided in four parts toward the four winds of heaven," (as he had said above, vii, 6; viii, 8), "but not his posterity; and his successors shall not equal his power, for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others besides these," (his four chief successors).

“But a mighty king will rise,” (Alexander), “and rule over a vast empire. He will do as he pleases. But when he rises, his kingdom will be broken up. It will be divided into four parts toward the four winds of heaven,” (as he said earlier, vii, 6; viii, 8), “but not among his descendants. His successors will not equal his power. His kingdom will be taken away and given to others besides these,” (his four chief successors).

"And the king of the south," (Ptolemy, son of Lagos, Egypt), "shall be strong; but one of his princes shall be strong above him, and his dominion shall be a great dominion," (Seleucus, King of Syria. Appian says that he was the most powerful of Alexander's successors).

"And the king of the south" (Ptolemy, son of Lagos, ruler of Egypt) "will be strong. But one of his princes will be stronger than he is. His dominion will be vast" (Seleucus, king of Syria. Appian says he was the most powerful of Alexander's successors).

"And in the end of years they shall join themselves together, and the king's daughter of the south," (Berenice, daughter of Ptolemy Philadelphus, son of the other Ptolemy), "shall come to the king of the north," (to Antiochus Deus, King of Syria and of Asia, son of Seleucus Lagidas), "to make peace between these princes.

“And after some years, they will join together, and the daughter of the king of the south,” (Berenice, daughter of Ptolemy Philadelphus, who was the son of the other Ptolemy), “will come to the king of the north,” (Antiochus Deus, king of Syria and Asia, and son of Seleucus Lagidas), “to make peace between these princes.

"But neither she nor her seed shall have a long authority; for she and they that brought her, and her children, and her friends, shall be delivered to death." (Berenice and her son were killed by Seleucus Callinicus.)

“But neither she nor her descendants will hold power for long. She, those who brought her, her children, and her friends will be put to death.” (Berenice and her son were killed by Seleucus Callinicus.)

"But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up," (Ptolemy Euergetes was the issue of the same father as Berenice), "which shall come with a mighty army into the land of the king of the north, where he shall put all under subjection, and he shall also carry captive into Egypt their gods, their princes, their gold, their silver, and all their precious spoils," (if he had not been called into Egypt by domestic reasons, says Justin, he would have entirely stripped Seleucus); "and he shall continue several years when the king of the north can do nought against him.

“But a descendant of her family will rise up.” (Ptolemy Euergetes and Berenice had the same father.) “He will come with a mighty army into the land of the king of the north. There he will bring everything under his control. He will also carry off to Egypt their gods, their princes, their gold, their silver, and all their precious spoils.” (Justin says that, if domestic affairs had not called him back to Egypt, he would have completely stripped Seleucus.) “For several years, the king of the north will be able to do nothing against him.

"And so he shall return into his kingdom. But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces," (Seleucus Ceraunus, Antiochus the Great). "And their army shall come and overthrow all; wherefore the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall also form a great army, and fight him," (Ptolemy Philopator against Antiochus the Great at Raphia), "and conquer; and his troops shall become insolent, and his heart shall be lifted up," (this Ptolemy desecrated the temple; Josephus): "he shall cast down many ten thousands, but he shall not be strengthened by it. For the king of the north," (Antiochus the Great), "shall return with a greater multitude than before, and in those times also a great number of enemies shall stand up against the king of the south," (during the reign of the young Ptolemy Epiphanes); "also the apostates and robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall." (Those who abandon their religion to please Euergetes, when he will send his troops to Scopas; for Antiochus will again take Scopas, and conquer them.) "And the king of the north shall destroy the fenced cities, and the arms of the south shall not withstand, and all shall yield to his will; he shall stand in the land of Israel, and it shall yield to him. And thus he shall think to make himself master of all the empire of Egypt," (despising the youth of Epiphanes, says Justin). "And for that he shall make alliance with him, and give his daughter" (Cleopatra, in order that she may betray her husband. On which Appian says that doubting his ability to make himself master of Egypt by force, because of the protection of the Romans, he wished to attempt it by cunning). "He shall wish to corrupt her, but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him. Then he shall turn his face to other designs, and shall think to make himself master of some isles," (that is to say, seaports), "and shall take many," (as Appian says).

