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SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
SEPTEMBER so.
Review: Lesson of the Third
Quarter - Golden Text:
Mark l., 1S-Com-
mentary.

LrssoS 1.-The Birth Of Jesus Nuke r.,
1-16). Golden Text, Luke H., II. ''Unto you
Is bonn this day in the city OF David. q
Saviour which is Christ the Lord" The
greatest event that ever occurred In this
world up to that time-the incarnation OF
God. the Creator of all things-came to pass
when the fullness OF the time had come
(Gal. iv, A.. There is an appointed time for
every event, and God in all things Is never
too soon nor too late. The great things OF
God are nothing to the world lying In the
wicked one, and 80 the great event is made
in church or state, but to the humble shep-
herds on the plains OF Bethlehem Il Cor. l.,
26-29).
LESSON 1.-THE Presentation in the Tenn
/ pie Guke H., 25-3S). Golden Text, Luke
H., 80. "a light to Tighten the Gentiles and
tho glory OF thy people. Israel" 1t fs to the
Simeons and Annas that the Lord reveals
wise of this world. he looks to the poor and
contrite spirits who tremble at His word,
who love and wait for His salvation and are
separate from this present evil world. Not
| to the righteous Lots who live in Sodom, but
to the Abrahams who live at Hebron In fel-
lowship with God, does He reveal Himself
and His ways.
| LESSON lll.-IQc NlSlC OIL lu6 WlSe ueu
| (NIath. H., 1-12J. Golden Text, Math. H., II,
'tThey saw the young child with Mary, His
mother, and fell down and worshiped Him."
| These wise men are another illustration Of
! the unknown on earth, but we'll known IN
heaven, to whom tho Lord reveals His
secrets They were wise in the things eter-
nal.
LESSON Iv.-The Flight Into Egypt Chath.
H., 1929. Golden Text, Ps. cxxi., 8, "The
| r l,k,s N fbS.rr ant nd .
coming in" The three dreams Of this lesson,
in which God revealed His will to Joseph.
| along with the fourth In verse 20. suggests
the many dreams OF Scripture in connection
with Job x1xiii., 14-17. The command, "Be
thou there till bring thee word" (verss 1S),
makes us think o. the wilderness life, when
every movement OF Israel was directed by
the pillar Of cloud (Nqm. tx, 1929: The
wondrous fulfilling of Hos. xl, l (see verse
| 15) shows how literally and fully we may ex-
pect all prophecy 20 be fulfilled.
Lesson V.-The Youth Of Jesus (Luke H.,
| 40-52). Golden Text, Luke H., 52 "Aud
Jesus increased In wisdom and stature and
in favor with God and man." The leading
thoughts in this lesson seem to be His knowl-
edge OF who He was and what He came for,
even at the age OF twelve years, when BE
said, II must be about my Fathers busi-
| ness"
LESSON vI.-The Baptism OF Jesus (Mark
l., 1-11). Golden Text, Mark l., II, "Thou
| art My beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased" We have here the herald foretold
By Isaiah and Malachi. who was content to
be heard and not seen, oply voice crying
| In the wllderness-3lad to cry, "Behold the
Lamb of God" and to see his own followers
forsake him to follow Jesus. Then we have
the opened heaven and the Spirit descend
ing upon Jesus as dove and abiding on
| Him.
LESSON vH.-The Temptation OF Jesus
GIath. iv, lily. Golden Text, Heb. w., Is,
'.In all points tempted like rs we are, yet
without sin." While absolutely perfect In
Himself. yet as our High Priest and Saviour
| He Is made perfect through suffering (Heb.
H., 10). I have often been glad that in this
conflct with the devil Jesus did not conquer
| him in any miraculous way, but simply by
| the use OF the same sword (Eph. vi, 17
which BE has left to US and taught Us how
| to use. Let US cling to 1t like the man in
Ii Sam. kill, 10.
LESSON yIlI.-The First Disciples Of Jesus,
| (John j., 35-49). Golden Text, John l., Al,
being interpreted, the Christ" the wayto
make disciples of Jesus is 10 point Hin out
as the Lamb OF God who taketh away sin,
for He said Himself that when Lifted up He
would draw men unto Him.
LESSON IX.-The FIRST Miracle OF Jesus
John H., 1-11). Golden Text, John
d., Al, ''Tbis beginning OF miracles did Jesus
In Cana OF Galilee and manifested forth His
| glory" That the Bible should begin with
the marriage OF Adam und Eve and end with
the marriage Of the Lamb, the last Adam and
| Eve and that Jesus, the Lamb Of God, the
last Adam, should perform His first miracle
| at q marriage feast, Is, TO say the least, very
interesting. And that He should show forth
His glory by turning water into wine, makes
! us think OF His words in Luke xii, IS, con-
cerning the kingdom.
LESSON X.-Jesus Cleansing the Temple
| John H., 1925. Golden Text, John H., 16,
make not My Fathers house q house OF
| merchandise" 1t IS mau's way, inStigated
by the devil, to deilia holy things and places.
Since Adam defled Eden by his disobedience
It has been the story oil the way down.
Thank God for the New Jerusalem into
which no deflement can enter (Rev. xxi. ,2T.
LESSON XI.-Jesus and Nicodemus (9ohn
ill.,, 1-16). Golden Text, John ILL.,, 16, "God
30 loved the world that He gavo His OILY
begotton Son." Reauing the hearts OF all
men and knowing what was in man, Jesus
tells this good moral man, ruler OF the
Jews, thut his great need is 10 be born from
above, and that unless he is born from above
he can never see nor enter the kingdom OF
God. If we miss the kingdom OF God, We
must be shut out into the kingdom OF dark.
ness, where are weeping and gnashing oil
teeth. How all important, therefore, is this
birth from above, which I tried to make
plain in the notes on this lesson!
LESSON XII.-Jesus at Jacobs Well (John
| w., 9-26). Golden Text, John ~. Il, 'Who.
soever drlnketh of the water that shall give
him shallnever thirst" The seeking Saviour,
the Good Shepherd, finds this lost one by the
we'll and tells her OF we'll which she. might
have within her and ever carry with her.
From the water with which she was familiar
He leads her to the water OF which she knew
not by convincing her Of sin and then reveal
ing Himself to her, after which she became
bearer Of this living water to others.
LESSON XIII.-Christs Peaceful Reign lisa.
xl., 1-9). Golden Text, lisa. XII, 8, "The
earth shall be full OF the knowledge of the
Lord" The time will surely come when the
long rejected Jesus who was born In Bethle-
! hem, lived at Nazareth. was cruciiled on CAL
vary and rose from the dead will come again
to the air :or His people and after the great
tribulation to the earth with His saints 20
sit on David's throne in jerusalem and exc
cute justice and Judgment in all the earth.-
Lesson Helper.