The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-15
QUARTERLY REVIEW
LESSON XII, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNArIoNAL SERIES, JUNE 10.
Rev. ID. NJ. stearns Considers the Les
sons of the Sundays in the Second
Three Months of the Present Year in
Their Regular Order.

Three Months of the Present year In
Their Regular Order.
LESSON Topic, THE Way of the
Righteous" Cps i. 100 Golden Text,
blessed is the man that walketh not in
the counsel of the ungodly. nor standeth in
the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat
of the scornful' Cps. /, u.
This psalm and the next give summary
of all the psalms; they describe the course
of the godly and the ungodly until the
Judgment, when the ungodly shall forever
perish, and the kingdoms of this world
shall have become the kingdom of our
Lord and of His Christ Rev. XII, 10y. Ps ii.
l2, is suggestive of the story of the prodi
dial son in Luke XIV, and shows the way of
reconciliation. Ps. i, 2, shows the way of
constant fruitfulness and true prosperity;
while Ps. i, 5, points to the separate resur-
rections and judgments OF righteous and
ungodly.
LESSON u.-Topic, THE king in Zion"
Cps. ii, LIP. Golden Text, BLESSED are
all they that put their trust in Him" Ops.
ii, 12). In verses l to 3 we picture of
all the rage Of all nations and individuals
against God and his Son Consider the
Babel builders, Pharaoh, Sennacherib, the
Jews and PLATE, and the coming Anti
rision of mans folly and vain purposes,
and the contamination of Gods purpose to
set His king upon His holy hill of Zion.
Zion means the city of Jerusalem and the
throne of David. Verses Z to point to the
resurrection of Christ from the dead (see
Acts xiii, 93l, which includes in due time
the resurrection of the members of His
body-the church-and His return with
them when He shall come in His glory
to Judge the nations and to reign over the
whole earth lZech xiv, s, o; Rev. ii, %: iii,
81; Thess. iii, 13). Verses 10 to 70 are an
exhortation to repentance while mercy may
be found.
LESSON Iu-Topic, Goods works and
word" FPS. xix, l, 14. Golden Text,
1.-THE Law OF the Lord is perfect, convert
ing the soul" FPS xix, y. In verses
to we have God glorified in creation,
and in all His works. In verses Z to
IL God is glorifed in His word. Verses
II to IA give David's prayer to be kept
from sin and to please God in word and
in thought. The three books of this
psalm are Creation. Scripture and Con-
science, which, as some one has said. prob
ably constituted David's whole library
Although Creation gives but a silent testi-
mony it is a most powerful one; so also is
that of quiet but holy life. The Book of
Scripture gives conversion, wisdom, Joy,
light and everlasting righteousness.
LESSON IV.-Topic, THE Lord my shep-
herd" Ops. xiii, 10. Golden Text, 1.-The
Lord is my shepherd; shall not want"
Cps. XIII, y. In Ps. xxi we have the suffer
ings of Christ and the glory that shall fol-
low, and in Ps. xiv the fullness of the
whole earth is His. May not this shep-
herd psalm be suggestive of Israel's resto-
ration and blessedness as foretold in Isa.
xl, 10. II; Eek. xx1iv, 22-26? Every true
believer may even now, however, antici-
pate the blessedness of the coming king
dom, and by appropriating every l. me
and my of this psalm TO his or her own
heart enjoy day by day the comfort of the
Good Shepherds presence.
LESSON V.-Topic The Prayer of the
Penitent" Ops. Ii, 1-l3). Golden text, Gre
ate in me clean heart, o God, and renew
a right spirit within me- (Ps Ii, 100. Some
of the prominent thoughts of this lesson
are that all sin is against God, that sin is
in our nature by birth, that we must have
clean heart given TO US, that il can only
come by virtue of the blood shed for us,
and by the benefits of that blood applied
to US. We may lose the joy of salvation,
but not salvation if once it is ours. When
converted or restored we are to tell others
of the glory of God.
LESSON VL-Topic, Delight in Gods
House" ops lxxxiv, 1-I2). Golden Text,
BLESSED are they that dwell in thy house"
Cps. kxxiv, y. This psalm is divided into
three sections OF four verses each. The first
speaks of the tabernacle as Gods dwelling
place in the midst of Israel, but it was
precious to the writer only because of the
presence of the living God. The second
speaks of the people journeying to Jeru-
salem from all parts of the land, and max
ing the desert places glad with their songs
as they journeyed Zionward. The third
refers to the fullness of blessing found in
God and in His service because of the
grace of His anointed.
LESSON VII-Topic, "a Song of Praise"
FPS. CHI, 1-22). Golden Text, BLESS the
Lord, o my soul, and forget not all His
benefits" Cps. CHI, p. This psalm has been
called Bible in itself, also complete
hymn book containing all the melodies of
heaven and earth, awakened in honor of
the only living and true God. Notice in the
first five verses the sevenfold cause OF
praise to God.