LECTURES
ON ANCIENT ISRAEL, AND THE ISRAELITISH ORIGIN OF THE MODERN NATIONS OF EUROPE
BY J.
WILSON, London, 1840
"But the birthright was Joseph's. - I
Chron. 5:2.
"The gifts and calling of God are without repentance. - Rom. 11:28.
THIRD AMERICAN, FROM THE THIRD LONDON
EDITION.
[First London Edition, 1840]
PHILADELPHIA: DANIELS & SMITH, 36 NORTH
SIXTH STREET, 1851
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CONTENTS.
Preface to the American Edition. 1851. Page 5
Preface to the First London Edition. 1840. Page 6
Preface to the Third London Edition. 1844. Page 7
Reply to E. Bickersteth's Objections in 1840. -
Foundation for this View of our Israelitish Origin. - Importance of the
Subject, 9
[The lecture titles here show the
material covered, but their text is not reproduced here, because later sources provide
more thorough and accurate material. See below. ]
LECTURE I.
Israel's Ancestry; and the Three Grand Races of Mankind contrasted with the
modern European Race. - 29
LECTURE II.
The Land of Israel. - Its Central and Important Position - Its Historical and
Prophetical Connections. - 40
LECTURE III.
The Promises made unto the Fathers. - Specially regarded the One seed, to come
of Judah; and the Multitudinous Seed, to come of Ephraim. - 52
LECTURE IV.
The Training of Israel - In the Fathers - In the Nation - Under successive
Dispensations. - Giving Israel a peculiar progressive Character, and qualifying
them for future Usefulness. - 69
LECTURE V.
The Dispersion of Israel. - The circumstances of their Captivity. - Israel's
case discriminated from that of the Jews. - 85
LECTURE VI.
The Place of Israel's Hiding. - The North-west pointed out in Old Testament
Promise and Prophecy; and also by the New Testament Ministry of the Word,
whether spoken or written. - 100
LECTURE VII.
The Progress of Israel Westward. - Indications of Israel's Sojourn in the
Northeast of Europe; and of their wanderings Westward through the Northern
Wilderness. - 119
LECTURE VIII.
State of Europe subsequent to the Northern Invasion. - The Changes which then
took place, and which have since resulted, are all correspondent to the idea
that the Seed of Israel were then being thickly and widely sown in these
maritime Countries. - 138
LECTURE IX.
The English identified with Israel - Are found to have come from the quarter
where Israel were lost. - They possess the same Character, both as to Body and
Mind. - 155
LECTURE X.
Further Identification of the English with Israel. - As to their Social
Relations and Political Institutions. - This remarkable coincidence previously
observed. - 167
LECTURE XI.
French Testimony as to the Angles, and the English Constitution and History. -
God hath not dealt so with any Nation as He promised to do with Israel, and as
He hath done with the English. - 186
LECTURE XII.
The Identification concluded. - As to the Arts of War and Peace. - As to
Religious Views. - Places, Times, and Manner of Worship. - God's wondrous Care
over his cause among this People. - 199
LECTURE XIII.
Israel, the Measuring Line of the Lord's Inheritance. - The Escaped of Israel
came Westward, as well as the Remnant carried Captive. - God has been
gradually, by his People, enclosing larger and larger Portions of the Gentile
World, until now that they enclose all Nations. - 212
LECTURE XIV.
Recapitulation and Conclusion. - On the Sources of
Evidence, and a Glance at the useful Applications of the Subject. - 225
Queries [to the
reader] on the Subject of Our Israelitish Origin. - 234
the God of Israel, the Master of the
harvest, is looking on, and soon will appear to the joy of those who have given
themselves to his service. Let us duly regard the claims our God has upon us,
for most loving and lively obedience. He hath, indeed, been unceasing in his
care, and marvelous in his love, to the house of Israel. He is indeed
fulfilling his word,-
"In
the place where it was said unto them,
Ye are not my people;
There it shall be said unto them,
Ye are the Sons of the Living God."
THE
END.