The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-08
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTEB NATIONAL LESSON FOE
FEBRUARY IL.
Lesson Text: Goods Covenant VITA
Abrnm," Gen. xviii. !. %
Golden Text: Gen. Nv, 6
Commentary.

l. "Anf when Abram was ninety years old
and nine. tue Lord appeared to Abram and
said unto him. am the Almighty God walk
before Nc and be thou perfect. 1t il now
twenty four years since Ahrdm entered the
land of Canaan (sce chapter Kit. ~. during
which time Lot left him and went Go dwcll IN
Sodom. white Abram removed his tent aud
altar 10 Hebron (Niii., IL. 49, AZ this time
the Lord appeared and renewed th" cove
nani. We next see Ahram rescuing Lot hnd
his goods from the four kings. aud heinz
blessed bv Mo''hzc1ec hC gives him tthes
and Is enabled TO refuse the goods ol Solom.
In chapter xV. the Lord comes 90 him again
aud we have for the hrst time iear not.
shield. reward. believe, righteousness nnt
other words. Then follows another story oi
human wisdom aud weakness, and a hi1u,
OF thirteen years Compare xvi. IL. Hu
xviii. ~. after which ia this lesson jehovah
appears again. tut with a new name Got
Almighty. or III Shadhai. Almighty, or
Shaddai. signifies the all sufficient our. aui
is suggestive " hoGutiiul. ~rlf sgcrit'ins
love pouring itself out for others. jehovah
virtually said tn Ahrau, You have ayIi"
listened TO human wisdom, Wander irou
Me aud failci, now return anl walk l'ior'
Me sincerely. uprightly ls'r W3rnn'. lor
am the powerful all sufficient ON u.Nbt.-
dai and In Ne alone you Will hnl al Nnu'
need
>. And will make my Conyepgut lc.
tween Me and thee and will multiply tur'
cNccedinglN.' Thirteen times dp wr UUl the
word "covenant' IN thi, chapter anil oun' iu
W.. 1s, making full twice seven. Good .p"r-
feet number. Nine time- H. says MY r''-
enant, a." emphasizing the fact that it b. nll of
Him. He Is the author ant Nn,hcr OF u.
and IL cannot inil. Th" tim" will surely
come when, notwithstanding nN their wan
derngs He will vet give thom repentance
and remission Of sins AMI viii perform tire
truth TO Jacoh aud mercy 20 iNrlhlm viii %
lie has sworn from the dty- 90. old acts '.,
81 ;Zerh. yii.. 10; Kill, I Mic. yil. 'o'.
3. And AUrlm fell on his ia"', AMI Gol
tated with hIr. aging This position D.
Suggestive U W'1-n.ss, up"u-iniu"s-. moth
~ mess, or lH' p-r. pt AlrJn. hu' 20, wor-
sh, auI alteration tgNJri cod Whom
Jes, ppp.,.nI f. lohuNu ratmo- John icll
at II 'ecI H- .Hal. Sol also Daniel. when
he - 'e giory OF the lLpri. i"ll ou tb'
groul th his face toward tho Lrovud
(Rcy. Dan. y. ~. Isaiah sni', "Wn
IA me. ana undone, ani job -atd 81
abhor IC' lsa. Vi. . job Nlil., N'. \
sight OF lord and ili- beauty and holt
ness deli r. Is from sayiug or thinking any
thing mo about ourselves. AMI enables us
10 glory olly In the Lord.
4. 'As ior Me, behold. Ny covenant b. Win
/ thee. ans thou shalt be father ut many
| Nations The details Of the covenant are
/ moro iNlly unfolded with every new state
neut ofit First God would make "i him
II greI Nation. then they should be uS uL-
/ mcrols az the dust of the earth then ~ IN
| staD of heaven then they should have great
substance. but now he Is 10 become multi.
/ t1le OF Nations (see margiu) Whgt"yrr
iunlimcnt OF this there was Ia the dcs
antsQ lshmael aud OF the sons Of keturah
there ~ doubtless lulGlimcnt TO br mani'
tested in TO coming age, We do well Ia
hold last tls promise aud wait with oNpcrta'
tion. He will do exceeding abundantly
above all our thinking.
.. "Haithrr shall thy name any more bC
called .'~p~'. but thy name shall be
Abraham her Of many Nations have
l made -.' ~ the ""holars NAY