The Eastern Question, in Its Various Phases; Egyptian, British, Russian, Ottoman, Hebrew, American, and Messianic (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos or missing text. Not indexed. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1897. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... show mercy unto them; neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take to thy son. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. But thus shall ye deal with them, ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves and burn their graven images with fire. For thou (art) a holy people unto the Lord thy God; the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto Himself, above all people that (are) upon the face of the earth." (See Josh. xiv. 1-6.) How can the thought be entertained, in the face of such declarations, relative to the Hebrew family, that their banishment from their land is final and endless? That the ten tribes are for ever lost; and that Judah will never be erected into a nation on the mountain of Israel Has God's original plan relative to Israel been a failure? Such a result is contrary to God's Word and conflicting with His revealed attributes. Just out of the Wilderness they are illy prepared for self-government. God therefore continued to act as their invisible Chief, and, during four hundred and fifty years, gave them judges, who should administer the government among the people. During this protracted period of four and a half centuries their discipline was severe. Instead of exterminating the Canaanites as they had been commanded, they made alliances with them, intermarried, and were led into the most degrading idolatry. Some years they had tabernacle service; again the Ark is taken from them, and they are for years without any God-appointed worship. Such continued to be the state of affairs till near the...