The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-04
SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON For
JANUARY z.
Lesson Text: "The First ADAM"
Gen. L., 26-31; H., 1-3-Golden
Text: Gen. l., ~
Commentary.

2s "And God said. Let us make man In |
Our image, after Our likeness. aud let them !,
have dominion" At some time In the past, |
known only TO God, called In the first verse |
"the beginning" God created the heaven
and the earth--that is. He spake them into
existence-as Is proved by rs. xxxiii., 6 :
Heb. xi.. 3. He must have everything good.
for He always does. That He did not create
the earth without form and void IL stated In
Isa. XIV, 49, Compare the II. V. What
happened between verses l and 2 TO bring
about this chaos we shall know some day.
About 6000 Year, ago God brought order
and beauty and fruitfulness out OF the chaos
and confusion into the space OF six days, as
IL here described. See also EN. xx., III.
And now on the sixth day He makes man to
have dominion over all. How He made man
and woman IL more fully stated In chapter
H.. 7, 81 25. and that He called their name
Adam is stated IN chapter v, q The words,
'Iet Us" Imply the Trinity. which TACT ~
also clear 90 n simple minded Hebrew scho'ar
IN the word for God.
%. $50 God created man In His own Inn
age in tho image OF God created He him
male and female created He them" Then
this man and woman must have been the
finest pair that ever walked the earth What
ever else is implied In this image OF God, II
IS evident from Eph. iy., "a. that righteous
ness and holiness OF truth are included. How
much more we shall know when In that
bright morning OF the resurrection we shall
I have been made like Him who is the bright
ness of the Fathers glory and the express
image OF His person IL John ILL.,, 2 Heb.
l., 81
2s And God blessed them. and God said
unto them. BE fruitful and multiply. and re-
plenish the earth and subdue II, and have
/ dominion" The blessing OF the Lord II
maketh rich. and toll addeth nothing thereto
(Prov. T.. 22. Il. W When In the sixth year
God commanded HIS blessing on Israel, there
1. N0. ta.sNV a. AN -.
nrily in three years (Lev. XIV, 2l.) When
Jesus blessed the lads oaves and fishes, they
fed many thousands. He says, "Herein Ii
My Father glorited that We bear much fruit
so shall ye be Ny disciples (John Nv. 81
The time Is coming when the last Adam vii
subdue all things unto Himself, for He II
able But now He Is gathering out andtrain
ing the subduers. who shall In that day have
dominion with Him. | find II helpful q
pray, Lord inasmuch as Thou arr able e
subdue all things unto Thyself (phil, ILL.,, II,
subdue me wholly TO Thyseli now
90 And God said, Behold, | nave givef
YOU every herb bearing seed which ~ upoi
the face Of all the earth. and every tree II
the which Is the fruit OF tree yielding seed
10 you IL shall be for meat" God woul,
have His children at perfect rest concerning
food and raiment As TO clothing such rs W
wear they had none a., 25), but innsmuc
as ali other creatures had clothing whic
was part of themselves, doubtless Adat
and Eve. made in the images Of God, lik
God, clothed with light trs. civ, 1, y. An
now here IL full provision for their bodies a
TO food. We have no record OF flesh bein
eaten till after the deluge Chapter ix,, 3
though we do not say that II was not eaten
But He who fed sinful Israel for forty year
! IN the wilderness will always provide 70
His own.
80 And to every beast OF the earth. IN
10 every fowl of the air, and TO eyerythin
frtl NNn naf
Is life. have given every green herb ic
! meat-and II was So Not only man. Ut
boast. IL provided for. These wait all upo
u 'T'.'a that Thou nayst give them the