“And so he shall return to his kingdom. But his sons shall be stirred to action and assemble a multitude of great armies,” (Seleucus Ceraunus and Antiochus the Great). “Their army shall come and overthrow all. Then the king of the south shall be enraged. He too shall raise a great army and fight him,” (Ptolemy Philopator against Antiochus the Great at Raphia), “and conquer. His troops shall become arrogant, and his heart shall be filled with pride,” (this Ptolemy desecrated the temple, according to Josephus). “He shall strike down many tens of thousands, but he shall not be strengthened by it. For the king of the north,” (Antiochus the Great), “shall return with a greater multitude than before. In those times many enemies shall also rise against the king of the south,” (during the reign of the young Ptolemy Epiphanes). “The apostates and robbers among your people shall also exalt themselves to fulfill the vision, but they shall fall.” (These are those who abandon their religion to please Euergetes when he sends his troops to Scopas. For Antiochus will again capture Scopas and conquer them.) “The king of the north shall destroy the fortified cities. The forces of the south shall not withstand him, and all shall yield to his will. He shall stand in the land of Israel, and it shall yield to him. He shall then plan to make himself master of the entire empire of Egypt,” (despising the youth of Epiphanes, says Justin). “To do this, he shall make an alliance with him and give him his daughter” (Cleopatra, so that she may betray her husband. Appian says Antiochus doubted he could master Egypt by force because the Romans protected it. He therefore wished to try through cunning). “He shall wish to corrupt her, but she shall not stand on his side or support him. Then he shall turn to other plans and seek to make himself master of some islands,” (that is, seaports), “and shall take many,” (as Appian says).

"But a prince shall oppose his conquests," (Scipio Africanus, who stopped the progress of Antiochus the Great, because he offended the Romans in the person of their allies), "and shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease. He shall then return into his kingdom and there perish, and be no more." (He was slain by his soldiers.)

“But a prince will oppose his conquests.” (Scipio Africanus stopped the advance of Antiochus the Great because Antiochus had offended Rome’s allies.) “He will put an end to the disgrace Antiochus brought on them. Antiochus will then return to his kingdom. There he will perish and be no more.” (His soldiers killed him.)

"And he who shall stand up in his estate," (Seleucus Philopator or Soter, the son of Antiochus the Great), "shall be a tyrant, a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom," (which means the people), "but within a few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger nor in battle. And in his place shall stand up a vile person, unworthy of the honour of the kingdom, but he shall come in cleverly by flatteries. All armies shall bend before him; he shall conquer them, and even the prince with whom he has made a covenant. For having renewed the league with him, he shall work deceitfully, and enter with a small people into his province, peaceably and without fear. He shall take the fattest places, and shall do that which his fathers have not done, and ravage on all sides. He shall forecast great devices during his time."

“And the one who succeeds him,” (Seleucus Philopator or Soter, the son of Antiochus the Great), “will be a tyrant. He will raise taxes from the glory of the kingdom,” (meaning the people). “But within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle. “A vile man will take his place, unworthy of the honor of the kingdom. But he will cleverly gain power through flattery. All armies will yield before him. He will conquer them, and even the prince with whom he has made a covenant. After renewing the alliance with him, he will act deceitfully. He will enter the prince’s province with a small force, peacefully and without fear. He will seize the richest places. He will do what his fathers never did, and he will ravage the land on all sides. During his time, he will devise great schemes.”

Prophecies.—The seventy weeks of Daniel are ambiguous as regards the term of commencement, because of the terms of the prophecy; and as regards the term of conclusion, because of the differences among chronologists. But all this difference extends only to two hundred years.

Prophecies. The starting point of Daniel’s seventy weeks is uncertain because of the wording of the prophecy. The ending point is also uncertain because chronologists disagree. But all these differences span only two hundred years.

Predictions.—That in the fourth monarchy, before the destruction of the second temple, before the dominion of the Jews was taken away, in the seventieth week of Daniel, during the continuance of the second temple, the heathen should be instructed, and brought to the knowledge of the God worshipped by the Jews; that those who loved Him should be delivered from their enemies, and filled with His fear and love.

Predictions. During the fourth monarchy, the Gentiles would be taught about the God worshipped by the Jews. They would come to know him before the second temple was destroyed and before Jewish rule was taken away. This would happen in Daniel’s seventieth week, while the second temple still stood. Those who loved God would be delivered from their enemies and filled with fear and love for him.

