About Quinton
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Quinton Everest, Jr. was brought up in South Bend, Indiana where his father was both a pastor and radio speaker. The author still remembers the excitement that ensued in 1948 as a result of Israel’s elevation to statehood.
Everest holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bethel College in Indiana and a Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky with concentrations in English literature, biblical literature and theology. He pastored one congregation in The Missionary Church and three in the Presbyterian Church USA. Continuing and broadening his studies, he pursued programs in Family Counseling and Choral Conducting in Princeton, New Jersey, He then applied his training in conducting both church and community choruses in the Philadelphia and Central Texas regions. Everest’s most recent passion led him to the study of Zionism—the return of the Jewish people to Israel—and all its ramifications. His library contains 170 books as well as a plethora of periodicals on the subject and closely related areas. However, the Torah, Psalms and Hebrew prophets are foremost in his concentration and provide the firm foundation for his written works. Reviewers have cited his book Israel the Chosen as “the most informative book they have read on the continuing crises in Israel’s existence” and her relationship to what the Jews themselves term “the end of days.” Currently, Everest lives with his wife, Shirley, in Texas where, in addition to writing, he fills in as preacher, teacher and choral director in a little white country church while remaining open to any task to which His Lord calls him. |
From Quinton's book, Chapter 13
“To sum up, Israel, the nation servant, was disheartened from the trials of its exile. The people, feeling they had been abandoned by the Lord, were tempted to adopt the gods of Babylon. This Isaiah prophecy comes with encouragement, assurance, and the promise of defense against other nations: ‘Do not fear, I will help you. Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you insect Israel! I will help you, says the Lord.’ Israel was helpless and without hope, passive and unconvinced of the Lord’s covenant love….She was not only small but incorrigible and so would be reprimanded, yet she would not be cast off, for she was chosen and loved. She was vulnerable to temptation and oppression yet remained upheld by the Lord.
On the other hand, in the Suffering Servant, there is a beauty of character that draws universal attention. And there is much to admire. Every feature of the servant’s conduct—meekness, gentleness, patient listening, skill in teaching, endurance under assaults, and much more—qualified him for being in himself the covenant between the Lord and the people. He was fitted to be the provision for the deepest needs of mortals. His weapons seemed to be not earthly, but spiritual….Israel suffered from iniquity and rebellion, whereas the servant suffered because he was obedient to Hashem [God].
The prophet seer saw beyond Israel, beyond the eighth century BC, and beyond the exile. He could naturally see Israel; he did see her chosen role and her suffering. But he saw something greater and more exalted that only the Spirit of God could have shown Him The prophecy is a glimpse of the Messiah—a portrait of pathos and beauty.
— Israel the Chosen, pages 273-274, 292
On the other hand, in the Suffering Servant, there is a beauty of character that draws universal attention. And there is much to admire. Every feature of the servant’s conduct—meekness, gentleness, patient listening, skill in teaching, endurance under assaults, and much more—qualified him for being in himself the covenant between the Lord and the people. He was fitted to be the provision for the deepest needs of mortals. His weapons seemed to be not earthly, but spiritual….Israel suffered from iniquity and rebellion, whereas the servant suffered because he was obedient to Hashem [God].
The prophet seer saw beyond Israel, beyond the eighth century BC, and beyond the exile. He could naturally see Israel; he did see her chosen role and her suffering. But he saw something greater and more exalted that only the Spirit of God could have shown Him The prophecy is a glimpse of the Messiah—a portrait of pathos and beauty.
— Israel the Chosen, pages 273-274, 292