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SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
AUGUST IS.
Lesson Text: "The New Home In
Canaan" Deut. W., 3-1O-Gold-
en- Text: Deut. Will, 10
Commentary.

Commentary.
8. "Hear, therefore. o Israel. and observe
to do it, that it may be we'll with thee =
in the land that foweth with milk and
honey" Compare verse IS and chapter v,
20. 33, on obedience in order to blessing.
Then see vi, 25, "It shall be our righteous
ness If we observe to do all these command
ments before the Lord our God" We must
remember that God gave them no command
ments to keep until He had redeemed them
from Egypt by the blood ofthe passover lamb
and by His mighty power: The sinner must
accept Christ as the end of the law for right
eousness (Rom. X. ~ before the righteous
ness OF the law can be fulfilled in Him (Rom.
viii. 8. ~. On hearing and doing compare
also Math. vii, 24-27; Jas. l., az; John ILL.,,
7; Rev. xix. 8. R. Y.
4. Hear. o Israel, the Lord our God Is
one Lord" The Lord Jesus quoted these
very words. as recorded in Mark xii, 20, in
connection with summary Of the Ten Com
mandmsnts. We might read 1t thus: "Je-
hovah. our Elohim, Is one jehovah" The
word "elohim" is plural word like seraphim
and cherubim and is at least suggestive Of a
plurality Of persons, Father, Son and Holy
Spirit (Math. xviii. 19). The oneness Of
the three is seen In John K, 80 and dv., Is;
also by comparing verses and OF Acts Y.
This Jehovah shall yet be king over all the
earth Czech. XIV, 81.
S. "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thine heart" We feel perfectly safe
In saying that only one man ever lived who
did this thoroughly and always. Even the
man Christ Jesus, the God man, God mani
fest in the flesh. None but He could ever
say, II do always those things that please
the Father" John viii. 29). But He verify
did love God with all His heart and soul and
might. II we have received Him as onr
Saviour and Lord, He In us will fulfill the
righteousness of the law, and love is the full
filling OF the law, such love as Is described In
Rom. dii.. 10; Cor. KILL, 47.
6. "And these words which I command
thee this day shall be In mine heart" Not
merely In our heads that we may be able to
repeat them, like the lawyer OF Luke L, a,
20, who answered right, but In the centre OF
our being, affecting our whole life. One has
said, "Thy word have hid In mine heart,
that I might not sin against Thee" FPS. elk,
~. Ezekiel was commanded to receive the
words In his heart and then 20 and speak
them to the children OF Israel (Ezek. ill.,, 10,
I. "And thou shalt teach them diligently
unto thy children" See repetition Of
this verse In chapter XII, 19. What God de-
sired OF Israel he still desires, for He changes
not. But what q peculiar household that
would be where the word OF God and the
works Of God were the one and continual
topic OF conversation! What a peculiar
person he or she would be who would be al
ways talking Of the word Of God! Would
you like to be so very peculiar for Jesus's
sake, at any cost?
8, 9. AS prominent as If on hand and fore
head and door or gateposts. heart full OF
Him and His word and His service, heart
wholly and only for Him. OF whom it Is said:
when thou goest, He shall lead thee. When
thou sleepesr, He shall keep thee, and when
thou awakest He shall talk with thee"
prov. Vi, 22). A heart that delights in the
word OF God and meditates there In day and
night (Ps. l., q. A heart out OF the abund.
ance Of which the Spirit can freely talk OF
Him whom He delights to 6lorify (Math. Kill;
81; John xvi, 14). Paul was chosen YES.
sci to bear His name (Acts tx, 15), and we
must be as manifestly His at all times as II
we had His name written on our foreheads
(Rev. XIV, /; xii. ~. Where we would not
like to bear that name we may not 20.
10. "And it shall be when the Lord thy
God shall have brought thee unto the land"
As in verse % He brought them out OF Egypt,
that He might bring them into the land, and
what He purposes Is sure to be accomplished
lisa. xiv, 24). These purposes may seem
to be delayed by mans unbelief, and new
generation may have to be raised up. but
"every purpose of the Lord shall be per-
formed" (Jer. vi, 29).
II. Cities and houses and wells and vine
wards and olive trees, which they neither
built, nor dug. nor planted; all free gift
from God to them. He gave, they received.
1t Is even 80 with US who now believe In the
Lord Jesus. Salvation full and free Is ours
through Hin who loved US. apart from any
works OF ours.
10, "Bewere lest thou forget the Lord,
which brought thee forth out of the land of
Eeypt. from the house Of bondage" $50 also
chapter viii., 11). And yet that WAS the very
thing they did, They forgot His works and
His wonders, and remembered not His hand
Fps. xviii, II, 42). When we have fear
lest we may lack some good thing, or lean
upon an arm OF flesh rather than upon God,
we are guilty Of forgetting Him OF whom 1t
is written, "He that spared not His own Son,
but delivered Him up for US all, how shall
He not with Him also freely give US all
things2" (Rom. will, 32).
19. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God and
serve Him, and shalt swear by His Name" I"
Sac this more fully stated In chapter x, II,
20. The fear OF the Lord is a fountain Of
life; therefore be thou in the fear Of the Lord
all the day long prov. XIV, 27; xiii, 1O.
He who lives in tne fear Of the Lord will not
do aught that is not right and good in His
sight (Terse 1S) He who serves the Lord In
sincerity and truth (Joshua XIV, 14) will
never think Of mans frown or favor, but
will seek only to please Him in all things.
His motto will be, Study to shew thyselt
approved unto God.
IA. "Ye shall not 60 after other Gods
Jehovah Is the true God, the living God,
and King Of eternity (Jer. <, 10, margin);
and other 80 called gods are but vanity. He
brought them out Of Egypt (Deut. v. 6).
He alone Is worthy to be praised. They
were chosen to be special people unto
Him above all people Oeut. vii, 81, peo-
pie for HIS own possession, that they might
make Him Name. Yet after all His loving
Kindness. they had to confess, "Oh Lord our
God, other lords beside Thee have had do.
minion over us" lisa. XVI. 19).
IS. "For the Lord thy God Is jealous
God among you" Just seven times Is God
said to be jealous CEx. Xxx, 5; xxxiv, a;
Deut. w.. "a; ", O.; Vi, Is; Joshua XIV, 10;
Nah. l., 2). The same word Is translated
"zealous," and also "bought." or "pur.
chased" 1t is surely reasonable thing that
one should use as he pleases and possess for
his own use that which he nos purchased.
See Elk. 1v.. 16; Ps. lxxiv., 2, and compare
Titus H.. IA, R. v, and Jas. iv., s., r. w.,
margin. Let us acknowledge that we are
all His for His spleasure.-Lesson Helper.