The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-27
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
SEPTEMBER 30.
Review: Lesson OF the Third
Quarter - Golden Text:
Mark l., 15-Com-
mentary.

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i-lG). Golden Text. Luke H.. II. "Unto you
u born this day in the CITY OF David. n
Saviour, which Is Christ the Lord" The
greatest event that ever occurred IN this
world up to that tlme--the incarnation OF
God. the Creator OF all things-came TO pass
when the fulluess OF the time had come
| (Gal. w.. ~. There Is an appointed time for
every event, and God In all things ia mover
too soon nor too late. The great things OF
God are nothing TO the world lying In tho
wicked one, and so tho great event IL made
known not TO the mighty ones OF earth either
In church or state, but TO the humble shcp-
herds on the plains OF bethlehem U Cor. l.,
2G-29l.
LKssoS 1.-THE Presentation in the Tenn
pie CLuke H., 25-3s). Golden Text, Luke
H.. 80. "a light TO tighten the Gentiles and
the glory ofthy people. Israel" 1t is to the
simeons and Annas that the Lord reveals
Himself. while He passes by the great and
wise OF this world. He looks TO tho poor and
contrite spirits who tremble at His word,
who love and wait for His salvation and are
separate from this present evil world. Not
| TO the righteous Lots who live In Sodom. but
to the Abrahams who live at Hebron In fell
lowshlp with God, does He reveal Himself
| and Hts ways.
LEssoS IIT.-Tho Visit OF the Wise Men
(Math. H.. i-lO Golden Text. Math. H., II,
They saw the young child with Mary, His
mother, and fell down and worshiped Him."
| These wise men are another illustration OF
the unknown on earth. hut we'll known In
heaven, 10 whom tho Lord reveals His
secrets. They were wise in the things eter-
| nal.
LESSON Iv.-The Flight Into Egypt (Ma,h.
w., 1929. Golden Text, Ps. cxxi, =, "Tho
Lord shall preserve thy going out ami thy
coming In" The three dreams OF this lesson,
In which God revealed His will 10 Joseph.
| along with the fourth In verse 20. suggests
tho many dreams OF Scripture In connection
with job xxxlii., 4-l7. The command, "Be
thou there till bring thee word" (verse l3),
makes us think OF the wilderness life. when
every movement OF Israel was directed by
the pillar OF cloud (Num. ix., 15-23). Tho
wondrous fulfilling OF Hos. xi., 1 (see verse
l5) shows how literally AMI fully we may OK
| pect all prophecy 20 be fulfilled.
LESSON v.--The Youth OF Jesus Uuke H.,
t0-52). Golden Text, Luke H., SO. "And
/ Jesus increased In wisdom and stature and
| In favor with God and man," The leading
thoughts-n this lesson seem 10 be His knowl-
edge OF who He was and what He came for,
even at the ago OF twelve years, when IIo
said, II must be about my Fathers busi-
ness"
LESSON VI. Tho Baptism OF Jesus Mark
/ L., lid. Golden Text, Mark L., II, "rhou
art My beloved Son, in whom | am we'll
| pleased." We have here tho herald ioretold
/ by Isaiah and Malachi. who was content to
/ DO heard ami not seen, only "A voice crying
in the wiidcrness--ylad to cry, "Bchold tho
Lamb ofGod," and to sec his own followers
forsake him to follow Jesus. Then we havo
tho opened heaven and tho Spirit descend
Ing upon Jesus rs a dove and abiding on
! Him.
LESSON vII.-The Temptation OF Jesus
Niath. w., i-lD. Golden Text. Heb. iv., IS,
| 'In all points tempted like ~ we are, vet
| without SIM While absolutely perfect In
Himself, yet as our High Priest and Saviour
He is made perfect through suffering Hob.
u II ha.. III. IL. 80. A Il
conflict with the devil Jesus did not conquer
him In any miraculous way, but simply by
the use OF tho same sword (Eph. vi, ~
which W has ieit MAIaught US how
90 dse. Let US eiins tom liIo The man IN
III Sam. KILL, 10.
LESSON vIII.--The First Disciples OF Jesus
(John l.. 35.49). Golden Text John l., A.
"wo have found the Messiah. which Is,
being interpreted. the Christ" The way 10
make disciples OF jesus Is TO point Him out
as tho Lamb OF God who taketh away sin,
Tor Ho said Himself that when lifted up He
would draw men unto Him.
LESSON lA.-The First Miracle OF Jesus
(John H., LID. Golden Text, John
H.. Al. "Tnis beginning OF miracles did Jesus
Ia Cana OF Galilee and manifested forth His
glory" Thnt tho Bible should begin with
The marriage Of Adam and Eve and end with
the marriage Of the Lamb the last Adam and
Eve and that Jesus, the Lamb OF God. the
last Alan, should perform His first miracle
ut marriage feast, IL, 10 say the least, very
Interesting. And tnnt lIe should show forth
His glory by turning water into wine, makes
us think OF His words Ia Luke xii, Is, con-
cerning the kingdom.
Lesson N.-Jesus Cleansing tho Temple
(John H., 1920. Golden Text, John H., l6,
Mako not My Fathers house u house OF
merchandise" 1t IL mans wny instigated
by the devil, TO dehle holy things and places.
oinco Alan deilled Eden byhis disobedence
Il has been the story all tho way do Sn.
Thank God Tor tho New Jerusalem into
which no defllement can enter (Rev. xxi ,27).
LEssoH Al.-Jesus ana Nicodemus (John
Ill.,, l-l6). Golden Text John Ill.,, Ii, 'Got
so loved the world that He gave His only
begotton Son." Reading the hearts OF all
men and showing what was in man, Jesus
tells THIS good moral man, u ruler OF tho
Jews that his great need Is 10 be torn from
above, and that unless he Is born from above
he can never see nor enter the kingdom OF
God. II we miss the kingdom OF God we
must be shut out into the Kingdom OF dark
ness, where are weeping and gnashing OF
teeth. How all important, therefore, is this
birth from above, which | tried TO make
plain in the notes on this lesson!
LESSON AlI.-Jesus at Jacobs Well (John
w., 9-26). Golden Text, John w., II, "Who-
soeTer drlnketh OF the water that | shall give
him shall never thirst" The seeking Saviour,
the Good Shepherd, finds this lost ono by the
well and tells her OF n we'll which she might
have within her and ever carry with her.
From the water with which she was familiar
He leads her to the water OF which she knew
not by convincing her OF sin and then reveal
Ing Himself to her, after which she became q
bearer OF this living water to others.
LESSON XIII. Christi Peaceful Reign lisa.
xl., l-9). Golden Text, Isa. xi., o "'rhe
earth shall be full OF tho knowledge OF tho
Lord" The time will surely come when the
long rejected Jesus who was born in Bethe-
hem, lived at Nazareth, was cruclfled on CAL
vary and rose from the dead will come again
TO the air for His people and after the great
trlbulation 10 the earth with His saints TO
sit on Davld's throne In Jerusalem and exc
cute justice and judgment in all tho EARTH
Lesson Helper.
THE TRUE BROTHERHOOD.
Only see that your heart be right toward
God-that you now love the Lord Jesus
Chrlai- TINT Nnu lnvn nnlnh hnr-Iynlk