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Israel and the Age Purpose.
B.--Take for example the millennial kingdom which is the goal of Israel as the
age-people. The blessings which are there limited to "all My holy mountain" foreshadow
the wider blessings of a new creation. Then again the Divine name Jehovah is specially
connected with Israel and the ages:--
"Jehovah, the God of your father . . . . . this is My Name FOR THE AGE, and this is
My memorial unto all generations" (Exod. 3: 15).
The am-olam, the age-people, find in Jehovah the El-olam, the God of the age
(Gen. 21: 33). Largely because of their typical character, the story of that one nation
occupies the bulk of the Scriptures. The book that opens with the record of creation
closes with the story of one man and his twelve sons (Genesis). The record of creation
occupies 34 verses, the story of the tabernacle twelve chapters.
Example of the typical Principle.
A.--I should like you to give some definite example of the way in which the history of
this people interprets the purpose of the ages.
B.--We will read together the following Scripture, viz., Gen. 15: 5-16; Gal. 3: 15-18;
and Eph. 1: 3-14.
(The reader is requested to read these passages).
A.--(After reading Gen. 15: and Gal. 3:). These two passages do not refer to the
same thing. In one the bondage of Egypt is in question, and in the other the giving of the
law at Sinai.
B.--True, but you will readily observe the close parallel between them if you notice three
feature.