The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-10-27
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON v, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, OCT. 90.


pared by the Rev. d. M. Stearns.
copyright, 1899 by d. M. Stearns.l
1 suppose the safe journeyings of Ezra
and his company in the lesson of last
week suggested these songs Of deliver
ance as a suitable topic before entering
upon the study Of Nehemiah, but why
these two psalms the committee probably
know AS they all speak of Him, how
ever, we shall have profitable medita-
ton. Spurgeon, in his Treasury of Da-
vid," suggests the following division of
Ps. lxxxv: In verses IA the poet sings of
the Lords former mercies and begs Him
to remember His people; from 81 he
pleads the cause of afflicted Israel and
then, having listened to the sacred oracle
in verse s, he publishes joyfully the It'd
ings of future good-9-13. Praise to God
is always comedy, and we read in Neh.
xii, 46, I'm the days of David and Asaph
of old there were chief of the singers and
songs of praise and thanksgiving unto
God" The sons of Korah mentioned in
the title had great reason to praise God
and lead the peoples praises for when
Korah and the others were swallowed up
the children Of Korah died not (Num.
XVI, 1D.
IA. There is on earth land and peo-
pie which, above all other lands and peo-
pie, are specially the Lords. He calls
them His peculiar people, holy people
unto Himself, people near unto Him,
the dearly beloved of His soul and many
other endearing names (Deut. vii, 6; XVI,
IS; Ps. cxlviii, ID; Jer. xii, y. AS to the
land, it is called the holy land, the Lords
1o1.z 4. T., ~.
land, etc. Czech. H. II; Hos. tx, 3; Nal.
iii, II; lisa. viii, 81. They were naturally
few, stiff necked, laden with iniquity, re-
bellious, lying Deut. vii, z; Elk. xxxiii, 3,
S; lisa. /, 4; xxx, 81, but He redeemed
them from Egypt and gave them the good
land, yet they understood not His won
ders nor remembered His mercies, they
despised the pleasant land and believed
not His word, so that many a time He
saved them for His names sake and re-
deemed them from the hand of the enemy
FPS. cvi, T. 8, 10, 24. He will yet re-
deem them from all lands, blot out all
their sins and make them a righteous ma
ton forever (Mic. vii, 10, 20; Zeph. iii,
10, 20). Meantime He will accept every
will, for Jesus sake, blot out all their sins
John vi 81 II Cor. V, 2D.
81. Then shall Israel say when He
shall have redeemed them, Thine anger
is turned away, and thou comfortedst me-
Behold God is my salvation Elsa. xii, 1,
p. Salvation is of the Lord Jonah ii, 81
in its beginning, development and con
summation. See this in the words Turn
us, revive us, shew us verses 4, 6. y.
We would never turn to Him if He did
not draw us by His Spirit. 1t is all His
mercy and His salvation verse y which
we receive as His gift and gratefully en-
joy, so that we may well rejoice in Him,
saying, Il will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
my soul shall be joyful in my God lisa.
Xxi, 10; Hab. iii, 49,.
8. If we will listen only to the voice of
God, we shall have naught but peace, for
He is the God of peace, and the Son Of
God is the prince of peace Heb. xiii, 20;
lisa. tx, g. All His thoughts to His peo-
pie are thoughts Of peace, for He is our
peace, and any one whose Imagination is
staid on Him will have perfect peace
der. xxx, IL; Eph. ii, IA; lisa. XVI 81.
1t is all because of His righteousness
which we by faith receive Elsa. xxi, IT;
Rom. V, H. Peace with God is His gift
in Christ Jesus, but the peace of God,
which passeth all understanding, depends
upon our allowing nothing to come be-
tween Him and us, casting every care
and anxiety upon Him (Phil iv, 6, y. If
we know Him who is our peace, we are
bound to make the good news known to
all people luke ii, 10, 14).
9-13. The writer has his heart upon
what he calls "our land" verses 0, 10,
for it is to that land and to the holy city
that all nations are yet to go up from
year to year der. ill., IT; Zech. xiv, 16).
There mercy and truth, righteousness and
peace, heaven and earth, met in Him who
was and is true God and true man. There
He shall yet reign as King of Israel and
as King of kings and Lord of lords, and
then when God has blessed His people
and His land His saving health will be
known among all nations FPS. xviii. The
zeal of the Lord of Hosts will do it. These
are not David's thoughts, but Gods
thoughts, for he said, 1.-The spirit of the
Lord speaks by men, and His word was
in my tongue" Oh Sam. xiii, q. The
Lord Himself has said that He will not
rest till Israels redemption is manifest
before all nations, and He calls upon His
people to give Him no rest till He does
1t Qsa. xii 1, 6. y.
Ps. cxxyi. Many time did the Lord de-
liver His people from their oppressors in
the days of the Judeas when He raised
up and used such men as Othniel, Gideon,
Jephthah, Samson and Samuel. After
the time of David He delivered them
from Babylon, and soon now will He de-
liver them from all the nations among
which they are scattered, and their pros
perity and source of blessing to all ma
tions after their restoration is fully de-
scribed in such passages as lisa. xxxv, TO-;
Jer. xxi, Al, AZ; xiii, 8, 6; Ezek. xxxvii.
21-2S. All these things will He do to
them and for them, not for their sakes,
but for His own names sake.
2, 3. 1t is becoming in us not only to
consider how great things He hath done
for us, but also to talk of all His won
drous works Il Sam. xii, "a Ps CIV, p,
for if we do not tell how great things He
has done for us Mark v, 19) is it not, to
say the least, very ungrateful? Israel
shall yet say one to the other, Praise the
Lord, proclaim His name, declare His do
ings among the people, make mention
that His name is exalted" lisa. xii, A.
And every saint should be continually do
ing this
4. What He purposes to do He wishes
us to ask Him to do. 1t may seem strange,
but it is His way. See Eek xxxvi 81;
lisa. xii, l, 6, 7. 1t is His pleasure that
we should desire Him to do that which
he proposes to do, and, if we do not de-