And it happened that in the fourth monarchy, before the destruction of the second temple, etc., the heathen in great number worshipped God, and led an angelic life. Maidens dedicated their virginity and their life to God. Men renounced their pleasures. What Plato could only make acceptable to a few men, specially chosen and instructed, a secret influence imparted, by the power of a few words, to a hundred million ignorant men.

And so, during the fourth monarchy, before the destruction of the second temple, and so on, many pagans worshipped God and lived angelic lives. Young women devoted their virginity and their lives to God. Men gave up their pleasures. Plato could make his ideas acceptable only to a few specially chosen and educated men. Yet a hidden influence, through the power of a few words, imparted those ideas to a hundred million uneducated people.

The rich left their wealth. Children left the dainty homes of their parents to go into the rough desert. (See Philo the Jew.) All this was foretold a great while ago. For two thousand years no heathen had worshipped the God of the Jews; and at the time foretold, a great number of the heathen worshipped this only God. The temples were destroyed. The very kings made submission to the cross. All this was due to the Spirit of God, which was spread abroad upon the earth.

The rich left their wealth behind. Children left their parents’ comfortable homes to live in the harsh desert. (See Philo the Jew.) All this had been foretold long ago. For two thousand years, no pagan had worshipped the God of the Jews. Then, at the foretold time, many pagans worshipped this one God. The temples were destroyed. Even kings submitted to the cross. All this was due to the Spirit of God, which spread throughout the earth.

No heathen, since Moses until Jesus Christ, believed according to the very Rabbis. A great number of the heathen, after Jesus Christ, believed in the books of Moses, kept them in substance and spirit, and only rejected what was useless.

According to the rabbis themselves, no Gentile believed from the time of Moses until Jesus Christ. After Jesus Christ, many Gentiles believed in the books of Moses. They followed their substance and spirit, rejecting only what was useless.

Prophecies.—The conversion of the Egyptians (Isaiah xix, 19); an altar in Egypt to the true God.

Prophecies. The conversion of the Egyptians (Isaiah 19:19), and an altar in Egypt to the true God.

Prophecies.—In Egypt.—Pugio Fidei, p. 659. Talmud.

Prophecies. In Egypt. Pugio Fidei, p. 659. Talmud.

"It is a tradition among us, that, when the Messiah shall come, the house of God, destined for the dispensation of His Word, shall be full of filth and impurity; and that the wisdom of the scribes shall be corrupt and rotten. Those who shall be afraid to sin, shall be rejected by the people, and treated as senseless fools."

“It is our tradition that, when the Messiah comes, the house of God, meant for sharing his Word, will be full of filth and impurity. The wisdom of the scribes will be corrupt and rotten. People who fear sinning will be rejected and treated as foolish and senseless.”

Is. xlix: "Listen, O isles, unto me, and hearken, ye people, from afar: The Lord hath called me by my name from the womb of my mother; in the shadow of His hand hath He hid me, and hath made my words like a sharp sword, and said unto me, Thou art my servant in whom I will be glorified. Then I said, Lord, have I laboured in vain? have I spent my strength for nought? yet surely my judgment is with Thee, O Lord, and my work with Thee. And now, saith the Lord, that formed me from the womb to be His servant, to bring Jacob and Israel again to Him, Thou shalt be glorious in my sight, and I will be thy strength. It is a light thing that thou shouldst convert the tribes of Jacob; I have raised thee up for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the ends of the earth. Thus saith the Lord to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Princes and kings shall worship thee, because the Lord is faithful that hath chosen thee.

Isaiah 49: "Listen to me, islands, and hear me, people from distant lands. The Lord called me by name while I was still in my mother's womb. He hid me in the shadow of his hand and made my words like a sharp sword. He said to me, You are my servant, and through you I will be glorified. Then I said, Lord, have I worked in vain? Have I spent my strength for nothing? Yet surely my judgment is with you, Lord, and my work is with you. And now the Lord speaks. He formed me in the womb to be his servant and to bring Jacob and Israel back to him. He says, You will be honored in my sight, and I will be your strength. It is a small thing for you to turn the tribes of Jacob back to me. I have raised you up as a light to the Gentiles, so that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth. This is what the Lord says to the one people despise, whom the nation hates, and who serves rulers. Princes and kings will bow before you, because the Lord who chose you is faithful.

