"the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:" (ch. iv. 5.)-John the Baptist, was "the Elias which was for "to come;" (Matt. xi. 14; xvii. 11; Mark ix. 11; Luke i. 17.).

Predictions of the Messiah.

639. Throughout the Old Testament, the few passages following may be gathered as exhibiting clear predictions of the MESSIAH:

God said to the Serpent: "the seed of the woman "shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." Gen. iii. 15. (fulfilled, Gal. iv. 4; 1 John iii. 8; Rev. xii. 9; Heb. ii. 14; Luke xxii. 53.)

640. God tells Abraham- -"that in him, and "in his seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed." Gen. xii. 3; xviii. 18; xxii. 18; Acts iii. 25. (Gal. iii. 8. 16; Matt. i. 1.)......and ISAAC, Gen. xxi. 12; xxvi. 4; Heb. xi. 18;......and JACOB, Gen. xxxviii. 14; Jacob says to Judah-"The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a "lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come, and "till the gathering of the people be unto him." Gen. xlix. 10. (John x. 36; viii. 42; xvii. 18. 21. 23.).

641. Balaam says "there shall come a star "out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel." Numb. xxiv. 17. "Out of Jacob shall come he that shall "have dominion." (19.) (Rev. xxii. 16.) Matt. ii. 2; Eph. i. 21; Col. i. 16.

642. Moses says "the Lord thy God will "raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy "brethren, like unto me; and to him ye shall hearken." Deut. xviii. 15-18. (Acts vii. 37.) Heb. iii. 5, 6.

643. Job says "For I know that Redeemer my "liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the "earth." Job xix. 25-27. (1 Thess. iv. 16, 17; 1 Cor. xv. 24-26; 2 Cor. v. 10; 1 Tim. iii. 16.).

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639. Give the substance of a few passages from the Old Testament, which contain clear predictions relating to the Messiah. Mention the prophecies relating to our Saviour in the Pentateuch. 640. What is foretold to Abraham? 641. What does Balaam say? 642. What, Moses? 643. What, Job?

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644. God said to David-"I will set up thy
"seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and
"I will establish his kingdom, he shall build an house for
my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom
"for ever."
2 Sam. vii. 12, 13. (Matt. i. 1.). And "The
"Lord, &c..........Ps. cxxxii. 11. 17. (Acts ii. 30; Luke ii.
68-70.).

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645. David says-" Sacrifice and offering thou
"didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened; burnt-
offering and sin-offering hast thou not required. Then
"said I, lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written
"of me; I delight to do thy will, O my God; yea, thy law
"is within my heart." Psal. xl. 6, 7, 8. (Heb. x. 5-7.).
"Yea my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, which did
"eat of my bread hath lifted up his heel against me," Psal.
"xli. 9. (Matt. xxvi. 47; John xiii. 18.).

"The stone which the builders refused has become the
"head stone of the corner. Blessed be he that cometh in
"the name of the Lord." Psal. cxviii. 22—26. (Matt. xxi.
9. 42; Eph. ii. 20; 1 Pet. ii. 7.).

Resurrection. "For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell:
"neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption."
Psal. xvi. 8. 10, 11. (Acts ii. 27. 31; xiii. 33-37; 1 Cor.
xv. 44.).

"Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy
"throne to all generations." Psal. lxxxix. 4. (Matt. i. Î.).
Exaltation. "The Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou at
my right hand until I make thine enemies, thy footstool."
Psal. cx. 1; (Matt. xxii. 42-44; Mark xii; Luke xx; Acts
ii. 34; Heb. v. 6; vii. 2, 3. 17.).

Sufferings. Psal. xxii; lxix. 21. (Matt. xxviii. 48; John
xix. 29.).

Opposed. Ps. ii. 1, 2. (Acts iv. 25.).

Praise. Ps. viii. 2. (Matt. xxi. 16.).

Ascension. Ps. lxviii. 18. (Acts ii. 33; Eph. iv. 8.).

His kingdom. Ps. xlv. 6, 7. (Heb. i. 8.).

His power. Ps. ii. 8. (Acts ii. 9; x. 35; xi. 18.).
His death. Ps. xxxi. 5. (Luke xxiii. 46.).

The Creator. Ps. cii. (Heb. i. 1, 2.).

"Yet I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
"I will declare the decree: The Lord hath said unto me,
"thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee." Psal.
ii. 6, 7. (Acts xiii. 33; Heb. i. 5. 8; v. 5. (Rev. ii. 27.)

644. What does God say to David? 645. What does
David foretell?

646. Isaiah says-" Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." Isai. vii. 14. (Matt. i. 18. 20. 23.).

"The people that walked in darkness have seen a great "light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, "upon them hath the light shined."-"Unto us a child is "born, unto us a son is given." Isai. ix. 2. 6, 7. (Matt. iv. 14-16; xxviii. 18; Luke i. 32; ii. 11.).

