Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1899-08-02
THE NEW HEART.
sunday school Lesson
for August u, IS0D-Text, Ezekiel
3Oi25-;e-Me Verses, .5-.:.

go. u; S:2l. Pet. 2:l9. Cleansing-Psa
| Zo'e; ol:I' Heb lO:22: Cor. GIL: Eph 5:26: ]
1onh III The New Heart.-John 1853 Gal
G:l5; Jer. 81 90: ~ 50: Eek ii:l9. 20; Matt.
LOO lS:3: Rom. 1872; Jas lis Place In
side history Kings. chaps. "a. %; {.
Chron &c.
TlME.-Ezeklei was carried cap,ive
| =. oS'. perhaps at the age OF 30 Q:l); began
| 10 prophe5y u G. So. and continued till
%" ms prophecy belongs TO the period
AFTER the destruction OF Jerusalem 6SG
tLAC t.-Ezekiel was born in Judea but
aiter he was taken captive me dwelt at Tel
aoio on the bank OF the river Chebar. prob
aD.y one OF the great canals near Babylon
II. a. White. NJ y.
| LON, SON,IEMfOkAkY HIsTORY.-The de-
81 uSuoh OF Jerusalem, Il. -. $50 Ne
ouchadhezzar. king OF Babylon and Pharaoh
| hOphFd, eng OF Egypt. The Seven Wise
Men' hourished in Greece Tarauinius
Iaw ScrS rG aS al Rome: Soon. the wise
Loe'ssS' Aesop. Loied Tor his fables; and
i snS pH.osOpheT ~ thagoras-all lived dur
EXPLANATORY.
1. Cleansing from Past Sin.-V. pa.
In the previous verses the prophet pic
lures The corruption and idolatry which
denied the people, and the punishment
which was inflicted by God on account
or 1t; then the promise of return. for
the sake of His kingdom. Then"
g.
store Israel to their own land ~. 24l.
Nlli L: God is speaking. Sprinkle
clean water upon you:" The concep.
ton OF cleansing by sprinkling clean
water comes from the Mosaic cere1no-
NAL system. (See especially Mum.
l9:l1-lo, and also Psa. :7.)-Cowles.
(Also Heb. 9:13,l4.) New Testament
Light. Cleansing from sin is absolute
~ essential to the salvation of the indi-
vldual and of the nation. God saves not
In sin, but from sin (Rom. j:12; |. Cor.
3:l'; G:0; Rev. 21:2O. GD We are
cleansed from the guilt of sin by for
giveness COL. 1914; Tit. 2:14; Rom.
sis SID (2) from the consequences
of sin (John 3:l6; Rom. 500; 81 from
the love of sin, by the new heart re-
ferrcd to in V. 20.
III. The New Hearty. &c. "a new
heart also will give YOU" The heart
is the center of life TO the body; it
sends the life-blood to every part; if
it is weak or imperfect the whole body
is weak and sickly. "a new spirit" a
new motive, new principle of action,
new love. And l will take away the
stony heart" The heart of sin is
called stony, like rock. New Tesla
ment Light. This is the great doctrine
of the New Testament, taught forcibly
by our Lord Himself in His statement
respecting the new birth (John 3:3-S),
and everywhere presented as preemi-
nently the work of the Spirit of God.
III. The New Life.-V. 81. Il will
put my Spirit within YOU" This is the
gift of the Holy Spirit, promised by
Joel (2:2S). Keep My Judgments"
His laws His decisions, as to what was
right.
~. Motives for Choosing the New
Life VS.. $3.50. First Motive: a
Promise of Restoration. V. 2S. And
we shall dwell in the land" They shall
be restored to their own land.
Second Motive: Deliverance from
Sin. V. %. Il will also save you from
all your uncleannesscs:" The outward
blessings promised could not continue
unless they should first be saved from
sin.
Third Motive: a Promise Of Prosper
ity and Plenty Tvs. 20, 3O). 81 will call
for the corn" (grain): God rs the
owner of the earth and controller of
all its forces, will summon them to sup
ply the grain needed for their support.
V. 30. And | will multiply the fruit of
the tree" There shall be plenty of
food. NO more rcproach of faminc:"
The heather seem to have reproachcd
the Israelites with having a God who
would allow them to suffer hunger.
The heathen did not understand the
reason. (Sec V. 49,
Fourth Motive: A Nature Refined,
Purified, Ennobled Tvs 81, 800. V. 81.
Then shall We remember your own evil
ways .. and shall loathe your
selves" When they see their own
sins in contrast with Gods goodness.
then they will realize how mean and
disgraccful their sins were. V. 30. And,
lest the goodness of God in restoring
them should lessen their feeling as TO
their own character, God tells them:
Not for your sakes do | this" They
did not deserve il.
Fifth Motive: 4 Promise for Their
Country. Patriotism Tvs 33-35). V. 80.
I'm the day that I shall have clcanscd
YOU" They must never forget that
this was the necessary condition OF
salvation. v. IS. This land that was
iesolate is 10 become like the garden
81 Eden" IN these verses the tenn
poral $50 TO speak, Of these verses
stands forth prominently. This
prophecy Is being fulfilled in every
Christian community, as far as It is
Christian; but its complete fulfllmcnt
will be I'm the renewed and restored
earth, when, sin being removed. and
God dwelling with men, the beauty and
glory OF paradise shall be restored (see
Rev. 81 and 22).
Sixth Motive. V. 90. "Then the
heather o.. shall know" The Jews
should not only be blessed themselves,
but become n missionary people. max.
ing known the true God 90 the sur
rounding nations