130 The Messiah Will Come

The Lord saw that there was no man, no good man, or faithful and righteous one, that had any regard to truth and justice; that was an advocate for truth, and opposed error, or was concerned for any of these things, and mourned over the general corruption. He wondered that there was no intercessor to save Israel from her sins. God looked for some champion of the oppressed to arise. None stood up to resist the unrighteous and protect the innocent; much less did any stand up to deliver Israel from its heathen adversaries.