SAID； 〃WHO IS THE LORD； THAT I SHOULD OBEY HIS VOICE TO LET ISRAEL GO？ I
KNOW NOT THE LORD； NEITHER WILL I LET ISRAEL GO。〃 EXODUS 5：2。
NOTE 3。 PAGE 282。 IN GENESIS 15：13 WE READ THAT THE LORD SAID TO ABRAHAM；
〃KNOW OF A SURETY THAT THY SEED SHALL BE A STRANGER IN A LAND THAT IS NOT
THEIRS； AND SHALL SERVE THEM： AND THEY SHALL AFFLICT THEM FOUR HUNDRED
YEARS。〃 THIS TEXT RAISES THE QUESTIONS WHETHER THE 400 YEARS REFER TO THE
TIME OF AFFLICTION OR SOJOURNING； OR BOTH； AND WHAT THE RELATION OF THE 400
YEARS IS TO THE 430 YEARS OF EXODUS 12：40； 41； AND GALATIANS 3：16； 17。
THE STATEMENT IN EXODUS 12：40； THAT 〃THE SOJOURNING OF THE CHILDREN OF
ISRAEL； WHO DWELT IN EGYPT； WAS FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY YEARS；〃 GIVES THE
IMPRESSION THAT THE ISRAELITES； FROM JACOB'S ENTRY INTO EGYPT TO THE EXODUS；
ACTUALLY SPENT 430 YEARS IN THE COUNTRY OF THE NILE。 THAT THIS IMPRESSION
CANNOT BE CORRECT IS OBVIOUS FROM PAUL'S INSPIRED INTERPRETATION PRESENTED
IN GALATIANS 3：16； 17； WHERE THE 430 YEARS ARE SAID TO COVER THE PERIOD
BEGINNING WHEN GOD MADE HIS COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM UNTIL THE LAW WAS
PROMULGATED AT SINAI。 PAUL SEEMS TO REFER TO THE FIRST PROMISE MADE BY GOD
TO ABRAHAM WHEN HE WAS CALLED TO LEAVE HARAN。 GENESIS 12：1…3。 AT THAT TIME
THE 430 YEARS BEGAN； WHEN ABRAHAM WAS SEVENTY…FIVE YEARS OLD （CHAPTER 12：4）；
WHILE THE 400 YEARS OF THE PROPHECY OF GENESIS 15：13 BEGAN THIRTY YEARS
LATER； WHEN ABRAHAM WAS 105 AND HIS SON ISAAC FIVE YEARS OLD （CHAPTER 21：5）。
AT THAT TIME ISHMAEL； WHO 〃WAS BORN AFTER THE FLESH PERSECUTED HIM ＇ISAAC＇
THAT WAS BORN AFTER THE SPIRIT〃 （GALATIANS 4：29； GENESIS 21：9…11）； BEGINNING
A TIME OF AFFLICTION OF ABRAHAM'S SEED WHICH INTERMITTENTLY WOULD BE
CONTINUED UNTIL THE TIME OF THE EXODUS。 ISAAC HAD NOT ONLY TROUBLES WITH HIS
HALF BROTHER ISHMAEL； BUT ALSO WITH THE PHILISTINES （GENESIS 26：15； 20； 21）；
JACOB FLED FOR HIS LIFE FROM ESAU （GENESIS 27：
41…43）； AND LATER FROM LABAN （GENESIS 31：21）； AND THEN WAS AGAIN IN
JEOPARDY FROM ESAU （GENESIS 32：8）； JOSEPH WAS SOLD INTO SLAVERY BY HIS
BRETHREN （GENESIS 37：28）； AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WERE OPPRESSED BY THE
EGYPTIANS FOR MANY DECADES （EXODUS 1：14）。
THE TIME FROM ABRAHAM'S CALL TO JACOB'S ENTRY INTO EGYPT WAS 215 YEARS；
BEING THE TOTAL OF （1） TWENTY…FIVE YEARS LYING BETWEEN ABRAHAM'S CALL AND
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC （GENESIS 12：4； 21：5）； （2） SIXTY YEARS LYING
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BETWEEN ISAAC'S BIRTH AND JACOB'S BIRTH （GENESIS 25：26）； AND （3） THE AGE OF
JACOB AT THE TIME OF HIS MIGRATION INTO EGYPT （GENESIS 47：9）。 THIS LEAVES
