A BRIEF TABLE OF CHRONOLOGY, SHOWING THE RISE AND FALL OF KINGDOMS COTEMPORARY

WITH THE JEWISH PEOPLE.

RUINS OF AN IDOL TEMPLE AT KARNAC IN UPPER EGYPT.

COMPENDIUM OF THE PROPHECIES WHICH DESCRIBE THE VIRGIN BIRTH, LINEAGE, MINISTRY, CHARACTER, PASSION, DEATH, AND RESURRECTION OF THE MESSIAS JESUS CHRIST.

THE BIRTH OF CHRIST FROM A VIRGIN.

Behold a Virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and His name shall be called Emmanuel.-Isaias vii., 14.

The Lord hath created a new thing upon the earth; a woman shall compass a man.-Jer. xxxi., 27.

THE SUCCESSIVE PROMISES OF THE MESSIAS, TO DIFFERENT FAMILIES. The Promise to Adam and Eve.-She (the seed of the woman) shall crush thy (the serpent's) head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.-Gen. iii., 15.

The Promise to Sem.-Blessed is the Lord God of Sem.-Gen. ix., 26. The Promise to Abraham.-The Lord said to Abraham, Go forth out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and out of thy father's house, and come into the land which I will show thee, and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed: I will bless them that bless thee, and I will curse them that curse thee, and IN THEE shall all the kindred of the earth be blessed.-Gen. xii., 1.

The Promise to Isaac.-I will multiply thy seed like the stars of heaven, and I will give to thy posterity all these countries, and in THY SEED shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.-Gen. xxvi., 4.

The Promise to Jacob.-And the Lord, leaning upon the ladder, said to him: I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac; the land wherein thou sleepest, I will give to thee and to thy seed. And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth: thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south and IN THEE and thy seed all the tribes of the earth SHALL BE BLESSED. And I will be thy keeper whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee back into this land: neither will I leave thee, till I shall have accomplished all that I have said.-Gen. xxviii., 13.

The Promise to Juda.-Juda, said the dying Jacob, thee shall thy brethren praise; the sceptre shall not depart from Juda, nor a ruler from his thigh, till He come that is to be sent, and He shall be the expectation of the Gentiles.—Gen. xlix. 8.

The Blessing upon Ruth.-The Lord make this woman that cometh to thy house, like Rachel and Lia, who built the house of Israel, that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrata, and have a famous name in Bethlehem.

The Promise to Jesse, the grandson of Ruth.-And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root. And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom, and of understanding, the spirit of counsel, and of fortitude, the spirit of knowledge, and of godliness. And he shall be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord.-Isaias lxv., 17. The Promise to David.-The word of the Lord came to Nathan by night, saying, Go and say to my servant, thus saith the Lord. When thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish His kingdom. He shall build a house to My name, and I will establish the THRONE OF HIS KINGDOM FOR EVER.-III. Kings viii., 12.

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THE PROMISE THAT MESSIAS SHOULD COME TO THE SECOND TEMPLE.

Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, I will move all nations, and the desired of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of Hosts; great shall be the glory of this house, more than of the first, and I will fill this house with peace, saith the Lord of Hosts.-Aggeus ii., 8.

THE MESSIAS A PROPHET SENT TO THE GENTILES AND NOT TO THE JEWS ONLY.

Therefore will I confess to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and will sing to Thy Name.-Ps. 116.

Rejoice ye Gentiles with His people.-Isaias ii., 10.

There shall be a root of Jesse; and He that shall rise up to rule the Gentiles, in Him shall the Gentiles trust.-Isaias xvlii., 15.

And He said: It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have given thee to be the light of the Gentiles, that thou mayest be My salvation even to the farthest part of the earth.-Isaias xii., 6.

Behold, I have given Him for a witness to the people,-for a leader and master to the Gentiles.-Isaias lv., 4.

APPENDIX.-JEWISH PROPHECY.

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THE MINISTRY OF MESSIAS DESCRIBED.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me: He ath sent me to preach to the meek, to heal the contrite of heart, and to preach a elease to the captives, and deliverance to them that are shut up. To proclaim the cceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God: to comfort all hat mourn. To appoint to the mourners of Sion, and to give them a crown for shes, the oil of joy for mourning, a garment of praise for the spirit of grief: and hey shall be called in it the mighty ones of justice, the planting of the Lord to lorify Him.-Isaias lxi., 1.

THE PASSION, DEATH, AND RESURRECTION OF MESSIAS DESCRIBED.

The Betrayal, by Judas, after his communion.-If mine enemy had reviled me, I would verily have borne with it; and if he that hated me had spoken great things against me, I would, perhaps, have hidden myself from him; but thou, a man of one mind with me, my guide and familiar friend! who didst take sweet meat together with me, and we walked, with consent, in the house of God.-Ps. 54, 13. Seizure of Jesus, and the flight of His Disciples.-Awake, O sword! against my Shepherd, and the Man that cleaveth to me, saith the Lord of Hosts, strike the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.-Zach. xii., 7.

