The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-20
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
SEPTEMBER rs.
Lesson Text: "Daniel's Abstinence"
Daniel L., S-2O-Golden Text:
Daniel g., S-Commcn-
tary.

Once moro we have the choice Of n tempcr-
ance or q missionary lesson, aud, rs usual,
choose without hesitation the missionary
lesson, firmly believing that 10 givo the gos-
pei to every creature ms speedily M possible
Il the great desire OF our Lord, aud when
majority OF believers got as full OF the Spirit
as the drunkard gets full OF strong drink
everything will to them seem very trifliny
when compared with tho Importance OF tho
Saviour's last command. Daniel and his
friends Mt Babylon were mon OF one aim aud
purpose.
1. "And thero shall como forth r. rod ou,
OF the stem OF Jesse. aud branch shall grow
out OF his roots" How very interesting Il
Ia that whether II be a temperance or mis-
sionary lesson We come to tho everlasting
people for it-Israel. Gods glory Elsa. XVII,
lS). and tho ono 10 be exalted Il the Prince
OF Peace. who shall sit on Davld's throne
and establish the kingdom forever Osa. tx.
8, ~. The Righteous Branch IL to be raised
up unto David and will be n prosperous King.
executing judgment and justice In the earth
In the days when Judah shall be saved and
Israel shall dwell safely der. xxiii.. 5, 6).
2 And the Spirit OF the Lord shall rest
! upon Him, the Spirit OF wisdom and under.
standing. the Spirit OF counsel and might,
the Spirit OF knowledge and ofthe fear OF :he
Lord" The Spirit without measure. in all
His fullness, tho seveniold Spirit, or. as in
Rev. T., Ill.,, |, the seven Spirits Of God,
Including wisdom to devise and power to
carry out successfully every plan for the
welfare OF the kingdom and the good OF tho
whole earth. The gospel story tells how
Jesus was born by the Spirit a. His baptism
the Spirit came as n dove and abode upon
Him He was led. wrought miracles was
crucifled, rose again In the Spirits power
He has sent the same Spirit TO MI every be-.
llever. that In His power we may manifest
! the life OF Christ and be His witnesses unto
l a N lp pu ~ OF
3. "And shall make Him Of quick under.
standing In tho fear ot tho Lord nm lie
shall not judge after tho sight OF His eyes
| neither rcprovo after the hearing OF Hts
ears" The expression, "The fear ot the
Lord" Ia ono OF tho most notable in tho
Bible, and yet comparatively but little con-
sidered. In this and the last verse we soc IL
| to be ono OF the characteristics OF the Spirit
and that He will make us quick To under
stand II. May IL not include such a con-
| sciousness Of tho presence OF the Lord ~
| will enable one TO live IA In His sight. sub
mitting everything. oven the smallest details
OF daily life, TO His Judgment. with desire
above all things for His guidance and ap-
provalY'
4. But with righteousness shall Io Judge
the poor and reprove with equity for the
| meek OF the earth, and IIo shall smita tho
| earth with the ROD OF His mouth, and with
/ the breath OF His lips shall Hn slay the
wicked" The whole story OF ''the suffer.
/ ings OF Christ and the glory that shall io..
| low" (I Pet. l., IL Is often SUMMARIZED In "A
| single passage. This vcrse speaks OF His
! coming in glory TO judge the nations and de-
/ stroy the wicked. Compare the sharp sword
| of Rev. XIX, 10, with which He shall smite
| the nations. and SEQ also verse 81. As 10 the
/ poor and the meek, see Ps. lxxii., ILL., and
| Ps. xxNvli., IL.
! 8. "And righteousness shall be tho girdle
OF His ioins and faitbfulness the grdlo OF His
reins." His name is "the Lord Our Righte-
business" der. KILL, 6). and whether He
judges the poor or makes war II Ia all in
righteousness (Rey. XIX, 1I. Righteous and
faithful, Just, ,ana true "a Hc IN all His
thoughts and ways.
6. 1.-The wolf also shall dwell with tho
lamb, and tho leopard shall lilo down with
the kid, and the calf and the young lion and
the failing together, and little child shall
| lead them Tho same truth Is stated in
/ chapter lxv., 25, and leads US to look for the
| time when ''the creation itself also shall bo
/ delivered from the bondage OF corruption
| into the glorious liberty Of the children OF
| God (Rom. Will, 2D. There Is no need to
/ spirtualize this verso and make II moan that
people who act like wild beasts shall become
/ gentle as n playful kid and harmless as q
calf, although that application of II may
/ lawfully be made. But IA TO its mtcrpreta.
| ton let no one separate It from its context.
which Il clearly the restoration OF Israel
/ (verses IL, l2), and the time OF the kingdom
| 40 long ago foretold, and though so long de-
| layed yet sure to come when tho Noblemln
shall return from tho far country (Lukexix.,
II Acts III. 2D.
/ 7. "And tho COW and tho boar shall feed.
/ Their young ones shall Ito down together.
and the lion shall eat straw like the OK"
As in the garden Of Eden, 40 shall II be In
some measure during the thousand years and
perfectly in the now earth. Tho Bible Is a
story OF earth with God delighting in IL and
| in its inhabitants. Thus II begins and thus
/ II ends, while the thousands of intervening
years between tho fall and tho restoration
are filled up with the record of such as walk
with God during the waiting time and make
/ Him known TO others, or OF those who rebel
against Him and must share doom OF His
enemies. Tho Bible Is given 10 us that we
may know God and make Him known to
Others. He works by His Spirit through His
word.
s. "And the sucking child shall play on the
hole OF tho asp, and tho weaned child shall
put his hand on the cockatrice's den" The
author OF all poison being bound In the pit
his evil influence shall not be felt those
thousand years. The venomous things shall
be the playthings OF children, and "the
streets of the city shall be full OF boys and
girls playing in the streets thereof Czech
WILL, 81.
0. "They shall not hurt nor destroy in all
my holy mountain, for the earth shall be
full OF the knowledge OF tho Lord, as tho
waters cover tho sea-" As thoroughly az
water covers whatever II can reach, so
thoroughly shall the knowledge Of the glory
of the Lord cover the whole earth. Compare
Mum. XIV, 2l, and Hab H., II, and SEES the
prayer OF David In Ps. lxNii., 1s, 10. First
shall all Israel be saved at tho coming OF tho
| Lord in His glory. when they look on Him
whom they have pierced (Der. XXI, SO, "a
lisa. lx., II Zsch. xiii, 10 Kill, u, and then
shall nations be blessed through them lisa.
xvii, 9 lX., 81. The sooner the gospel Il
preached to every creature will the church
be completed and caught to meet tho Lord
In the air, which must take place before He
can come TO the earth TO reign. Before He
can come In His glory many things must oc-
cur, but before Ho comes to tho air for His
church we know of nothing that must neces-
sarily occur except the evangelization of the
world sufficiently to complete His church.
| Therefore let us with all possible speed give
the gospelto every creature. Lesson Helper,