The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-11-22
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson IN the international series
Ter November ~, iOOi-Worla's
Temperance Lesson.
THE LESSON TEXT.
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THE LESSON TEXT.
isaiah 5:ii-l7. q. -
H. Woe unto them that rise up early ID
the morning, that they may follow strono
drink; that continue until night, III vine
infame them,
and pipe. and wine. are In their feasts bus
| they regard not the work OF the Lord.
neither consider the operation OF His hands.
H. Therefore my people are gone into
captivity, because they have no knowledge:
and their honorable men are famished. ana
their multitude dried up with thirst.
H. Therefore he'll hath enlarged herself.
and opened her mouth without measured
and their glory. and their multitude. ana
their pomp. and he that rejoiceth. shall de-
Sctnd into IL.
Is. And the mean man shall be brought
down. and the mighty man shall be
humbled. and the eyes OF the lofty sha'l be
| humbied:
Is. But the Lord OF hosts shall be exalted
In judgment, and God that is holy shall be
sanctifed In righteousness.
II. Then shall the lambs feed after theii
| manner, and the waste places of the fat
ones shall strangers eat;
q. Woe unto them that are mighty 10
| drink wine, and men OF strength 10 mingle
| strong drink:
% Which justify the wicked for reward.
and take away the righteousness Of the
| righteous from him.
GOLDEN JEAI.-W Oe unto tncm mat
arc mig hty to drink wine.-Is. 5s@2.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The lesson really covers verses $50
of the fifth chapter OF Isaiah, the
verses above merely those which con-
tain the most leading points.
The Times of Isaiah.-Alth0ugh
Isaiah touches strongly in other parts
of the book upon the self-indulgence,
luxury and vice which were practiced
even by the religious leaders of judah,
his first six chapters are given up en-
tirely to social themes. Isaiah him.
self was of high social rank, friend
and. tradition says, q relative OF
kings, but all kinds of w-ong-doing
we're hateful to him.
Drunkenness and Its Consequences
Tvs. 11-10.-In various parts of the
Bible we find references to those give
them music and wine and they have q
feast. The thought of God and His
work does not interest them so much
as do the pleasures of life. Those who
have been guilty of living in this fash
ion are the men who ought to have
been the leaders of their nation. BY
their neglect the people have been left
without knowledge of danger and the
captivity that is coming will be unex-
pected. When the evil falls; luxury
will be turned to desperate want, and
because of that want men will die and
go down into the yawning jaws of the
lower world. The effect of this day OF
terror is shown in verses 1917. Among
men, all pride and power. in whatever
station in life. are brought down, and
only Gods righteousness and justice
stand on high. In the physical world
the place where wealth and luxury
dwelt becomes the pasture-ground OF
wandering shepherds.
Woes Upon Sin Tvs. 1924 The Voc
OF verses IS, 10 is differently explained
by different scholars. The suggestion
that Isaiah thought of these men al
; beasts drawing burden is probabl,
the best. The men Of whom he il
J speaking are profane scoffers, VIII,
make sport of religion and throw
morality to the winds. In verse 20
The woe is against those false teach
ers who lead their pupils TO misjudg'
morality, calling good evil, and evi
good The result of such teaching il
to upset and confuse the moral taste
so that pleasure is found in thing
that ought TO give pain, and vice versa
The woe of verse Fl is against intel
lectual pride. some form of which wa
probably especially prominent ii
lsaiah's eyes. Verses %, % describ
the governors and judges of the land
They have great force and valor to ex
hibit in drinking and mixing liquor
but none for the maintenance of JUS
tice. Verse "a gives an eloquent de
scription of their utter Overwhelming
Figs and Thi-tles.
Revenge is sweet only when fore
gone.
Humility is the best proof Of tru
ligni;y.
The man who prevails with God vii
not fail with men.
He who shuts his heart on his fel
lows cannot open ii to his God.
Men measure us by our mistakes
the Master by our motives.
They who have no desire for holmes
will find no delight in Heaven.
He who says what he does not meai
will mean what he does not say.
The brilliance of the Bible depends o.
the setting you give it in your life.
The lives of others will be none tn
sweeter for your attempt to Absorb
all the sourness in the universe Ram
Horn.
Christ the Physiciar.