The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-12-31
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
ne Kingdom of Christ-IsaIah i1:1-f0-
Lesson for Jan. 3, 1909.

Lesson TOT Jan. ., ioOs.
GOLDEN Teri. He shall have dominion also
nom sea to sea and from the river unto the
e1ds OF the earth.-Ps. 72:8
CoHrEMPoRARv PROPHETS. Ts.-Hosea was con.
tempe rary in israel with Isaiah, and Nahum
and Micah In Judah. Possibly also Joel In
Judah, and Amos and Jonah In Israel, may
have been still living old men. in the early
days u isninh-
TUNE This prophecy together with chap.
tiers ~ and ie must have been delivered at the
Nme OF some Assyrian invasion AMI defeat;
either Immediately after tho capture OF Sa-
maria by Sargon {B C. 72l George Adam
Smith, or after another invasion (7li Chcyne),
or ut the tmc Of the invasion OF Scnnachertb
and the destruction OF his army t'0i. Driver).
PtacE-I was delivered In Jerusalem.
Isatahs home
KINGS. .-ilezcl;iah was king OF Judah. Israel
lad been destroyed
EEw TEsTAME Mt REeERENcEs.-Acts i3:2S
Rom i3i2; Rev. SIS; 22:16
LESSON EXPOSITION
VI. "And there shall come forth q
pod IA new shoot) out of the stcm:"
fthe stock or stump left when the tree
has been cut DOWN. of Jesse tthe family
Of David, from whom the Messiah
should spring.) Ef
W '.The Spirit of tho Lord:" is more
than the sum of the spiritual gifts be-
slowed by Tim ''The spirit Of wisdom
and understand ing" This first pair de-
note intellectual strength and ability.
Counsel and might" are the ability
10 plan and the ability to execute. "Of
knowledge and of the fear OF Cod"
That is acquaintance with the true will
Of God.
v B. "Of quick understanding in the
fear of the Lord" that is He shall be
very quick to see duty. HE shall not
jrdge after the sight of His eyes," etc.
Brilliant or rcpellcnt qualities do not
actermine His favor or disfavor.-
Dciitzsch.
W with righteousness shall He
judge the poor" the weak, the helpless,
"wbo have no means of commencing
themselves to the eye" And reprove:"
do justice against the wicked on behalf
Of the meek" "ne shall smite the
earth" the anti-Christiau world
Delitzsch. "Rod (scepter) OF His
mouth breath of His lips" He
had only to speak and it was done, as
when lie spoke the worlds into being.
Y S. righteousness shall be the
girlle of his loins." The girdle is men
toned as an essential part of oriental
dress, and that which keeps the others
in their proper place, and qualities the
wearer for eXertion. "FaithfulnesS:"
absolute truth to His principles and
His promises.
V 6. Wolf . lamb" etc. 1t has
been pointed out that whilst the ''wolf,"
as rule. attacks shecp-folds, a
o,n follc,y tba frn.f alopp
precipes, where no wolf would venture;
and the Lion" will carry off oxen,
which neither. leopard nor wolf could
nove.-Dr. Kay. "A little child shall
lead them" for man will still retain
his relative superiority over the lower
animals. Kay.
Y 6. "Asp:" small, very poisonous
serpent. 'Cockatrice:" the great viper
" o. "They shall not hurt nor de-
stroy" Everything injurious or harm
full shall be either removed or changed
into something helpful and blessed.
"In all my holy mountain" either
Mount Zion, the type OF the church; or
the mountain region which covers the
most of Palestine, as a type of the king
dom of God The knowledge of the
both of the mind and of the heart. "As
che waters cover the sea-" filing every
part. so that no cave or recess SO dark,
NO depths so low, no places SO distant,
that the knowledge of God and His
service shall not reach and fill it to
over6owing
V 10 And in that day (Which he
saw in his far-off vision) there shall be
n root of Jesse:" that is the plant
sprlnging from the root as 53:2. shall
stand for an ensign" banner, a sig
nal, seen from afar as rallying point
"His rest" His rcsting-placc. The land
where He rules, the church, with which
He abides, the soul which He fills,
"shail be glorious:" with the glory of
COD character, His love and righteous
ness
TEoUGETS FROM THE LESSON.
l. The prophecy of the Messiah so
many centuries before He came, gives
the Divine sanction and proof to Him
who realized the picture in every partic-
piar
Christ is the proof and assurance
that God is ever with us.
Only such Saviour, the Wonderful
Counsellor the Prince of Peace. endued
with the seven spirits Of God, is the
Saviour that can meet our needs and re-
derm us from all sin and evil.
God will never let His people be
wholly destroyed Although His church
in one form may be destroyed, out of
the root OF its principles and faith
shall arise new purcr shoot, that
shall become larger and more glorious
than the original tree. This has oc-
cnrred many times in history.
The power of Gods people depends
on the spirit Of Goa resting upon them.
The church that is Glled with the Spirit,
filled with Divine life, will do the most
toward bringing to this world the gold
en- miliennial age
Gods spirit eulightens the mind, as
well as Influences the heart. We need
the new heart, giving Us right impulses
and desires. We need also guidance as
70 the best way of using the impulses,
and directing our holy desires.
Gods Holy Spirit and the Living