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The lesson for Sunday, March Is, may
be found In Ezekiel 80: $685..
INTRODUCTORY.
Ezekiel has been, aptly called tho
Dante Of the prophetic group, as Isaiah
was the Milton. He speaks strong, plain
words; he calls SIN what II is, filthiness.
Certainly his voice is needed In this
dainty, soft-speaking age. There are q
host OF people abroad who will be Of
Tended at the stern, outspoken language
OF this prophet. They do not see any
thing but sentiment in Solomon's ardent
accents Of love; and Ezekiel's yocabu-
larry, on the other hand, is harsh, and his
ideas coarse and provincial. The divine
truth of the Songs of Solomon and Of
the prophecy OF Ezekiel Is not In their
hearts, hence they are offended. When
they see God with the rapture of divine
affection, and see sin with the hate Of
heaven, then they will read Alright, and
not till then.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
Then. Hebrew and. Ezekiel has been
speaking OF God sanctifying his name
by his mercies to a captive people. II
Is the midst Of the great captivity.
Ezekiel prophesied from the river Che
OoA III Ol4Ohldt az AC0ob hdAA Va LIZ
writings being after the event chapters
25-48), the early years of the fifth CEN
fury before Christ.--Sprinkle or scat
ter. OF dust, Job 2: 10. Douay:
pour" OF those who force out Of this
reference to baptism, which means,
primarily. self-dedications rather than
divine cleansing, we have only to sug-
gest word of caution, lest they be
found guilty of the sin of Jehoiakim,
cutting the word with pen-knife; only
in this case it Is clipping to fit precon-
ceived motion.-Clean. Used three
times in this verse. Root meaning:
bright, clean, pure. Applied to unal-
loyed gold. Elk. %: IL.
New. This word, used twice here, is
akin to clean, in the preceding verse, In
it's Specification. First meaning: Bright,
fresh, hence renewed, restored. / Sam.
IL: IA ("renew the kingdom"l lisa. 81:
("repair the waste cities").
Spirit. Originally, breath (ruak) -
Statutes. From the root to cut or grave
hence, prescribed, appointed.-Judg-
ments. Root: to set up or decide.
My people. Literally, ye shall be tc
me for people, and 1 shall be to you
for God.
Save you from all your uncleanness
See, Thou shalt call his name Jesus
for he shall save his people from Their
sins" Matt. /: 21.) The name jesus
is from the verb save, used here
Call for the corn, or call to the corn
The word means to summon In'
crease. From the word meaning much
or many Revision: Douay; multiply. ?
Multiply. Identical word rendered in
crease in verse before.
Literally, fruit; from the verb to sprout
-Reproach. Root to pluck, hence Il
Hpbraid.
Not good. In the sense of not profit
able, unhappy.-Loathe. A mimetiC
term (coot), meaning to nauseate.-
1niquities; |. e., perverseness, from Il
ferrir3 especially to idolatry.
Holy flock, l. O., flock OF things conse'
Grated, the offerings in the temple
Solemn. Better, appointed. (Revis
ion. THAT am the Lord. Hebrew
That 1, the Lord: three words, so wher
ever this familiar expression occurs.
Not for your sakes. A proposition
meaning either for the sake of or be
cause of. 1t is perhaps used here in thu
latter or casual sense.-Your owl
ways. Thus emphasizing this latter sig
niflcation. There was nothing in thei
own ways to cause this mercy.
Thus saith the Lord God. The caus,
of all.-Cause you to dwell in tn
cities. Revision and Douay. Cause tn,
cities to DE inhabited. Hebrew: Settl
the cities.
1t may desolate. Literally, II was
desolation, I. e., the name the passer
by gave it; opposite Of to be titled o
worked.
This land that was desolate. Hebrew
This land, the esolate.-Eden. Sig
Eifying delight /. O., forti
fed and strong.
1, the Lord. Emphatic. Build or hav,
built. (Revision and Douay.) -Th,
ruined places. Or ruins.-That wa
desolate. Desolations zone word) -
1, the Lord, have spoken it. Hebrew:
the Lord have spoken and l will do.
Inquired of. From the verb to treat
or beat out, to search. Douay: In thi
shall the house of Israel find me-
With men as flock. Hebrew: Like
flock of men. (Douay.)
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
Ye shall be clean. Not sinless bu
devoted, clean given. Blessed" say
the one hundred and nineteenth psalm
ARE the indebted in the way" Rea,
the Margin, the sincere. That is, tn
whole-hearted, clean-hearted. That hear
is clean that has swept out the rubbish
Of self and enthroned God within. An
so 1t Is not our sinlessness that we ar
seeking but full trust in Christ's sin
lessness; not our perfection but com
plete surrender to Gods perfection
Cleanness is conservation. / thank m
brother for the suggestion, Seek y
first the kingdom of God and His right
eoasness," is spoken not so much +
worldlings as to Christians. Place tn
kingdom uppermost In all you say. an