Publication date
7/15/40
Volume
61
Number
14
Publication page
219
The WatchTower
Instructlon (Part 8)
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WATCHTOWER 
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anu 
in 
his 
government, 
and 
will 
thereby 
rnaintnin 
their 
integrity 
toward 
the 
Most 
High. 
50 
Jehovah's 
time 
is 
here 
to 
oust 
the 
enemy. 
There­ 
fore 
let 
all 
who 
trust 
fully 
in 
the 
great 
THEOCRAT 
and 
his 
King 
rejoice. 
God 
rejoices 
over 
them 
and 
com­ 
mands 
them 
to 
rejoice. 
Therefore 
let 
no 
one 
of 
the 
remnant 
or 
of 
the 
J 
onadabs 
now 
tremble 
or 
fail 
to 
perform 
his 
full 
duty. 
Let 
no 
one 
of 
them 
slack 
his 
hands. 
Let 
the 
witness 
work 
be 
pressed 
on 
with 
ever­ 
increasing 
vigor. 
Rejoice 
and 
sing 
for 
joy, 
all 
who 
are 
privileged 
now 
to 
be 
on 
the 
side 
of 
The 
THEO­ 
CRATIC 
GOVER~MENT. 
Victory 
is 
certain, 
and 
it 
is 
nigh. 
All 
the 
Scriptures 
and 
all 
the 
physical 
facts 
fully 
prove 
that 
the 
great 
battle 
will 
begin 
shortly. 
As 
J 
e­ 
hovah 
spoke 
to 
typical 
Israel 
through 
his 
faithful 
servant 
Joshua, 
so 
now 
he 
speaks 
to 
spiritual 
Israel 
and 
companions 
through 
the 
Greater 
J 
oshna, 
to 
\\ 
it: 
"Have 
not 
I 
commanded 
thee 
T 
Be 
strong 
and 
of 
a 
good 
courage; 
be 
not 
afraid, 
neither 
be 
thou 
dis­ 
mayed; 
for 
the 
Lord 
thy 
God 
is 
with 
thee 
w}uther­ 
soever 
thou 
go 
est." 
(Josh. 
1: 
9) 
Salvation 
belongeth 
to 
Jehovah, 
and 
he 
will 
deliver 
those 
,,,ho 
trust 
ill 
him. 
Therefore 
as 
we 
go 
let 
us 
sing: 
"My 
heart 
shall 
reJoice 
in 
thy 
salvation." 
WAS 
THE 
HUNTER 
ttGYPPED"? 
"ESAU 
was 
a 
cunning 
hunter, 
a 
man 
of 
the 
field," 
like 
Nimrod, 
after 
whom 
it 
was 
said: 
"Even 
as 
Kimrod 
the 
mighty 
hunter 
befol'e 
the 
Lord." 
(See 
Genesis 
25: 
27 
and 
10: 
8-10.) 
Doubtless 
both 
of 
these 
hunt­ 
ers 
knew 
of 
the 
great 
divine 
promise 
given 
in 
the 
paradise 
of 
Eden 
concernmg 
a 
coming 
Seed, 
a 
Deliverer 
of 
human­ 
klI1d, 
to 
wit: 
"And 
the 
Lord 
God 
said 
unto 
the 
serpent, 
Because 
thou 
hast 
done 
this, 
thou 
art 
cursed 
above 
all 
cattle, 
and 
above 
every 
beast 
of 
the 
field; 
... 
and 
I 
will 
put 
enmlty 
between 
thee 
and 
the 
woman, 
and 
between 
thy 
seed 
and 
her 
seed; 
it 
shall 
bruise 
thy 
head, 
and 
thou 
shalt 
bruise 
his 
heel."-Gen. 
3: 
14, 
15. 
Esau's 
home 
was 
in 
the 
tents 
of 
his 
father, 
Isaac. 
Isaac 
was 
the 
son 
of 
Abraham, 
the 
man 
who 
was 
called 
"the 
fnend 
of 
God". 
