The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-03-19
TuEQUARTER
LESSON XII, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, MARCH 20.
Of the Lessons af the First Quar-
ter-The Spiritual Jndah and Israel.
Commentary BY \ Rev. D. M.
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ter-The Spiritual Judah and Israel.
Commentary BY Rev. d. M.
Stearns.
It has been the custom to devote the last
Sunday in each quarter to 4 review of the
quarters lessons, but the plan for 1892 is
to have the review one Sunday earlier, and
devote the last Sunday to a missionary or
temperance lesson. The eleven lessons
concern Gods people Israel) and their
glorious future. While Israel's history is,
In Il measure, typical of the history of the
church, and was written for our profit
from. XIV, 4; ! Cor. x, l, D, 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 spiritualized, else the Bible
will be meaningless and unintelligible.
LESSON lisa. xi, lilo. G. r., Ps. lxxii, 8.
The root and stem of Jesse, the root and
offspring Of David Grew. xii, l6), David's
Lord and David's Son, the God man, is
foretold as filing the whole earth with the
knowledge OF the Lord and ruling the
world in righteousness, d ~.ivering even the
animal creation from the curse; and all
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LESSON LISA. XVI, lilo. G.. r., Isa.
XVI, 4. A portion Of Israel's hymn book.
written over 1850 years before used. An
other song is found in lisa. 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 Hisspeople. 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, liz. G. r.,
Prov. Xxx, l. The people for whom so much
had been done turned away from their De-
~liverer, despised Him and His word and
gave themselves up to strong drink and
self indulgence. Priest and prophet alike
did this, needless OF Che 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 penitent
and obedient. Let all drunkards and all
who live for pleasure consider Cor. vi, g.
II. and see there the doom that awaits
them if they so continue.
LESSON Visa. xxxvii, 14-21; 333- 338. G..
T., Ps. xxxiv, II. This is a notable in
stance of prompt and complete deliverance
in answer to the cry of distress. There
may be a. foreshadowing of ~Israel's sore
circulation and glorious deliverance in the
days of the coming antichrist. Blu there
is the greatest encouragement here, as in
all Scripture, for every troubled one to
cast their burden OF the Lord and expect
and receive deliverance (Jer. xxxii, II;
xxxiii, 81.
LESSON Visa. lii, liz. G. r., lisa. lii,
g.. 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. The creator of all things be.
comes q man.; a poor, despised man; that
He may be u perfect Saviour. Having no
sin of His w 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 IN individual or for a
nation. Apart from Him there is no life.
LESSON Visa. ", l-l3. G. T., lisa. Nv,
g.. 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 !, 4; Col. iii. ~. 1t is
the same cry throughout the Bible
Gomez or Come unto Me" (Math. XII, %:
Luke xiv, II: Rev xii, ~. Let our ways,
thoughts, efforts, strivings all drop, and
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and drink and live. Drink a%bundantly
and be filed Cant. v, /; Johu x, 1U.
LESSON VIi.-Jeremiah XXI, 27-37. G.
T., Jer. XXI, 81. The last lesson was on
life and ~fullness of Joy through an all sui.
icieht Redeeiner. 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" tJohn iv, 22), and the receiv-
ing of them back as nation shall be to
the world ais Life from the dead (Rom. XII,
IL, l5). What are we doing for the people
to whom we are so indebtedf
LESSON VIII.-Jere1niah xxxvi, 1881. G..
T., Heb. iii, Is. 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
!, l; / xix, 49,, and He il revealed to US
in the written word<which is all about
Him John V. 46; Luke xiv, q. ~. Our
treatment of His word is our treatment of
Himself. and He so reckons it John xii,
49,. To receive His word is to receive Him.
self, and thus comes life and joy and peace
unending John xvii, s; Rom. XIV, l3).
LESSON IX.-Jer. xxxvii, 11-2l. G. r.,
Jer. i, 10. 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 sufTerings and
then the glory Il Pet. |, IL; iv. 10: v, J.. It
will be SO until Jesus and the day
dawns for Christ, and His church, and His
Israel, and the earth. But the sufferings
are not worthy to lW compared with the
! glory that shall he revealed (Isom. viii, 18).
The world, antichr;st 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. G. T.,
Math. xiii, 50. The glory of the coming
kingdom shall be preceded by the over
throw Of the ungodIy. 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 the devil lII Thess. |, 70; Rev.
xix, 20; XXX, 10y. These are the awful facts:
mans belief or unbelief will not affect the
facts. Wrath MAJ be restrained for u
time, but it abideth upon all unbelieyers,
and will fall in due time John iii. SO; Rev.
xiv, 10Y.
LESSON XI.-Ezek. xxxvi, 1888. G. r.
Eek. xxxvi, %. The main features Of
this lesson are the glorious results OF the
Savfour's work ID 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 al q nation, for the Lord hath