The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-30
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON '. FoURTH ouARTER. IN
TERN aTloNAL SERIES. OCT. 80.


NJ. stearna.
Copyright 1885. by d. M. Stearas.l
l. And there shall come forth n rod
cut OF the stem Of Jesse and a branch shall
grow out Of his roous.'' The title Of our
lesson is /" Messiah's Kingdom, and " we
can only gcs q somewhat clear idea Of
what the Scriptures teach concerning this
kingdom it will prove great blessing to
us. Is clearly has TO do with the Son Of
Jesse, and, according TO the golden text,
| will I'LL the whole earth. Tho throne will
be the throne Of David nc Jerusalem, ac-
cordinR TO Isa. *, 2, and Jer. Ill, IL, and the
King will be none other than the Son Of
David, the sen OF Abraham, OF Math. /, ],
of whom Gabriel said that He would
from David's throne reign over the house
of Jacob forever and OF His kingdom
there should be no end (Luke !, 80, S3).
2. "And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest
upon Him." Counting this expression
with the othor six in this verse, there Is
hero a sevenfold fullness of the Spirits
power to be manifest in the King, the
Messiah. The six are suggestive of His
power to discern the nature and differences
of things, His power to form right con-
clusions and to carry out right purposes.
His thorough acquaintance with God and
BluCcIO aQOEaliOu VI ~ plodocA ebO
/ Father that in Him all fullness should
! dwell, all the fullness of the Godhead (CoI
| i, 10; ii, %. Full of grace and truth John
/, 14).
8. And shall make Him Of quick under
standing in the fear of tho Lord" Other
readings of this sentence are: His delight
shall be in the fear of the Lord" (R. W;
/ 1.-THE fear of the Lord is fragrance to Him"
] (Del.); ITO refresh Him In the fear of .Ie-
hovah" (Young). Hecould say: II delight
to do thy will, o my God! do always
those things that please Him" (Ps. Il, 8;
John viii, 29). His conclusions are not
formed from what He sees or hears. He
! knows what is in man.
4. "But with righteousness shall He
] judge the poor and reprove with equity for
the meek OF the earth" What glorious
administration of earth o affairs there will
be when such q King shall sic on David's
thronel Consider Jer. ill, IL, Is; xiii,
8, 6, and compare Ps lxxil and let your
heart cry verses 1S and 10. But before
this kingdom can come or in connection
with its coming there must be an over
throw of the wicked one and his associ-
ates and followers. This shifting is re-
ferred to in Ps. ii, o; Rev. II, 90, 81; III
Thess. ii, s; Rev. xvii. IA; xix, 90. It is
seen to be at the coming of our Lord In
power and glory, and at that time all the
saints shall come back with Him Il Thess.
iii, ID; iv. IA; Zech. xiv, ., !. O..
5. "And righteousness shall be the gir-
die of His loins and faithfulness the girdle
of His reins.' King shall reign in
righteousness, and the work Of righteous
ness shall be peace, and the effect (service)
of righteousness, quietnesa and assurance
forever lisa. xxxii, /. 17). All His doings
are bound up in righteousness and faith
fulness, and the fruit is peace. When Jere-
miah would reason with God concerning
the prosperity Of the wicked, he begins by
saying, righteous art thou, o Lord, yet"
(Jer. xii, j. When Nehemiah bewails the
sins of his people and the consequent judg-
ments of Jehovah, he says, " Howbeit thou
art just in all that is brought upon us!"
(Neh. *, 33l, and in connection with tho
pouring out Of the vials of Gods wrath in
the great day of the Lord the testimony is,
"Just and true are Thy ways, Thou King
of nations (Rev. XIV, 81. We may always
be sure that ''As for God, His way is per-
fect'' (Ps. xviif 3O).
6-8. 1.-THE wolf also shall dwell with tho
lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with
the kid" This picture of wild and do
mestic animals and little children living
in peace together will surely be literally
fulfilled. AS it was In the garden of Eden,
and as it was in the ark of Noah, so shall
1t be in all the earth. There shall be no
more death. nor sorrow, nor crying, nor
pain, for all things on earth shall be made
new (Rev. xxi, /, 81. The creation itself
shall be delivered from it's bondage, and
be made to enjoy the liberty OF the glory
of the children of God lisa. lxv, 25; Rom.
viii, 21). 1t is undoubtedly true that some
people act like wild beasts, oft roaring like
lions or growing like bears or devouring
like wolves; that such people both in
heathendoln and Christendom become by
tho grace of God like lambs. and that Of
ten it is through little child that God
leads them to Himself, but we must not
suppose that the salvation of souls is all
J that we are taught in these words, for it
is only by figure that we find that here
This earth is to be wholly subdued by our
Lord Jesus Christ and made like heaven
not by the preaching Of the gospel as a
present, but by the personal reign of our
Lord Jesus after He shall return in glory
(Rey. xi. 1910.
g. 1.-THE earth shall be full of tho knowl-
edge of the Lord. as the waters cover tho
sea-" This statement is found for the first
time in Mum. xiv, 21, then here, and aft
erward in Hab. ii, II. In the first place.
it is in connection with the forgiveness Of
Israel as nation, and SO 1t is hero (see
verses IL to 16). for it Is Gods plan that
through Israel all nations shall be blessed.
Tho gospel now being preached in all ma
tions will gather out of all nations a peo-
pie for His name, the church, His body; ;
then, having taken His church out of the
world to be with Him, He will return
with them for Israel's conversion and
through them the blessing for all the
world. This is the simple programme
clearly set forth in Acts Nv, 14-1S.
10. "And in that day there shall be a
root of Jesse which shall stand for an en-
sign of the people. To it shall the gentiles
seek. and His rest shall be glorious" His
first name in tho New Testament is Jesus
Christ. the Son Of David, and His last the
Root and the Offspring of David (Math. /,
/; Rev. xii, 16). When He shall be King
| in Jerusalem To Him shall all nationa