QUES. 10.-What are we to understand by " I am the Root and the Offspring of David " (Rev. 22:16) ?

ANS.-As God by whom all things were made (Jno. 1:3; Heb. 1 :2), He is the Soot of David-of Him David had his existence. But according to the flesh, in taking "the body prepared Him" (Heb. 10:5), our Saviour was born of the posterity of David (Acts 2 :30). Godhead and humanity being united in His person, Christ is both the " Root and the " Offspring " of David.

QUES. 11.-What is the "old leaven " in 1 Cor. 5:7? And how were the Corinthians to "purge out the old leaven," when the apostle says, " as ye are unleavened? "

ANS.-The "old leaven" is the activity of the flesh. The flesh's activity was sadly allowed among them at Corinth, partly through ignorance, partly through evil workers among them in the apostle's absence, and by lustful persons among them. The apostle urges judgment upon the activities of the flesh-"purge out the old leaven," so that saints might be unleavened in practice as they were in their standing before God, in new creation. Their state, or practice, was to correspond with their God-given position, in Christ.

QUES. 12.-Does Scripture show that there will be a regathering of the Jews in their own land (Palestine) before the tribulation?

ANS.-It certainly does. Zech. 11 :16 and 12 :9-14 show that it is "in the land," in Palestine, that God deals with the Jews, in greatest distress to turn them back to Jehovah in repentance and great brokenness of spirit. This "time of Jacob's trouble " takes place chiefly in the last half of the 70th week (Dan. 9 :26, 27) ; they are "in the land" therefore, before and when their great tribulation takes place. (See also Matt. 24 :15-27.)