THE REMAINING 215 YEARS OF THE 430 AS THE ACTUAL TIME THE HEBREWS SPENT IN
EGYPT。 HENCE THE 430 YEARS OF EXODUS 12：40 INCLUDES THE SOJOURN OF THE
PATRIARCHS IN CANAAN AS WELL AS THEIR STAY IN EGYPT。 SINCE IN THE TIME OF
MOSES； PALESTINE WAS PART OF THE EGYPTIAN EMPIRE； IT IS NOT STRANGE TO FIND
AN AUTHOR OF THAT PERIOD INCLUDING CANAAN IN THE TERM 〃EGYPT。〃 THE
TRANSLATORS OF THE SEPTUAGINT； KNOWING THAT THE 430 YEARS INCLUDED THE
SOJOURN OF THE PATRIARCHS IN CANAAN； MADE THIS POINT CLEAR IN THEIR
RENDERING OF THIS PASSAGE： 〃AND THE SOJOURNING OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL；
WHILE THEY SOJOURNED IN THE LAND OF EGYPT AND THE LAND OF CANAAN； WAS FOUR
HUNDRED AND THIRTY YEARS。〃 AN ADDITIONAL CORROBORATION OF THE INTERPRETATION
OF THE 430 YEARS GIVEN ABOVE IS FOUND IN THE PROPHECY THAT THE FOURTH
GENERATION OF THOSE WHO HAD ENTERED EGYPT WOULD LEAVE IT （GENESIS 15：16）；
AND ITS RECORDED FULFILLMENT IN EXODUS 6：16…20。
NOTE 4。 PAGE 316。 THE ISRAELITES； IN THEIR ADORATION OF THE GOLDEN CALF；
PROFESSED TO BE WORSHIPING GOD。 THUS AARON； WHEN INAUGURATING THE WORSHIP OF
THE IDOL； PROCLAIMED； 〃TOMORROW IS A FEAST UNTO JEHOVAH。〃 THEY PROPOSED TO
WORSHIP GOD； AS THE EGYPTIANS WORSHIPED OSIRIS； UNDER THE SEMBLANCE OF THE
IMAGE。 BUT GOD COULD NOT ACCEPT THE SERVICE。 THOUGH OFFERED IN HIS NAME； THE
SUN…GOD； AND NOT JEHOVAH； WAS THE REAL OBJECT OF THEIR ADORATION。
THE WORSHIP OF APIS WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH THE GROSSEST LICENTIOUSNESS； AND
THE SCRIPTURE RECORD INDICATES THAT THE CALF WORSHIP BY THE ISRAELITES WAS
ATTENDED WITH ALL THE LICENSE USUAL IN HEATHEN WORSHIP。 WE READ： 〃THEY ROSE
UP EARLY ON THE MORROW； AND OFFERED BURNT OFFERINGS； AND BROUGHT PEACE
OFFERINGS； AND THE PEOPLE SAT DOWN TO EAT AND TO DRINK； AND ROSE UP TO
PLAY。〃 EXODUS 32：6。 THE HEBREW WORD RENDERED 〃TO PLAY〃 SIGNIFIES PLAYING
WITH LEAPING； SINGING； AND DANCING。 THIS DANCING； ESPECIALLY AMONG THE
EGYPTIANS； WAS SENSUAL AND INDECENT。 THE WORD RENDERED 〃CORRUPTED〃 IN THE
NEXT VERSE； WHERE IT IS SAID； 〃THY PEOPLE； WHICH THOU BROUGHTEST OUT OF THE
LAND OF EGYPT； HAVE CORRUPTED THEMSELVES；〃 IS THE SAME THAT IS USED IN
GENESIS 6：11； 12； WHERE WE READ THAT THE EARTH WAS CORRUPT； 〃FOR ALL FLESH
HAD CORRUPTED HIS WAY UPON THE EARTH。〃 THIS EXPLAINS THE TERRIBLE ANGER OF
THE LORD； AND WHY HE DESIRED TO CONSUME THE PEOPLE AT ONCE。
NOTE 5。 PAGE 329。 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS WERE THE 〃COVENANT〃 TO WHICH THE LORD
REFERRED WHEN； IN PROPOSING A COVENANT WITH ISRAEL； HE SAID； 〃IF YE WILL
