"And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people, as a
dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for
man, nor waiteth for the sons of men." - Micah 5:7
Observe, my soul, the character given of Jacob's seed, and bless the
Lord for being included in the number. - For so saith the apostle, "If ye
be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the
promise." Mark then their characters. They are a remnant. But they are
God's remnant, being in covenant with God in Christ, and as such,
distinguished and separated from the world. "They are a people that
dwell alone, and not reckoned among the nations." They are in the midst
of many people, but belong to none of them. For though living in the
world, they are not of the world, but chosen out of the world. They
are, moreover, as a dew from the Lord. Beautiful resemblance! For as
the dew is from heaven, so believers in Christ are born from above: not
of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. Moreover,
they are as showers upon the grass; meaning, that as Jesus is promised
to come down as showers upon the mown grass to refresh his people, so
his people live in a constant dependence upon Jesus, and receive out of
his fulness, while all the earth is dry as stubble around them.
Moreover, as the rain waiteth: not for man, but wholly falls from God's
appointment, so grace is not dispensed for man's desert, but the Lord's
free bounty. Oh precious promise, or rather precious cluster of
promises, and all in Jesus.
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Micah 5:5
"And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land." - Micah 5:5
What man is this but the Glory-man, the Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus? And what peace, when all enemies oppose the soul, but peace in the blood of his cross? Yes, my soul, Jesus is the wonderful man, who alone could make thy peace. "For as it was by one man's disobedience many were made sinners; so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous." And none but one in our own nature could redeem that nature; for the right of redemption belonged only to him. Levit. xxv. 25. And none but one in our nature could atone, could bleed, could die, and rise again, that he might be the Judge, both of the dead and living. Oh precious Jesus, how suited wert thou by the union of thy two natures, as God and man, and God-man, both in one, to be our glorious Mediator, and to be the Lord our Righteousness! Yes, precious Lord, God hath said it, and my soul evermore rejoiceth in the blessed truth: this man, Christ Jesus, shall be my peace, my glory, my salvation, my refuge, when the Assyrian shall come into our land.
What man is this but the Glory-man, the Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus? And what peace, when all enemies oppose the soul, but peace in the blood of his cross? Yes, my soul, Jesus is the wonderful man, who alone could make thy peace. "For as it was by one man's disobedience many were made sinners; so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous." And none but one in our own nature could redeem that nature; for the right of redemption belonged only to him. Levit. xxv. 25. And none but one in our nature could atone, could bleed, could die, and rise again, that he might be the Judge, both of the dead and living. Oh precious Jesus, how suited wert thou by the union of thy two natures, as God and man, and God-man, both in one, to be our glorious Mediator, and to be the Lord our Righteousness! Yes, precious Lord, God hath said it, and my soul evermore rejoiceth in the blessed truth: this man, Christ Jesus, shall be my peace, my glory, my salvation, my refuge, when the Assyrian shall come into our land.
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