With 
Abraham 
God 
made 
a 
solemn 
contract 
or 
covenant, 
in 
these 
words: 
"In 
blessing 
I 
will 
bless 
thee, 
and 
ill 
multiplying 
I 
will 
multiply 
thy 
seed 
as 
the 
stars 
of 
the 
heaven, 
and 
as 
the 
sand 
which 
is 
upon 
the 
sea 
shore; 
and 
thy 
seed 
shall 
possess 
the 
gate 
of 
his 
enemies; 
and 
in 
thy 
seed 
shall 
all 
the 
nations 
of 
the 
earth 
be 
blessed; 
because 
thou 
hast 
obeyed 
my 
voice." 
(Gen. 
22: 
17, 
18) 
This 
is 
called 
the 
Abrahamic 
covenant. 
Note 
that 
the 
covenant 
with 
Abra­ 
ham 
stated 
that 
there 
would 
be 
an 
offspring 
or 
"seed" 
which 
would 
bless 
"all 
the 
nations 
of 
the 
earth". 
Before 
the 
bless­ 
ing 
promised 
could 
come 
to 
the 
peoples 
of 
earth, 
the 
seed 
\\ 
Illch 
was 
promlsed 
must 
first 
come. 
It 
was 
therefore 
ex­ 
pected 
that 
one 
of 
the 
natural 
descendants 
of 
Abraham 
\\ould 
become 
thelr 
kmg 
and 
that 
through 
that 
kmg 
and 
his 
klIlgdom 
all 
the 
nations 
of 
the 
earth 
would 
be 
blessed 
ac­ 
cording 
to 
the 
will 
of 
God 
the 
great 
Theocrat. 
For 
thlS 
reason 
the 
faithful 
looked 
forward 
with 
great 
expectancy 
to 
the 
birth 
of 
the 
one 
who 
was 
to 
be 
their 
king. 
They 
based 
their 
hopes 
upon 
the 
repeated 
promise 
by 
Jehovah 
God. 
Wlthout 
doubt 
it 
was 
thought 
by 
some 
that 
Isaac, 
the 
son 
of 
Abraham, 
would 
be 
the 
one 
through 
whom 
the 
blessll1g 
would 
come. 
"And 
it 
came 
to 
pass 
after 
the 
death 
of 
Abra­ 
ham, 
that 
God 
blessed 
his 
son 
Isaac 
j 
and 
Isaac 
dwelt 
by 
the 
well 
Lahai-roi 
[the 
well 
of 
the 
Living-Seeing 
One]." 
When 
Isaac 
was 
about 
sixty 
years 
old 
there 
were 
born 
to 
him 
and 
his 
wife 
Rebekah 
two 
sons, 
twins, 
who 
were 
named 
by 
them 
Esau 
and 
Jacob.-Gen. 
25: 
11,26. 
To 
escape 
a 
famine 
Isaac 
then 
went 
to 
live 
in 
the 
land 
of 
the 
demon-worshiping 
Philistines. 
While 
there, 
God 
said 
to 
Isaac; 
"Sojourn 
in 
this 
land, 
and 
I 
will 
be 
with 
thee, 
and 
will 
bless 
thee: 
for 
unto 
thee, 
and 
unto 
thy 
seed, 
I 
\\111 
gi\l' 
all 
these 
countries; 
and 
I 
will 
perform 
the 
outli 
\\ 
hl\:h 
I 
sware 
unto 
Abraham 
thy 
father. 
And 
I 
wlll 
make 
tllY 
SPL'd 
to 
multiply 
as 
the 
stars 
of 
heaven, 
and 
will 
gi\e 
unto 
tll~ 
secd 
all 
these 
countries; 
and 
ill 
thy 
seed 
shall 
all 
the 
natiullS 
of 
the 
earth 
be 
blessed." 
(Gen. 
26: 
3, 
4) 
Thus 
the 
Abra!laml\: 
promlse 
was 
renewed 
to 
Isaac 
Before 
the 
dedtll 
of 
1s<l,I(' 
upon 
which 
of 
his 
twin 
sons 
would 
he 
pronounce 
hi~ 
I.de:'''IIl~, 
and 
which 
son 
would 
thereby 
become 
the 
~llCl:eSSUI' 
uf 
11:::. 
father 
to 
the 
Abraliamic 
promise? 
