The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-12-08
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Pad 4l tAt mrs, chapter y Malachi
az -o lo-.li llaNa seq .......,
#. r..t... 1900 IA 49,
r ura Delivered l.. H s1s-,-7 Others
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FXFt.aSAToRY.
i. Gods Fatherly Love ard Care for
HIS Peopie.-Vs. 10 Maiacars proph-
.cr begins with the statement Of
~-ear sacr. which fac. + itself an argu-
rsrr ana a,peal for right conduct
have loved YOU. saith the Lord. The
r~rIv WIS. w herein has- thou loved Us 2
How al We know YOU love u.s.? What
Ea,. ys.u done To show YOUR lovee'
II the Mean Nav in Which They
Treated Their Loving God.-Ns. Oil.
Tt. --r-.het shows them vhyrhey have
f-,- ---ared As thrv expected a good
IeareaIr Father 10 treat them They
sraats r1, rerrni, FL.
v.6. ~ SON hanourefh his father"
Tha- "a TIE normal. natural and usual
v,~ ne fhen n. d father. as You
s.~ r~A a-I Whose fa+heriv love sou
..n.r- where &. mine honour Why
~. yam rst treat ne a. "A father2- 70
-------.~ The religious leaders OK the
r.o-s. .1rd ~ saw. Wherein have
49, r4.uf..5 INV name They either
.---5 III b-azan +, ont. or their con-
sr;erc.~ were TOO dull 70 realize what
they had been doing.
y -Ye otF-r polluted bread upon
min. altar That y hich they could not
49, Themselves they offered in sacrifice.
v :. The blind for sacrifice
tie lame ana sick Whatever was
,v,r- f,rsssar could not be sold or eaten
IL Themselves they offered in sacrifice.
+ Is n not evil2-' An insult. a piece of
saIfshuess in the ruise OF piety To
eb,v them that this Is 70 he bids them
.os-@r n row unto thy governor =
yyaut4 vau take such present as that
K wheu. Won went 10 honor him. or ask :
Y fav,r ~ him.
\. o and now I pray YOU. beseech
Goa thar he Will H.. gracious unto US
That 4. apply the same reasoning 70
God 4 YOU take a present 10 the gov
.-ro- when Won wish favor. so bring
xor- roiiured bread. and your sich
shaea and vsur blind lambs. and. pre-
ssr.-inr them 10 cod. ask your favors o.
him Yet. --this hath been by yoni
rnea,s- This 4 what Won really havl
re-a AMI vet YOU wonder that YOU hav,
49, rae.fv.d ali the favors YOU hav,
asked.
y ID. who : : would shut th'
rou~htg- You are supremeiy selfsi
AMI Viii nothing for love. nothing from
tAe heart
V.ll. -For.- I have no occasion Il
accent such offerings, for there is al
abundance OF true sacrifices elsewhere
NY name shall he Or. Y. ~ grca
among the GentiIes.- The present =
s,r4.haf3vgTn~ The future incense.
-vue and .xnr. ssion IF prayer %
( se-5nn- Spiritual sacrifices 81 prais'
1--we ana Obedience
III The Conditions Of Spiritus
Prasrsritv.-Vs. Sig After settis
some other duties in the right ligh
ana showing thar Judgment swift az
srre was coming upon esil-dJers, ~
rronhar returns 10 the subject % 90
hororsr- cod by their neglect or Pc
version ~ their religious duties. !
chan. I ia was through offerings, hci
through tirhes.
v. :. -wiM man rob God?" ca
; anv dare 10 do such thing. Yet y
have robbed me- Wherein?
,ithes and offerings" The tithe W.
, -the tenth % the Increase Of the
property. the produce Of their orchard
: VINEYARDS. aOcks. herds and all the
gains
V.9. -Ye are cursed with curse
(See Deut- 80 They had expected
gain for themselves by 20 much as th'
> withheld from God.
v. 10. bring We all the tithes in
the storehouse:- The chambefs whi'
surrounded the temple on three SIDE
These had been % empty that in Neh
! mfah's absence one Of them had be-
fitted up for the abode % the heath'
!. Tobiah (Neh. lq- 3s; -. 50. II, i.
and prove me- Even il You are pos