perplexity.

"What are some of those things?"

"Well, this is one. He is to be of the seed of David; for so Isaiah
prophesied."

"'And a rod hath come out from the stock of Jesse, and a branch from
his roots is fruitful. Rested on him hath the Spirit of Jehovah, the
spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might,
the spirit of knowledge and fear of Jehovah.'"

"Well, David, Jesus was that. See,--here is the whole list of the names
of the people." And she put in the boy's hands the first chapter of
Matthew.

"'The son of David, the son of Abraham'!" cried he; but then
immediately became so absorbed in the chapter and in that list of names
which Matilda had always thought very uninteresting, that she could
only watch him and doubt if he would come back to talk with her any
more that evening.

"But," said David at last, handing back her book, "that is only one
thing. Listen to this. The promise was to David--' I have raised up thy
seed after thee, who is of thy sons, and I have established his
kingdom; he doth build for me a house, and I have established his
throne unto the age.' Where is the throne of--of your Messiah, as you
call him? And see here again, in the Psalms of David--

"'I have made a covenant for my chosen,
'I have sworn to David my servant,
'Even to the age do I establish thy seed,
'And have built from generation to generation thy throne.'"

"What is 'to the age'?" Matilda asked.

"For ever! Where is the throne of your Jesus?"

"It is in heaven," said Matilda promptly.

"But Messiah is to reign on earth."

"Now listen, David; this is what the angel said of Jesus, when he came
to tell Mary that he should be her son. 'He shall be great, and shall
be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him
the throne of his father David; and he shall reign over the house of
Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.'"

"Well," said David, "but when? and where?"

"Here is another place that my book turns to, David; now listen. 'David
himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit
thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.'"

"Yes, I know, it says so."

"Well, David, then don't you see he will be up in heaven until the time
comes? Here is another passage--it begins about something else, and
then goes on; 'Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the
dead, and set him at his own right