The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05
THE SABBATH SCBo
INTERNATIONAL LESSON CONN,
FOR OCTOBER 8.

Subject; Hainan's Plot Against H.,
Esther ILL.,, 1-e-Golden Te,,
Will, 3i-COmmentary on IN.
LossoD.
| CONNECTING LINKS. In lesson t,-
last quarter we left the people nj Je,
still ut work on the temple. "Wbe,
finished there came u pause OF non,
years In the history of the Jews
this time the Medo- Persian empiro.
larger than any previous kingdom
world, so that its ruler wns sur,
with splendor and wealth almost
imagination. Its ambition was ia a
Greece, and extend its sway over tbo
| world. This empire In its whole
from India to Ethiopia, must I'm,
tanned population OF at lenst 100 n
When Cyrus was king, and his odI
issued 10 tho Jews, fifty thousand ?,
to Jerusalom; hese rebuilt the tenn,
were planting the renewed kinr5
God again In Palestine. But .het
lnr 20 numbers stlll remaining IN tI
OF thelr captlvity. These were eng,
business, had homes, and must h,
tanned considerable wealth. 1t wn,
jews who were scattered throurhf
Modo-Persian empire whose lives n
danger nc the time of our lesson, th'
Humans plot had been carried
would most likely have sought to
even these at Jerusalem.
/. "Ahasuerus," A royal title o.
to several Medo-Persian kings, IN
AerNes the son of Darius Hystaspea
Is the shortened word for Aim.
"Haman. Tho kings of the Anna
were called Agag. It is likely thal
was the descendant OF that Agnr
by Saul but destroyed By samuel
the ground might have hatred /
jews. Advanced him." Made h
prime minister and put all the Off
state under his direction. Such /
ton IN sea,s was counted of vast
tunce In the formal court Of prreIu
=. kings servants rcverencpl
These were Il higher class of officer
porters, who were In attendance
gate to receive the commands OF Nh,
Most probably the homage reauirnI
man was idolatrous. Gave him
hohors, as TO q deity, for such wot,
TO the kings of Persia, and might
their fnyorltes, "the king had So
minded him." To bow the knee nm
reverence to all great persons was a
mon respect due to them, and there
not II particular command from the
Thore was therefore more implied
reverence commanded than what pro.
from nero civil respect.
4. "They told Hnmnu." They desi
know whether he and the Jews yo
allowed to observe their singular ru
He had told them that he was a
This proves that he vindicated hims
tue ground OF his religion, and il
that he expected the king would adm
plea, which fayors tho suppositioD
Persian kings used to excuse thor +
servants from such obeisance us they
NOT conscientiously render.
D. Then was Haman full OF wrat.
made his proud spirit rage and lr.
boil within him. He was II man of ,
ana Viinglorlous mind and intoxicate
prosperity.
g. HE thought scorn to lav han
Mordecai alone" 1t is a penal in thi.
not to worship Haman, rs it was
Duchadnezzar's not to worship the r
image; but his single life is nothing /.
satisfaction. Thousands of lnnoce,
valuable lives must be sncrlnced too
in appear Humans intolerable pril
unsettled cruelty and the ancient hg,
an AmaIekite to the Israel IF God.
barbnrons wish was his that they N
but ono mock.
Z. They cast Pur." They cast h
ind which of the twelve months wa
the most favorable for the execution
mans design. and the month Ada
taken-the last month OF their yea,
same as our February. Then the 10.
east Tor the GATE, and the thirtecnt
was chosen. 1t was tho first month
year when Haman began to cast lott
tue time for the execution OF the Jev
delayed until the last month, which,
shows that though "the lot be cnst iG'
lap, yet the whole disposing thereof /,
The Lord" Prov. 1888. A year inter
between the design and its execution.
gave time fer Mordecai to acauaint
Esther with it, ana for her TO into
with the King and thereby prevent th,
spiracy.
8. "a certain people," In his eyes,
and contemptible, not worthy to be li
scattered abroad and dispersed
the provinces. Who therefore, IL tolef
may poison all thy subjects with
principles. "Their laws are diverse
all people" Such they certainly wen
they worshiped the true God accordl
His own laws; and this was not done bI
other people then on the face OF thee
One great purpose OF many OF thet;
and customs was to keep the Juws geg
from the heathen. "It Is not ID
kings profit" Il pretense OF interest
kings prosperity and authority. He 4
represent tho Jews rs fugitives an n
bonds, disaffected to the aovernmed
likely to stir up rebellion. Ho will
his advice and service to bring abo.
destruction OF these people.
.. Let 1t be written" BY this he /
throw all the odlum of himself andI
on the king and his counselors; l
wished tho thing to pass into n ID
which he could havo but a small sd
the blame. II will pay ten thousand 4,
OF silver" He rids high for leave
stroy all OF them. This shows how d
bent on the destruction OF the JewI
Haman expected to ed
sum and much more by Selling on all
goods. He had said before that 1t wi
for the kings profit to spare the Jew,
here he is obliged to acknowledge
there will be loss to the revonue.
10. "Tho king took his ring .gl
unto Haman." Without any examiI
into tho condition OF tho people nd
uented to their destruction. Bv the
cry of his signet ring ho delegat,
Haman the power OF life and death.
IL. "The silver Is given to thee
people also" II the people were
ment to the nation. as Haman had
then 1t would be worth something \
king to Nave thom destroyed; and II NJ
would undertake the business he shol
rewarded in the same measure IL:
offered to enrich the king. Blind wl
king TO see in this no personal II
against the Jews. "Do with them
seemeth good" What inhumanibl
Ihis---to give 80 many people unhel
death TO please a fayorlte We see |
OF Hamau, and in his |
quent fall, that God sometimes I'D
men 10 arrive ut the highest degree OF
and power, but that lie soon brlngsl
low and exposes them to shamel
misery. Here Is seen also the sin and
OF Ahasuerus in giving credit too easl
lIamnn's suggestion against the
" lch wcll-nigh led many millions oil
Gent persons to perish.