(Isa. iv. 2.) “Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, And princes shall rule in judgment; And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind.” (Isa. xxxii. 1, 2.) “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, That I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, And He shall reign as King and deal wisely, And shall execute judgment and justice in the land. In His days Judah shall be saved, And Israel shall dwell safely: And this is His name whereby He shall be called, The LORD is our Righteousness.” (Jer. xxiii. 5, 6, R.V.) “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, That I will perform that good word which I have spoken Concerning the house of Israel and concerning the house of Judah. In those days, and at that time. Will I cause a Branch of Righteousness to grow up unto David; And He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.” (Jer. xxxiii. 14, 15, R.V.) This is what we see in this sign—Messiah’s peaceful reign. All is rest and repose. We see “His days,” in which “the righteous shall flourish; and abundance of peace, so long as the moon endureth” (Ps. lxxii.). But, for this blessed time to come, there must be no enemy! All enemies must be subdued. This brings us to the first section of this book. 1. LEPUS (the Hare), THE ENEMY. _The Enemy Trodden under Foot._ The names of the three constellations of this Sign, as well as the pictures, are all more or less modern, as is manifest from the names being in _Latin_, and having no relation to the ancient names of their stars. To learn their real meaning, therefore, we must have recourse to the ancient Zodiacs. In the Persian planisphere the first constellation was pictured by a _serpent_. In the Denderah (Egyptian) Zodiac it is an unclean bird standing on the serpent, which is under the feet of Orion. Its name there is given as _Bashti‐beki_. _Bashti_ means _confounded_, and _Beki_ means _failing_. [Illustration] Plate 33: LEPUS (the Hare) or ENEMY ARATUS says,— “Below Orion’s feet, the Hare Is chased eternally.” It is a small constellation of 19 stars (all small), three of which are of the 3rd magnitude, seven of the 4th, etc. The brightest, α (in the body), has a Hebrew name, _Arnebo_, which means _the enemy of Him that cometh_. The Arabic, _Arnebeth_, means the same. Other stars, not identified, are _Nibal_, _the mad_; _Rakis_, _the bound_ (Arabic, _with a chain_); _Sugia_, _the deceiver_.