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REVIEW OF THEQUARTER
LESSON XII, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, MARCH 20.

ter-Ino ana ISraeI.
Commentary by the Rev. d. NJ.
Stearns.
II has been tn > custom to devote the last
Sunday in each quarter to a 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, 1, q, yet we must be
careful to remember that in all the Bible
Israel means only Israel, the whole or
portion of the twelve tribes, and never the
church So Judah, Jerusalem, Zion always
mean just what the words indicate, and
must not be spiritualzed else the Bible
will he meaningless and unintelligible.
LESSON lisa. XII, lilo. g. r., Ps. Xxi, g.
The root and stem of jesse the root and
offspring of David (Rev. xxi, 16), David's
Lord and Davd's Son, the God man, is
foretold as filing 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., 1sa.
XVI, 4. A portion of Israel's hymn book,
written over $500 years before used. An
ether song il found in Isa. xii The close
OF the chapter speaks of resurrection and
Judgment, but also OF place OF refuge Tor
the people OF God. God Himself Is the sal
Nauion ana uefehse or HIS people. lie Is
our ROCK or Ages ana Tor all VINO trust III
INN, ana stay thelr minds on Him, there
Is perfect pence.
LEsSoN Lisa. HXVlll, LIS. ". l.,
troy NX' l. Inc people Tor whom so much
had oeen zone turned away from their De-
lNerer, despised HIM ana Ills word ana
gave themselves up 10 strong drink ana
sell indulgence Priest ana prophet alike
old TINS, needless or the judgments threat
cred. tod IN long suffering and love for
LIS sinful people pleads with them, and
speaks OF DAY OF glory Tor the penitent
ana onedlent Let all drunkards and all
VINO i've for pleasure consider Cor vi, 9
H. ana see there the doom that awaits
them IL they so continue.
LESSON lN'--Isl' HNHVll, Ii-2l; 53-3S Il.
J., IS NNA!F' II. rms is notable in
stance OF prompt ana complete de!lverance
IN answer 10 the cry or distress. There
may DC d Iofe'hauoWlhS or Israel s sore
tripula'loh ana glorious dellverance IN the
uayS Oh the coming ahuIchrlst. But there
Is the greatest encouragement here, as in
all scripture, Tor every troubled one to
cast thelr burden on the Lord and expect
ana receive dellVerance Ger XXXll, Il;
HNxlll' -.
LESSON Visa. hi, LIZ. G. t., lisa. lii,
b. Here Is the center of the whole Bible, a
perfect description of the sufferings of the
man OF sorrows, the Redeemer of Israel and
OF the world. Inc creator OF all things be-
comes man; poor despised man; that
lie may be perfect Saviour. Having no
SIN OF HIS own the sins of the world are
lad upon him, and He suffers and dies in
our stead. He lives again, alive from the
dead, ana lie shall yet see of the travail of
Ills soul and be satisfied To be in Him is
life, whether for an individual or for Il
nation. Apart from Him there is no life
Lesson Nl.-lsa. lv, lib. e. T., Isa Nv,
6. Life being provided atinfnite 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, A.. 1t is
the same cry throughout the Bible
Come or Come unto Me- (Math. XII, 2s;
Luke xiv, Il; Rev. xxi, ~. Let our ways,
thoughts, efforts, strivings all drop, and
come empty and helpless to the Fountain
ana drink and live. Drink abundantly
and be hIled Cant v, l; John X, 10.
LESSON Nll.-Jeremlah XXI, 27-37. e.
T., Jer XXXi, 3d. The last lesson was on
lie and fullness OF JOY through an all suf-
hcient Redeemer. Here is Gods way Of
bringing that Lille to the whole world. AS
Christ is he central person in Gods saliva
ton, so Israel Is the central people and
Jerusalem the central city. salvation is
OF the jews John ", 22), and the receiv-
ing of them back as nation shall be TO
the world us Life from the dead (Rom. xi,
II, lo). nat are we DONG Tor the people
to whom we are so indebted?
LESSON Nlll'-Jeremlah XxxVl, 1881. u.
T., Heb. Ill, To- Inns IS the story OF tho
king who cut up the word OF God and
burned 1t IN the IRE. Inc son OF GOD, the
man OF sorrows Is the word OF God (John
|, /; Rev, XIX, 49, ana lie Is revealed to us
IN the written word whlch Is all about
Him (John 40; Luke XIV, p, A. Our
treatment OF HIS word Is our treatment OF
Himself, ana de so reckons 1t John xii,
AS. 10 receive Ills word is to receive Him
self, and thus comes life and Joy and peace
unendlng John XVII, 5; Rom. XIV, l3l.
LESSON lA.-Jer. NNNVll, ll-2l. u. T.,
Jcr l. 10 In connection with several les