The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-08-09
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
AUGUST H..
Lesson Text: Temptation ot Jesus, ~
Math w., I'LL Golden
Text: Hebrews iv., TO
Commentary.

IND other servants OF 'he Lori. Think also
| " the testings OF Israel Gods son. in the
wildernas. those forty yeirs. Weare taught
10 count " b'"ssel privilege TO be- triel
| in1 never 10 ihinS IL strange (Jas. l., g 70
| Pet. w.. l2). Jesus. although absolutely
| perfect In Himself. was made pprfrct
| through sufsrings aS the author Of our s1l.
yation (Hab H.. i0). and. while we are per.
iected forever In Rim. yet w. must suffer
with Him II we would reign with HIN (tieb.
| x.. IL III Tin. H.. i2) Soc | Cor x ~.
| 2. And when He had fastsi forty daVs
aud forty nights He was aherwSrl "a hun
/ sered. Moses tasted forty DAYS and nights
/ on two different occasions (Deut. iN.. 2, iS)
| Elijah also tasted forty days and nivhts on
his way TO and NJ the same Mount Horeh II
! Kings N,N.. ~, th" mountain Of God where
| tie appeared 10 Moses In the burning bush
! tEN. it,. q. 2) aud called him To- deliver l..
! rael We md these three foriy-iay insters
| On the mount 81 trans1gurdtiou. but when
the cloud passed the disciples saw no on"
save Jesus only (Mnth. Nvii A. We must
ace In II. at least the entire subiugation OF
the natural AMI the sole supremacy OF tho
! spiritual.
I 3. And when the tempier cameto Him he
| said. II Thou he the Son ot God. N,Imand
. that these stones be- made bread. Mark
. 'alls thetempter satan, and Luke calls him
! the devil Both names are found In our les.
! son. satan siguiiyinc an adversary. AMI devil
An accuser. This hrst temptation l. after the
manner OF that in Eden and insinuates that
/ God Is not love. else He would not withhold
anything from His children. much less the
Dread necessary for tho body.
T. "But He answered and said. II Il
| written. Man shall not live by bread alone.
but by every word that proceedeth out ofthe
mouth OF God" Esau for food sold hts
hirthright. and sven Isaac thought too much
~ his food. while Adam and Eve. with every
need supplied. sinnsd In the matter OF eat
Ing, but Jesus. In great hunger and sore
pressed. submits to God and ressts the devil.
THE life Is more than meat, and tn" body
Is more than raiment' duke XII. 23l. The
main thing Is 70 magnify the Lord rather
than 10 pamper or even crafty sell (Rom.
xiv. ~.
5. "Then the devil taketh Him up into the
Holy CITY and setteth HIN on pinnacle Of
the temple some ons has said that faith
crucines the question How SO We ask
not how this was done. but simply believe II
anil see the two In Jerusalem on sOme high
par, OF the temple. The devil Is fond OF high
places the sfirit OF God IL lowiy AMI
teaches humility. Ny highest place il lying
low nj my Reieemer's feet
8. "And saith unto Him. II Thou be the
Son OF Col. cast Thyself down. for It u
written. He shall give His angels charge
concerning Thee. and In their hands they
shall bear Thee up, lest at any time Thou
dash Thy foot against u stone. IL L. as II
he said, A Son Of God should appear among
the people In some behtting manner come
as IL were. down from heaven right in their
midst The flrs; temptation was the lust OF
the nesh. This looks like the lust OF the
eyes LII E.sa the tree seemed good for
food and then pleasant 10 the eyes. Listen
to the devil 1uotng Scripture. but compare
Ps. xc, II and see how he misquotes IL by
emitting an important part
T. 'Jesus saii unto him, II IA written
again. Thou -'~lt not tempt the Lord, thy
God Script. not contradict scrip
-i.r but expain Astructs US hor-
avoid It's sbnse. empt tf6ff-ts
po.ts OF waiting Ia be obedience and con
hdence oi trust II s in the line OF pre-
sumption. There Is no presumption 10
going where God sends you on His service,
but there would be,presumptiou In going 10
the same place or doing the same thing m.
sent OF God Just 20 make yourself nam"
and have the praise ot men.
:. Again. the devil taketh Him up int
an exceeding high mountain AMI shewetl
Him all the kingdoms OF the world and ih4
. glory OF ,hem. Luke adds THAT He dll 70
in moment OF time. and again We ask not
how but simply believe. He Is called thf
/ prince aud the god Of this world John xiv.
30 II Cor iv., A. ani has more under hts
control than some care 20 believe uut only
by permission aud for time. The king
/ doms of this world slal become the king.
dom Dt our Lord ant His Christ, ami H'
shall reign forever Rev. y'.. ~. II "" viii
have power now, Il viii probably Doe from
I TIA" devil II We can wait and -uiTrr awnI!"
with Christ. wa shall reign with Ham forever
o. Aud saith unto HIM, All These thing.
will give Thee 81 Thou wlit fall down 1ui
worship me-" II i Of satan 20 seeS bgu0t
FROM men more than from GOi--1ng"lS &c
not thus Rev. xxi. s. .. Tue anti'hri,t
will accept satau's offer In the last day, ~
d-scri1ei In Rev Kilt. Jrsu, seems tp rrte'
10 this when He says. 81 an come ~ My
Fathers name, aud ys receive Ne not Il au.
other shall come IN his own namr, min -
will receive John v, i3). The mark Of the
beast may bs the quickest and easiest way
TO honor. but IL involves An eternity Of tor
ment with the devil and his angels Rev,
xiv. oil Natl. XIV. ~. May we be like
the friends OF Daniel VINO pr'ierrei the ilery
/ furnace TO the worship OF the image Dan.
iii. Il. iS)
10 Then saith Jesus unto MIN. Get thee
hence satan, for IL IS written thou Snult
worship the Lord thy Goi, aud HIM only
shalt thou serve Thus i the third temp.
taton overcome by the sword oi the spirit
and each quotation j. from Deuteronomy
I Eve fell by believing satan Jesus overcome
, by believing God II we would love not the
world with its lust OF the hesh lust OF th'
eyes aud pride Of hfe IL must toe by being
filed with the word and the Spirit
H. Then the devil letyeth HIM, AMI, be-
holi, angels came ana mhl>ter'u uhlp NM
| Luke says that the devil lett him for sea-
SOD Wa ar. TO submit ourselves To Got, r.
sisl the devil aud he will Hes from u JAS.
| iy.. -. To this end We need IN" who,
armor rs described In Eph. vi, 1918. II 1
well 10 bear In mint that We are for tn
present on the snemy's territory and wrestl
with wicked spirits, but we need not he oNet
come. The angels are still administering
spirits Heb. g., ~ ami care for the children
Of God. Let the stories OF the angels and
Elijah and Abraham. ant Lot and Peter, be
pondered prayerfully, believed simply and
heartily. and We cannot but be prohted. -
Lesson Helper.
THE DYING YOUTH.