The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-26

Text of the Lesson, Prov. 4, 2O-33-1Ierl-
ory Verses, 2O-23-Golden Text, Heb.
xii, 25-Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
Stearns.
90 "Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth
her voice in the streets" When we read in
the New Testament such words as these,
s.Christ, the wisdom Of God, ""Who OF God
Is made unto us wisdom" q Cor. i, q, 3O),
we have no difficulty in understanding who
is meant in this book by wisdom. just as
Jesus Christ is both the living personal
word and also the written word, so He is
wisdom as to His person and as to his ut
terances. 1t is no wonder, then, that it is
written, "Wisdom is the principal thing;
therefore get wisdom" Gv, ..
q. "She crieth in the chief place of con-
course, in the openings of the gates In the
city she uttereth her words, saying" The
great multitude are in the broad way Of
self and self pleasing, with little or no
thought of hereafter and day OF judg-
ment They care not for the fact that
whatsoever a man soweth that shall he
also reap" and their only thought is pleas
ure and prosperity here and now (datk
vii, 10; Gal vi, y. Wisdom is represented
as calling unto them as they hurry along
their downward road.
%. "How long, ye simple ones, will ye
love simplicity, and the scorners delight in
their scorning, and fools hate knowledge"
Simple ones, if they believe the devil, are
easily led astray. If they believe God, they
are easily led Alright. If they go astray,
they are soon among the scorners and the
fools Yet wisdom loves them and cries
unto them: "How long?" How long shall
thy vain thoughts lodge within theeg"
"How long wilt thou refuse to humble thy
self before Me" der iv, IA; Elk. X, 81?
o. Turn you at Myreproof; behold Twill
pour out My Spirit unto you; viii make
known My worls unto you" He calls so
lovingly, so patiently, so perseveringly.
Come unto Me; return unto the Lord;
turn, o backsliding children; take with
you words and turn to the Lord" These
are some of the many words of the Lord to
the erring ones as He entreats them to
come unto Him lisa. ", 3, Z; Jer iii, l, Z,
II, IA; Hos. xiv, 2) He only asks US to turn
to Him, and He will do all the rest, giving
His words and His Spirit, His words which
are Spirit and Life John vi 63).
"a. Because l have called, and We refused;
/ have stretched out my hand, and no man
regarded" 1t does not seem possible that
people who had been so wondrously dealt
with could so treat such love, but the hui
man heart is still the same. and the same
love on His part is turned away from by
those TO whom His hands are imploringly
stretched out. How is it with you?
%. But We have set at naught all My coun-
sci, and would none of My reprOof" They
Knocked the messengers of God, and de
spised His words. and misused His prophets
until the wrath of the Lord arose against
His people, till there was no remedy
Oh Chron. xxXvi, 10y. They even went so
far as to say, I'VE have made a covenant
with death, and with hell are we at agree
ment we have made lies our refuge, and
under falsehood have we hid ourselves"
Qsa. xviii, 15). Like the men before the
food, whose houses God filled with good
things, they said unto God, Depart from
us; what can the Almighty do for us"
Dob xxi, 1913?
26. Il also will laugh Mt your calamity; I
will mock when your fear cometh." What
soever a man soweth, that shall he also
reap, and he that sOweth the wind shall
reap the whirlwind" Gal Vi, Z; Hos. viii,
y. Concerning all who take counsel
in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall
have them in derision" Ops. il, q, and if
His loving invitations are persistently de-
spised we must remember His words,
None of those men which were hidden
shall taste of my supper" luke xiv, 24).
%. when your fear cometh as desOla-
tion and your destruction cometh as a
whirlwind; when distress and anguish
cometh upon you" In due time these things
will come upon all who despise His love
and make light of His salvation. Because
there is wrath, beware lest He take thee
away with His stroke; then great ransom
cannot deliver thee Job xxxvi, 49,.
%. Then shall they call upon me, but
will not answer; they shall seek me early,
but they shall not find me-" Then shall
they cry unto the Lord, but He will not
hear them; He will even hide His face from
them at that time, as they behaved them
selves i'll IN their doings mic. iii, a. He
told jeremiah that the intercession of Moses
and Samuel could not save the nation, and
lie told Ezekiel that the presence of Noah,
Daniel and Job would be of no avail DER.
XIV, 1; Eek. xiv, Il, 20). Sin may become
50 great shat nothing viii do but judgment.
%. For that they hated knowledge and
did not choose the fear Of the Lord" They
not the knowledge of Thy ways dob xxi, Ia.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of
wisdom, a foundation of life, a great treas
ure prov. j, Z; tx 10; xiv, %; Isa. Xxxiii, O..
But they had no reverence for God, no re-
spect for His ways, no gratitude for His
gifts The fool says there is no God, and
many q one who would not say this wishes
that there was no God. The carnal mind
is enmity against God CRom. viii, =.
30. ''They would none of my counsel; they
despised all my reproof" Our Lord Jesus
said that whatsoever heard His words, but
did them not, was like man building on
sand, only to have everything swept away
(Math. vii, %, 27).
81 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit
of their own way and be filled with their
own Devices" Their own wickedness will
correct them and their backslidings re-
prove them. Hear o earth; behold, will
bring evil upon this people, even the fruit
of their thoughts. because they have not
hearkened unto my words DER ii, 10; vi,
19. If people will not receive the truth,
God will let them receive delusion and a
lie Oh Thess. H. 1912. He simply lets them
have their own way, with its consequences,
if they insist on having it,
3d. "For the turning away Of the simple
shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools
shall destroy them" To turn away from
God is to turn ones back on the only
source of love and light. 1t is to choose
darkness rather than light John iii, 19).
81. "But whose hearkeneth unto Me shall
dwell safely and shall be quiet from fear
of evil" What wonderful salvation our
wonderful Lord has provided for His enc