"Again saith the Lord unto me, I have heard thee in the days of salvation and of mercy, and I will preserve thee for a covenant of the people, to cause to inherit the desolate nations, that thou mayest say to the prisoners: Go forth; to them that are in darkness show yourselves, and possess these abundant and fertile lands. They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor sun smite them; for he that hath mercy upon them shall lead them, even by the springs of waters shall he guide them, and make the mountains a way before them. Behold, the peoples shall come from all parts, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. Let the heavens give glory to God; let the earth be joyful; for it hath pleased the Lord to comfort His people, and He will have mercy upon the poor who hope in Him.

“Again the Lord said to me, I have heard you in the days of salvation and mercy. I will preserve you as a covenant for the people. I will enable them to inherit the desolate nations. You will say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves and possess these abundant, fertile lands.’ They will not hunger or thirst. Neither the heat nor the sun will strike them. For he who has mercy on them will lead them. He will guide them beside springs of water and make a way for them through the mountains. Look, the peoples will come from all parts, from east and west, from north and south. Let the heavens give glory to God. Let the earth rejoice. For the Lord has chosen to comfort his people. He will have mercy on the poor who put their hope in him.

"Yet Sion dared to say: The Lord hath forsaken me, and hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? but if she forget, yet will not I forget thee, O Sion. I will bear thee always between my hands, and thy walls are continually before me. They that shall build thee are come, and thy destroyers shall go forth of thee. Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold; all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament. Thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and the children thou shalt have after thy barrenness shall say again in thy ears: The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. Then shalt thou say in thy heart: Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been? And the Lord shall say to thee: Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people; and they shall bring thy sons in their arms and in their bosoms. And kings shall be their nursing fathers, and queens their nursing mothers; they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord; for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. Shall the prey be taken from the mighty? But even if the captives be taken away from the strong, nothing shall hinder me from saving thy children, and from destroying thy enemies; and all flesh shall know that I am the Lord, thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

Yet Zion dared to say, “The Lord has abandoned me and forgotten me.” Can a woman forget her child and show no compassion for the son she bore? Even if she forgets, I will not forget you, Zion. I will always carry you between my hands, and your walls are always before me. Those who will rebuild you have come, and those who destroyed you will leave. Look around and see. They all gather and come to you. As surely as I live, says the Lord, you will wear them all like ornaments. Your ruined and deserted places, your devastated land, will now be too small for all the people living there. The children you have after your years of barrenness will say to you, “This place is too crowded for me. Make room for me to live.” Then you will say in your heart, “Who gave me these children? I had lost my children and was left desolate, a captive, driven from place to place. Who raised these children? I was left alone. Where had they been?” And the Lord will say to you, “Look, I will raise my hand to the Gentiles and raise my banner for the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and hold them close to their hearts. Kings will be their foster fathers, and queens will be their nursing mothers. They will bow before you with their faces to the ground and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Those who wait for me will not be put to shame. “Can the prey be taken from the mighty? Even if the captives are taken away from the strong, nothing will stop me from saving your children and destroying your enemies. All flesh will know that I am the Lord, your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

"Thus saith the Lord: What is the bill of this divorcement, wherewith I have put away the synagogue? and why have I delivered it into the hands of your enemies? Is it not for your iniquities and for your transgressions that I have put it away?

“The Lord says: Where is the certificate of divorce by which I sent the synagogue away? Why did I hand it over to your enemies? Was it not because of your sins and wrongdoing that I sent it away?

"For I came, and no man received me; I called and there was none to hear. Is my arm shortened, that I cannot redeem?

“For I came, and no one welcomed me. I called, and no one heard. Is my arm too short to redeem?”

"Therefore I will show the tokens of mine anger; I will clothe the heavens with darkness, and make sackcloth their covering.

“Therefore I will show signs of my anger. I will cover the heavens in darkness and clothe them in sackcloth.

"The Lord hath given me the tongue of the learned that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary. He hath opened mine ear, and I have listened to Him as a master.

“The Lord has given me the words of a learned person, so I know how to encourage the weary at the right time. He has opened my ear, and I have listened to him as my teacher.

"The Lord hath revealed His will, and I was not rebellious.

