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SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
JUNE 20.
Lesson Text: "Messiah's Reign"
Psalm lx1ii., 1-19-Golden Text:
Psalm Ixxii., 11--Comlnentary.

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king and concerning the King OF Kings. Sol
omon was type Of Christ in wisdom and in
the peace and prosperity of his kingdom.
No man can be type Of Christ as to His
character. hut only as to Office. Christ Is
King and Kings Son, divine and human, and
all Judgment is given to Him John ", 22J
2. HE shall judge thy people with righte-
ousness, and thy poor with Judgment"
Compare Isa. xi., 4, S: xxxii.. |, II: When
Jesus shall be made King over all the earth,
the righteous branch of David reigning and
prospering executing Judgment and justice
upon the earth in the days OF lsraePs resto-
ration, then shall all, without exception,
enjoy the full benefits Of equitable judgment
and righteousness (Zsch. xiv, q; Jer. xiii,
5, 6).
3. "The mountains shall bring peace to
the people and the little hills by righteous
ness" Compare Isa- H. 1. 5; w., IL. Peace
and Righteousness shall abound, and things
that formerly brought terror and dismay
shall be ,suboued and be employed in the
service Of the king.
4. He shall judge the poor Of the people,
He shall save the children Of the needy. and
shall break in pieces the oppressor." Con
trast the oppression Of the poor in Amos IL,
6; ", II, and the time Of the kingdom when
the meek shall inherit the earth, and shall
delight themselves in the abundance Of
peace (Ps xxxvii., IL; Math. ". 81.
5. They shall fear Thee as long as the
gun and moon endure, throughout all genera
tions" In Jer. xxi, IS, 36; xxxiii., 20, 81,
the references are very plain to the restora-
tion of Israel and her continuance as ma
ton while sun and moon endure. Some day
we may see q reference to this also in Gen.
j., IA: in the fact that the lights in the
armament were appointed for signs.
6. HE shall come down like rain upon
the mown grass, as showers that water the
earth" Compare II Sam. xiii, 4; Hosea
vi, 8, and notice in each passage the
reference to the morning-the morning
without clouds, the morning when He will
help Israel (Ps. XVII, 5, marginl. All
fulness Of blessing when Jesus shall cIrne to
the church as the Morning Star and to Israel
as the Sun OF Righteousness (Rsf xii, 16;
Nal. w., q.
Z. ''In His days shall the righteous flourish,
and abundance of peace so long as the moon
endureth." He will be the true Melchizedek,
who will Be both King Of Righteousness and
King Of Peace. The Saviour teaches US that
in this present world, instead Of flourishing,
we must expect hatred and persecution and
trial; and SO also teach the apostles by the
Spirit John 1v;, 1870; XVI l. 2; JAS. l.
49,
to sea, and from the river unto the ends Of
the earth" Solomon's kingdom embraced
all the land of promise Il Kings iv.. q, ~;
the true Son Of David shall have dominion
over all the earth Uan. vii, 13, IA; Rev. n.,
Is; Mum. xiv. 21; lisa. xi, .; Hab. II, l4l.
His body. tho church, shall reign with Him
(Rev. iii, 81: ", 9, 10y.
9. "They that dwell in the wilderness shall
bow before Him, and His enemies shall hex
the dust" 1t is only at his second coming
in power and glory that He shall smlte his
enemies. when He shall return bringing his
saints with Him Il Thess. ill.,, ID; Col. lii.
4: Zech. xiv, 3, 4: Rev. xix, II, 15) There
can be no kingdom till the King returns
duke xix, II. 10y. 49,,
10. THE kings of Tarshish and the isles
shall bring presents; the kings OF Sheba and
Seba shall Offer gifts" The most distant
and most opulent seem to be represented here,
while the previous verse suggests the most
uncivilizad. The, visit Of the Queen OF Sheba
to Solomon and OF the wise men OF the east
to the child Jesus are suggestive OF the time
when the glory Of the Lord having risen
upon Israel the Gentiles shall come to her
light and kings to the brightness or her rls-
ing lisa. k, 1-3l.
II. Yea, all kings shall fall down before
Him. all nations shall serve Him." Com
pare Ps. lxxxyi 9. That this shall be
when He is King OF the Jews is evident from
Isa. L., l., where it is written that the ma
tion aud Kingdom that will not serve Thee
usrael, sec context) shall perish 1t is the
literal Israel, truly converted, that Is 70
blossom and bud and fill the face OF the earth
with fruit lisa. xvi, 6.
12 ''For fie shall deliver the needy when
he crieth: the poor also and him that hath
no helper" Compare Isa- XII, II. IL. All
His relief, both physical and spiritual,
which lie brought to the poor and needy
when He was here in humiliation, was but o
sample OF the tullness OF blessing that shall
be when the kingdom comes.
13. He shall spare the poor and needy.
and shall save the souls OF the needy" See
Jcr. xxx 100 Zeph. iii, IL, as FORE
shadowing OF these good times. The rich
control things now, but it shall not DO 80 IN
the days of His kingdom. There is very
little encouragement for the poor and needy
IN the churches to-day, but such have not
the spirit OF Christ.
ID. He shall redeem their soul from de-
ceit and violence, and precious shall their
blood be in His sight" They may lay down
their lives for HIS sake, but He will receive
their souls and in due time redeem their
bodies. Deceit and violence shall end when
He comes -.
IL. AMI He shall live, and to Him shall
be given of the gold Of Sheba; prayer also
shall be made for Him continually, yI ana b. aany
alive forevermore tRev. l., 49,. The church
seems to have hard work to raise money to
carry ON her work, but in kingdom days
wealth shall pour in from all quarters lisa.
TX. 5 II r W We may be said to pray
for Iii n, when we pray tor His members.
l6. There shall be an handful of corn in
the earth upon the top Of the mountains, the
fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon, ana
they Of the city shall flourish like grass OF
the earth" There shall be great results
from apparently small causes h6tle
one shall become a thousand, and small
one a strong nation; the Lord will hasten
it in his sine lisa k. ~. H.
II. Ais name shall endure forever; bis
name 81 al be continued as long as the sun,
and the men shall be blessed in Him; all
nations shall call Him blessed" The great
est name OH Garth: the sweeteSt nam9 III
heaven. See tho power and blessedneSs OF
His name in such passages as Acts ILL.,, io'
iv; TO- y, 80; *, Is 10; o. +; aos aS the God Of
Israel. who only doeth wondrous things
One has wisely said that this verse and tne
next calls for alteration, not EXPOSITION.
(,ompare Ex. xv., II; Jer. Z, q, Z, ~.
19 land blessed be His glorious name
forever and let the whole earth De nlIed
with His glory. Amen and amen" tee ne
five books Of the Psalter end with Kill. 10;
iIxii., 10; lxxxi1., 50; cvi., 4S; cl., q. tis
worth while to compare the close OF eacn
book. When this psalm shall be ruinileu
then David shall have no more occasion to
pray. The promises that the whole earth
shall be filled with His glory are found IN
Mum. xiv, 81; Isa. Ii, .: Hap: H., ~.
They should inspire us to work mlSotny 70
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