"THERE SHALL COME FORTH A
ROD; A BRANCH SHALL GROW"
Br Rv. C L. Schuster
Golden Text "Thou shalt rail hi
nam Jesus; for it Is he that ahail
aav hit people from their ins."
Matt. 1:21. .
Lesson Text Isaiah 11: 1-10. Lake
t: 8-14. ' '
, And there ahall coma forth a rod
not of the t tern of Jesse, and a Branch
hall grow out of his roota:
And the ipirit of the Lord ahall
rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom
and understanding, the spirit of coun
sel and might, the spirit of knowledge
and of the fear of the Lord;
And shall make him of quick under
standing in the feor of the Lord; and
he ahall not judge after the sight of
kia eyes, neither reprove after the
hearing of his ears:
But with righteousness shall he
Judge the poor, and reprove with
equity for the meek of the earth: and
he ahall smite the earth with the
rod of his mouth, and with the breath
of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
And righteousness shall be the
girdle of his loins, and faithfulness
the girdle of his reins.
The wolf also shall dwell with the
: lamb, and the leopard shall lie down
with the kid; and the calf and the
young lion and the fatling together;
and a little child shall lead them.
And the cow and the bear ahall
feed; their young ones shall lie down
together: and the lion shall eat straw
like the ex.
And the sacking child shall play on
the hole of the asp, and the weaned
child shall put his hand on the cocka-
lar order of lessons for this data is,
Al ine empty iomo ana wiin uie
Risen Lord.' But -we ahall lay it
aside to study a lesson appropriate to
the Christmas time. .
The prophet spoke very clearly of
the coming of the Messiah, and the
character and work of the Messiah
who was to save the people from their
sins.
v The portion of prophecy we study
refers to the coming of the Messiah
and the blessedness of his kingdom on
the earth. The prophet givea us a
word picture of the peace and good
will to men the coming of the Messiah
was to bring to men.
How nicely this finds its fulfillment
in the song of the angela on the plains
of Judea at the time of the birth of
the Savior in the village of Bethle-
They ahall not hurt nor destroy in
all my holy mountain: for the earth
. shall be full of the knowledge of the
Lord, aa the waters cover the sea. '
- And in that day there shall be a
not of Jesse, which shall stand for
aa ensign of the people; to it shall the
Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be
Ctorioos.
- . And there were in the same coun
try shepherds abiding in the field,
. keeping watch over - their flock by
night.
And, lo the angel of the Lord came
upon them, and the glory of the Lord
shone around them; and they were
sore afraid.
And the angel uid onto them. Fear
not: for, behold, I bring you good tid
ings of great Joy, which shall be to
all people. '
For unto you is born this day in
the city of David a Saviour,' which is
Christ the Lord.
' And this shall be a sign unto you;
.Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
waddling clothes, lying in a manger.
And suddenly there waa with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God, and saying.
Glory to God in the highest, and on
ccrth peace, good wil Howard men. j
The subject that comes in the regu-1
rarely received justice at the hand of
those in authority. Righteousness
waa to be his girdle, and as the girdle
held the garment of the Oriental In
place, so in the character of Christ,
his unswerving righteousness makes
his every attribute and power effec
tive. The Messiah's Reign
"The wolf shall . dwell with the
lamb." r
Can we think of more vivid il
lustration of the transformation that
shall come aa the result of the Mes
siah's rign? la the word picture
her) used these beasta of prey are
changed aa to their very natures and
are gentle and harmless. Changes
Just aa radical as this are to be
brought about In the lives of men by
tn gospel, even such a change as If
on died and were born again. Old
things pass away (rid all thing be
come new. The thing of the world
will lose their attraction and the mind
will be centered on things of God.
When the Messiah come to reign
then those force now harmful will
be transformed and will work blow
ing Instead of Injury,
"And the earth ahall be full of
the knowledge of the Lord."
The rulalUaest
Ths angel of the Lord cam upon
them." To men who were busy with
their work. To shepherds who were
as dear to God a any.
The .angel came, not where men
were engaged In ths pleasure of the
world, but where men could hear the
voice of the angel. .
M! bring you good tidings of great
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j The lesson bring to us the pro-J
. i a l . m . u .
paecy ox ins coming ui uie bmhu),
and the announcement of his birth
given by the angela of heaven.
The Premised Messiah
"There shall com forth a rod a
Branch shall grow.
This eleventh chapter of Isaiah is
on of the most remarkable prophe
cies in all the Old Testament. It is
'certainly Messianio in its predictions,
and I full of holy enthusiasm for the
future, and refers to the coming of
the Messiah and hi influence on the
.world, for in hint only can thee pro
ipheeie find their fulfillment. And
.how completely o many of the inci
dents in the life of live Savtnnr da
fulfill the prophecies concerning the
I coming Messiah his birth, the place,
his being of the line of David, his be
trayal, his death and so many other
things. Born into the most humble
surroundings and conditions to an
obscure family of the line of David,
and reared in such an humble home
that few if any saw in, him the prom
ised Messiah. "Who was to save his
people from their ins.'
The Bamaritan woman at the well
had a sense of his ability when she
said, "I know that Messiaa Cometh,
which is called Christ: when he is
come, he wil Itell us all thing.1
And the lesson says of him
"And the Spirit of the Lord hall
rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom
and understanding the spirit off coun
sel and might, the spirit of know!
edge and of the fear of the Lord." Be
would understand the deep want and
needs of men and would know how
to supply these wants. . It also 1m
plies a real understanding of the will
of God and a purpose to carry out the
wfll of God, and while he is to be
king of kings and lord of lords, yet
through all his leaching there shows
a real purpose of obedience to his
Father.
He waa not to Judge after the fash
ion of men, but with righteousnera to
Judge the poor, who in those days so
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