"The Lord has revealed his will, and I did not rebel.

"I gave my body to the smiters, and my cheeks to outrage; I hid not my face from shame and spitting. But the Lord hath helped me; therefore I have not been confounded.

"I offered my body to those who struck me and my cheeks to those who abused me. I did not hide my face from shame and spitting. But the Lord helped me, so I have not been disgraced."

"He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? who will be mine adversary, and accuse me of sin, God himself being my protector?

He who declares me righteous is near. Who will challenge me? Who will oppose me and accuse me of sin, when God himself protects me?

"All men shall pass away, and be consumed by time; let those that fear God hearken to the voice of His servant; let him that languisheth in darkness put his trust in the Lord. But as for you, ye do but kindle the wrath of God upon you; ye walk in the light of your fire and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.

“All people will pass away and be consumed by time. Let those who fear God listen to the voice of his servant. Let anyone who suffers in darkness trust in the Lord. But you only stir up God’s anger against you. You walk by the light of your own fire and the sparks you have kindled. This is what you will receive from my hand. You will lie down in sorrow.”

"Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. Look unto Abraham, your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, when childless, and increased him. Behold, I have comforted Zion, and heaped upon her blessings and consolations.

"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were cut, and the quarry from which you were dug. Look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave birth to you. I called him when he was alone and childless, and I gave him many descendants. See, I have comforted Zion and given her abundant blessings and comfort.

"Hearken unto me, my people, and give ear unto me: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the Gentiles."

“Listen to me, my people. Pay attention to me. A law will come from me, and I will establish my justice as a light for the Gentiles.”

Amos viii. The prophet, having enumerated the sins of Israel, said that God had sworn to take vengeance on them.

Amos 8. The prophet listed Israel’s sins. He then said that God had sworn to take vengeance on them.

He says this: "And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day; and I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation.

He says this: "On that day, says the Lord, I will make the sun set at noon. I will darken the earth in broad daylight. I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into cries of grief.

"You all shall have sorrow and suffering, and I will make this nation mourn as for an only son, and the end therefore as a bitter day. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.

"You will all have sorrow and suffering. I will make this nation mourn as people mourn for an only son. Its end will be like a bitter day. The days are coming, says the Lord, when I will send a famine across the land. It will not be a famine of bread or a thirst for water. It will be a famine of hearing the words of the Lord. People will wander from sea to sea, and from north to east. They will run back and forth seeking the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.

"In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst. They that have followed the idols of Samaria, and sworn by the god of Dan, and followed the manner of Beersheba, shall fall, and never rise up again."

On that day, the beautiful young women and young men will faint from thirst. Those who have followed the idols of Samaria and sworn by the god of Dan will fall. So will those who have followed the ways of Beersheba. They will never rise again.

Amos iii, 2: "Ye only have I known of all the families of the earth for my people."

Amos 3:2: "Of all the families on earth, I have chosen only you as my people."

Daniel xii, 7. Having described all the extent of the reign of the Messiah, he says: "All these things shall be finished, when the scattering of the people of Israel shall be accomplished."

Daniel 12:7. After describing the full extent of the Messiah’s reign, he says: "All these things will be completed when the scattering of the people of Israel is complete."

Haggai ii, 4: "Ye who, comparing this second house with the glory of the first, despise it, be strong, saith the Lord, be strong, O Zerubbabel, and O Jesus, the high priest, be strong, all ye people of the land, and work. For I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts; according to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you. Fear ye not. For thus saith the Lord of hosts: Yet one little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land," (a way of speaking to indicate a great and an extraordinary change); "and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all the Gentiles shall come; and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord.

Haggai 2:4: "You who compare this second house with the glory of the first and despise it, be strong, says the Lord. Be strong, Zerubbabel, and Jesus, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land, and work. For I am with you, says the Lord of hosts. My spirit remains among you, just as I promised when you came out of Egypt. Do not be afraid. For this is what the Lord of hosts says: In a little while, I will shake the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the dry land" (a way of describing a great and extraordinary change). "I will shake all nations, and the desire of all the Gentiles will come. I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord.

"The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord," (that is to say, it is not by that that I wish to be honoured; as it is said elsewhere: All the beasts of the field are mine, what advantages me that they are offered me in sacrifice?). "The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts; and in this place will I establish my house, saith the Lord.

