The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-05-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
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Sal. Golden Text: Danisl 4, Q.


OF the kines meat nor with the Wino which
he drank This portion Of the fIf1t worse Of
our lesson h the Golden Text for The dnys
we therefore give \ little extra space - ~
We 80 Daniel, ono q . company o. young
Jews carried captive In tha third year d
Jehoiakiur. ia the palace OF the king ot Baby
lon. ii training b stand IN duo tilne before
tho king as ono Of his wise mon. While b.
ing taught the wisdom 81 the Chaldcen1
| they ara 10 be nourishcd with food and wins
| from the kings table. Daniel determines
that he and bis companions viii not qetlle
themselves with food which has been offered
10 Idols. for they ara true worshipers 81 the
only living and true God. and understand
| that whatever Il not offered 70 Him b
offered to.devils LEV. XVIII, Z; nout xxxli,
| II; Cor. II, 2O. An true believers are
commanded % do all things even their
eating and drinking. 70 the glory Of God Il
| Cor. X, 3l. and this one command covofn
the whole temperance question for The Chris
tian
I favor and tender love with the prince Of the
cnnuchs.p When any one determines 20
| glorify God and serve Him only, tho way
/ will be prepared. When fnnfl'a ways please
| the Lord He mnketh even his ononhics 10 be
at peace with him prov. xvi. D. See tho
story q Joseph Ten. xxxix., p; Acts VII.
| lord run ID and fro throughout the whole
/ earth 70 show Himself strong on behalf of
all who trust ia Him III uhron. xvi. 81
10. And the prince Of tho eunnche aid
unto Daniel fear my lord. thu king
Daniel feared no man. neither did he fear
death, but he did fear 10 oifend his God. The
/ fear Of man bringeth 4 Snare. but whose
1 putteth his trust n the Lord shall be safe
| prov. xxx, 25l. How often the fear Of
man or the uislre 70 please man leads people
into sin; the only remedy 4 to know tia llv-
ing Goo and live only % please Him.
4 49, 49,. -.
Thee, ton days and let them give % pulse
| TO ent and water to drink Asimpio v6x-
| etable fnr0 which they could be sure had NOT
come from the kings table, nor been ded.
! icated 70 devils. Onsuch food Daniel felt ne
/ could ask the blessing Or his God and expect
Il let Christians test all their eating and
drinking. All their home entertainments and
| church entertainments by tbs honest Ques.
/ ton from the heart Can conncinntiouslV
! ask the blessing Of God upon tniss And q
will tend to make all these more simple and
| for the glory OF God. DanieI,s conduct made
him seem very peculiar "a the eyes Of some
others, but he remembered that Israel was
| to be 4 peculiar treasurepnto God ab0v6 al
| people lex. xix, D.. And ho sought above
| all things to please God
ID. Then let our countenanceh be looked
upon before Thee. and y Thou sesst deal
be surc that tho blessing ot God shall BE-
made manifest 80 that others shall be com.
| PEELED to behold II. Az surely a. the work
Of the devil y manifest Ia those who are
given 70 strong drink, 90 surely shall the
work Of God be manifest in those who honor
Him even In their eating and drinking. rho
testimony Of Jesus IL "If any man Servo
Me, him will Ny Father honorn John xii,
II. 80 be consented 10 thein ii this mat.
ter and proved them ten daye.p The
church at Smyrna was 10 b tried ton days
lRev.. IL. 10, signifying : perfect trial. The
ten plaques upon Egypt the parallels Of the
ten pounds and the ten virgins seem 10 indi.
cate responsibility, and Judgment IN prOpor-
ton TO responsibility. A. Che number seven
indicates perfection II references 70 God Il
may be that the numbers four, ten, twelve
refer to perfect dealing with man IN various
ways.
u. 10. .And at the end OF ten days their
countenances appeared fairef and fnttor u
flesh than al the childron.n The blessing of
God VIII be manifest even n our bodies. 10
- marvelously manifest IN the appearances
Of those whose bodies were once given 10
strong drink and sin In Che service OF kho
devil, but who have been rescued BY the
grace Of God and made servants Of Christ.
Being made free from Sin and become SER
wants to God, they now bear fruit unto holt.
mess and are Ashamed Or the former thines.
the end Of which was death from. vi. III, 2z).
As 70 the manifestation Of Christ Ii such a.
are possessed by Him. zoe how they Rloridod
God IN Paul lGal. 1, 70. ~ and how they
took knowledge Of the apcstles that they had
been with Jesus facts W, 49,.
II. sAs for these four children, God gave
them knowledge and skin IN al learning and
wisdom, and Daniel had understanding ID
all visions and dreansn No doubt they
studied, but He that 3 perfect IA knowledge
was with them dob xxxyi., y and helped
found IN any books Of the Chaldeans. God
- NO respecter Of persons He still aiveth
wisdom 70 all who sincerely ask Him Jns.
J., b. There 4 no capital that can compare
with = heart and head right with God.
enlightened BY the Hoiy Spirit through the
merits Of the Lord Jesus Christ Is the great
vt Of blessings But this no one can have
.ho y given to much wine Eph. ", 1e;
Cor. vi. 10l.
i8 10. .sNow at the end Of the dAys, the
prince OF the eunuchs brought them n be-
fore NebuGhadnezzar, and among them all
was found none like Daniel Hananiah.
Michael and Azariah; therefore stood they
before the king" The food and wine from
the kings table. andall the wisdom Of Baby
ion, could not do for the others what the
God az Daniel could and did do for those
who relied upon Him and yielded their bodies
TO Him. Happy are those who can truly
say, Ny soul. wait thou only upon God.
81. Then as to standing before the king Of
Babylon, they were conscious that they
stood also before the King Of Kings. and
could say. with Elijah, ..The Lord God Of
Israel liveth before whom stands u Kings
xviii, 1. See also Luke 1. 10D.
20. "And In all matters 81 wisdom he
found them ten times better than all the ma
gicians and astrologers that were III all bis
realm In reference TO the dreams on tho
wall Of chapters H., WV, there was no com
parison, for all the magicians failed, and
only the God Of heaven gave the interpreter
ton through His servant Daniel There are
the form Of strong drink does halp q mans
mind and brain; but the only stimulant that
Daniel knew or used was The power q
God and the wisdom OF Godp q Cor. y ~.
Ali who seek Him shall excel now e. then ~
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