Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-22
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XIII. THIRD QUARTER. INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. 20.

Text Of the Lesson, Isa- ri. LA Mission
airy Iesson-sEemory Verses, l, e-Goid-
en- Text, lisa. ri. Commentary by the
Rev. d. NJ. stearns.
Once more we have the choice OF n tenn
pcrance or q missionary lesson, and as
usual, / choose without hesitation the mis-
sionary lesson, firmly believing that to
give the gospel to every creature as speed
lily as possible is the great desire OF our
Lord, and when IA majority OF believers
get as full Of the Spirit as the drunkari
gets full of strong drink everything will
to them seem very trifiing when compared
with the Importance Of tho Saviour's last
command Daniel and his friends at Baby
lon were men of one aim and purpose.
/. And there shall come forth rod out
Of the stem OF Jesse, and branch shall
grow out of his roots " How very inter
esting it is that whether it be a temper
ance or a missionary lesson we come to
the everlasting people for it-Israel, Gods
glory lisa XVI, l3) and the ono to be ex-
allied is tho Prince of Peace, who shall sit
on Dayids throne and establish the king
dom forever lisa. tx, 6, y. The Righteous
Branch is to be raised up unto David and
will be prosperous king executing judg-
mcnt and justice in the earth in the days
when Judah shall be saved and Israel shall
dwell safely (Jer. xiii, 8, g.
2. And the Spirit of the Lord shall r.st
upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and un-
Outstanding, the Spirit Of counsel and
might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the
fear of the Lord" The Spirit without
measure, in all His fullness, the seyrnfold
Spirit, or, as in Row |, 4; ill, /, the seven
Spirits of God, including wisdom to de-
wise and power 10 carry out successfully
every plan for the welfare of the kingdom
and the good of the whole earth. The gos-
pei story tells how Jesus was born by the
Spirit; at His baptism tho Spirit came as
dove ard abode upon Him; He was led,
wrought miracles, was crucified, rose again
in the Spirit . power He has sent tho
same Spirit to fill every believer, that in
His power We may manifest the life Of
Christ and be His witnesses unto tho ends
of the earth (Acts !, 81.
g. And shall mako Him of quick un.
Outstanding in the fear of the Lord, and
He shall not judge after the sight Of His
eyes, neither reprove after tho hearing OF
His ears" Tho expression, 1.-THE fear Of
the Lord, y is enc OF the most notable in
the Bible and yet comparatively but little
considered In this and tho last verse we
see 1t TO be one Of the characteristics of the
Spirit, and that He will make us quick to
understand it. May it not include such
u consciousness of the presence Of the Lord
as will enable one to liys rs in His sight
submitting everything, even the smallest
details of daily life to His Judgment
with desire above all things for His guild
anco and APPROVAL"
4. But with righteousness shall He
judge the poor and reproye with equity
for the meek of the earth, and He shah
smitc the earth with the rod Of His mouth
and with the breath of His lips shall Ho
elQy the wicked" The whole story OF
''the sufferir,as of Christ and the glory
that shall follow II Pet. 1, III is often
summarized in single passage. This
verse speaks of His coming in glory to
judge the nations and destroy the wicked.
Compare the sharp sword Of Rev. xix, 10,
with which He shall smite the nations and
see also verse 81. AS TO the poor and the
meek. see Ps. Xxi, 11-14, and Pa xxxvii,
II.
8. And righteousness shall DO the
girdle of His loins and faithfulness the
girdlo of His reins. His name is '.the
Lord Our Righteousness" (Jer. xiii, %.
and whether He judges the poor or makes
war it Is all in righteousness (Rev. xix,
III. Righteous and faithful, just and
true is He in all His thoughts and ways
g. Tho wolf also shall dwell with the
lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with
the Kid, and the calf and the young Hon
and the failing together, and little child
shall lead them" The same truth Is stat
u
for the time when the creation itself also
shall be delivered from the bondage Of cor
ruption into the glorious liberty OF the chill.
dren of God (Rom. viii, 21). There Is no need
to spiritualizc this verse and make 1t mean
that people who act like wild beasts shall
become gentle "a playful kid and harm.
less as calf, although that application of
it may lawfully be made, But as to It's
Interpretation let no one separate it from
its context, which Is clearly the restora
ton of Israel oversees II, 12), and tho time
Of the kingdom SO long ago foretold, and
though so long delayed yet sure to come
when the Nobleman shall return from the
far country luke xix, IL; Acts iii, 2il.
7. And the cow and the bear shall feed
Their young ones shall lie down together.
and the lion shall eat straw like the OK. :,
@AS III tHt HttfNtll "a lJutllt 20 hliuil IL It
in some measure during the thousand
years and perfectly in the new Garth The
Bible is a story of earth with God delight.
ing in it and in its inhabitants. Thus 1t
begins and thus 1t ends, while the thou.
sands Of intervening years between the
fall and the restoration arc filed up with
the record Of such as walk with GOD dur
ing the waiting time and make Him known
to others, or of those who rebel against
Him and must share doom of His enemies
The Bible is given to us that we may know
God and mako Him known 20 others. He
works by His Spirit through His word.
8. "And the sucking child shall play
ON the hole of the asp, and the weancd
child shall put his hand on the eockatrice's
den" The author Of all poison being
bound in the pit, his 4siil influence shall
not be felt those thousand years, The ven
omous things shall be the playthings OF
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