The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-22
QUARTERLY REVIEW.
LESSON XIII, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, MARCH 20.

Stenrns.
LESSON I.-Home from Babylon Ez. /,
1-1D. Golden text Deut. xxx, 81, "The
Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and
have compassion upon thee" The gifts
and calling of God are without repentance
Rom. XII, 29); whatsoever He purposes shall
in due time be accomplished, and every
thing shall come to pass exactly as He says
lisa. xiv, p; Ps. xxxiii, I'D. He doeth ac-
cording TO His will in heaven and on earth,
and finds willing servants, both among
men and angels dan. ", 35). The rebuild
ing of the temple is suggestive Of the tenn
pie now being built, the church of God
(Eph ii, 1922.
LESSON 1.-THE Temple Begun QIz iii,
1-13). Golden text CEz. iii, III, "They
praised the Lord because the foundation
Of the house Of the Lord was laid" Re
member the key TO the book of Ezra is
'The house Of the Lord" n phrase used
fifty times in the book. The thoughts
of this lesson cluster around the work,
and the workmen, and the offerings,
and the willing hearts Jesus delight
ing to do the Fathers will and always
about His Fathers business Cps. xl, s;
John wifi, 29) is our pattern in all our
daily life.
LESSON III.-Encouragements alag. ii,
10. Golden text Cps cxxvii, y, Except
the Lord build the house they labor in
vain that build it." Read the four books
of Haggai, Zechariah, Ezra and Nehemiah.
Those who are used OF God must be strong
and Of good courage-strong TO do-and
this viii come only by knowledge of God
Josh. j, Z, Q; Dan. xxi, 32). Israel, like the
ten spies, saw the discouragements, but
we must be like Caleb and Joshua, and see
only God and make His business the first
concern Of our lives. When we put our
affairs first, all will come to naught.
LESSON IV.-Joshua, the High Priest
Czech. iii, 1-l0). 4 alden text (Heb. iv, 40,
I'VE have a great High Priest that is
passed into the heavens. Jesus, the Son of
God" One of satan's ways of discour-
aging people is to point them to their sin
fulness and tell them that God cannot use
such unworthy ones as they are. It is all
too true that we are sinful and unworthy,
but Jesus, our High Priest, is our right
eousness on Cor. Y, 81 and our comeliness
(Ezek. xvi, ~, and having accepted Him
He stands for us against all accusers, and
will use just such as we are as vessels
through which He viii accomplish His
pleasure phil. ii, 13 Heb. xiii, 90, 21)
LESSON V.-The Spirit of the Lord Czech.
iv, 1-l0). Golden text Czech. Nv, G., Not
by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,
saith the Lord Of Hosts" No work of God
can be done by human wisdom. Moses had
no say whatever in the design of the tab
ernacle, nor had David or Solomon in the
temple; the former was to be made accord
ing to the pattern shown him in the mount,
and the latter was given TO David by the
Spirit of the Lord (Ex. XIV, 40; 1 Chron.
xviii, 49,
LESSON VI.-Dedicating the Temple Tz.
vi, 14-22). Golden text ops. cxxii, y, st
was glad when they said unto me, Let us
60 into the house Of the Lord" Haggai
and Zechariah, the Lords messengers. be-
ing strengthened themselves by the words
and visions of the Lord, so encouraged the
people that the building was finished, and
with great Joy dedicated unto the Lord
LESSON NII.-Nehemiah's Prayer CNeh.
i, LID. Golden text (Ps XXX, 1O), Lord,
be Thou my helper" Nehemiah, in the
kings palace at Babylon, hears Of the des-
olations Of the Holy City. the wall broken
down and the people ia great affection and
reproach, and he is so affected that he weeps
and mOurns and fasts and prays for several
days. Identifying himself with his people,
he confesses their sins and reminds Jeho-
yah of His promises. The result was that
the Lord inclined the king to let Nehemiah
go TO Jerusalem with authority to rebuild
the walls Of the city.
LESSON VIII Rebuilding the Wall Cleh.
iv, 9-2D. Golden text (Neh. iv, 81, eve
made our prayer unto our God and set
watch against them" Both men and
women of all occupations were ready and
81 Arrl,r .s.l. Il.
the wall, fer the people had a mind to
work (Neh. iy, O.. But when anything is
really being done in the Lords name the
adversary becomes very active and the
opposition at this time was something
tremendous, both as to wiles and persist
ence. Let Us consider well Nehemiah's
strength and be strong in the Lord.
LESSON IX.-Reading the Law (Neh viii,
LIP. Golden text Cps. cxix, 49,, open
thou mine eyes. that / may behold won
drOus things out of thy law" The temple
and the walls may be built, but they may
be thrown down again. There is Just one
thing on earth that can never pass away.
1.-THE Word of our God shall stand forever"
lisa. xl, s.. We are 10 read it, and believe
it, and thus understand it, and then do it,
for He thai dOeth the will of God abideth
forever" u John ii, 10.
LESSON X.-Keeping the Sabbath CNeh.
xiii, 1929. Golden Text lex. XXX, s., Re
member the Sabbath day to keep it holy"
One-seventh of our time and one-tenth Of
our money should be cheerfully given
wholly up to God for His service as the
very least we can offer on those two lines.
If we are redeemed then we are all His,
all time, money, talents, everything; but it
is best to make Him sure of the seventh
and tenth 70 begin with. Let us as in
diyiduals see that we conscientiously keep
the Lords day on the lines of Isa. lviii,
Is, II, and pray for our rulers that they
may have grace to do as Nehemiah did
LESSON XI.-Esther Before the King
(Est. ", 1917; V, 49, Golden Text prov.
XXI, ", Judge righteously, and plead the
cause of the poor and needy From this
book we learn that God is On the field
when most invisible; that He is able to de-
liver when deliverance seems impossible;
that those who dig pits for the righteous
will fall into them themselves; that the
good deeds Of the righteous are recorded
and will in Cue time be rewarded, and
many other such practical lessons
LESSON XII.-The Vanity Of Craven I'M
ages Nsa. Xiv, 9-20D. Golden text Qsa.
xiv, D, Il am the Lord. and there is none
else; there Is 90 God besides Me" When
people turn from the truth. they lay them
sslTes open 10 every 0elusion. Whatever
is more TO US than God becomes an idol.
Often it is some work ofSur own hands II
we have learned to know the true God It
Is not merely Tor our own benefit, but that
we may make Him known to othera The
Eaviour's great command to preach the
Gospel TO every creature IS binding upon