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SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOB
DECEMBER 20.
Review for the Fourth Quarter-Gold.
EN- Text: Matthew VI, 10-Scrip-
ture Reading: Hebrews XII,
~ 24-4O-Commentar

~ 10
LESSON 1.-The Time of the Judges {Jude-.
IT,. LIP, 16). Golden Text, Judg. III, l6:
stThe Lord raised up judges. wbien delivered
them The people OF Israel were raised up
by the Lord that they might be unto Him
peculiar people for His own possession; thar
he might through them MAKE Himself known
to others for their benefit. We: cannot
emphasize this too much, nor say it TOO
often, To this end they were to be conn
pletely separate from all other Nations unto
the Lord alone. The sin Of Judg. t. and IL.
Is that of fellowship with tdolatrous peoples
and consequent oppression. but when they
cried unto the Lord He raised them up
judges. and the Lord was with the Judges
and delivered them Gi.. 49, g
LESSON 1.-THE Triumph Of Gideon (Judg.i
VIII, 1929 !, Golden Text, Ps. xvii, .,
"Though an host should encsmp against me.
my heart should not fear" Gideon is q good
; sample of the judges; he delivered Israsl
from the Mtdianites and the land had rested
forty wears In his days (cha pier ylii.;;t 283.
Gideon was nothing In hinseli. but the Lord
was with him. The Spirit OF the Lord came
upon him. and his strength was that the;
Lord had called him and sent him (chapter
vi. .12. IA. 16. 3i). It Is not men and women
Of strength who are needed Tor the Lords
W XII
Lesson III. .-Ruth's Choice (Ruth l. !; ID
22). Golden Text. Ruth. l.. l6. Thy peo-!
ple shall be my people and thy God my
God" ALL good judges, prophets priests
and kings were typical of Him who the
only Deliyerer, the King Of Kings, and now:
In the Book OF Ruth the principal person Is
not Ruth. but the mighty man OF wealth,
who owned the field IN which Ruth cleaned.
|, the kinsman redeemer whose wife Ruth be-
came, and because Of whom her name ap..
pears In Math. l., S. Lstus, with the same
Him. and wait patiently till the morning. & :
LESSON Iv.-The Child Samuel CT Sam.
iii, 1-I3).@ Golden Text, / Sam. ill.,. ?,
.sSpeak, Lord, for thy servant heareth. n Old
Eli wasnot walking with God as he should
have done, and so the Lord raised up Bam-
uel to Judge Hts people. Samuel was given
TO Hannah in answer to prayer. and from the;
lips OF Hannah we have the name Messiah
for the first time In Scripture (chapter III,
10). r. q. Trunbull says on this Lesson that
even child may, have a place 10. Gods
house. an earfor Gods call "a mind for God's'
service and q message at God . bidding. 81 81 a.
4 LESSON Y. Samuel the Judge q Sam. VII. !.
5-15). Golden Text, I Sam. viii, Ia. g Hith-s
erto hath the Lord helped ua" On the TO-
turn OF the ark to Israel from the land OF tIe
Phiiistines, Samuel exhorts the people to-
turn to the Lord with all their hearts and
serve Him only In answer 70 Samueis
prayer the Lord gave q very manifest an
end thar same M ,ore aoainst Israel MI the
aas..is d ~, az a. for Mn Ma days he
SraySad bssnre tSa nannie In tbe fear 81 the
.aG ~, RSogSe ~
h ..sSos VT o.nI chose Kinp M Sam. a..
11.o5S :, aoIdan lTart Ps. xcyiiss.1 che
inrd lra,onsth % I,et I tSe eartf, rejoice. "a
rsai | was ol,osen that tley might be unlike
I'll att,a, NsSons 4, that tho Lord Himseif
M o.hsl the HnoS W,as a,s,,ie ~, n,ids II,
nc 90 bniidino anaciaiiv nrenared for Hin. and:
this Jas;ra r. Ibaye q k}ne Iike Ali other Ea-
tinns - n-as 3 virtnai reiecfion az Jehoyahs a
: their rino ichantsr Win. !. 5.7l They pre-
Sarrad N - hy sIrht rather ffAr by faith. 4.
and s,earv ~ (Tod and His ways. The sfrr
90 .daS 4 that tbsv al fsot cafa n,
- - +tsa esd's a,rn '1,ossesaion hut nrefar 10
~ iis,o ot,sr rao,,Ia = u 3,
II DS M ,seo,, VII So,, Pa;actad ~ Gam NJ
IN ooa e01, noiaan NTs,+ ifsan1 ~ q go9 siTo
aSa,, e 8 bsttar thsn' aac,d fce God gave
Az, . L;na ,vhn he rnsm would niaase ffiee.
on,e snoni as 10 inol ,nonia efoiea
poUp,. ga haad and abonliers above tIie Ieoi
eI Siu Ioau anu q, a,,a t.d hseta fps
TeJ o aa ~ ,,,as - it ba been yysil
q. nv ~, tha,a ,pn hnfg h va
iUL Gs I anu naSia nsJ,,, ~ ,iao IA fl,a
isoe|;on. l % OK "a 81 y,,nsoss.s Inya Itv
peoDls S'erse ~ y Z. - .f
toG rI,r -rha w. 30 Ip,a.,, ,ar. j . nc, ~
LESSON -; - yo4 1Mut Ss Z,
lisa ", a.
woe unto fhem mat Iiss w eas 4.s.,S - sn
morning, tnaf s.Iotlg
Altnough tnis seems itks ~.
the series OF lessons LOT tne SAKE " se
perance lesson, yer We
same troubles as #eIouna in .ue !Ius z u ~
In Saul fhey nave cast aWay Tug y ~. az
Lord OF Hosts and despisea me s #ora nT q sne
Holy one ollsraet verse w ~ sin .e,s
intenperance was only one pnase ol 's'ta
LIE which they lived =. g; " =. z. Il
LEssoN david Anolmeq hlns tLSaal1. l.ssai1.
XVI, i-lSt. Golden ieAl, = I sanS .As..,s
Man iooketn on tne ogtWslo aRggesalaasf ~ sMs9s:f.
put tne Hora iooKetn - ~
INDUCED the people with 9 king 70 tnelr nk-s
Ing, He now VIII give tnem y M man aHsr - ~
own hear lenapter XIII. i4 Una. M ...t. = ~
matter OF the SinSuomi one VINO WIZ.
to please God rather tnan tne .peopIei onS
who will SIT on the throne and rue tne peo-
pie the Lords represent =, !, Y
Lesson A!-David and Gonan q, sam.S ~
xviii, S8-5D. Golden Tex. sam. XVII
.'The battle Is the Lord 3: 70 magnify sen
Is one thing. but TO magnify me Iord LORD y z