THE JEWS REQUIRE A SIGN.
By R. F. Cottrell
The fulfillment of prophecy in the advent and mission of Jesus was not sufficient to satisfy the Jews. They asked for a sign in the sky. They were not indulged in this; the word to them was, "They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them;" and "if they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither would they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead." A very pious old lady, in the place from which I write, owns that we are keeping the right day, the one mentioned in the fourth commandment, but is praying earnestly that if it is her duty to keep it the Lord will make her sick or lame some Sabbath morning, or in some way make it impossible for her to work on that day, and then she will believe that she ought to turn and keep it. I hope she will obey the word of God, whether he grants her request or not. We should not ask God for a sign whether we should obey his word or not, plainly expressed. But I hope to hear that her convictions have resulted in obedience. If God is willing to wet and dry the fleece for her, I will not object.