The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-04-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY
CONSIDERED.
A Scholarly Exposition OF tho Lesson
Thoughts Worthy OF Calm Reelection
Half an Hours study of the Scriptures
Time Well Spent.

Time Well Spent.
The lesson for Sunday. April IL. may be
found In III. Kings 10: 1891.
INTRODUCTORY.
II is an interesting study that II be fore
Is. Jehu was u representative character
Strong, self-reliant, self assertive, he has
had many sons who have done vigorously
and valiantiy. 1t would be profitable 70
study the Jehus OF history. Alexander,
Napoleon; in some respects, Luther. Old
! John Brown was "A very Jehu in his chosen
field OF action. In another way. so was
Sheridan. There was the good and evil
| strangely mixed i'm his novel nature, and the
teacher can find basis for warning as well
as for exhortation in the delineation of such
career.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
Gathered all the people. A formal as
sembly; used of a military muster ut Josh
| 0: .. II was probably his public coronation.
A little. Reminding OF Rehoboam's
sententlous declaration regarding his little
! finger and his fathers loins. q Kings ~: 1O).
Serve him much. A deliberate and In
deed studied falsehood Indicative OF the
low state OF morals OF the day and the
wretchad material which providence had To
work upon.
Now Emphatic. As II new policy
were about TO be introduced -Prophets
Properly, speakers. The New Testament
| prophethood outlined at l Cor. IA: 22-32.
/
ing to labor, probably the professional class,
other than prophet and priest.--Priests.
! Who had charge OF the sacrifces.-Be
wanting. From the verb meaning TO seek,
hence To be missed.-I have n great sac
| rihce 20 do Baal. Ironically true hut inten-
tionally false.-Subtility The root-word
means to weave, hence, 20 plot deceive.
| 1t is the same word rendered supplanted at
Gen. %: 80 from which come Jacob, sup
planter or deceiver-such predecessor had
we in the faith. - Worshipers. Why.
| vince IL Is the same word translated "serv-
ants" above (from Avad)?
Solemn. Literally, clean hence, sacred,
consecrated. One form of this word Is rem
dered sanctuary (Kedesh)
Worshipers Same words rs servants,
! above, V. 10, l. g., the custodians OF the
heather temples.-House of BaaL The
! Douay says temple; the one at Samaria
built by Ahab, doubtless very large and
/ sumptuous one.-From one end TO anoth
er. The Hebrew Is still more expressive:
month TO month. See Variations.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
But Jehu did il IN subtility. This was
Jehu 1t was not God. A prominent Biblo
expounder said not long ago that he used TO
! think he must vindicate everything
done by the Old Testament champions
VI the faith and explain the rectitude OF
every deed recorded in the Bible or per-
! formed In the name OF the Lord. "But,n
said he. II have learned differently since I
have studied OF the grace OF God. Those
patriarchs OF old did many things that were
vicious and hateful in the sight OF the Lord.
To him give all the glory for his forbear-
! ance ana his overruling providence.n
/ Amen, say we.
Go In and Stay chem. Bad habits, say.
! We cannot afford TO be easy with them.
Little foxes. pretty though they be, IL they
are destroying the vines, deserve TO DO
! throttled and thrown out. "Let none come
font !. - Dad f.aa - aly.a "a
of them. Do not mince matters. The end
! thereof is death, and we cannot temporiZe
or compromise with death. Alas, how We
sometimes palter and apologize for sin, we
| who are supposed 60 hate 1t, (which side
/ are you on?n called out the voice I'm the au-
dience to the weakly apologetic preacher
and his soft speech was ended. Are you
! dealing with vices personal or general,
! evils, private or publicI There Is one word
! for you-"Go In and Stay them!n Are you
dealing with mems souls, are you seeking
| TO save soulsf The word Is the same, "Go
in and Stay themln Let them see what you
mean and that you do mean il. Said Mr..
Moody in our hearing: "If l have had any
success I'm my work with men it is because I
haven't stopped TO be polite.n Go in!
And they smote them with the edge OF
| the sword. 1t was rough work, but thor
! ough- going. There was mista king the
| spirit OF Jehu at this time. lie meant to
put an end 10 Baal worship. And there Is
only one way, and that Il 10 destroy IL root
and branch. Even though blood flow, out
with the despoiers OF Israel! We are grow
ing altogether too sentimental and nice in
/ our dealings with sin. We would curb the
saloon, without hurting any ones business
| or even any ones feelings. Shut the beast
! in, so To speak. But why not, as spa<e the
| voice in the excise meeting @Shoot the
! tiger" There are some things you must go
at with hammer and tongs. Dainty work
Will not do. Moral suasion will amount To
persuasion. The edge OF the sword is tho
only medicine that will be efficacious
Surely the sword of the Lord and Gideon
/ has not yet been sheathed We can make
no truce with sin, and Satan must be re-
sisted with every weapon put by providence
| in our hand, until he come whose right IL is
/ to reign.
Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out OF Israel
! The Jehu spirit still has work 90 do. Crom-
we'll caught It.. He said in effect 10 the
halting defenders OF England's rights, "You
are too timid. You have no heart, and he
! brought TO the front his Ironsides, a band OF
men, with but one purpose, pledged and
| anointcd TO put down the arrogance OF
! Charles, even though one smite his own
! kith aud kin. Englishmen had been fighting
with gloves ON, had been making conces-
siOns, giving quarter. Were their antagon-
| lists not old-time friends and associates?
aAway with them.n Numbered Cromwell,
"thay are enemies!n and the word he gave
/ 10 MS men was ike lnab Oh Jenu I'll any
/ OF the men whom have brought into your
| hands escape, he that letteth him go, his
! life shall be for the life OF HIM" Cruel, saw
| age, he seemed; but, after all. IL there were
not once In a while virile Cromwell, raised
up of God 20 fight wrong, we should pres
emily all be sinking away 10 lazy camp life
and forgetting there Is IA battle To be fought
and victory won.
With all his heart. IL he had only done
| Il. Jehu started out to reform the king
dom and TO return unto the Lord his God.
But he stopped midway And the half
] heartedness Of his own conversion shows
/ itself I'm the acknowledgements of his pub
| lie conduct. He gave himself but partially
TO God, and presently we find him going
with Israel into the sin of Jeroboam. Whole
heartedness with God Is the only safe and
wise policy. Only this does God honor.
That Is "a remarkable declaration OF
Pauls at Phil 3;13. "But this one thing 1
/ do, forgetting those things which are be-
! hind and reaching forth 10 those things
which are before. press toward the mark
/ for the prize of the high calling OF God in
Christ Jesus" Put Paul over against this
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