The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-03
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
OCTOBER o.
Lesson Text; "The Time of the
Judges" Judges H., liz, 16--
Golden Text: Judges H.,
16-Commentary.

j, 2. "Ye hive not obeyed Ny voice. why
have ye done thisi" The summary OF the
BOOK OF Judges is found in Aots xiii. 90
And after chat He gave them Judges about
the space OF 400 years, until Samuel. the
prophet. Also in Ps. evil, S4. SO, 40, "They
did not destroy the Nations concerning whom
the Lord commanded ,hem, but were min.
gied among the heather. and learned their
| WORKS. Therefore was the wrath Of the Lord
klhdled against His people, insomuch that
He abhorred His own Inheritance" hi.
commands were plain, but they were dis.
opedienti and thus they hindered Hin from
showing Himself strong on their behalf CIi
| Snron. Nvi.. ~. At least six times in Judge,
II ls said that different tribes did not drive
out the Inhabitants; hence, the visit OF thi,
anger OF the Lord 10 show them their sin,
and III possible, turn them to the Lord. All
the history OF Israel IA lust "A picture n The
| general character OF believers nj the presen,
tlme ana in all ages, and n contrast with the
character OF Him who H. Gods Only Begot.
ten. He could say, ~ delight to do THY
VIII, y my God. 81 do always those things
that please Him. ops. xl, y; John viii 2q
3. "They shall be as thorns in your Sides
nnd their gods shall be a snare unto YOU. u
! The only wav for those who would follow
Jesus is to deny self and take up the cross.
| Love not the world. neither tho thin - tina,
are In tho world Yet many who say tbey
are trying to live Christian life ask ii thcy
cannot read good novel occasionally, aud
once in awhile attend the theatre and dance
Just little, etc? They say, we must have
relaxation and recreation, and whore shall
4, "Thepeoplo lifted mp their voice and
,vept.' They were. ~ people. much given
| 70 murmuring and rebeliing and weeping
| How much sorrow there is I'm their Weeping
because they cannot have their own way,
or how much real sorrow for sin only God
could tell. There Is a way Of fulln ,ss Of iox
| wi n 10 a.
J., 4; Rom. xv., IS, but Il can only be found
IN complete separation to God and TO Him
who gave up all for W..
D. And they called the name OF that placa
Bochim, and they sacrificed there unto the
Lord Bochim signifies .'the wrepers" and
Is found only here and in verse l. IsraeIs
days OF weeping are not yet over, but the
time will como when In Jerusalem the voice
OF weeping and crying shall he heard no
more Elsa. lNv., f9). Then shall they truly
receive Him who is the only sacrifice for sin, ,
even the Lord Jesus Christ. their Messiah
Czech. xii, 10; xiii, /; lisa. lx., 20, 2l.)
u, 2. And the people served the Lord all
the days Of Joshua" We now turn back 10
the last days Of Joshua and nro reminded Of
his heart searching and soul stirring fare.
Wei address, In which ho showed the i'm.
| possibility OF serving the Lord unless they
meant II with the whole heart All service
must be VA sincerity and in truth; all wor.
snip must bc In spirit and in truth; all must
be unto the Lord with u single eye to His
glory (Joshua xNii., II; John iv., "a; Col.
III, 2S, ~. Some helpful words on service
are also found in | Thess. ii., A. Gal. L.. TO-
mot as pleasing men, but God who trieth
| our hearts, "If yet pleased men, | should
not be the servant OF Christ" The people in
Joshua's day served in sincerity and pos.
sessed and enjoyed ave land. and the Lord
who gave them the land. So shall we enjoy
the Lord and all the riches OF His grace il we
| VIII serve in sincerity and truth
| y. and Joshua, the son Of Nun, the SER
want OF the Lord, died, being an hundred
and ten years old" This verse and the next
nre almost identical with Joshua xiv. 30.
W, and the Holy Spirit does not repeat with
out a reason. He says, 'Ye shall know that
have not done without cause all that have
done" Geek. XIV, 23). What better epitaph
could any one have than, "a servant of the
Lord" Consider the beginnings of tho New
Testament epistles and see how the writer's
delighted In this title.
Q. "And they buried him in the border o,
his Inheritance in Timnath-heres. Ho
having gone out to be with God whore he
has been we'll md happy ever since, they
laid his body away Till the resurrection.
Death IL IN enemy which holds on 10 tho
bodies OF the saints as long as possible. but
he cannot harm the soul, for when he touches
the body he only sets the soul free to be with
God.
10. "Another generation which know not
the Lord, nor yet the works which He had
done for Israel" This makes us think of
the new king that knew not Joseph" and
OF the one who said II know not the Lord.
neither will lot Israel go" (Ex. l., 3, ", p.
There is difference between knowing about
the Lord and knowing the Lord. These
people certainly knew about Him and His
wonderful works, but had they known Him
they would have trusted and served Him
(See John xviii, -.
ii. And tho children of Israel did evil in
the sight Of the Lord and served Baalim "
Baal means lord or master and Is often used
in the plural rs here. Baal and Ashtoreth
were the chief male and female deities Of
the Phpnicians and Canaanites. lisa. XVI,
ID, might sum up all idolatry, 80 Lord our
God, other lords beside Thee have had
dominion over u.s." Many OF Us must make
the same confession, and It + we'll for IL IL
when we can add, But by Thee only will
we make mention OF Thy name.'
IL. "Ana they forsook the Lord God" See
also verse 49, ahd chapter vi, 10, 10. The
prophets have much TO say about Israel for
saking God. jeremiah expresses it forcibly
in chapter Ill., 10, when tho Lord by His
mouth says, My people have committed
two evils; they have forsaken Me, the fount.
ain OF living waters, and hewed thcm out
cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no
water" The contrast 20 forsaking Is TO
"cleave unto tho Lord CDeut. XXX, 10, 20;
Joshua xxUi., 8; Acts XII, 23), A knowledge
OF the LORD and HIS great love to US will
lead us 10 cleave unto Him with purpose OF
heart. The only way IL TO "Be filed with
the Spirit, then we will not forsake HIM.
10. Nevertheless the Lord raised up
Judges which delivered them out Of the hand
OF those that spoiled them" Many times
qua He deliver them, but they provoked Him
with their counsel and were brought low for
their iniguity. Nevertheless He regarded
their aiiiiction when he heard their
cry (Ps. evil. 43, 40. The story of the
book OF Judges is that Of disobedience fol-
lowed by oppression, then weeping and pen
itence, then deliyerance and rest until they
disobeyed again. II makes us think OF Rom.
vii, and makes us long for the rest and vie.
tory OF Rom. viii. Let US be "willing and
| obedient. Lesson Helper.
| THE RESULT or DRING,
| A crowd OF men recenilY want into a snlnnn