"And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which "shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the "Gentiles seek; and his rest shall be glorious." Isai. xi. 1, 2. 10. (Rom. ix. 33; xv. 12; 1 Pet. ii. 8; John i. 32; iii. 34; Col. ii. 3; Acts iii. 22; Matt. iii. 16.) Isai. xxviii. 16. (1 Pet. ii. 6; Rom. ix. 33.).

"Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped: then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing." Isai. xxxv. 5, 6. (Matt. xi. 5.) Isai. xxv. 8. (1 Cor. xv. 54.). "The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert, a "highway for our God." Isai. xl. 3. (Matt. iii. 1, 2, 3; Luke iii. 4.) Isai. xlii. 1, &c. (Matt. xii, 17—20.).

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"He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows "and acquainted with grief. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the "chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his "stripes we are healed." Isai. 1. 6; liii. 5., and to the end of the chapter (Matt. xxiv. xxvi. xxvii.)

"The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken"hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives; and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim "the acceptable year of the Lord." Isai. Ixi. 1, 2. (Luke iv. 16. 18. 21, 22.) Isai. xl. 11. (John x. 11-14.).

647. Jeremiah says "I will raise unto David " a righteous branch, and a king shall reign and prosper, "and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. And "this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS." Jer. xxiii. 5, 6. (Luke i. 32. 33; 1 Cor. i. 30.) Isai. xlix. 7. (Acts xiii. 47.).

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648. Ezekiel says " And I will set up one "shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my

446. What does Isaiah predict? 647. What, Jeremiah? 648. What, Ezekiel?

"servant David." Ezek. xxxiv. 23; xxxvii. 24. (John i. 49;
x. 11. 16; xix. 19. 21; Luke i. 32.).

649. Daniel says" I saw in the night visions,
"and behold one like the Son of man came with the clouds of
"heaven, and came to the ANCIENT OF DAYS, and they brought
"him near before him. And his dominion is an everlasting
dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom
"that which shall not be destroyed." Dan. vii. 13, 14.
(Matt. xxiv. 30; xxvi. 64; xxviii. 18.) Isai. liii. 11, 12.
(Phil. ii. 9; Rom. viii. 34.).

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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 make reconciliation for
"iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and
"to seal up the vision of prophecy, and to anoint the most
"holy." Dan. ix. 24. (Heb. ix. 12. 26; John i. 41.) Isai.
viii. 14; lxv. 15. (Acts xi. 26.).

650. Hosea says-" When Israel was a child
"then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt."
Hos. xi. 1. (Matt. ii. 15. 19, 20.) Jer. xxxi. 15. (Matt. ii.
16-18.) Hos. ii. 23. (Rom. ix. 25, 26.) Hos. xiii. 14. (1 Cor.
xv. 55.).

651. Micah says -
"But thou Bethlehem-
"Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of
"Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is
"to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from
"of old, from everlasting." Mic. v. 2. (Matt. ii. 1. 6; Luke
ii. 4, 5.) Joel ii. 28, 29. (Acts ii. 16—18.) Amos ix. 11.) Acts
xv. 16.) Hag. ii. 7-9.

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652. Zechariah says- "Behold the man whose
"6 name is the Branch; and he shall grow up out of his
66 place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord." Zech.
"i. 12. (Luke i. 78, 79.).

"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter
"of Jerusalem. Behold thy king cometh unto thee; he is
"just, and having salvation; lowly and riding upon an ass,
"and upon a colt the foal of an ass." Zech. ix. 9. (Matt.
xxi. 5; John xii. 15, 16.).

"So they weighed for my price 30 pieces of silver; and
"the Lord said unto me, cast it unto the potter; a goodly
price that I was prized at of them." Zech. xi. 12, 13.
(Matt. xxvi. 15; xxvii. 9, 10.).

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649. What does Daniel predict? 650. What, Hosea?
651. What, Micah? 652. What, Zechariah?

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darkness have seen a great the land of the shadow of death, it shme."-" Cuto us a child is * = re." Isni ix. 2. 6, 7. (Matt. I; L. 11.).

that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the "Getites sed; and his rest shall be glorious." Isai. xi. 121 Comm. ix. 53; xx. 12; 1 Pet. ii. 8; John i. 32; 34: Coli &; Acts in. 22; Matt. ii. 16.) Isai. xxviii. 16. (1 P.; Rom. ix. 55.).

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped: then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing." Jeai xxx. 5, 6. (Matt. xi. 5.) Isai XXV. 8. (1 Cor. xv. 54.).

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, prepare ve the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert, a highway for our God." Isai. xl. 3. (Matt. iii. 1, 2, 3; Luke iii. 4.) Isai. xlii. 1, &c. (Matt. xii. 17-20.).