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The morning light begins to shed

Its cheering radiance round thy brow; Wake Israel—see, thy God hath spread His anus of love around thee now.

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Yea, he repaid unfaithfulness

With constant love and watchful care:

Even through the darkest wilderness, Known to Him all thy wanderings were.

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'Twas He from bondage set thee free,

And placed thee midst the nations high:

Yea, ever was his hand to thee

To guide, and every want supply.

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When nations to thy ruin rushed,

And Hell her mouth had opened wide; 'Twas He that back the nations pushed, And gave in safety to abide.

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See, how unfettered are thy feet!

Thy way is clear o'er laud and sea;

Go, and in accents loud and sweet,

Tell what thy Lord hath done for thee.

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Rise Israel, raise aloft thy head!

A glorious wreath is round thy brow. Rise, the rich feast for all to spread

Upon thine own lov'd mountains now.

QUERIES ON THE SUBJECT OF

THE ISRAELITISH ORIGIN OF THE BRITISH NATION.

1. Is not the house of Israel, and especially the tribe of Ephraim, clearly distinguished from that of Judah, in both the historical and prophetical parts of Scripture? 1 Chron. v. 2; Jer. iii. 11. Were not of Ephraim especially to come, the many heirs of the promises made unto the fathers, just as of Judah was to come, the One Heir, from whom the blessing was immediately to descend? Gen. xlviii. 15—20; Gen. xlix. 8—12.

2. Were not the lost tribes of Israel to he found in these, the last days, as “ a seed the Lord hath blessed?" Hos. ii. 14—23; Is. xxix. 17—23; lxi. 9, 10; lxvi. 8—14; Jer. xxxi. 1—10; Ezek. xi. 15—20; Hos. i. 10, 11. Do the signs of the times, as well as the prophetic dates, indicate the time to be come when God shall have "accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people?" Dan. xii. 4-7; Is. vi. 11, 12.

3. Have not all previous attempts to find the lost tribes of Israel proved abortive, especially as to the accounting for Ephraim, the heir of the promises made unto the fathers, and of which was to come the promised" fulness of the Gentiles," or "multitude of nations?" Rom. xi. 25; Gen. xlviii. 19; Is. xli. 25—29. Does not the Scripture declare, that the previous non-discovery of Israel has been occasioned by Israel's blindness, and not by God's having failed to fulfill his word? Isa. xlii. 18—25; xliii. 1—13; xlv. 17—21. Does not the Scripture expressly recognize our present condition as being that in which Israel would be found? Aid do they predict matters respecting Israel, which can only be fulfilled in these nations? Is. xxvii. 6—10; Jer. xxxi. 10, 11; Mic. vii. 16; Jer. iii. 18; Ezek. xi. 16, &c.—

4. Does history (which traces our Saxon ancestry back to the very countries into which Israel were carried captive by the Assyrians) present anything opposed to this view? Turner's " Anglo-Saxons," vol. i. 94—102. Is it likely that the God of truth would utterly cast away the people unto whom the promises were made; and out of the same place bring forth quite a different people to have fulfilled to them the promises freely made unto Israel, and so solemnly confirmed to them by oath? Luke i. 68—75; Rom. xv. 8; Mic. vii. 18—20; Is. xxv. 1—7; Ps. cv. 10. Could it thus be said that the gifts and calling of God are without repentance? Rom. xi. 29; Is. xli. 8, 9.

5. Are not the intellectual, moral, and physical characteristics of the English exactly those that were to he expected of the nations promised to come of Ephraim? See Lee. IV. on the Training of Israel. Can our ancient religious rites, political institutions, manners and acquirements, better be accounted for than as having been derived from ancient Israel? See Lectures VIII.—XII. Do not the favours bestowed upon these nations in the north-west, and the whole course of God's dealings with the English nation, indicate clearly their being under the kindness, and care of the good Shepherd of Israel? Gen. xlix. 22--26; Ps. lxxx. 1—3; cxlvii. 19, 20.

The following passage the Author had left out of the present edition. The subject belongs more properly to "The Book of Inheritance," a work on the Restoration of Israel. The passage, however, having been referred to by several esteemed writers, both in Reviews and other publications, as belonging to the present work (see Geneste's" Judah and Israel,” pages 265, 266), it has been thought good to retain it.

Isaiah, Chap. Lx.

This beautiful portion of Scripture seems to consist of six smaller portions, the first five of which are sonnets, or songs of fourteen lines each. The first places the hearer in Jerusalem, in the Holy Land, and bids him look around, and see how the light is breaking; and how all around are preparing to flow unto Mount Zion, the city of the Lord. The next four paragraphs point eastward, and westward, and northward, and southward,—to the characteristic treasures of each quarter, as being contributed to that city, which shall then he the joy of the whole earth. The sixth paragraph, in five verses of four lines each, describes the settled and increasing state of glory and blessedness which Jerusalem shall ultimately enjoy.

