"MEN OF GOD"
Sir,-Your correspondent "Argosy" has denied various statements of God’s Holy Word to which a reply is due, Firstly, he is obviously ignorant of the Greek text when he tells us that the phrase "all the coasts thereof" includes Rama. That the massacre was confined to Bethlehem is confirmed by the Greek, which literally reads " .... all the children that were in Bethlehem even unto all the borders (or coasts) thereof... ." Matthew is impressing the fact upon us that not one inch of Bethlehem was untouched. The Scripture quoted by Matthew received only a typical fulfilmeyt as will be seen if "Argosy" will look at it in its context. It referred to the national doom of Israel and was followed by national res toration predicted. The doom was A.D, 70, the restoration is yet future. Also the weeping is heard in Rama, not in Rama actually taking place. Secondly, the Saviour went to Egypt as the Scripture says, "That it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet." Christ came to fulfil all law. Also prophecies concerning Hime self. ; Thirdly, "Argosy" doubts the fact of the massacre and seeks to support his statement by mentioning the date of the’ death of Herod. Does he not know that Anno Domini commences four years after the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ? That means that Herod died in Christ’s first year, that is, the same year as the massacre. All of which is vperfectiy
scriptural.
R.E.
BARTLETT
(Auckland)
(ihis letter has been abridged.-Ed. )
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 441, 5 December 1947, Page 5
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