The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-05
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VI, FOURTH QUARTER, IN
TERNATIONAl SERIES, NOV. 8.

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Memory Verses, IO-13-Golden Text. II
Chron. XXX, 8-Commentary Prepared by
the Rev. d. NJ. stearnA-
copyright 1893. by d. NJ Stearns.l
/. "Come to the house Of the Lord at
yerusalem to keep tho Passover unto the
Lord God Of Israel" This was the mes
sage of Hezekiah, king who did right In
the sight Of the Lord (chapter XIX. ~, TO
all Israel and Judah, regarding them as
one people. Although long divided into
two nations, they are one In HIS sight and
shall yet be one In the eyes OF oil nations
(Ezek. xxxvii, 81, 22) HeDekiah repaired
the house OF the Lord and restored the
worship He wrought good and right and
truth before the Lord his God and did ev-
cry work with all bis heart and prospered
(cbapter XXI, 90, 2l). He would have all
Israel remember their delivernnce from
Egypt and rejoice In the Lord and serve
Him.
Q, g. 1.-THE king had taken counsel, and
his princes and all the congregation In
Jerusalem to keep the Passover In the SEQ
ond month" Although the first month
WAS the regular time for the feast, there
was provision In the law to keep 1t In the
second month II necessary (Ex. XIII 1S;
Mum. TX, 10, ~. Place and time and
form are not SO important In Gods sight
as a heart that is right with Him. Even
feasts and Sabbaths are shadow Of things
to come. Christ Is the reality OF all, and
apart from Him nothing Is real (Col. II,
10, ~.
4. "And the thing pleased tho king and
all tho congregation. 1t Is written Of
David In ii Sam. Ill, SO, that whatsoever
the king did pleased all the people"
When king and people please each other,
and all together please God, that Is surely
"A sample Of the kingdom OF God on earth.
Thus 1t shall be when Israel shall have be-
come righteous nation with the Christ,
the Son Of David, as their King (Ez.
xxxyii, "a, 25).
3. make proclamation throughout all
Israel to keep the Passover unto the Lord
God OF Israel at Jerusalem. This feast
commemorating the great deliveranoe OF
Israel out Of the bondage Of Egypt by the
mighty power Of God was to be kept every
year, but in the Old Testament we have
an account of only five after the first one
in Ex. xii. These records are found in
Mum. *, Josh. V, III Chron. xxxv, Ezra
vi and In our lesson. The greatest Pass
over In the New Testament is recorded In
Luke xxi, IA, IS, and in tho other gospels
as having been kept by our Lord and His
apostles on the night before He was sacrl'
feed for us as our Passover. Ho spoke at
that time Of future fulfillment In the
kingdom Of God Luke xii, 16), and In
stituted the Lords supper as memorial
of His death to bo kept by His redeemed
till He shall como again.
8. aye children Of Israel, turn again
unto the Lord God OF Abraham, Isaac and
Israel and He will return TO the remnant.
of you Letters from a king to his peo-
Pile urging them to turn to the Lord God
would be most unusual occurrence in
our time. Even II a church is in need OF
funds, it Is more customary to turn TO
some wealthy people or to some worldly
way thnn to the Great Head Of the church.
Z. "Be not 70 like your fathers and like
your brethren which trespassed against
the Lord God of their fathers. F" Their sin
Is briefly stated in Jer. II, 10, "My people
have committed two evils; they have for
saken me, the fountain Of living waters,
and hewed them out cisterns, broken cis-
terms, that can hold no water" Thus they
changed their glory for that which could
not profit. The Lord was their judge and
lawgiver and king, but they turned their
backs upon Him and preferred their own
way. Is there any analogy now?
8. "Yield yourselves unto the Lord, and
serve the Lord your Cod" The margin
says, "Give tho hand unto the Lord" In
Rom. vi, 13, it is "Yield yourselves unto
God as those that are alive from the dead.
As unsayed sinners all we are asked to do
Is to receive Christ.
O. "The Lord your God is gracious and
merciful and will not turn away His face
from you II ye return unto Him." His
name in Ex. xxxiv, 8, Is HThe Lord, the
Lord God, merciful and gracious, long
suffering and abundant In goodness and
truth. Read also verse 2. He says in
Nal. III. o: II am the Lord. Ichange not. =