Under 
the 
rule 
of 
descent 
at 
that 
time 
in 
tlie 
Orient, 
till' 
firstborn 
or 
eldest 
son 
was 
the 
heir 
of 
the 
father's 
estate 
ulld 
of 
any 
other 
rights 
or 
privileges 
that 
went 
Wlth 
that 
e::.tJte, 
unless 
for 
some 
cause 
there 
should 
be 
an 
exceptlUl1 
to 
the 
rule. 
Esau, 
having 
been 
born 
a 
few 
moments 
oeforc 
ill:' 
brothcr 
Jacob, 
would 
under 
the 
operatIOn 
of 
this 
rule 
be 
the 
successor 
of 
the 
Abrahamic 
promise 
and 
heir 
to 
hb 
father. 
His 
birthright, 
therefore, 
would 
include 
the 
prom­ 
ise 
made 
to 
Abraham. 
But 
Jehovah 
God 
clearly 
indlcJteJ 
that 
there 
should 
be 
an 
exception 
to 
the 
rule 
m 
tlw; 
ca~e 
and 
that 
Jacob 
should 
be 
the 
hell', 
and 
not 
Esau 
When 
It 
was 
known 
that 
Rebekah 
the 
mother 
wou;u 
bear 
Off"[Jt'lllg, 
and 
just 
before 
the 
time 
of 
the 
blrth, 
she 
lIlquired 
of 
the 
Lord 
concerning 
the 
expected 
offsprmg, 
and 
the 
LorJ 
~;:lIJ 
unto 
her 
that 
two 
sons 
would 
be 
bom 
to 
her 
,:r.cl 
that 
till' 
ohler 
should 
serve 
the 
younger. 
"And 
the 
LCll 
d 
sald 
\lIlt" 
her, 
Two 
nations 
are 
in 
thy 
womb, 
and 
two 
mallner 
of 
peu­ 
pIe 
shall 
be 
separated 
from 
thy 
bowels; 
and 
the 
ol:e 
people 
shall 
be 
stronger 
than 
the 
other 
people; 
and 
the 
el 
del' 
~bJl 
serve 
the 
younger." 
(Gen. 
25: 
22, 
23) 
This 
definitely 
shows 
that 
it 
was 
God's 
purpose 
that 
Jacob, 
who 
was 
born 
llli:>t, 
should 
be 
the 
heir 
and 
successor 
to 
the 
Abrahamlc 
promise 
These 
two 
sons 
grew 
to 
manhood's 
estate 
Esau 
ol:came 
a 
great 
hunter 
and 
loved 
the 
outdoor 
sports; 
while 
Jacob 
was 
a 
plam 
man, 
remaining 
quietly 
at 
home. 
Esan 
sho\\-ed 
that 
he 
did 
not 
appreciate 
the 
birthright, 
namely, 
the 
Abrahamlc 
promise, 
even 
if 
it 
were 
his, 
which 
in 
fact 
It 
was 
not, 
SIIH.:e 
God 
had 
foreordained 
that 
it 
should 
belong 
to 
Jacob 
As 
the 
inspired 
commentator 
thereon 
writes: 
"And 
not 
only 
this; 
but 
when 
Rebecca 
also 
had 
conceived 
Ly 
Olle, 
e\ 
ell 
by 
our 
father 
Isaac; 
(for 
the 
children 
being 
not 
yet 
oorn, 
nelther 
having 
done 
any 
good 
or 
eVlI, 
that 
the 
purpo~e 
of 
God, 
according 
to 
election, 
might 
stand, 
not 
of 
works, 
but 
uf 
him 
that 
calleth;) 
it 
was 
said 
unto 
her. 
