The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-03-08
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERN NATiONhL LESSON FOR
MARCH IL.
Lesson rcxt: ".jacob ni Y hcI."
Gcn. vNviii., 1922 Gol
Text: Gen. xxyiii, 10
--Commcntary.


~ "An1 Jacob went on, from Dccrshcha.
and went toward Ilaran." since the last les
son lsnac has been to the rhllistincs and,
being forhi iden 10 90 to Egypt, he 80 iourn.d
nt Grrir where he Tell into his fathers ain
concerning ms wife. ueaftcrwnrd made his
home at BeCrshrha iu the extreme south.
where his father dw'lt when called upon 20
otfer M his only son. Then follows the story
of tho dcccpiion practical uupn lapar NV
Rohckab aud Jacob, with Estn's coussuuent
hatred of Jacob. resulting In Jacobs leaving
home to 20 to his iuoihpt'- comic nt Unr,n
in padnnarl'r. Yncre Nlrt'u hu1 aniourueJ
ON his way to Cannan tll rrrnh died.
H. And he lighted upon "A certain mace
and tarrpd there all night because tho sun
wns set. and hrtoo, NJ the stones of that
place and put them ir- his pillows and loy
down in tina, plnccto slerp." n W. consider
Jacob from this on npart from hts nature
and conduct as a slnfiil Wan. there nfe .ey-
rril things ia his history suggestive of facts
in tho history of the Lord Jesus He goes
'or'h to obtain wife verse %. for whom he
HbOrs patiently a long time .chuutpr NXNi
10, H. tut II scons Short To him hccDusc OF
his great love to her ,VNiN.. 2On Christ
lovcd the church aud gave himself Tor II
,Eph. v. Do Eltr2or seeking "A bride for
the son at home with his father Is suggcs-
tive -, the present wotk ot the Spirit in gath
ing out the church. ~ YOU sr' Jacob IN
his LONELINESS, with the stones for his
pillows YOU can't help thinking Of Him who
hni not where to laN Ills head Luke iN..
sSl
1" And hr dreamed. aad behold a ladic,
set up ON the earth. ana the tpp of 10 reached
10 heaven. And hrholi the angels %. God
ascending and dosepuIiu. ON n " Iy com
pairing John IT, II. the ladder II suggestive
~ tho Souoi Man. who becoming man reached
down TO whore we were aud being God
reaches up to heaven tho angels being min
i-toring spirits unto IN" heirs of sayatiou.
II Will be fully seen ia the hereafter Of the
miloninl kingdom
~. And behold the Lord stood above II
and said. am the LORD Got OF Abraham,
thy luther and the cod OF l-nnr the land
whrroun thou lirs' to thee will | -tvo Il and
60 thy seed" Notice IN this verso and the
last three bcEoids behold ladder. behold
the angels behold the Lord
IT, And thy seed shall hr as tho dust Of
the earth, and thou shalt spread ahrold TO
th" west and 10 tine east and to the north and
TO the south: AMI m thee and in thy seed
shall all the families ot the earth be- blessed"
Ahram was promised % seed ~ numerous ns
the dust oi the earth aud ~ the stars of
heaven xiii. Ii w. o. The latter was re-
peatci To Isaac tNNyi.. 4. aud now tho
former il confirmed 20 Jacob.
- And behold am with thcc and will
keep thee in all places whittier thou gocst
and will bring thee again into this laui COR
! will not leave thee until | have done that
which have spoken 10 the" Of Hcrr ~ u
fourth behold and associated with what
seems to mo the most comprehensive aSsur-
Hnce In tine Bthc J am with thee Com
pare TX. H., II Joshua De-. 1 JuhS. vi, iG
Jer. l.. x. - lsu. .ii., So liaC. l.. II H..
Math. xviii. 20. eto. Consider well this
promise oi Gods pr"seur' and loving care
and gracious purpose in Tive Hight OF Jacobs
/ uuworthincss and crook"duess and see IL
your soul Il not com'ort"i and strengthened
ly the iurct that this God is your God, the
same yesterday, to-day uud forever.
IL. "And Jacob awal ed out of his sleop
and he said Surely the Lord * IN his place,
's' 49, '' go lis partnership with
uracuced upon
| LA, would u tend NFw tn
God. bu; TO be alone aad away iroi., hon
sometimes causes deep thought md II ~
possible that cro Jacob slept he had turned
to God with true penitence oni Confession,
and that this vision was tEe answer 10 his
prayers.
H. And he was afraid ami said, How
dreadful is this place, This l. none other
but the house Of God. and this Is the gate OF
heaven Ever since Adam sinupd and
said. Il was afraid Gen Ill., 10. sin has made
man airuId nj the presence OF the Lord And
vet God IL lOyo and loved us when We were
Irad in sins. and Christ died tor sinners
We cannot hay, peace IN the presence oi
God apart from the forgiveness OF SINS, hut
this also IT," has provided IA Jesus Christ
.
II. And Jacob rose up early In the mo n.
lng and took the stone that he put for nis
pillows and set It up for pillar aud pourod
OH upon the TOP of it," 4 sense of the pres.
rnco oi the Lord il now upon him, and he Is
nwad and subducd and grateful II should
hc always SO with tho believer. with Joy
nddcd-joy in the Lord and the JOY OF the
Lord serving the Lord with gladuess The
stone that was PROSTATE, but now upright
and nnnointcd. may stand for jacob himself
10. "And he called the name OF that place
Bethel, but the name OF that city was called
/ Luz at the FIRST Near this place was one oi
/ Abrams first tenting places IN Canaan (chap
| ter xii. &, ana later God appeared to Jacob
| as the God OF Bethel" (rhapter XXI, I3).
| But Jeroboam denrd It when he here SET up
] one OF his golden calves Il Kings xii 29).
Bethel II we WIZ ho' drUl"l, 10y any Idoi.
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