Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-09-28

Lessons Golden Text, Kings viii. ..
Commentary by the Rev. d. III.
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LESSON 1.-The Ten Commandments
(Ex. ~. l-l7). Golden 1's;s, Luke K. 81,
ssThou shalt love KS lard Thy God with
all thy heart. ard with all thy soul. and
with all t.iy Strength, and with all thy
mind, and ti.y neigh5o- as thyself-" No
commandments It'll rx,sswascd from Egypt
Tho ono thing The sinner needs is right.
eousness, and Ills IS foaha oaly in Christ,
who is thee Of the law for righteousness
to every ono that believoth (Roin K, A.
This Righteousness Is Summed up IN the
one word '.Iovc. fer iase IS the fulfilling
of the Law. and God Is love. Christ is God
manifest In the flesh, and the true Chris
tian life is. Christ lsr'h in inc. "
LEsseS H-ThacAi Calf LEX. xxi,
Is. s0-35). eio.dea Text, John v, 81,
Little children, keep yourselves from
idols y God manifest IN lie thunderings
of Mount SINAI. or ssss.Siag by His serv
ant, Moses ;hey rrsrii.zd 10 obey, but
God invisible, and A,uses also absent for a
little season, Notwithstanding the token
Of His loving care In the daily mamma
from heaven, they turn from God to idols
What wonder that He was grieved with
themi They tempted Him ten times and
would not hearkcn to His voice tNum.
xiv, 22). Let US clcave unto Him. and not
grieye His Holy Spirit whereby we are
sealed <Eph. ~, 3oj.
LESSON III.--Nadab and Ablhu (Lcv. K,
lid. Golden Text, Lev. K, 0, do not
drink wine nor strong drink. thou nor
thy Sons with thee. /" The service of God
is wholly spiritual. He seeketh those who
will worship Him in spirit aud In truth
John iv, 90 90 The flcsh is carnal and
Is enmity against God (Rom. viii y.
Therefore whatever excitcS or stimulates
the flesh is against the Spirit No work
of God is accomplished Is the energy OF
the flesh. Not by might nor by power,
but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts
| Zach iv, 81. See also Eph. Y, Is.
LESSON IV.-Journcying to Canaan
/ Mum x, 1885, Golden Text, Mum. x,
20, '.Come thou with us. and We will do
/ thee good, for the Lord hath spoken good
concerning Israel. " It was all right thus
10 urge Hobah 10 parsake of the blessings
Of the God Of Isss,ei, but it seems all wrong
TO speak of Hobagfs being eyes To Israel
1t looks like leaning upon him instead Of
upon God. The word fer every child q
God is, "My soul, wait thou only upon
/ God, for my expectation Is from Him" ops
xii, o..
LESSON V.-The Report Of the Spies
(Nun. xiii. 1890, 2S-S3) Golden Text,
I Mum. xiv, o, "Tho Lord IS with rs, fcar
them not They bad the word OF the
I 4. T.,
would surely give II 10 them. Yet He in
Obliged them in permitting them to send
spies TO see, and the spies confessed that It
was a good land, but they saw difficulties
instead OF seeing God They saw tho
giants, and they SAW themselves, but with
the exception of Caleb and Joshua they
saw not God and counted not on Him.
LESSON VI-The BIszcn Serpent (Num.
xxi, 4-9) Golden Text, John Iii, IA, CAS-
Moses lifted up the serpent In tho wilder
ness, even so must the Son Of Man he lifted
up About So years between the last les
son and this; IA whole generation passed
away Aaron and Miriam also gone and
the new generation murmuring as usual,
although again on the borders Of the land
We viii do all things without inurmuring
or disputing ii we have confidence in God
/ u I'LL liz III Afst AAAr kHfsr AZ il3tibtA Va
rebellion against our lot in life is simply
rebellion against God The cure is to ICON
slider Him" who was lifted up for us and
yield fully to Him.
LESSON VII.-Thc New Homo In Canaan
/ (Dcut. vi, 3-15). Golden Text, Deut. viii,
10, Thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for
the good land which He hath given thee. ,"
The land and all itseontents were wholly n
OF n,1t ..f
that they might therefore hear and do His
will and suffer Him 10 bless them nightly
in the eyes Of all nations, that SO through
| them He might be known. II we would
keep ourselves wholly for Him, He would
magnify Himself In us
LESSON ViII.-Crossing tho Jordan
[ lJoshua Iii, 5-l7). Golden Text, Isa. xiii, 9,
'tWhen thou passcth through the waters,
will be with thee" Moses has at this time
Joined Aaron and Miriam In the better
land, and Joshua is now the visible leader
Of the host The Lord is with him rs He
was with Moses and this Is the secret of
/ His strength. The ark is carried ahead Of
the host, and as the waters divide the
priests bearing it advance to the midst Of
the river, and there abide till all have safe
ly passed over Jesus has been through
LESSON IX.--The Fail Of Jericho Joshua
vi $500. Golden Text, Heb. xi, 30, by
faith tho walls Of Jericho fell down, after
they were composed about seven days. -
The Same Lord who appeared to Moses at
the burning bush and commanded him to
put OFF his shoes now appears to Joshua by
Jericho with like command, instructing
him in the way Of victory and peace. 1t
is Gods way to plan and to carry out His
plans. 1t is ours to yield and obey. We
must keep our shoes off, and never think
of it as our work.
Lesson X.--Calcb's Reward Joshua xiv,
5-f4). Golden Text, Joshua xiv, IA, "Ho
wholly followed the Lord God OF Israel -
See a man Of SIS. as strong as "a man Of 40,
because God was his strength, and He
changes not. His strength Is made perfect
in our weakness, and when we yield to
! Him that He may work, our weakness will
be but better occasion for Him TO mnn-
4 ifest His strength, Walled cities and giants
are nothing TO God, and victory depends
upon His ability, not upon ours.
LESSON XI.--1he Cities Of Refuge (Josh
ia Xxx, l-9). Golden Text, Heb. vi, Is, who
have fed for refuge TO lay hold upon the
hope set before us This lesson Is very
suggestive Of Christ, who is our only ref
uge from the law Of sin and death, and In
whom alone there is safety As we pointed
out in our notes ON the lesson every naine,
is suggestive Of Him. Notice also that the
city Of Calebs inheritance tHebron) be
came city Of refuge, and when We follow
Jesus fully and live In fellowship with
| Him we Will in His Name become refuge
| for others.
IFeeox Y IT = Jnct,,a I2onc,t,tn I, Z 1a C.,x.
enant (Joshna xiv. l4-s5). Golden Text,
Joshua xiv, "a, The Lord our God will
we serve, and His voice will we obey The
great thought hero is that we cannot serve
God unless we serve Him with the whole
heart in sincerity and In truth. lie has
bought us that we might be people for
! His own possession, ard He wants us
wholly for Himself, both for His glory and
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