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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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<strong>The</strong> history, <strong>the</strong> institutions, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> predictions <strong>of</strong><br />

Israel run up into Him.^ He is <strong>the</strong> typical Israelite,<br />

nay, typical Israel itself—alike <strong>the</strong> crown, <strong>the</strong><br />

completion, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> representative <strong>of</strong> Israel. He is<br />

<strong>the</strong> Son <strong>of</strong> God <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Servant <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lord; but in<br />

that highest <strong>and</strong> only true sense, which had given<br />

its meaning to all <strong>the</strong> preparatory development. As<br />

He was ^ anointed' to be <strong>the</strong> ' Servant <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lord,'<br />

not with <strong>the</strong> typical oil, but by * <strong>the</strong> Spirit <strong>of</strong><br />

Jehovah' ' upon' Him, so was He also <strong>the</strong> ' Son' in<br />

a unique sense. His organic connection with Israel<br />

is marked by <strong>the</strong> designations ' Seed <strong>of</strong> Abraham'<br />

<strong>and</strong> ^ Son <strong>of</strong> David,' while at <strong>the</strong> same time He<br />

was essentially, what Israel was subordinately <strong>and</strong><br />

I In this respect <strong>the</strong>re is deep signifi which Qod<br />

had shown to Israel In <strong>the</strong><br />

cance hi <strong>the</strong> Jewish legend (frequently wilderness<br />

would be done a^pain to !•■<br />

introduced; see» for example, Tanch. ii deemed<br />

Zion in <strong>the</strong> 'latterdajs.' 99«; Deb. E. 1), that all <strong>the</strong>

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