CONTENTS. Mechanical - Partial Theories - Moral Nature of Pro- phecy-The Word, Human and Divine-The Prophet Antecedent Objections to the Possibility of Supernatural Influence. 1 Prophecy in its Relation to the History of Israel. Prophecy as old as the Nation-Moses, Samuel, David - Personal Holiness a Condition of the Prophetic Gift- The Prophet worthy of his Calling-Caiaphas, why chosen? -His Office typical-Not consciously a Prophet-Not Germs of Prophecy derived from the Primitive Revelation. The Idea of God - God's Interpreter-Special Preparation -Fundamental Truths-A Self-existent Creator-Errors The Human Conditions of Prophecy found in the Divine Image. Man made in God's Image-God known as a Father by the Prophets-The Father of Spirits-The Desire of Man's Spirit-A Pledge of Revelation-The Fall and Abraham beholding the Day of Christ. Abraham a Prophet - Prepared by Primitive Revelation- Receives a threefold Promise-The Land, the Seed, the CONTENTS. . xiii Moses powerless without God-Ewald's Theory of a Primal Faculty-Is the Narrative ideal? - Consistency of the Story-The Call, the Token, and the Light-Christ-like The Law in its Relation to Prophecy. Argument from acknowledged Facts-The Law a new Reve- 173 The Revelation of Christ's vicarious Sufferings appropriate to the Character and Times of Isaiah. The Vision of God's Holiness-Sinful Lips hallowed-The Prophet's Task-Judah's History foreshown-The Pro- mise of the Virgin's Child-Isaiah's Children present Types-The Servant of the Lord-The true Israel-The PREFACE. THE following Lectures were preached at intervals varying from one to eight months, and extending altogether over four years. It was therefore difficult to preserve a general continuity of argument, and at the same time choose for each separate discourse a subject that would engage the attention and interest of a changing audience. My endeavours to combine these two objects will be apparent to the reader in an occasional repetition of the argument of a preceding lecture at the beginning of the next. The lectures being printed as they were preached, these temporary links have been allowed to remain; they do not, however, render it unnecessary to add a few remarks on the general subject. I have not desired to advocate any particular theory concerning the extent or mode of prophetic inspiration; but simply to establish its reality in harmony with the facts of history, and the laws of man's nature. My aim, therefore, as explained in the first lecture, has been to draw out some of the internal and moral evidences of a Divine Revelation, by comparing the |