The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-25
SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
JANUARY -.
Lesson Text: Goods Covenant W
NOAH" Genesis iN., S-f1
Golden Text: Genesis, TX,
l3-Commentary.


son, during which time the views OF Cain
and Abel had full time 10 develop and
bear fruit. In the line OF Seth. who took the
place of Abel. his brother, the most notable
OF those recorded In chapter v was Enoch.
the seventh from Adam tJude iA, who
walked with God at least 800 years and was
then translated without tasting death. The
descendants OF Cain, who turned away from
God gave their attention TO building cities,
inventing musical instruments, working Ia
brass and iron and trying to make this
world q happy place without God. The re-
suit OF Gains way IA seen In chnpter vi, o,
aud the only remedy was the doluge, which
came after long warning. destroying all eX-
oept Noah and those with him In the ark.
.. "And I. behold | establish my cove
naut with you and with your seed after
you" This Is the first covenant, 80 called,
in tho Scriptures and IL first mentioned in
chapter vi, IL. IL concerns the whole earth.
Then we have 400 years later the covenant
with Abraham. Isaac and jacob concerning
the land of Canaan and the people who
should inherit Il as n center 81 blessing to
tho whole earth. These two are uncondi-
tional. About 400 years later we have the
conditional covenant at Horcb. Compare
Deut. v, 2, 3, and Gal. ill.,. II. Then some
400 years after that We have the uncondt-
tional covenant with David concerning the
throne and the Kingdom. Happy are all who
can make the last words OF David their own
and rest quietly IN the iaithfulness OF God -
although my house be not 80 with God.
yet He hath made with me an everlasting
covenant, ordered in all things aud sure
ll. sam. xxiii.. Jl
10. "And with every living creature that
r. with you, OF the fowl OF the cattle and OF
every beast OF the earth with you FROM all
that 20 ont OF tho ark to every beast ot the
earth" The Lord is good 10 all. and Hts
tender mercies are over all His works Ops.
cxlv.. 81. Even the sparrows OF which five
are sold for two farthings are cared for by
Him duke xii. 0. And the whole creation
which still groaneth and trayallcth In pain
because OF sin shall yet bc delivered FROM
thebondage OF corruption in'o the glorious
liberty OF the children OF Co. (Rom. will,
n, 23).
II. "And will establish my covenant
with you. Neither shall all flesh bc cut or
any more by the waters OF u Hood neither
shall there any more be Hood 10 destroy
the earth" The next publication pf tho
earth shall be fire. after which there sh all ho
new earth filled with righteousu - 10
abide forever III Pet. ill.,. &, Z. 10. 49, The
earth will not be des,royed-that IA, nnnihi-
lated-but purified from all dehemept,
loosed (as tho word dissolved" sgnincs)
from its bondage OF sin. And IA Il was n
tho days OF Noah 40 shall IL be IN the days
preceding that publication duke xvii, %,
"a.
II. "And God said. This is the token OF tho
covenant which make between eHnd You.
and every living creature that IL with you,
for perpetual generation,.' In great mercy
and loving kindness God condcs"ends to give
20 man outward and visible signs OF His fifth
iulness. The token 10 Abraham was circum.
cision in the passover II was the blood upon
The door To Eahab II was the scarlet cord !;
TO Gideon the fire from tho rock To Ahal II
! was the virgins son CGcn. xvii. IL FIX. xii,
l3 Joshua H., ~. IL Judg. vi, II, 81 lSa.
Him.RI IL -
us the sign that He will do all that He has
said.
| l3. "I do set My bow 10 the cloud, aud It
MI be Tor a token OF a covenant between
Me and the earth" Ihis Is the iirst timo
that we r sad OF the rainbow. and IL is only
spoken OF in four places. here and In Eek.
l., 90 Rev. iv., 3 X, /. Four In Scripture
~ tho perfect number concerning the earth,
and in each OF these four places the bow
speaks OF redeemed earth. In the other
three places ~ we'll as In this II Is seen in
connection with Him who is the only Re-
deemer
II. "Anl It shall come 10 pass when I
bring cluud over the earth that ths bow
shall be seen in the clouds The clouds
would he more interesting TO us II wa re-
membered that lie brings them and that
| they are the dust OF His feet (Nih. l.. 81. Ho
led Israel 10y II pillar which was u cloud by
day and fire 10y night, and which He also
| spread over the whole encampment IA GOV
criug (EN. xiii, u. % rs. cy., 39). At tho
| transnguration cloud overshadOwed Him.
| when lie assembled cloud received Him,
| and when He shall como again in His glory
] bringing His saints with Him IL will be- in tho
clouds OF heaven (Math. xvii, o XVI, 81 ,
/ Acts t., 81. Clouds sometimes teach that,
| though His way be not clear 10 US, yet We
are TO trust Him implicitly.
10 "And will remember my covenant
| which Is between Me and you, and every liv-
q all a 0 I..
no more become u flood To destroy all flesh "
See also what lie will remember IN Lev.
XVI, AZ. 40, and Ezek. xvi, CO. Consider
what We are to remember in Deut. vii. IL ,
Will, 2 | Chron. xvi. II ; Eccl. xii, [
Cor. Xi., "a %. Take comfort also in what
| lie will not remember lisa. xiii, 25 Heb.
viii. 70 e., 10. Notice that in the margin
OF lisa. lXii., 9. Z. We are called "the Lords
! remembrauces' and olterye carefully what
we are TO remind them OF. 'rne r. " says
we are 20 take no rest and give Him no rest
/ ill He does this. He does not need 10 be
reminded. but He condoscends TO lot us do
this, and loves TO have Us plead His prom
ises.
| Ii. "And the bow shall be in the cloud
and will look upon II, that may remember
the everlasting covenant between God and
every living creature OF all flesh that IL upon
tho earth How many Of us over think
| when we see u rainbow in the clouds that
God is looking specially upon II aud IL inter
csted in II that the cloud is His and tue
I low Ia His. and the covenant IL His, and
when we are interested IN that which inter,
ests Him then we have fellowship with Him.
When the clouds come in our lives. may Wa
| by faith see also the bow and rejoice that
however things may seem TO go we are in tho
bonds OF an everlasting covenant ordered In
all things and sure.
II. "And God said unto Noah. This is the
token OF the covenant which | have estab-
lshed between Me and all flesh that il upon
the earth" The word for establish" is often
translated "raise up" confirm per
form" accomplish" I" and is the very word
used when speaking TO Moses OF Christ, ~
will raise them up prophet like unto thee. -
All things that God says or does are estab-
lished in Christ When we are In Christ by
simple faith, and just taking Him at His
word, we, too, become established. but not
otherwise I'll Chrcn. Xxx, 20 lisa. vii, o.
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