The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1891-01-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
THE LESSON FOR JANUARY IL
'1dolatry in Israel" 1 Kings. 12: 60
33---Golden Text: Exodus 22: A.
Notes.

the man Of God, not 20 90 against the revolt
ing tribes 60 subdue them. returned home
with his army and contented himself 60 bs
King of Judah only according to tho word
of the Lord Tvs. 22-2D. Thus tho twelve
tribes became two nations. not to be united
again till the coming o, the son of David in
power and glory (Ezek. IxNvu.. 2l-2S).
Shcchem became for time the capital OF
the kingdom of the ten tribes.
And went out from thence aud built
Penuel.' Here the angel Of the Lord wrestlci
with Jacob and changed his name 60 Israel
Jacob called the name Of the place Penucl
lthe face OF Goi, for, said he I have seen
God face 20 face. and my life is preserved
Gen. Xxx, -, 30l.
20. "And Jcroboam said in his heart. now
shall the kingdom return to the house oe
David He evidently did not know in his
heart ANYTHING OF the meaning Of either Shoc-
hem shoulder or Pcnue lihe face OF Goil
His shcart had not received the precious prpm-
ise Of Dcut. NxKiii, IL, nor did he know Him
OF whom it is written the government shall
be upon Ills shoulder dsn ix., ~. Although
God had promised To build him a sure hous,
il only he would hear and obey and doright
IN His sight xxi, -, 1t is evident that mo
knew not the face Of God nor carel % walk be-
fore Him.
-. III this people go up 60 sacrifice in tho
house OF the Lord az Jugu.u.cm. then shall
the heart vt thi, people turn nsuiu unto their
Lord unto RHhuhruw, king of Judah etc
There is no gratitude q Col IA this uurauy
confidence in Him, but there isa Thought ut
direct disohcIpnc": for JprnhJam know that
God had commanded that s1criGc, should b.,
offered only In the city and at the plac,
which lie had chosen tDCut xiii, D. 40. Tho
Lord God hat chosen Jerusalem uul lI' lliS
name there, that there uud there only, Israel
should worship Him Ib'ut xii. ~. ! kn-s
iv v, ~ as Tie manifested III. glory in the Holy
az Holes, uhuyy Che mercy scat. between tup
chcrubim. Had Jorolonm been ulc i,ut 10
God II would have been well with him. and
lc would have bCcu q strange Go tht, fear ut
losing his Kingdom aud hl,ul'.
2N. "NhcrcUp1n the king took couns nui
made two calves of gold 1t was NOT the
counsel ut God 1t must have b,pu the cluu.
sci OF the uugotly. lie must have known
the story of the golden cal, IN the wIll.r-
ness aud ut the thousands who fcll heclu.,
OF that sin. lie had the spirit ut Cam, vino
preferred his own thoa shts and WAYS a.
those ot God, AMI feared not To- di,ohpy.
~ And he SET TIE one IN Bethel, uu tho
other put he ia Dan What do.rrrltpr
uf holy places Bethel hou>c II God. whnrs
God gave 90 jacob ,ucst "a gluripu, vision OF
heavenly things aud suci promises for tho
future lGen. NNyiii., ll-lg where cot set
upon ladder that reached g. heaven nul
Jacob dedicated "a pillar To- Col. here this
rebclset, up AN Idol and establishes iiolntrv.
Uudh thought Df the meaning of Dan p,cu,
XXN., 1-luigmcut-ho might pprhHp, nave
feared 10 set an idol there. hut ho seem, 'u
have Thought OF nothing except the fear ot
losing hi, kingdom.
80 And this thing became n sin" Not
onlya sin against Goi butu SIN against htul-
self and all his house 10 cut 1t or ami 90 de-
stroy II from of the face ut the earth lNuI.
3N. He that sinnoth against Goi wrurgrtn
his own soul, and all they that hate huu
love death prov. viii, 3t.
"The people went to worship before tho
lp .tsit a..
ship as cain offered, the worship Of disob.di.
encc, md therefore hateful to God. They were
breaking the first and second commandments
OF the law, besides HlI the other commands
which God had given concerning tho only
place of worship. There Is no particular
pinrc now whore we are To- Wur nip GoI, but
rs Jesus taught the woman ut Slmnr,n, God
seekcth true wur~hlp"rS who Will worship
Him in spirit and IN truth
81. And hc mad" an house oc high places,
and made prio,t, of tho lowest Of pcop,p
which were not %, the SONS Of Levi" Not
with,tandlng the command: 'lhpu Shal. ,iyo
the Icvites unto Aaron, and to his sous,
ant tine stranger that cnmCyh nigh
shall he put to doath' lNum iii, y lW. this
man takes any on" and set, linn apart u, u
priest II is not enough 10 dcspls" the only
true cod tn, God of Israel aud tho Holy
City, ami the Iomplc. tho only appointed
Place ul sacrifice, hut hr also dr.pl,rs Gois
chosen priesthood aud set, up one ut his own.
W" do not need 10 seek far, oven in our own
day, for mau-uado pro NthuNd, many @,
/ whom to Judge 10y their conduct, are among
the lowest of tine people. aud II they do not
/ worship calves they CDrtauy do worship
! golden eagles Nur need we stopout,idr ths
! Protestant church, nor even enter the Epr-
| cnpli church, 10 ilud them, tuy they may tu
found IN all denominations.
! g.. And JurONldm uridinol "A feast
like unto the feast that Is iu Judah,
! a. ha I'll fltt t4F a. 4
| not ordan fou.t,, everything connect 'd with
/ the tabcrnac'" and temple and worship and
| fcasls was appointed 10y God; but this man
take, the place Of God and initiate, God. NO
/ reminds Us of one dcSrrib 4 IN II Iho,s H.,
! 4, "whu oppu,eih ami cNiltnth ilms IT above
all that is callci God, on thu. J., wur,hipr.,
/ 81 that he, a Cod, sittcth IN the temp Oi
! God, showing himself that he Is Col.
Sacrificing unto the calves that he hal
! made, and he placed in Bethel tho priests OF
| the high places which he had made God
| was the architect of tabernacle and temple,
! hut these places Of worship were made 10y
this man, 10 whom God had been 50 KIND,
and who WAS now 50 vigorously setting him
self and his people against God.
3d. 80 he offered upon the altar Notice
this expression three time, ia this verse and
in the last, and also tho phrase (which ho
ha / made the same number of times. IL Is
all his doing, and GOT Is oycluiod.
In the month which he had devised Of
his own heart II was all the dcvi,'ng Of
his own heart, an uub'li.yiug hateful heart,
Just like your and mine before we were born
from above. Naturally W. are away from
God and against Gol Yet He loves us aud 1,
kind 10 the mthapklul ant tho cyl, His
love and Hi5 goo mess sh pulI lead n, 10 re-
peutancc Qtom. H., y, but many like JcrO'
Ooum only despisl il --LcsSoa Hciper.
row THEY DAFT THEIR NOOK.
Tho Oigdni-er, an organ Of the ". =. r.
&. says: "a prominent Chicago saloon wish.
ing 20 increase its trade, recently began
pushing for customers among the boys Emo
rooms for all kinds Of games wcro iiltcd up
and invitations printed on postal cards wera
sent to all the older boys in the ward. Tho
result was the rooms wcrc soon crowded. It
was intended not To- sell them liquors at first,
but TO get them in tho habit Of spending thn
evenings in the saloon, tho owners vel
knowing what tho final result would be. Tho
good people whose boys wcro started on the
road TO ruin. became alarmed, and tried 10
breal nm this hOys' resort but tngy soon