Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-03-24
QUARTERLY REVIEW.
LESSON XII, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, MARCH 20.

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in due time be accomplished, and every
thing shall come to pass exactly as He says
Osa xiv, "a: Ps. xxxiii. ~. He doeth ac-
cordinp to His will in heaven and ON earth
and finds willing servants. both among
men and angels dan. iv. 85). The rebuild.
inc of the temnle is sugpestive of the tenn
nile now being built. the church of God
fEph. ii. 1g-2ol
LESSON LITTLE Temple Begun (Ez. iii.
LIB. Golden text az. iii. 1D. "Thev
praised the Lord because the foundation
of the house of the Lord was laid" Re
member the kew to the book of Ezra is
"The house Of the Lord" n nhrnse used
fifty times in the book The thougbts
of this lesson cluster around the work,
and the workmen. and the offerings.
and the willing hearts. Jesus delight
inc to do the Fathers will and always
about His Fathers business ops XII. 8:
John viii. 29) is our pattern in all our
daily life.
LESSON ITI.-Encourapement alag II.
1-M Golden text Ps. cxxvii. y. "Excei,t
the Lord build the bouse thev lnbor in
vain that build it," Read the four books
of Uarpai Zecbariab. Ezra and Nehemiah
Those who are used of God must be stron,
and of good courage-strong to do-aud
this will come only bv knowledge of God
Josh. j, Z, o; Dan. xi, 32) Israel. like the
ten spies. saw the discourapements Int
we must be like Caleb and Joshua. and see
only God and make His business the first
concern of our lives. When we put cur
affairs first all will come to naught
LESSON IV.-,Joshua. the High Priest
Czech. iii. 1-1O Golden text 0Ieb. iv. 1D
I'VE have great High Priest that is
passed into the heavens. Jesus. the Son of
Cod" One of satan's ways of di.conr-
aging people is to point them to their sin
fulncss and tell them that God cannot use
such unworthy ones as they are. 1t is all
too true that we are sinful and unworthy
but Jesus. our High Priest. is our right.
eousness or Cor. v. 2D and our comeliness
Ezek. xvi, 1D. and having accented Him
He stands for us against all accusers. and
will use lust such as we are as vessels
through which He will accomnlisb His
pleasure phil ii. 10: Heb. xiii 90 2O
LESSON V.-The Shirt of the ord (Zecb
iv. 1-1W. Golden text Zecb. iv. g. "Not
bv might. nor bv power. but bv INV Shirt
saith the Lord of Hosts y No work of Cod
can be done NV human wisdom Moses had
no saw whatever in the design of the tah.
ernacle. nor had David or Solomon in the
temple: the former was to he made accord.
ing to the pattern shown him in the mount.
and the latter was given to David nv the
Spirit of the Lord zen. XIV. 30: I Chron.
xviii. 1917.
LESSON VI-Dedicarinr the Temnle (Fz
vi, 14-22). Golden text ops. cxxii n al
90 into the house OF the Lord" Happni
and Zechariah. the Lords messengers he.
ing strengthened themselves bv the words
and visions of the Lord. so encouraged the
people that the building was finished. and
with great ioy dedicated unto the Lord
LESSON VIi.-Nehemiah's PRAYER CNeb
/. LID. Golden text Ops. xxx. 1M. "Iord
be Thou nv helper" Nehemiah. in the
kings palace at Babylon. hears of the des
olations of the HOLY City. the wall broken
down and the people in great affection and
reproach, and he is so affected that he weens
and mourns and fasts and pravs for several
DAYS. IDENTIFYING himself with his neonIe
he confesses their sins and reminds Jebo
yah of His promises. The result was that
the Lord inclined the king to let Nehemiah
20 to Jerusalem with authority TO rebuiId
the walls of the city.
LESSON VIII Rebuilding the Wall (Neb
iv. 9-2D. Golden text CNeh. iv. o. eve
made our PRAYER unto our God and set n
watch against them" Both men and
women of all OCCUPATIONS were ready and
Joined Nehemiah in the work of building
the wall for the people had a mind tn
work (Neh. iv. g. But when ANYTHING is
really being done in the Lords name the
adversary becomes very active. and tie
opposition at this time was something
tremendous both as to wiles and nersisf7
ence. Let us consider well Nehemiab's
strength and be strong in the Lord.
LESSON IX.-Reading the Law CNeh. viii
1-12) Golden text ops. cxix. 49, "Onen
thou mine eyes, that | may behold won
drous things out of thv law" The temple
and the walls may be built but tbev NAV
be thrown down again. There is lust one
thing on earth that can never pass away.
1.-THE Word of our God shall stand forever,
lisa. XII. 81. We are to read if. and believe
it. and thus understand it. and then do it.
for "He that doeth the will of God abidetb
forever" q John ii, IN.