The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-16
REVIEWOF Thee QUARTER
LESSON XII, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, MARCH 20.

1t has been the custom to devots the last
Sunday in each quarter to review of the
quarters lessons, but the plan for 1892 is
TO have the review one Sunday earlier, and
devote the last Sunday to missionary or
temperance lesson. The eleven lessons
concern Gods people QsraeD and their
glorious future While Israels history is,
in a measure, typical Of the history of the
church, and was written for our profit
(ROm. XIV, 4; Cor. X, l, p, yet we must be
careful to remember that in all the Bible
Israel means only Israel, the whole or a
portion of the twelve tribes, and never the
church. So Judah, Jerusalem, Zion always
mean just what the words indicate, and
must not be spirituaized, else the Bible
will be meaningless and unintelligible.
LESSON lisa. xi, 40. G. r., Ps. lxxii, s.
The root and stem of Jesse, the root and
offspring of David tRev. xxi, 16), Davids
Lord and David's Son, the God man, is
foretold as filling the whole earth with the
knowledge of the Lord and ruling the
world in righteousness, delivering even the
animal creation from the curse; and all
this in connection with Israel's restoration.
LESSON lisa XVI, ITO. G.. T., lisa.
XVI, 4. A portion of Israel's hymn book,
written over 900 years before used. An
other song is found in Isa. xii. The close
of the chapter speaks of resurrection and
judgment but also of a place of refuge for
the people of God. God Himself is the sal
walton and defense of His people. He is
our Rock of Ages, and for all who trust in
Him, and stay their minds on Him, there
Is perfect peace.
Lesson IiI.-Isa. xviii, lib G. T.,
Prov. Xxx, l. The people for whom so much
had been don turned away from their De-
Hverer, despised Him and His word and
gave themselves up TO strong drink and
self indulgence. Priest and prophet alike
did this, needless of the judgments threat
ened. God in long suffering and love for
His sinful people pleads with them, and
speaks of a day of glory for the peniteI
and obedient. Let all drunlsards and all
who live for pleasure consider Cor. vi, O.
Il. and see there the doom that awaits
them if they so continue.
LESSON " -ISa xxxvii, 1921; 1888. G.
T., Ps. xxxiv, L. This is a notable in
stance of prompt and complete deliverancs
in answer to the cry of distress. There
may be foreshadowing of Israel's sore
tribulation and glorious deliverance in the
days of the coming antichrist. But there
is the greatest encouragement here as in
all Scripture, for every troubled one to
cast their burden on the Lord and expect
and receive deliverance (Jer. xxi, Il;
xxxiii, -.
LESSON Visa. lii, 1-l2. G. T., lisa. lii,
6. Here is the center of the whole Bible, a
perfect desert ption of the sufferings of the
man of sorrows, the Redeemer of Israel and
of the world. The creator of all things be-
comes man; a poor, despised man; that
He may be perfect Saviour. Having no
sin of His own the sins of the world are
laid upon him, and He suffers and dies in
our stead. He lives again, alive from the
dead, and He shall yet see of the travail of
His soul and be satisfied. To be in Him is
life, whether for an individual or for a
nation. Apart from Him there is no life
LESSON Visa ", lib. CT, Isa. ",
6. Life being provided at infinite cost, here
is the invitation to all to accept it; or
rather to accept Him, for in Him is life,
He is our life John i, 4; COL iii, q. 1t il
the same cry throughout the Bible
Gomez or "Come unto Ne" (Math XII, 2S
Luke xiv, IL Rev xxi, ~. Let our ways.
thoughts, efforts, strivings all drop, an6
come empty and helpless to the Fountain
and drink and live. Drink abundantly
and be filled Cant. V, 1; John X, 10l.
LESSON VII.-Jeremiah XXI, 1871 G.
t., Jer. XXI, "a. The last lesson was on
life and fullness of joy through an all suf-
ficient Redeemer. Here is Gods way of
bringing that Life to the whole world As
Christ is the central person in Gods saliva
ton, so Israel is the central people and
Jerusalem the central city. Salvation is
of the Jews" John iv, 81, and the receiv-
ing of them back as nation shall be to
the world rs Life from the dead (Rom. xi,
u, ~. What are we doing for the people
to whom we are so indebted?
LESSON VIII.-Jeremiah xxxvi, 1881. G.
T., Heb iii, 10 This is the story of the
king who cut up the word of God and
burned it in the fire The Son of God, the
man of sorrows is the word of God John
j, 1; Rev. xix, 49,, and He is revealed to rs
III the written word which is all aboU5
Him John v, IS; Luke xiv, %, ~. Orr
treatment of His word is our treatment Of
Himself, and He so reckons it (John xii,
As To receive His word is to receive Him
self, and thus comes life and JOY and peace
unending John xvii, S; Rom. XIV, 49,.
LESSON IX.-Jer. xxxvii, 11-21. G.. T.,
Jer i, 49, In connection with several les
sons upon the future glory of Israel and of
the earth, we have had one on the perse-
cuted Saviour, one on the prosecuted word
and now one on the prosecuted prophet.
The order always is the sufferings and
then the glory Il Pet. j, IL; iv, Is; V, y. l
will be so until Jesus comes and the day
dawns for CT rist, and His church, and His
Israel, and u earth. But the sufferings
are not worthy to be compared with the
glory that shall be revealed (Rom. viii, 1s).
The world, antichrist and the devil are
having their day now, but their night is
coming. THE morning cometh, and also
the night"
LESSON X.-Jer xxx, lilo. 6. T.,
Math xiii, S. The glory OF the coming
kingdom shall be preceded by the over
throw of the uhgodly. There shall be
vengeance for them that know not God
and everlasting destruction from the pres
ence of the Lord; the lake of fire for the
beast and false prophet; and the bottom
less pit for tie devil Oh Thess. 1, 10; Rev.
xix, 20; Xxx, 49, These are the awful facts;
mans belief or unbelief will not affect the
facts. Wrath may be restrained for a
time, but it abideth upon all unbelevers
and will fall in due time John iii, 80; Rev.
xiv, 10).
LESSON XI-Ezek. xxxvi, 25-38. G. T.,
Eek. xxxvi, 20. The main features of
this lesson are the glorious results of the
Saviour's work in the hearts of His people,
making them clean and holy and upright,
to the praise and glory of God in the eyes
of all nations This shall be fulfilled in
Israel as a nation, for the Lord hath
spoken it and He viii do it. Isa. TX, 81;
Jer. XXI, "a. 1t should be fulfilled in
every believer now to the glory of God, for
I'VE his workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus INTO good works" (Eph. ii,
10.) An anxious. fretful, angry spirit is
no credit to Christ; nor is a selfish, worldly,
pleasure loving spirit. Let us, therefore,