“The silver is mine, and the gold is mine,” says the Lord. (That is to say, I do not wish to be honored through silver and gold. As it is said elsewhere: All the animals of the field are mine. What benefit do I gain when they are offered to me as sacrifices?) “The glory of this later house will be greater than that of the former house,” says the Lord of hosts. “And in this place I will establish my house,” says the Lord.

"According to all that thou desiredst in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let us not hear again the voice of the Lord, neither let us see this fire any more, that we die not.²⁷² And the Lord said unto me, Their prayer is just. I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he will speak in my name, I will require it of him."

This is what you asked for at Horeb on the day of the assembly. You said, “Let us not hear the voice of the Lord again or see this fire anymore, so that we do not die.”²⁷² And the Lord said to me, “Their request is just. I will raise up a prophet for them from among their own people, like you. I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him. I will hold accountable anyone who does not listen to my words that he speaks in my name.”

Genesis xlix: "Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise, and thou shalt conquer thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up, and art couched as a lion, and as a lioness that shall be roused up.

Genesis 49: "Judah, your brothers will praise you, and you will conquer your enemies. Your father's children will bow down before you. Judah is a young lion. My son, you have returned from the prey. You lie down like a lion, like a lioness that will be roused.

"The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be."

The scepter will not leave Judah, nor will a lawgiver depart from among his descendants, until Shiloh comes. The people will gather to him.

During the life of the Messiah.—Ænigmatis.—Ezek. xvii.

During the Messiah's life. Of a riddle. Ezekiel 17.

His forerunner. Malachi iii.

His messenger who comes before him. Malachi 3.

He will be born an infant. Is. ix.

He will be born a baby. Isaiah 9.

He will be born in the village of Bethlehem. Micah v. He will appear chiefly in Jerusalem, and will be a descendant of the family of Judah and of David.

He will be born in the village of Bethlehem. Micah 5. He will appear mainly in Jerusalem. He will be a descendant of Judah and David.

He is to blind the learned and the wise, Is. vi, viii, xxix, etc.; and to preach the Gospel to the lowly, Is. xxix; to open the eyes of the blind, give health to the sick, and bring light to those that languish in darkness. Is. lxi.

He will blind the learned and the wise, Isaiah 6, 8, 29, etc. He will preach the Gospel to the humble, Isaiah 29. He will open the eyes of the blind, heal the sick, and bring light to those suffering in darkness. Isaiah 61.

He is to show the perfect way, and be the teacher of the Gentiles. Is. lv; xlii, 1-7.

He will show the perfect way and teach the Gentiles. Isaiah 55 and 42:1-7.

The prophecies are to be unintelligible to the wicked, Dan. xii; Hosea xiv, 10; but they are to be intelligible to those who are well informed.

The prophecies are meant to be unintelligible to the wicked, as Daniel 12 and Hosea 14:10 say. But they are meant to be understood by those who are well informed.

The prophecies, which represent Him as poor, represent Him as master of the nations. Is. lii, 14, etc.; liii; Zech. ix, 9.

The prophecies describe him as poor, but also as master of the nations. Isaiah 52:14 and following, 53, Zechariah 9:9.

The prophecies, which foretell the time, foretell Him only as master of the nations and suffering, and not as in the clouds nor as judge. And those, which represent Him thus as judge and in glory, do not mention the time. When the Messiah is spoken of as great and glorious, it is as the judge of the world, and not its Redeemer.

The prophecies that foretell the time describe him only as ruler of the nations and as one who suffers. They do not describe him coming in the clouds or as a judge. The prophecies that portray him as judge and in glory do not mention the time. When the Messiah is described as great and glorious, it is as the judge of the world, not its Redeemer.

He is to be the victim for the sins of the world. Is. xxxix, liii, etc.

He will be the sacrifice for the sins of the world. Isaiah 39, 53, and elsewhere.

He is to be the precious corner-stone. Is. xxviii, 16.

He will be the precious cornerstone. Isaiah 28:16.

He is to be a stone of stumbling and offence. Is. viii. Jerusalem is to dash against this stone.

He will be a stone that causes people to stumble and fall. Isaiah 8. Jerusalem will strike against this stone.

The builders are to reject this stone. Ps. cxvii, 22.

