Miller, R: Rod That Budded (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Rod That BuddedThis marvel, which is repeated with every rota tion of the earth, has many a counterpart in the his tory of our race. Often the darkest hours of human disappointment and sorrow have brought to light the riches of divine mercy and love. Scarcely had the night which followed man's first disobedience settled down upon the soul of the transgressors, when its darkness was relieved by a star of hope - the promise that the spoiler of man's fair inheritance would be vanquished and his victims emancipated. The bow in the cloud became the sign and seal of the everlasting covenant at a time when it spanned the earth desolated by the overwhelming deluge. When the tale of bricks was doubled, then Moses ap peared When the apostasy of Israel was the great est, then came some of the most gracious deliver ances. Out of the dark night of captivity shone many of the brightest stars of prophecy, foretelling that the world's redemption was drawing nigh. When the world had reached its darkest hour of moral degradation and despair, then appeared the Star of Bethlehem, guiding the way to the feet of the child-king.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.