The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-25
Tnn SUNDAY scnooL.
lesson VIZ, FIRST Quarter, Intcrna-
tional SERIES, February 25.

- tAoo WI uiu tempt AhraDhm ana
SAID unto him, Abraham. And he said,
behoiu' here amp In due time the
promised son vas given aud was named
isaac as God had commanded (xvii, 10Y.
Apraham was now living at Beersheba In
the extreme south, and Isaac had grown
70 poyhood when this proving (R v or
Trying came upon him. Consider how God
proved Israel (Deut. viii 2, 10y. These arc
the trials that are precious and In which
We are by grace to rejoice (Jas. /, 9, 10;
Pet. !, y. Abrsham's "I}ehold metz
(marglnl is the same word used by Sam
uel and Isaiah Il Sam. ill., 4 lisa. vi, 81.
z. And He said, Take now thy son,
thine only son Isaac, whom thou lowest,
and get thee into the land OF Moriah and
offer him there for burnt Offering upon
one of the mountains which will tell thee
of. y II Abraham q heart conferred in Isaac,
then this would crush him, hut II in God,
who gave Isaac, then he would see God
and stilllive Heb. Xi. 1919, tells thestory.
The ability Of God is the resting place.
Compare Rom. iv, 81. On this mountain
the Lord afterward appeared TO David,
and there Solomon built the temple III
Cbron iii, y.
3. And Abraham rose up early In the
of his young men with him and Isaac, his
son, aud wentunto the place OF which Sod
had told him. Here is the prompt ODE
dience Of faith. 1'rials are Gods vote OF
confidence in us and are our opportunities
for manifesting Christ Ahrahani's life
was from one trial TO another, lesser ones
preparing for greater, and from one sepa-
ration to another until he was separated
f,.t,trt rth a., a
wait for the complete fulflllment of every
promise in God S good time
g. "Then on the third day Abraham
lifted up his eyes aud saw the place afar
Off II was on this same day chat he re
ceived him from the dead in figure and
from the third day Of the creation story
when the land rose mp ont of the waters
and became covered with grass. herbs and
trees 1.-The third day seems 20 speak OF
resurrection. Think of Jonah and the
Lord Jesus The third day marriage in
Cana CJohn ii, y, suggesting another
when all cups of water service shall be
changed to the wineof the kingdom at the
marriage Of the Lamb. See also Hosvi 2.
8. Sand Abraham said unto his young
men, Abide We here with the ass, and
and the lad win 60 yonder and worship
he and the lad viii come again. That is
true worship which carries with it an
obedience that costs something David
said he would not offer unto the Lord that
which cost him nothing III Sam. xiv,
24), but David's was nothing MS compared
with this, and what is this when compared
with God giving his only begottens
q. sand Abraham took the wood of the
. .,ffs4 lnt1 Vs.
son, and he took the fire in his hand and
a knife. and they went, both of them 70
sether. . This father and son were perfect
ly agreed verso s and Amos ill, 39 Gaze
upon this picture until it becomes real 10
you, and you can enter somewhat into their
feelings. Then look forever on that other
Son bearing His cross, whom IL pleased
His Father TO bruise for orr sakes lisa.
Lii, 10).
q "And Isaac spake INTO Abraham, his
father, and said, My father And lie eaid,
Here am /, my son. And he sald, Behold
the fire and the wood, but where is the
lamb for burnt offeringtN What sword
to the fathers heart What grace TO en-
able him TO answer as he does in the next
yersel Was ever father brought so near
20 the heart OF God AS this fatharp
&. And Abraham said, My sou, God
will provide himself lamb for a burnt
Offering. So they went both of them to-
eether." And He has provided tho cost
lest in the universe, even His own Son,
of whom John the Baptist said, "Behold
the Lamb OF God tIohn /, e9), and whom
the beloved John saw in glory "a Lamb
as it had been slain 1icv, Y, o. When
God provides, He does so abundantly. Are
80, roft-fa1 NTH I'D t1fOyiqiou
Q. sand thoy came TO the place which
God had told him Of and Abraham built
an altar there and laid the wood in order
and bound Isaac, mis- son, and laid him on
the altar upon the wood" isaac now I'M
derstands abont the Lamb, but he muir
murs not he is a willing sacrifice. Won
drous son Of a wonderful fathers Bnt turn
TO Him whose name Is Wonderful and
hear Him, 81 delight to do Thy viii. o my
God. ~ lay down My life that might
take 1t naain No man taketh II from Nc,
hut lay down Of Myself tPs. xi, s:
John X, II, 49,.
10. "And Abraham stretched forth his
hand and took the knife 10 slay his son.
The promise conferred in Isanc xvii, III
and throngh him was the nation 20 come
and It was Gods part to see IL through.
Il was A brnham's part toobey and lot God
arrange the difficulties. Il was for Abrn
ham Is see God and not Isaac the gisc-
rather than tho gift Until our Isaac IS on
the nltnr We cannot know God as fully as
wo might
ii. 1And the angel Of the Lord called
INTO lin out Of heaven and snid, Abra
ham. Abraham. And heseid, Here mn i 4
Every movement had been watched 10
heaven. every heart rang and aieh had
been noted there The limit hlsd been
reached ii Is enough. Why dove not be.
iieye that every stepand mel and word and
thought il seen ~ Him who understand.
eth ereu tleimaginationso Of the tbQugiitef
IL. And He said, lay NOT thine hand
upon the lad, neither DO thpr anything
unto him. for now know that thou fear
sd God. seeing thouhaet not withheld my
son. chine only son, from Me. The lss1le
bas msch 70 say about The teai q the
LORD. IL this. then the meaning q ~
snch unbounded cbnddenee n Him tiiAt
u.a fear not Is do anyfhihk He tells w.
a,re That He "a II keep Il ID lpsa iisea though
eetlry ching may aeenl Against a eneh ~
cnsii,s surrender to Him o. III ms Eitts W
a. t,,sf "a. enjoy tic ffifrs ~ tat 8lit ana