The 
elder 
shall 
JuLy lo, 1940 and in his government, and will thereby maintain their integrity toward the Most High. 5° Jehovah's time is here to oust the enemy. Therefore let all who trust fully in the great THEocraT and his King rejoice. God rejoices over them and commands them to rejoice. Therefore let no one of the remnant or of the Jonadabs now tremble or fail to perform his full duty. Let no one of them slack his hands. Let the witness work be pressed on with everincreasing vigor. Rejoice and sing for joy, all who are privileged now to be on the side of The THeEocraTic GOVERNMENT. Victory is certain, and it is nigh. She WATCHTOWER 219 All the Seriptures and all the physical facts fully prove that the great battle will begin shortly. As Jehovah spoke to typical Israel through his faithful servant Joshua, so now he speaks to spiritual Israe] and companions through the Greater Joshua, to wit: “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” (Josh. 1:9) Salvation belongeth to Jehovah, and he will deliver those who trust in him. Therefore as we go let us sing: “My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.” WAS THE HUNTER “GYPPED”? ¢¢ SAU was a cunning hunter, a man of the field,” Bits Nimrod, after whom it was said: “Tven as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.” (See Genesis 25: 27 and 10: 8-10.) Doubtless both of these hunters knew of the great divine promise given in the paradise of Eden concerning a coming Seed, a Deliverer of humankind, to wit: “And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Beeause thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; ... and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed ; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.’—Gen. 3: 14, 15. Esau’s home was in the tents of his father, Isaac. Isaac was the son of Abraham, the man who was called “the friend of God”. With Abraham God made a solemn contract or covenant, in these words: “In blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and ag the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ; beeause thou hast obeyed my voice.” (Gen. 22:17, 18) This is called the Abrahamic covenant. Note that the covenant with Abraham stated that there would be an offspring or “seed” which would bless ‘‘all the nations of the earth”. Before the blessing promised could come to the peoples of earth, the seed which was promised must first come. It was therefore expeeted that one of the natural descendants of Abraham would become their king and that through that king and his kingdom all the nations of the earth would be blessed according to the will of God the great Theocrat. For this reason the faithful looked forward with great expectancy to the birth of the one who was to be their king. They based their hopes upon the repeated promise by Jehovah God. Without doubt it was thought by some that Isaac, the son of Abraham, would be the one through whom the blessing would come. ‘And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi [the well of the Living-Seeing One].” When Isaac was about sixty years old there were born to him and his wife Rebekah two sons, twins, who were named by them Esau and Jacob.—Gen. 25: 11, 26. To escape a famine Isaac then went to live in the land of the demon-worshiping Philistines. While there, God said to Isaac: “Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee: for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will vive all these countries; and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father. And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto ths secd all these countries ; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.” (Gen. 26: 3, 4) Thus the Abranamic promise was renewed to Isaac Before the death of Isaae upon which of his twin sons would he proncunce his blessing, and which son would thereby become the successur uf ins father to the Abrahamic promise? Under the rule of descent at that time in the Orient, the firstborn or eldest son was the heir of the father’s estate and of any other rights or privileges that went with that estate, unless for some cause there should be an exceptiun to the rule. Esau, having been born a few moments before his brother Jacob, would under the operation of this rule be the successor of the Abrahamic promise and heir to his father. His birthright, therefore, would include the promise made to Abraham. But Jehovah God clearly indicated that there should be an exception to the rule im this case and that Jacob should be the heir, and not Esau When it was known that Rebekah the mother wou!d bear offspring, and just before the time of the birth, she inquired of the Lord concerning the expected offspring, and the Lord said unto her that two sons would be born to her end that the older should serve the younger. “And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of pevple shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.” (Gen. 25: 22, 23) This definitely shows that it was God’s purpose that Jacob, who was born last, should be the heir and successor to the Abrahamic promise These two sons grew to manhood’s estate Esau became a great hunter and loved the outdoor sports; while Jacob was a plain man, remaining quietly at home. Esau showed that he did not appreciate the birthright, namely, the Abrahamic promise, even if it were his, which in fact 1t was not, since God had foreordained that it should belong to Jacob As the inspired commentator thereon writes: “And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac; (for the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to election, might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) it was said unto her. The elder shall

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