Jesus alone in the House of the High Priest.-I looked for one who would grieve together with me, but there was none, and for one that would comfort me, and I found none.--Ps. lxviii., 21.

Jesus scourged and mocked.-I have given my body to the strikers, and my cheeks to them that plucked them: I have not turned away my face from them that rebuked me, and spit upon me.e.-Isaias 1., 6.

Jesus condemned by Pilate.-He was offered because it was His own will, and He opened not His mouth: He shall be led as a sheep to the slaughter, and shall be dumb as a lamb before his shearers, and He shall not open His mouth.Isaias liii., 7.

Jesus led away to be crucified.-Many calves have surrounded me, fat bulls have besieged me: they have opened their mouths against me, as a lion ravening and roaring. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, my tongue hath cleaved to my jaws, and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.-Ps. xxi., 13.

Jesus is nailed to the Cross.-Many dogs have encompassed me, the council of the malignant hath besieged me: they have tied my hands and feet: they have numbered all my bones.-Ps. xxi., 17.

Jesus reviled upon the Cross.-They have looked and stared upon me.-. -Ps.xxi.,8. Jesus has gall offered to Him upon the Cross.-They gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. -Ps. lxviii., 22.

Jesus prays for His Enemies on the Cross.-They have compassed about me with words of hatred, and have fought against me without a cause. Instead of making me a return of love they reviled me; but I gave myself to prayer.-Ps. cviii., 3. The Soldiers divide IIis Garments, and cast Lots for His Vesture.-They parted my garments among them, and for my vesture did they cast lots.-Ps. xxi., 18. The Legs of Jesus are not broken. A bone of Him shall not be broken.Exod. xii., 46.

The She of Jesus pierced with a Spear-And they siad iak up me whom they were youn-Zach, L., L

Jenna dead upon the Croes between two Tmera-He delivered His sond meto , de repent mong the winst-Lanes 1, 12.

Jesus is buried - we was, eping in the septiches, whom Thou o more, and they are cast of from Try haut, they have laid me in the wower pit, is the dark place, and in the shadow of death—Pe. lrxrvii,, 6.

Jesus lies in the Sepulchre-My feek 20 sharest in hope, because Thou will wat were my soul in wail, nor wit Thou give Thine Holy One to see corrupwym. - P. xv., 9.

Jesus rises from the Dead-How great troubles Thou hast shown me, many and grievous; and turning Thou hast brought me to life, and hast brought me back wysis from the depths of the earth-Ps. lxx., 20.

Jesus ascends into Heaven and sends the Holy Ghost to His Disciples.Thou hast ascended on high: Thou hast led captivity captive: Thou hast received gifts in men.-Ps, ixvii., 19.

THE NATIONS FLOWING INTO THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST.

The Lord hathsaid to me, Thou art my son, this day have I begotten Thee. Ask of me and I will give Thee the Gentiles for Thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for Thy possession. Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron, and break them in pieces like a potter's vessel.—Ps. ii., 8.

And in the last day's the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared on the tops of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations shall flow into it. And many people shall go and say, Come and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob, and He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths, for the law shall come forth from Mion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And He shall judge the Gentiles, and rebuke many people.-Isaias ii., 2; Micheas iv., 1.

OTHER PROPHECIES RELATIVE TO COTEMPORARY KINGDOMS. JUDEA AND JERUSALEM.

But if you will not for all this hearken to me,but will walk against me: I will also go against you with opposite fury, and will chastise you with seven plagues for your sins, so that you shall eat The flesh of your sons and of your daughters. I will destroy your high places, and break your idols. You shall fall among the runs of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. Insomuch that I will bring your cities to be a wilderness, and I will make your sanctuaries desolate, and will receive no more your sweet odours. And I will destroy your land, and your enemies shall be astonished at it, when they shall be the inhabitants thereof. And I will scatter you among the Gentiles, and I will draw out the sword after you, and your land shall be desert, and your cities destroyed. Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths all the days of her desolation. And as to them that shall remain of you I will send fear in their hearts in the countries of their enemies, the sound of a flying leaf shall Terrify them, and they shall flee as it were from the sword: they shall fall, when no man pursueth Leviticus xxvi., 27.

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The circumstances of the desolation of Judea are predicted with still greater minuteness in Deuteronomy, and by the prophets Isaias, Jeremias, Ezechiel, Joel, Amos, and Micheas.

IDUMEA.

Idumea, or Edom, was the settlement of the children of Esau, who grew and multiplied and became a numerous people. They occupied the mountain range to