The builders will reject this stone. Psalm 117:22.

God is to make this stone the chief corner-stone.

God will make this stone the cornerstone.

And this stone is to grow into a huge mountain, and fill the whole earth. Dan. ii.

And this stone will grow into a huge mountain and fill the whole earth. Daniel 2.

So He is to be rejected, despised, betrayed (Ps. cviii, 8), sold (Zech. xi, 12), spit upon, buffeted, mocked, afflicted in innumerable ways, given gall to drink (Ps. lxviii), pierced (Zech. xii), His feet and His hands pierced, slain, and lots cast for His raiment.

So he is to be rejected, despised, betrayed (Ps. 108:8), and sold (Zech. 11:12). He is to be spit on, beaten, mocked, and made to suffer in countless ways. He is to be given gall to drink (Ps. 68) and pierced (Zech. 12). His feet and hands are to be pierced, he is to be killed, and lots cast for his clothes.

He will raise again (Ps. xv) the third day (Hosea vi, 3).

He will rise again (Psalm 15) on the third day (Hosea 6:3).

He will ascend to heaven to sit on the right hand. Ps. cx.

He will rise to heaven and sit at the right hand of God. Psalm 110.

The kings will arm themselves against Him. Ps. ii.

The kings will arm themselves against him. Psalm 2.

Being on the right hand of the Father, He will be victorious over His enemies.

At the Father's right hand, he will defeat his enemies.

The kings of the earth and all nations will worship Him. Is. lx.

The kings of the earth and all nations will worship him. Isaiah 60.

The Jews will continue as a nation. Jeremiah.

The Jewish people will continue as a nation. Jeremiah.

They will wander, without kings, etc. (Hosea iii), without prophets (Amos), looking for salvation and finding it not (Isaiah).

They will wander without kings, and so on (Hosea 3), without prophets (Amos), looking for salvation but not finding it (Isaiah).

Calling of the Gentiles by Jesus Christ. Is. lii, 15; lv, 5; lx, etc. Ps. lxxxi.

Jesus Christ calls the Gentiles. Isaiah 52:15, 55:5, 60, and other passages. Psalm 81.

Hosea i, 9: "Ye are not my people, and I will not be your God, when ye are multiplied after the dispersion. In the places where it was said, Ye are not my people, I will call them my people."

Hosea 1:9: "You are not my people, and I will not be your God when you multiply after the dispersion. In the places where it was said, You are not my people, I will call them my people."

It was not lawful to sacrifice outside of Jerusalem, which was the place that the Lord had chosen, nor even to eat the tithes elsewhere. Deut. xii, 5, etc.; Deut. xiv, 23, etc.; xv, 20; xvi, 2, 7, 11, 15.

Sacrifices were allowed only in Jerusalem, the place the Lord had chosen. Even the tithes could not be eaten elsewhere. Deuteronomy 12:5 and following; 14:23 and following; 15:20; 16:2, 7, 11, 15.

Hosea foretold that they should be without a king, without a prince, without a sacrifice, and without an idol; and this prophecy is now fulfilled, as they cannot make a lawful sacrifice out of Jerusalem.

Hosea foretold that they would be without a king, a prince, a sacrifice, or an idol. This prophecy has now come true. They cannot offer a lawful sacrifice outside Jerusalem.

Predictions.—It was foretold that, in the time of the Messiah, He should come to establish a new covenant, which should make them forget the escape from Egypt (Jer. xxiii, 5; Is. xliii, 10); that He should place His law not in externals, but in the heart; that He should put His fear, which had only been from without, in the midst of the heart. Who does not see the Christian law in all this?

Predictions. It was foretold that the Messiah would come to establish a new covenant. It would make them forget their escape from Egypt (Jer. xxiii, 5; Is. xliii, 10). He would place his law in their hearts, not in outward things. He would put fear of him, which had only come from outside, deep in their hearts. Who does not see the Christian law in all this?

... That then idolatry would be overthrown; that this Messiah would cast down all idols, and bring men into the worship of the true God.

... That idolatry would then be overthrown. This Messiah would destroy all idols and lead people to worship the true God.

That the temples of the idols would be cast down, and that among all nations, and in all places of the earth, He would be offered a pure sacrifice, not of beasts.

