The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-04-09
H KING IN ZION.
LESSON H.. SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 10.

Text of the Lesson. Ps. u. 1-i2-Memory
Verses. iO-ls-Golden Text. Ps. IL. I2
Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ
Stearns.
/. Why do the heather rage. and the
people imagine n vain thingp" This has
been called the psalm of Messiah the
Prince. 1t describes the tumult of the
people against the Lords anointed, the
Discriminate purpose Of Col to exalt His
own Son. and the ultimate reign of that
Son over all His enemies. A. we read OF
the heather. or nations. raging, we may
think Of Pharaoh and his hosts, Sennache.
rib and his army. and all others who vainly
sought to overthrow Israel. but in Acts
". q, %. these words are used in reference
to the rage of Herod, plate, the Gentiles
and Israel against Christ. and truly that
was the consunnlation Of all the wrath of
OF man. and the height of all vain imagin
ingA r.. -
2 THE kings Of the earth set themselves
and the rulers take counsel together
against the Lord and against His anoint.
ed" But hear the Lord in reference to all
such Associate yourselves. U ye people,
and " shall he broken in pieces. Take
counsel together. and it shall come to
nought. speak the word and it shall not
stand. for God In with u.s. lisa. viii, 8, 10Y.
1t Is not no much to be wondered at that
nations which knew not God should think
to withstand Him. hlt to wee his PEG
pie ~ we have seen them in some of the
lessons of last quarter. thinking TO resist
His will. il strange indeed. Yet in con
demninX them We may condemn ourselves.
Are we for Him or against Himf tMath.
xii. 3O).
8. let us break their bands asunder,
and cast away their cords from u.s." Read
of the pride and arrogancy Of Moab, the
pride and haughtiness OF Edom. the blas
phemy Of the Assyrians tier. Xviii, %.
Ohaut. I, :. IL Chron. xxxii, ~, and see
the rebellion Ut the natural heart against
God Then listen to Israel replying to
Jeremiah, speaking in the name of the
Lori. We will not hearken unto thee.
but we will certainly do whatsoever thing
yoeth forth out Of our own mouth" (Jer
Xiv. IL. III, and nee the enmity of Il re
igiols heart. Surely the heart il deceitful
above all things and desperately wicked
tier. xvii, 81.
4. HE that stitch In the heavens shall
laugh. the Lord shall have them In deri
sion They do not consider that ..0uf
(l0l Is in the heavens, He hath done what
soever He hath pleased. -. & doeth accord
ing to His will In the army Of heaven. and
among the inhabitants of the earth. and
none a stay His hand or say iliito Him.
What doest thoui" PA. cxv. 3. I)an. Nv. 35)
To those who net ut nonght his counsel. be
ssys, ] will lAngh ut your calamity. / will
mock when your fear cometh prov. i,
25-27l
5 .'Then shall Hespeak unto them ii Hi,
wrath. and e them III His sore displeas
ure. There Ii such a thing NJ the wrath
Of tod, even the wrath OF the Lamb. aud 4
time called THE great day or His wrath
lisa. xiii, 4, 8. II. Zeph. 4. a. Is; Rey. VI. lG,
III II may be delayed through the long
suffering Of God, but II will come ~ 4 thiei
in the night iii Pet. III. Q. l09.
Yet have / Aet my king upon my
holy hill OF Zion, The Lord hath chosen
Zion. He hath desired II for his habita-
ton. and He hath sworn / David
''of the fruit OF thy body will / vet npon
thy throne. The angel Gabriel confirmed
this 70 Mary coacerniug her sou; and the
spirit through Peter testified tha4 the
nron r' 70 David referred IL nhrf.f ,s.- !