OBEY MY VOICE INDEED； AND KEEP MY COVENANT；〃 ETC。 EXODUS 19：5。 THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS WERE TERMED GOD'S 〃COVENANT〃 BEFORE THE COVENANT WAS MADE WITH
ISRAEL。 THEY WERE NOT AN AGREEMENT MADE； BUT SOMETHING WHICH GOD COMMANDED
THEM TO PERFORM。 THUS
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTSGOD'S COVENANTBECAME THE BASIS OF THE COVENANT MADE
BETWEEN HIM AND ISRAEL。 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN ALL THEIR DETAILS ARE 〃ALL
THESE WORDS；〃 CONCERNING WHICH THE COVENANT WAS MADE。 SEE EXODUS 24：8。
NOTE 6。 PAGE 354。 WHEN A SIN OFFERING WAS PRESENTED FOR A PRIEST OR FOR THE
WHOLE CONGREGATION； THE BLOOD WAS CARRIED INTO THE HOLY PLACE AND SPRINKLED
BEFORE THE VEIL AND PLACED UPON THE HORNS OF THE GOLDEN ALTAR。 THE FAT WAS
CONSUMED UPON THE ALTAR OF BURNT OFFERING IN THE COURT； BUT THE BODY OF THE
VICTIM WAS BURNED WITHOUT THE CAMP。 SEE LEVITICUS 4：1…21。
WHEN； HOWEVER； THE OFFERING WAS FOR A RULER OF FOR ONE OF THE PEOPLE； THE
BLOOD WAS NOT TAKEN INTO THE HOLY PLACE； BUT THE FLESH WAS TO BE EATEN BY
THE PRIEST； AS THE LORD DIRECTED MOSES： 〃THE PRIEST THAT OFFERETH IT FOR SIN
SHALL EAT IT： IN A HOLY PLACE SHALL IT BE EATEN； IN THE COURT OF THE TENT OF
MEETING。〃 LEVITICUS 6：26； R。V。 SEE ALSO LEVITICUS 4：22…35。
NOTE 7。 PAGE 366。 THAT THE ONE WHO SPOKE THE LAW； WHO CALLED MOSES INTO THE
MOUNT AND TALKED WITH HIM； WAS OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST； IS EVIDENT FROM THE
FOLLOWING CONSIDERATIONS：
CHRIST IS THE ONE THROUGH WHOM GOD HAS AT ALL TIMES REVEALED HIMSELF TO MAN。
〃BUT TO US THERE IS BUT ONE GOD； THE FATHER； OF WHOM ARE ALL THINGS； AND WE
IN HIM； AND ONE LORD JESUS CHRIST； BY WHOM ARE ALL THINGS； AND WE BY HIM。〃 1
CORINTHIANS 8：6。 〃THIS IS HE ＇MOSES＇； THAT WAS IN THE CHURCH IN THE
WILDERNESS WITH THE ANGEL WHICH SPAKE TO HIM IN THE MOUNT SINAI； AND WITH
OUR FATHERS： WHO RECEIVED THE LIVELY ORACLES TO GIVE UNTO US。〃 ACTS 7：38。
THIS ANGEL WAS THE ANGEL OF GOD'S PRESENCE （ISAIAH 63：9）； THE ANGEL IN WHOM
WAS THE NAME OF THE GREAT JEHOVAH （EXODUS 23：20…23）。 THE EXPRESSION CAN
REFER TO NO OTHER THAN THE SON OF GOD。
AGAIN： CHRIST IS CALLED THE WORD OF GOD。 JOHN 1：1…3。 HE IS SO CALLED BECAUSE
GOD GAVE HIS REVELATIONS TO MAN IN ALL AGES THROUGH CHRIST。 IT WAS HIS
SPIRIT THAT INSPIRED THE PROPHETS。 1 PETER 1：10； 11。 HE WAS REVEALED TO THEM
AS THE ANGEL OF JEHOVAH； THE CAPTAIN OF THE LORD'S HOST； MICHAEL THE
ARCHANGEL。
NOTE 8。 PAGE 603。 THE QUESTION HAS BEEN RAISED； AND IS NOW MUCH AGITATED； IF
A THEOCRACY WAS GOOD IN THE TIME OF ISRAEL； WHY WOULD NOT A THEOCRATICAL
FORM OF GOVERNMENT BE EQUALLY GOOD FOR THIS TIME？ THE ANSWER IS EASY：
A THEOCRACY IS A GOVERNMENT WHICH DERIVES ITS POWER IMMEDIATELY FROM GOD。
THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL WAS A TRUE THEOCRACY。 THAT WAS REALLY A GOVERNMENT
OF GOD。 AT THE BURNING BUSH； GOD COMMISSIONED MOSES TO LEAD HIS PEOPLE OUT
OF EGYPT。 BY SIGNS AND WONDERS AND MIGHTY MIRACLES MULTIPLIED； GOD DELIVERED
ISRAEL FROM EGYPT AND
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LED THEM THROUGH THE WILDERNESS AND FINALLY INTO THE PROMISED LAND。 THERE HE
RULED THEM BY JUDGES 〃UNTIL SAMUEL THE PROPHET；〃 TO WHOM； WHEN HE WAS A
CHILD； GOD SPOKE； AND BY WHOM HE MADE KNOWN HIS WILL。 IN THE DAYS OF SAMUEL
THE PEOPLE ASKED THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE A KING。 THIS WAS ALLOWED； AND GOD
CHOSE SAUL； AND SAMUEL ANOINTED HIM KING OF ISRAEL。 SAUL FAILED TO DO THE
WILL OF GOD； AND AS HE REJECTED THE WORD OF THE LORD； THE LORD REJECTED HIM
FROM BEING KING AND SENT SAMUEL TO ANOINT DAVID KING OF ISRAEL； AND DAVID'S
THRONE GOD ESTABLISHED FOREVERMORE。 WHEN SOLOMON SUCCEEDED TO THE KINGDOM IN
THE PLACE OF DAVID HIS FATHER； THE RECORD IS： 〃THEN SOLOMON SAT ON THE
THRONE OF THE LORD AS KING INSTEAD OF DAVID HIS FATHER。〃
1 CHRONICLES 29：23。 DAVID'S THRONE WAS THE THRONE OF THE LORD； AND SOLOMON
SAT ON THE THRONE OF THE LORD AS KING OVER THE EARTHLY KINGDOM OF GOD。 THE
SUCCESSION TO THE THRONE DESCENDED IN DAVID'S LINE TO ZEDEKIAH； WHO WAS MADE
SUBJECT TO THE KING OF BABYLON； AND WHO ENTERED INTO A SOLEMN COVENANT
BEFORE GOD THAT HE WOULD LOYALLY RENDER ALLEGIANCE TO THE KING OF BABYLON。
BUT ZEDEKIAH BROKE HIS COVENANT； AND THEN GOD SAID TO HIM：
〃THOU； PROFANE WICKED PRINCE OF ISRAEL； WHOSE DAY IS COME； WHEN INIQUITY
SHALL HAVE AN END； THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD； REMOVE THE DIADEM； AND TAKE OFF
THE CROWN： THIS SHALL NOT BE THE SAME： EXALT HIM THAT IS LOW； AND ABASE HIM
THAT IS HIGH。 I WILL OVERTURN； OVERTURN； OVERTURN； IT： AND IT SHALL BE NO
MORE； UNTIL HE COME WHOSE RIGHT IT IS； AND I WILL GIVE IT HIM。〃 EZEKIEL
21：25…27。 SEE ALSO CHAPTER 17：1…21。
THE KINGDOM WAS THEN SUBJECT TO BABYLON。 WHEN BABYLON FELL； AND MEDO…PERSIA
SUCCEEDED； IT WAS OVERTURNED THE FIRST TIME。 WHEN MEDO…PERSIA FELL AND WAS
SUCCEEDED BY GREECE； IT WAS OVERTURNED THE SECOND TIME。 WHEN THE GREEK
EMPIRE GAVE WAY TO ROME； IT WAS OVERTURNED THE THIRD TIME。 AND THEM SAYS THE
WORD； 〃IT SHALL BE NO MORE； UNTIL HE COME WHOSE RIGHT IT IS； AND I WILL GIVE
IT HIM。〃 WHO IS HE WHOSE RIGHT IT IS？ 〃THOU 。 。 。 SHALT CALL HIS NAME JESUS。
HE SHALL BE GREAT； AND SHALL BE CALLED THE SON OF THE HIGHEST： AND THE LORD
GOD SHALL GIVE UNTO HIM THE THRONE OF HIS FATHER DAVID： AND HE SHALL REIGN
OVER THE HOUSE OF JACOB FOREVER； AND OF HIS KINGDOM THERE SHALL BE NO END。〃
LUKE 1：31…33。 AN