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SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
JUNE II.
Lesson Text: ssThe Woes of the
Drunkard," Prov. kill, 1885
-Golden Text: Prov. kill,
30-Commentary.

Some one has said that, as in the first hook
Of Moses, the book Of the beginnings oil
earth, lie, man and Israel, IFS types are the
lives OF men. so in the first book Of Psalms
q. to xii. we have Gods purposes and coun.
sells In relation to mailman in general q. to
viii. }, the man Of the earth 60 to 15) and the
man Christ Jesus (xri. to xli.). The first
two psalms seem 10 give summary OF the
whole Of the first book and speak OF the time
the man OF the earth overthro1n, but the
blessed man prospering forever.
l. "Why do the heather rage and the peo-
Pile imagine vain thipg?" Although there
is no title to this psalm, nor authors name,
tho Spirit tells US In Acts w.. 25, that the
Lord spoke these words through David. The
words were the Lords, but He used David's
mouth See also II Sam. xiii, 2; John xii. +,
10. As In the days Of Noah every imagina-
tion OF the thoughts OF mans heart was only
evil continually (Gen. vi. 81, 80 it was In
Davld's day. and so 1t Is still.
2. ''rhe kings OF the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together against
the Lord and against His anointed, saying"
This had special fulfllment when Jesus was
here in humiliation to suffer and die CAets
iv., Ply. It has had fulflment in every
persecution OF Christians by rulers, bus its
greatest fulflllment will be at the second
coming OF Christ.
8. "Let US break their bands asunder aud
cast away their cords from US" This is the
continual altitude OF the carnal mind to-
ward God ever since man fell (Rom. viii, y.
Such are ever saying. "We will not have
this man to reign over US" (Luke XIX, 14).
They make covenant with death. and with
stand. for the lord bringeth tho counsel Of
the heather to naught; He maketh the de-
vices OF the people OF none effect Elsa.
xviii. Is, 18 ;Ps. xxXlii., 10).
4. He that sitteth in the heavens shall
laugh the Lord shall have ttem In de-
rision." See the same thought In RS. Xxxvii.
13; ILL.,. s, and more fully in Prov. l., 25, 26.
"But ye have set at naught all Ny counsel
and would none OF My reproof; I also will
laugh at your calamity I will mock when
your fear cometh." While God is not will
ing that any should perish and Is long
suffering and slow to wrath, yet it is possible
to sin away the day OF grace and bring upon
us the wrath OF God so long tn mercy re-
strained (II Thess l., 7-1O).
5. Then shall He speak to them in His
wrath and vex them In His sore displeasure. 1"
Our God shall come and shall not keep ST.
lence a fire shall devour before Him, and it
shall be very tempestuous round about Him
CPS. J., 81. He has spoken by the prophets,
He has also spoken by His OWE Son, but tor
long centuries He has kept silence. When
He speaks again, 1t will DO at His coming to
punish the inhabitants OF the earth for their
iniquity. to take away the rebuke Of His peo-
pie rom of all tho earth, and to cause Is
rael to blossom and bud and fill the face of
the earth with fruit elsa. XIV, 8; xvi, q /
xvii, g..
6. ''Yet have set My king upon My holy
hill OF Zion," or, as In the margin, upon
Zion, the hill Of My holiness. There IS only
one holy hill Of Zion referred to In Scripture
as being on this earth, and that Is in the holy
city Jerusalem, In Palestine. And notwith-
standing all tho hatred OF Gods enemies, all
the scof1ng of.unbelievers and oil the unbe-
lief In the church because OF the false proph-
cts who speak out OF their own hearts, Jesus
shall yet sit on David's throne and reign over
the house ofJacob.
hath said unto Me, Thou art my Son /; this
day have beSotten Thee" The Holy
Spirits commentary upon this Is that 1t re-
fers not to the birth OF Christ, but to His
resurrection from the dead (Acts xiii, 33).
This Is also In perfect agreement with Rom
l., 4, where Jesus Is declared to be the Son
OF God. with power by the resurrection from
the dead. This does not conflict with the
testimony 1f the Father in Math. ILL.,, II,
xviii. S, for in His sight who sees the end
from the beginning the resurrection was as
good as accomplished.
8. 'Ask OF Ne, and shall gtye thee the
henthen for thine Inheritance and the utter
most parts OF the earth for thy possession"
THIS Is perhaps one Of the most misapplied
and misquoted verses In tho Blble-nisap-
piled because 1t Is given to missionaries as
an encouragement to look for the conversion
OF MI the heathen In this age, whereas this
Is the age Of gathering out from all nations
the elect church (ActS xv., Il; Rev. ", 9,
10Y; misquoted because the neSc verse Is al
ways omitteI, as It would spoil It's applca-
tion to the present preaching OF the gospel
OF peace.
g. ''rnou shalt break them with O rod OF
iron thou shalt dasi tnen In pieces like
potters VESSEL" This Is not consistent with
the commission OF the cnurrh to suffer, an1
submit, and be like lambs among wolves,
and endure, ana be content to be killed for
His sake, but It Is In perfect agreement witt
the stone smashing the image (Dan- -, a,
49,, and with the promise to the overconer
(kev. H., 26, 40, wnen We shall CONS back
with Him Ii HIS glory utter the first resur-
rection.
10. BE wise now, therefore, O ye kings /;
be instructed, W JUICES OF tho eartn.
When GoI gare Ne1 ucna1n .z;lr vision OF
the world " Sers up ID .tuS very tlm, OF
breaking to pieces and warnel him OF his
own impending humiliation, Daniel advised
him to break of his sins by Righteousness
and his iniquties by showing mercy to the
poor (Dan. iv., N.
II. "Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice
with trembling" We canna servethe Lord
till We are saved, for they that are In the
flesh cannot please Go (Ron- viii, 81. The
order Is given in Thess. l., Q, 10, where
they turned to God from idols. to serve the
living and true God, and to walt for His Son
from Heaven. Then In Phil H., u, those
who ore saved are told to work out their
own salvation with fear and trembling. Mo-
the fear Of losing It, but the fear OF grieyinS
or hinderlng Him who wosketh In US both
to will and to dc OF His good pleasure.
-. kiss the Son, les. a. be angry. and
ye perish from the way when Hts wrath is
kindled but a little. Blessed are all they
that put their trust in Him" So our lesson
closes with an entreaty to be reconcllei to
Him who alone can save Compare II Cor.
v, 20). and with blessing upon all who re-
ceive Him as their Saviour. Compare the
blessed OF Ps- l.. /, and observe how this
epitome of book begins and en!s with bless
ing upon the righteous Helper.
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