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A SONG OF SALVATION.
LESSON n. FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES. JAN to

]. I'm that day shall this song be sung
sity: salvation will God appoint for. walls
and bulwarks THIS like chapter xii.
will be one OF Israel uiillpnuial songs See
the phrase that day" seven times between
xiv. 81 and xvii. IL, and note its connec-
lions Especially observe xiv %. xvii,
ID, and you cannot fail to see the reference
70 lsraeI's restoration and glory in coming
days, now perhaps ser; near The name
of the city from that day shall be the Lord
IN there II shall not he plucked up nor
thrown down any more forever" The
Lord VIII br unto her srall Of fire round
about, ana the glory Ia the midst of her
de will he her strength and salvation
tEzek xviii %. .Ier XXI 80 Xech H. ;
lisa. xii, / q
2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous
nation which keepeth the truth may enter
in" This is the righteous nation OF lisa
TX. q, Jer XXI, - The nation shall he
born at once. their lniquity purged IN one
day; for they shall look upon their long
rejected King when He shall come IN His
power and glory lisa lxvI y Hech iii, 9.
xii. 10, xiii. II The city small he a city OF
truth, for the God OF lruth shall be her
King Czech VIII lisa XIV 10 As to
opening the gates see r. XIV. 10. cxviii
10, and note carefully for your own soul
the King OF Glory longing to enter (Rev
iii, 20)
B. Thou wilt Keep him in perfect peace
whose mind Is stayed on Thee, because b
trusteth In Thee. The Scriptures every
where speak of Israe's restoration and f.
ture glory rs preceded by "A time Of gr
trouble. See verses % ~ also chapters
xxxiv 2S, XXXv l. Dan xii, l. 2 Mat
xiv, 81, 20 30 But however great t..
tribulation either then or now, the owe
who trusts in God need never be disturbc
and the mind that is stayed on Him will
have perfect peace Cps XVI l3 Matt
xiv. G; John xiv, |, q; xvi, So
L. Trust We in the Lord forever for in
the Lord Jehovah Is everlasting strength
The peculiar name Lord jehovah" e.
"Jah Jehovah" (R V margin), is found
only here and in the other miliennial song
lsa xii, Q its full Significance shall he
seen in that day. Everlasting strength, or
Rock of Ages (Margin makes me th
of Moses in the cleft Of the rock covered
with Gods hand (lGx xxxil 22), and of
the perfect and eternal safety of all whose
lives are hid with Christ in God. Col iii,
u u
times Ops. xii, s.
8, For He bringeth down them that
dwell on high, the lofty city, He Iayeth it
low; He ayeth it low even to the ground
He bringeth it even to the dust" Here is
haughtiness humbled, and this is the rec
ord throughout the whole book, whether
applied to II nation, IA city or II person. We
often see it now but it shall be fully sccr
In that day The proud and ungodly may
prosper for a time, but let the righteous
though for Il time oppressed, have faith
and patience, Note carefully lisa. ii, II, IL.
with the context, also the songs of Han
nah and Mary. | Sam. ii, Ito, Luke l.
46-55
q. 1.-THE foot shall tread it down, even
the feet OF the poor and the steps OF the
needy" Here is humility exalted, blessed
are the poor in spirit for theirs Is the king
dom Of heaven (Math v, 3D. "Ye shah
tread down the wicked, for they shall be
ashes under the soes of your feet in Tia,
day that shall do this, saith the Lord Of
Hosts" (Mal. iv, ~ See, also, Ps Xxi, i,
H. and fret not thyscli because Of evil Ito
ers, but be patient, wait on the Lord and
keep His way and lie shall eXalt thee TO
inherit the earth. ops, XXXyii, |, I, 9, II, 80,
T. 1.-THE way of the just is uprightness.
Thou most upright dost weigh the path of
the just" The righteous Lord loveth
righteousness, His countenance doth be
hold the upright ops ri, y No good thing
will He withhold from them that walk up
rightly Cps lxxxiv, ~ But we must re
member that He not only weighs our path,
but also our actions, and He trieth heart
and reins Il Sam. ii, B. Jcr. xvii, lOl.' If we
are only sincere before Him we shall share
His glory
g. "Yea, in the way OF Thy judgments,
0 Lord, have we waited for Thee, the de
sire of our soul is TO Thy name, and to the
remembrance Of Thee In chapter XIV, 9.
we read, "And it shall be said in that day,
10 this is our God, we have waited for
Him, and lie will save us, this is the Lord,
we have waited for him. we will he glad
and rejoice in His salvation" Jacob on
his death bed, looking forward to the last
days, said: 81 have waited for Thy saliva
ton, o Lord Gen xix, |, 49, None
shall be ashamed that wait upon Him and
for Him. lie commands us to wait upon
Him We therefore do well to say, My
soul, wait thou only upon God" Elsa NIX,
IS; xiv, %, Zeph, iii, s, Ps xii, 81.
8. with my soul have | desired Thee in
the night; yea, with my spirit within me
will seek Thee early, for when Thy judg
ments are in the earth the inhabitants Of
the world will learn righteousness The
first part of the verse reminds us OF ps
xiii |; xiii, |, ?, and the oft repeated,
Him whom my soul loveth," OF Cant iii,
IA. God Himself is our salvation, JOY aud
strength now as He will be TO Israel in
that day, therefore see and follow Jesus
only" The last part of the verse points
to the great gathering unto God when lie
shall begin to pour out His judgments in
the last days, after the church is trans
lated; then shall be gathered out Of the
great tribulation the multitude of Rev.
vii, OH; too late for the houors of the first
company of translated ones for Rev
y9 10, but not too late to be present ut
the marriage of the Lamb lRev. Mn, l-lO).
10 al et favor be show ed to the wicked
vet will he not learn righteousness in the
land OF uprightness will he deal unjustly,
and will not behold the majesty OF the
Lord" Some can only bc humbled and
led to see the grace and love of God 10y
affiiction; but God tries every way to win
men to Himself dob. xxXiii, 3D. 30, II Pet.
jii. o. There are some who will not sub
NIT, except feignedly, even in the mlien
mum Dps. Xvi, 3, margin). These shall
follow satan at the end of the thousand
years, and being destroyed with him shall
never see the majesty of the Lord in the
new earth tRev. Xxx, 10. Blessed are all
who now receive the grace of God and
walk humbly and sincerely with Him, We
need rot wonder that in this present time
MANY followers of the wicked one shall for
their own ends seek and find an entrance
into the nominal church. In the early