The first paragraph is a call to courage, and to a clear exhibition of the truth, in anticipation of the coming glory. Jerusalem is called to look around, and see how immensely more numerous her children are, and how much more favourably dealt with, than she had at all anticipated. The day dawns; the morning begins to spread upon the mountains. It is time to put off the works of darkness, and to go forth, in light and holiness, to arouse a sleeping world to a recognition of the word, and working, and ways of Jehovah; and to a preparedness for the glorious issue of all his wonderful acts to the children of men. Let us, then, feel as one with Jerusalem, while she is thus addressed by the Spirit of Prophecy, as anticipating this time :—

Isaiah, chap. Ix. ver. 1—4. "Arise! shine! for thy light is come, And the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

For, behold the darkness shall cover the earth,

And

I gross darkness the people;
But the Lord shall arise upon thee,
And his glory shall be seen upon thee:
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light,
And kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Lift up thine eyes round about,
And see!

All they gather themselves together;
They come to thee!

Thy sons shall come from far, And thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side."

The second paragraph is a call upon Jerusalem to look eastward; and to be filled with holy fear toward God, whilst her heart is enlarged toward men, when she sees how abundantly the God of the whole earth hath enriched her there, with the means of distributing blessings among the nations, from the Cape of Good Hope, to India and Australia. The Erythrean Sea, with its two branches, and all the treasures of Arabia between, are hers. The burning desert, now abundantly refreshed, will contribute its rich and varied productions as provision for the house of the Lord's glory:—

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THE FUTURE FLOWING TO JERUSALEM.

The multitude of camels shall cover thee;

The dromedaries of Midian and Ephah: All they from Sheba shall come : They shall bring gold and incense; And they shall show forth the praises of the Lord.

All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered

together unto thee,

The rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee:

They shall come up with acceptance on mine alar."

The third sonnet turns the eye westward, and sees the swiftly-sailing steam-ships, with undeviating aim, stretching up the Mediterranean; bringing in abundance the children of Zion, with their treasures, unto the Lord. No more may Israel be termed Lo-ruhamah; seeing that from this quarter it is so truly manifest, that the Most High, in his favour, hath indeed had mercy on her:—

THE WEST.

Ver. 8-10.

"And I will glorify the house of my glory. Who—these!—fly as a cloud.

And as the doves to their windows?
Surely the isles shall wait for me,
And the ships of Tarshish first,
To bring thy sons from far,

Their silver and their gold with them,
Unto the name of the Lord thy God,
And to the Holy One of Israel,
Because he hath glorified thee.

And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls,

And their kings shall minister unto thee.
For in my wrath I smote thee,

But in my favour have I had mercy on thee."

The fourth sonnet looks northward, and sees the gates of the enemy given into the hands of Israel, and all her former oppressors and despoilers made submissive, or brought to nought.The ravenous beasts from the north

- the wolf, the leopard, the bear, and the lion, and all others, which may attempt to spoil the land, shall at length cease to devour upon the Lord's holy mountain. And the glory of Lebanon (in this quarter of the land) shall be all her own:—

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They shall not be shut day nor night; That—may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles,

And their kings—brought.

For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish;

Yea, nations shall be utterly wasted.

The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee,

The fir-tree, the pine-tree, and the box, together,

To beautify the place of my sanctuary; And I will make the place of my feet glorious.

The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee;

And all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet;

And they shall call thee, the city of the Lord,

The Zion of the Holy One of Israel."

The fifth paragraph looks southward, and sees the Redemption, prefigured by that from Egypt, made complete. And it is intimated that the rich mineral treasures of Idumea, here on the south, are equally hers, as the trees of Lebanon in the north. All the bondage and oppression, with which the children of Africa have so long been visited, are at an end,—at the same time that all contribute to Jerusalem's glory and joy :—

THE SOUTH.

Ver. 15—17.

"Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated.

So that no man went through—

I will make thee an eternal excellency,
A joy of many generations.

Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles,

And shalt suck the breasts of kings: And thou shalt know that I, the Lord— thy Saviour,

And thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of
Jacob,

For bra's I will bring gold,

And for iron I will bring silver,
And for wood brass,

And for stones iron;

I will also make thy officers peace,
And thine exactors righteousness.'

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JERUSALEM'S FUTURE GLORY.

The sixth and last paragraph regards the permanent peace, and glory, and righteousness, and magnifying of

God, in that kingdom which, whatever changes the earth may hereafter undergo, shall never pass away:—

THE FUTURE GLORY.
Ver. 18—22.

"Violence shall be no more heard in thy land,
Wasting nor destruction within thy borders;
But thou shalt call thy walls Salvation,
And thy gates Praise.

The sun shall be no more thy light by day:

Neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee:
But the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light,
And thy God thy glory.

Thy sun shall no more go down;

Neither shall thy moon withdraw itself:

For the Lord shall be thine everlasting light,
And the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

Thy people also—all righteous:

They shall inherit the land for ever,
The branch of my planting,

The work of my hands.

That I may be glorified,

A little one shall become a thousand,
And a small one a strong nation :
I, the Lord, will hasten it in his time.

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