The Afro-American., 1895-08-17
SABBATH SCH
INTERNATIONAL LESSON
AUGUST is.
Lesson Text tsThe New Home
Canaan" Deut. vi, 3-15- Gold-g
en- Text: Deut. viii., 10
Commentary

s. "Hear. therefore @ Israel and obsarrs
to do it, that 1t may be well with thee
in the land that howeth with milk and
honey" Compare verse Is and chapter WI
%. 33, on obedience in order te biessinG
Then see vi. %. sit shall BE our righteousl
ness if we observe to do all these commando
ments before the Lord our God" we must
remember that God gave them no commando
ments to keep until He had redeemed them
| from Egypt by the blood ofthe passover laTnh
/ and by His mighty power. The sinner nruss
accept Christ as the end of the law for right
| eousness (Rom. X. 4) before the .ighte0usI
ness OF the law can be fulfilled in Him (Ron.H
viii, 5, ~. On hearing and doing compars
also Math. vii. 24-27; Jas. l., %; / John ill.,,
| z; Rev. xix. s. R. Y.
| 4. Hear. Israel, the Lord our na is
one Lord" The Lord Jesus qHat.0 Iaess4
! very words, as recorded in MARI XII. ~, I'D
connection with a summarv.at the zen Ss9ssafs
| mandments. We mioirt read it thus: "Je-
| hovRh our Elohip, is one Jehovah. Ihe
/ word 'selohim lisa plural word like seraphim
| and cherubiul and is at least suggestive OF a
plurality ct persons, Father, Son and Holy
| Spirit (AIath. xviii. 19). The oneness Of
fbe three is seen in John x, 80 and xiv, 16;
4 also bE comparing verses 5 and OF Acts Y.
/ This Jehovah shall yet be king over all the
earth Czech. xiv, 81.
!. "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 tayen tAee'
man Christ Jesus, the God mau, God mani
/ fest in the flesh. None but He could ever
say, ''I 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 If we have received Him as our
| Saviour and Lord, He in us will fuldll the
righteousness of the law, and love is the ful-
! filling of the law, such love as is described IN
! D0vr 1-TiS x-TyI Z
6. 'And these words which j 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 II, ~,
Is, who answered right hut in the centre af
our being, affecting our whole life. 0Ae rs
said, "Thy word have I hid in mine heart,
that might not sin against Thee 6Ps. ciaf.,
11). Ezekiel was commanded to receive the
words in his heart and then go and speak
them to the children of Israel (Ezek. iii., 10,
11).
/. ''And thou shalt teach them diligently
unto thy children. See a repetition Of
this verse in chapter XII, 19. What God dee
sired of Israel He still desires, for He changes
not. But what peculiar household that
would be where the word of God and the
works of God were the one and continual
topic Of conversation! What peculiar
person he or she would be who would be al
ways talking of the word Of God! Would
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sake, at any cost?
8. 9. AS prominent as if on hand and fore
| head and door or gateposts. A heart full of
Him and His word and His service a hear
wholly and only for Him. of whom it is saids
''When thou goest, He shall lead thee. When
thou sleepest, 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 davsRnd
| night (Ps. l., p. A heart out of thH Rhansl-
ance Of which the Spirit can freely talk 4
Him whom He delights to Glorify (AIath Xii.
"a: John xvi, 14). Paul was d chosen Ises.
| sci to bear His name (Acts tx, 15), al @47e
must be as manifestly His at all tines tts H
we had His name written on our forehsaCs
(Rev. xiv, /; xxi, ~. Where we would mo-
like to bear that name we may not Gss ti
10. "And it shall be when the Hr6 thy
God shall have brought thee unto the land.
! AS in verse 20 He brought them out of Egypt.
that He might bring them into the land and
what He purposes is sure to be accomplished
R5sa. aiys, lSs These RAFPf2sles .1 my seem
! generation may heve TO De fatsed t'fE 49,
lseverv purpose of the Lord shall be per-
| formed" der. vi, 29).
! IL Cities and houses and wells and vine.
wards and olive trees, which they neither
| built. nor dug, nor planted; all a free gift
from God to them. He gave, they received.
It is even so with us who now believe IA the
Lord Jesus. Salvation full and free is ours
through Hin who loved u.s. apart from any
! works of ours.
12. "Beware lest thou forget the Lord
which brought thee forth out of the land. of
Egvpt. from the house of bondage $50 also
chapter viii, III. And yet that WIS the very
thing they did They forgot His works and
His wonders, and remembered not His hand
I rps. lxxviii,. IL, 42) When we have q fear
lest we may luck some good thing, or lean
upon an arm OF flesh rather than upon God,
/ we are guilty of forgetting Him ot whom II
! is written, ''He that spared not His own Som
but delivered Him up for us all. how shall
He not with Him also freely give us all
things?' CR0m. viii, 32).
IN. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God and
serve Him. and shalt swear by His Name.
See this more fully stated in chapter x., l2,
| % 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; xii, ID.
He who lives in the fear of the LORI not
do aught that is not right and g0N dis
sight (verse 18). He who serves the in
sincerity and truth Joshua XIV, /
never think of mans fr0wn or favor3
will seek only to please Him in all tE1A
His motto will be, STUDY to sheW tHfss
approved unto God"
H. ..Ye shall not go after other Gods. e
Jehovah is the true God. the living dods
and King of eternity der. X, 10, margln);
and other SO called gods are but vanity az
brought them out or EgYpt (Deuls W o}s
He alone IS worthy to be praised. They
we're chosen to be a special people unto
/ Him above all people Deut. vii, 81, peo-
pie for HIS own possession, that they might
make Him a Name. Yet after al His loving
kindness. they had to confess, ION Lord our
God. other lords beside Thee have h2d 90
minion over u.s. lisa. XVI. 13).
IS. "For the Lord thy God is q jealous
God among you" Just seven times Is God
said to be jealous (Ex. XXX, 5; xxxiy., 144f
Deut. iv.. "a; v, 81 vi, Isl Joshua xxly, 19i
Nah. l., q. The same word is translated
! Jealous and also e'bought." Or epurs
chased" 1t is surely a tesonabls thing that
| one should use az he pleases and ppssess 1oE
his own use TINT which he has gqrehased
! See Ex. xv.. 16; Ps. lxxiv., 2, and eopnara
/ Titus H.. IA, R. ", nd Jas. iv.s B.
margin. Let ug acknowledge that
all His for Hrs pleasure. Lesson HRll
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