The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.
LESSON XIII, THIRD QUARTER, IN
TERNATIoNAL SERIES, SEPT. %.
Text of the Lesson, lisa. XII, LA Mis-
siOnary LessOn-MemOry Verses, 1,
2-GoIden Text, lisa. Xi, 0-COmmen-
tary by the Rev. ID. VI. Stearns.

as usual I choose without hesitation
the missionary lesson, firmly believing
that TO give the gospel to every creature
as speedily as possible is the great desire
of our Lord and when a majority Of
believers get as full Of the Spirit as the
drunkard gets full Of strong drink every
thing will to them seem very trihing
when compared with the Importance Of
the Saviour's last command. Daniel and
his friends at Babylon were men Of one
aim and purpose.
1. And there shall come forth a rod
out OF the stem of Jesse. and a branch
shall grow out of his roots" How very
interes ting it is that whether it be a
temperance or a missionary lesson we
come TO the everlasting people for it
Israel, Gods glory Qsa. Xvi, 49,. and
the one to be exalted is the Prince of
Peace, who shall sit on David's throne
and establish the kingdom forever Qsa.
tx, 6, %. The righteous branch IS to be
raised up unto David and will be a
prosperous king, executing judgment and
justice in the earth in the days when
Judah shall be saved and Israel shall
dwell safely Ger. Yiii, >. g.
2. "And the Spirit of the Lord shall
rest upon Him, the Spirit OF wisdom and
understanding, the Spirit of counsel and
might. the Spirit of knowledge and of
the fear of the Lord The Spirit with
out measure. in all His fuIness, the
sevenfold Spirit, OF, as in Rev j. 4; Iii, 1,
the seven Spirits Of God. including wis
dom to devise and power to carry out
successfully very pan for the welfare
of the kingdom and the good Of the whole
earth. The gospel story tells how Jesus
was born by the Spirit; at His baptism
Nfn wi VI TNfWH nh ID
upon Him. He was led. wrought miracles,
was crucified. rose again in the Spirits
power. He mas sent the same Spirit to
fill every believer. that in His power we
may manifest the life of Christ and be
Ills witnesses unto the ends of the earth
(Acts /, 81.
3. 'And shall make Him Of quick I'M
derstanding in the fear OF the Lord, and
He shall not judge after the sight Of His
eyes, neither reprOve after the hearing
of His ears" The expression, The fear
of the Lord is one of the most notable
in the bible and yet comparatively but
little considered. In this and the last
verse we see it to be one of the charac-
teristics of the Spirit. and that He Will
make us quick to understand il. May IL
not include such a consciousness of the
presence of the Lord as VIII enable one
TO live as in His sight submitting every
thing, even the smallest details of daily
life, TO His judgment. with desire above
all things for His guidance and ap-
prOval2"
4. But with righteousness shall He
judge the poor and repTove with equity
for the meek of the earth, and He shall
smite the earth with the rod of His
mouth and with the breath of His lips
shall He STAY the wicked" The whole
story Of 1.-The sufferings of Christ and
the glory that shall follow q Pet. /, III
is often summarized in a SINCE sentence.
This CpaqE= n His in prinTV
to judge the nations and destroy the
wicked. Compare the sharp sword of
Rev. xix, To- with which He shall smite
the nations and see also verse p. As
to the poor and the meek see Ps. Xxi,
lila, and Ps. xxxvii IL.
.. And righteousness shall be the Cir
die of His loins and faithfulness the
girdle Of His reins." His name is 1.-The
Lord Our Righteousness" DER. xiii, O.,
and whether He judges the poor or
makes war it is all in righteousness
Rev. xix. ID. Righteous and faithful,
just and true is He in all His thoughts
and\ways.
6. ''The wolf also shall dwell with the
lamb, and the leopard shall lie down
! with the kid, and the calf and the young
lion and the failing together, and a lit
tie child shall lead them" The same
truth is stated in chapter Ky, %, and
leads us to look for the time When the
creation itself also shall be delivered
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glorious liberty Of the children of God
(ROm. viii, 2D. There is no need to
spiritualiZe this verse and make it mean
that people who act like wild beasts
shall become gentle as playful kid and
I harmless as a calf although that apDl-
cation of it may lawfully be made. But
as to its Interpretation lei no one sep
arate Ii from its context which is clear
| ~ the restoration of Israel Oversees IL
12), and the time of the kingdom So
q on oil nd oh,
delayed yet sure to come when the No
bleman shall return from the far coun-
try duke xix, u; Acts iii, 2D.
L And the COW and the bear shall
feed. Their young ones shall lie down
like the OK" AS in the garden of Eden.
so shall it be in some measure during
| the thousand years and perfectly in the
new earth. The bible is a story OF
earth with God delghting in it and in
| its inhabitants. Thus it begins and thus
/ 1t ends, while the thousands Of inter
vening years between the fall and the
| restoration are filed up with the record
| of such as walk with God during the
! waiting time and make Him known To
| others, or of those who rebel against
| Him and must share doom of His
| enemies. The bible IS given TO US that
/ we may know God and make Him known
| to others. He works by His Spirit
| through His word.
| s. And the sucking child shall play
| on the hole of the asp, and the weaned
| child shall put his hand on the cock
/ atrce's den" The author of all poison
! being bound in the pit, his evil influence
| shall not be felt those thousand years
| The venomous things Shall be the play
| things of children, and the streets of the
| city shall he full Of boys and girls play
| ing in the streets thereof Czech. viii, 81
| 8. "They shall not hurt nor destroy in
! all my holy mountain, for the earth shall
be full of the knowledge Of the Lord, as
! the waters cover the sea-" As thorough
| ly as water covers whatever it can reach
| so thoroughly shall the knowledge of the
! glory Of the Lord cover the whole earth
| Compare Mum. xiv, q, and Hab. ii, IA
! and see the prayer of David in Ps. Xxi
| IS. 10. First shall all Israel be saved al
| the coming of the Lord in His glory
| when they look on Him whom they have
| pierced der. xxi. SO, "a; lisa. TX. 81; Zech
| xii. 10; xiii, ID, and then shall nations bs
blessed through them Qsa. xvii, 6: TX
! -. The sooner the gospel is preached tc
| every creature will the church be com
| pieted and caught to meet the Lord in
| the air, which must take place before He
| can come to the earth to reign. Before
He can come to His glory many things
! must occur. but before He comes to the
| air for His church we know of nothins
| that must necessarily occur except TIN
; evangelization Of the world sufficiently
| to complete His church. Therefore le
us with all possible speed give the gospe
TO every creature.
Rough the Teachers.