The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-01
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LESSON TExI.-Anos st-i1
GOLDEN Turtle that being often reprovc4
hardcncth his neck. shall suddenly bc de-
ktroyed. and that without rcmcdy.-Pros. -: 4
GENITAL TnrTH- does ell that wisdom.
and love can desire 70 keep mcn from sin and
ruin
AMOS was . farmer prophet; bis home IN
yndea but bis prophecies we're spoken 20
Israel
DATx-Amos rrcphecied between n. c. $40
and 7s5. In the rcigns Of Jerobosm IL IN Israel
and Czxiah. IN Judah
PLACE IN DIDtE HrsroEy-e Kings n. 3
Chron %
CONTEMPORARY PnorHETs.- Amos followed
them and with Hosea. who prpphecied both b.
fore and after him.
THE STATE or THE CorSTRv.-n Both
Israel and judah were a. the height Of outward
pro spcrity- They had made great conQuests
q Kings i:c5. Chron- 90. and the twb king
doms were almost as large Is in the days Of
Solomon There was great wealth and luxury
g They were very wicked For details SEQ
Amos and Hosea CO. They were in danger Of
destruction f7:r-i0- a. Their only hope vas
In repentance.
HELPS OVER HAnD PI-AcEs-A bethel
Gilgai:" ccntcrs Of the idoiatrous worship
And transgress:~ this Is irony - we see from
!
means: Go on trusting your false gods and
worship them more seaiousiy and sec II they
can save you. since you are determined to DO
So" "Your tithes:'' tcnths for taxes after
three ye ars:" better as in tho Rev. Yer: every
three days. though they were due hut once :
year Go 70 excess In your worship OF idols
5. with lcaven:~ with even more than re-
Quired LEV TIA I4) Publish the free ofscr-
ings:" give 80 freely that you arc proud Of your
gifts and proclaim them This liketh" o.
picaseth you. O. 'Cleanncss Of teeth for
want Of food q .withholten the rain etc:
just before harvest 30 . 70 destroy H. Rain
upon one city: not upon another the distinc-
ton showing that God controlled the rain O.
Palmer worm" kind OF locust TO- -Pestf-
lence after the manner Of Egypt where it
was common while rare In Palestine. Taken
away your horses:- fSec Kings 1871 To
come unto your ncsfriis:" the dead were close
BY. bringing new pestilence- r. Thus will I
DO" not naming the evil. but leaving II an un-
known danger. Prepare 70 meet thy Cod"
IN Judgment; prepare By repentance By return
ing 70 Him and obeying Hir- IL For lc- etc:
showing how God Was able 70 save or 70 pun
ish-
LESSON COMMENTS.
Get clear idea of the situation at the
time. II was time Of much apparent
outward prosperity, but Of real inward
on every hand. and the rich cared moth
ing for the poor. At the same time
there was much outward observation Of
religious rites and ceremonies. which.
however, only aggravated the evil.
Hypocrisy was everywhere TO be seen.
and things went from bad to worse.
Against all this the Lord sent the
prophet from the southern kingdom TO
the northern to protest, and. il possible.
20 call the people back 20 their al
legiance TO Jehovah In every con-
'eivable way he warns them Of the
trouble that they were preparing for
and threatens them with
the righteous anger Of their God
This was not the first time that God
had warned Israel. for already by the
lips Of Elijah. of Elisha, and Of Jonah.
they had been told Of the misery that
awaits those who turn away from the
law Of the Lord The history Of their
own nation in the past was also plain
warning that the way OF transgressors
IS hard Sorrow and disaster had often
followed their sins and experience was
not lacking TO show how things would
turn out, = they persisted in their evil
way.
Why had God % often warned the
people Of their danger? Was il because
ne hated them? Ccrtainlynot. II was
because they were in such danger. and
because He loved them. that His words
we're so plain His warnings were :
proof Of His tender mercy. and not OF
lis spite and hateful disposition Yet.
n spite of this, Israel was angry with
he men who brought the merciful
warming, and in every way possible
ricd to do them harm. They Knocked
Il the message and did despite 70 the
messenger. This Is the story Of Israel
rom the beginning to the end OF her
history. And that Is one reason, and
he chief one. why such fearful calami-
les have fallen upon Gods ancient peo-
DE Angry with God. instead Of angry
With themselves. they pushed on in
heir wicked way. till the end overcame
hem, and since then they have been
vailing with q bitter cry God meant
lis warnings for their veal. but they
urncd ont for their voc. because they
would not receive and profit By them.
Did the warnings that Israel receive
make her fate . worse one when Il
'cal!y came? Undoubtedly: When :
is not so taken that it
lelps us. then it only increases our re-
II we will not use II for
,ur veal. then we use Il for our woe
4 the kind warnings Of God are
corned. then the disaster. when il
omes land it will come as surely as the
un will set today will be only the
more bitter. because Il is the more de-
crved.
Like Israel, we shall all have TO meet
'ur God sooner or later Prepared or
that day Is sure TO come to
IS at last. How well. then. II we would
My take the warning and prepare %
meet Him" in such way that tha4
meeting should not have any tcrrors for
IS How may we do this? The way il
asy. Repent at once. and ask for par
lon and q new heart, and then whether
eath comes to-day or not for twenty
ears, we shall be ready. Are you pre-
jared to meet your God. should he come
or you tonight. by the angel Of death3
Rev. A. Il. Schaufiicr. ID. ID.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
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