The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-07-18
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
JULY 81.
Lesson Text; "Nadab ana Abihu,"
Lev. n, f-f1-Golden Text:
Lev. X. o-Com-
mentary.

7 AM Na IA and Ahihr tho sons ~
Aaron. offered strange IRE before th" Lori.
which He commanded them not" The last
lesson told us of failure on the mart Of Israel.
this tells OF failure in the priesthood. Every
man at his best state (apart from Cody Is nj
together vanity (ps. xxxix.. ~. This shall
be fully seen when after 1000 years OF the
personal reign Of Christ host Of liars shall
follow the father Of lies when he shall be re.
leased from the pit. See Rev. NJ. 10, and
Pa. Xvi, 3, margin. After the completion
OF the tabernacle, Aaron and his four sous
were consecrated 10 the priesthood 90 min
lister unto the Lord in His appointed way
(Ex xviii. Il Lev. viii. 1. q FIX. XXX. 9).
2. And there went out fire from the Lord
and devoured them, and they died before the
Lord" Thus nj the very beginning Of the
priesthood Jehovah made It very plain that
he would have wholc-heartei service or
none. so also al the beginning of tho
church In the cnse Of Ananlas and Sapphira
Acts ", 8. l0), He showed plainly how Hc
hated deceit and half-heartedncss. He does
not often Judge so swiftly aud terribly. but
such cases show us His mind on these things
and how He will act In the judgment.
3. "Then Moses said unto Aaron. This Is II
thatthc Lord spake saying. I willhc sauctinci
In them that como nigh Me. and before all
n'l the people I will be glorincd. And Aaron
held his peace That they were Co be a
holy people unto the Lord Is the oft repeated
requirement from EV. xix, &, % onwar1s
Jesus Himself in His great intcrccssory
prayer said. "For their sakes sanctiiy NY
self that they also might be sanctned
through the truth" (John xviii, 1o). c. H.
NJ says that whethcrthe fire came 90 express
approval or displeasure the priest had only
TO worship, and that rs priests OF God we
must rise superlorto all the claims and influ-
ences OF nature and Of earth. When Ezckicl's
wife was taken AWAY by n stroke. he was for.
hidden to cry or mourn (Ezek. xiv. l6-lS).
Yet Jesus wept at the grave ~ Lazarus. In
Ps. xxxix.. Q. we have n parallel 20 Aaron's
silence, II was dumb. opened not my
mouth because thou didst it," See also rs.
ylvi.. 10.
4, 8. "Comc ncar. carry your brethren
from before the sanctuary out Of the camp"
Thus their bodies, rs in the case of Ananiaa
and Sapphiru were buried, but what about
Nadab and Abihu? We never bury people
strictly speaking-wc bury the bodies or
temples in which they soiourned for a sea-
son. IL has been great comfort to mo To-
think OF this since ever | graspcd the fact
that II my body ever has burial will not
be there that day. but absent from the body
and present with the Lord. with Christ
which IL tar better (Phil. l., n. %. III Cor.
v, 81. There is u vast difference between
being cut or from further service on earth
~ n saved person, and being forever cut on
the believers at Corinth were sick. and some
died, because of transgression Il Cor N.,
BOZ. IL Is plainly stated In Cor. ill.,, II, 10,
chat II Is possible 10 have rewards for service,
and II IL possible TO lose ones works and yet
be saved.
"Uncover not your heads. neither rcnd
your clothes" Mourning Ofttimes has in IL
large element OF rebellion against God.
This we must desperately resist, lest we find
fault with God. We must even take sides
with God, even though His chastenngs fall
on those who are dearest to us. II we love
our loved ones more than we love God, we
are not worthy OF Him. Tho greatest lover
must have the greatest love, and In every
dark and trying hour we must still hold TO
this-"God is love-" ard His ways are just
and true.
7. "And ye shall not go out from the door
OF the tabernacle Of the congregation. lest ye
die for the amounting oil OF the Lord Is upon
you" Because they were the anointed
priests OF the Lord. chosen to minister unto
Him, they We're TO keep themselves wholly
for Him. The Spirit says. through Peter,
that believers ara holy priesthood, TO offer
up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by
Jesus Christ Il Pet. H.. 3. 9); royal PRIEST
hood to show forth His praises. In Eph. w..
80, we read that we are not TO grievo the
Holy Spirit Of God, by whom we are scaled
unto the day Of redemption. We should
service who hath called Us with such holy
calling-never In any way be conformed 10
the world witch leth in the wicked one, but
anointed with the same Spirit who anontcd
Him, walk In His steps, going about doing
good (Acts ", 3s).
s, 9. And the Lord spake unto Aaron.
saying, Do net drink wine nor strong drink,
thou nor thy sons with thee, when ye go in-
to the tabernacle Of the congregation.
lest yo die" In this so called temper
ance lesson we only now at the close
Of the lesson come upon tho strong drink
question, and here II Is in the form Of
prohibition laid upon the servants Of the
Lord when on duty. 4 good word for ths
unsaved who are given 10 drink is found In
| Cor. vi. 10. "Nor thieves nor covetous nor
drunkards shall inherit the kingdom Of
God" A good word for saved people in
clined 20 indulge themselves Is that In Rom.
XIV, 81. 1T Is good neither TO eat flesh, nor
to drink wine, nor anything whereby thy
brother stumbleth or is offended or is made
weak o." The story Of Rechabites IN Jer NXXv
IL a helpful ono in this connection. As be.
levers we are to live only "unto Him who
loveth US, and "dO all to the glory OF God"
(Rev. l., 5, Il. V. .; | Cor. ", 3l). This should
settle all difficulties.
10. "And that ye may put difference be-
tween holy and unholy, and between unclcan
and clean" They were, rs n whole Nation.
htNcIcu lIoll pNhtI p'Op''' Nuut tl'y lHlEHl
be the Lords (Lev. ny, 2G). In Egypt, and
the night they left Egypt, the Lord put diff
ference between His people and those who
were not His (EX. viii, 23; xi,, y, by ma.
ture and by practice all are sinners, aud
there Is no difference as to tho fact (ROm
ill.,, 20, 23) till the sinner receives Jesus and
comes under the blood, then he becomes u
saved sinner, aud because OF this should have
done with the unclean and unholy.
II, "And that We may teach His children
OF Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath
spoken unto them by the hand of Moses
The order is always "Doing and teaching
MARK vi. 80; Acts l., ~. Unless we our.
selves are holy In our lives, our advice 70
Others will not have much weight, for we
will then be like the Pharisees who say but
do not (Math. xiii, -, But If, like Levi,
WE walk with God In peace and equity, we
shall turn many away from iniquity (Mal.
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