The temples of the idols would be torn down. Among all nations and everywhere on earth, a pure sacrifice would be offered to him, not a sacrifice of animals.

That He would be king of the Jews and Gentiles. And we see this king of the Jews and Gentiles oppressed by both, who conspire His death; and ruler of both, destroying the worship of Moses in Jerusalem, which was its centre, where He made His first Church; and also the worship of idols in Rome, the centre of it, where He made His chief Church.

That he would be king of the Jews and Gentiles. We see this king oppressed by both, who conspire to kill him. Yet he rules both. He destroys the worship of Moses in Jerusalem, its center, where he established his first Church. He also destroys the worship of idols in Rome, its center, where he established his chief Church.

Prophecies.—That Jesus Christ will sit on the right hand, till God has subdued His enemies.

Prophecies. Jesus Christ will sit at God's right hand until God has subdued his enemies.

Therefore He will not subdue them Himself.

So he will not overcome them himself.

"... Then they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, saying, Here is the Lord, for God shall make Himself known to all."²⁷³

"... Then no one will need to teach their neighbor anymore, saying, 'Here is the Lord,' for God will make himself known to all."²⁷³

"... Your sons shall prophesy."²⁷⁴ "I will put my spirit and my fear in your heart."

"... Your sons will prophesy."²⁷⁴ "I will put my spirit and fear of me in your heart."

All that is the same thing. To prophesy is to speak of God, not from outward proofs, but from an inward and immediate feeling.

All of that means the same thing. To prophesy is to speak of God, not from outward evidence, but from a direct inner feeling.

That He would teach men the perfect way.

That he would teach people the perfect way.

And there has never come, before Him nor after Him, any man who has taught anything divine approaching to this.

No one before or after him has ever taught anything divine that comes close to this.

... That Jesus Christ would be small in His beginning, and would then increase. The little stone of Daniel.

... That Jesus Christ would begin small and then grow. Daniel’s little stone.

If I had in no wise heard of the Messiah, nevertheless, after such wonderful predictions of the course of the world which I see fulfilled, I see that He is divine. And if I knew that these same books foretold a Messiah, I should be sure that He would come; and seeing that they place His time before the destruction of the second temple, I should say that He had come.

Even if I had never heard of the Messiah, I would see that he is divine. I would know this from the remarkable predictions about the course of the world that I see fulfilled. And if I knew that these same books foretold a Messiah, I would be sure he would come. Seeing that they place his time before the destruction of the second temple, I would say that he had come.

Prophecies.—That the Jews would reject Jesus Christ, and would be rejected of God, for this reason, that the chosen vine brought forth only wild grapes. That the chosen people would be fruitless, ungrateful, and unbelieving, populum non credentem et contradicentem.²⁷⁵ That God would strike them with blindness, and in full noon they would grope like the blind; and that a forerunner would go before Him.

Prophecies. The Jews would reject Jesus Christ, and God would reject them because the chosen vine produced only wild grapes. The chosen people would be fruitless, ungrateful, and unbelieving, populum non credentem et contradicentem.²⁷⁵ God would strike them with blindness. At midday, they would grope like the blind. A forerunner would go before him.

Transfixerunt. Zech. xii, 10.

They pierced. Zechariah 12:10.

That a deliverer should come, who would crush the demon's head, and free His people from their sins, ex omnibus iniquitatibus; that there should be a New Covenant, which would be eternal; that there should be another priesthood after the order of Melchisedek, and it should be eternal; that the Christ should be glorious, mighty, strong, and yet so poor that He would not be recognised, nor taken for what He is, but rejected and slain; that His people who denied Him should no longer be His people; that the idolaters should receive Him, and take refuge in Him; that He should leave Zion to reign in the centre of idolatry; that nevertheless the Jews should continue for ever; that He should be of Judah, and when there should be no longer a king.

A deliverer would come to crush the demon’s head and free his people from their sins, ex omnibus iniquitatibus. There would be a New Covenant that would last forever. There would be another priesthood, after the order of Melchizedek, and it too would last forever. Christ would be glorious, mighty, and strong, yet so poor that people would not recognize him or know who he was. Instead, they would reject and kill him. His people who denied him would no longer be his people. Idolaters would receive him and take refuge in him. He would leave Zion to reign at the center of idolatry. Yet the Jews would continue forever. He would come from Judah, when there was no longer a king.