Great Epochs of Sacred History, Studies on the First Twelve Chapters of Genesis (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1910. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VI. When The Last World-monarchy Shall Appear. Genesis 12 and 13; Isaiah 13 and 14; Revelation 18. Were there time I would ask you to read with me the twelfth and thirteenth chapters of Genesis, but I shall refer to them in the course of the lecture. We recall that after the flood God gave man another chance. He gave him a fresh opportunity to serve Him and to return to Him through faith in a personal Redeemer, the seed of the woman, on the ground of the atonement of blood. But we also recall that man repudiated the opportunity. He once more turned his back upon God, and in connection with the tower of Babel rebelled against and defied Him, until another judgment fell in the confounding of the tongues of the race. And thus the one family is divided into three, and scattered to the different parts of the earth. It now seems as though the name of God would be forgotten in the earth, and His purpose to redeem the race through the seed of the woman would come to naught. But God's purposes never fail, and consequently we find Him in these chapters revealing another method--speaking after the manner of men-- for the execution of the original plan. 104 God's Purpose In Israel. His method now is to select one family from among the many, that of Abraham, and from it to build up a nation, Israel, which should be (1) A repository for His truth in the earth. (2) A witness to Himself before the other nations, and (3) A channel for the bringing into the world of the personal Redeemer. For these three great purposes He chose Israel, so that in all the apparent partiality He has shown towards that nation, in all the protecting care He has given them, and the gracious promises He has made to them He has been thinking, not of them alone, but through them of the blessing o...