The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-12
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON X. SEPT. q; GENESIS
ze: 1922.
oeldsa Tszt-sursiy the Lord l. IA
Ths PIaes-Gen. Rsi Ie-Jacob az
Bethsl-rhs wronsdosr Resolves Just
Punishmsnt

I1me.-The time Is not definitely known
probably about ll6e b. C. Isaac was lll
years old. and Esau and Jacob were 81,
lives.
riaees.-Beersheba Il on the southern
eaee q Palestine. Bethel is about twelve
miles north of Jerusalem. Thence jacob
would travel northWard through Palea-
tine. cross the Jordan. and eastward
through Damascus. following Abraham 3
route, 70 the old family home az Haran
where Abraham had lived d WAS in ihe
nat lands bordering the Euphraiss-l'a-
dnn-aram THE heid Of Syria"
l. The Birthrishi sold.-aen 81 N-si
Il would seem as II the covenant inherit
ed bl Isaac vas 70 become frultleas for
LACK OF child 10 carry Or the blessinsi
but after long waitlng-such a long wait
Ing az Sarah before her had and Rachel
after her-two sons were born 90 Re
behah. God had told her that the elder
" the twins should serve the younger
and it was thought significant that Jacob
vas born holding on 20 Eaau's heel. Thus
he got bis name which means. heel
holder OF aupplantef 0-atin sub pianta.
under the sole'Ji while Esaus name.
Hairy was given him because Of the
grew np 80 active. wild lad. q great hunt-
efi willie Jacob was home-loFer =
steady fellow. Naturally. the peaceful
Isaac was more attracted hy the bolaer
Lad. and Rebekah the impeiuou BY the
quiet Jacob.
ii. The blessing sicien.-Gen AZ. 10
i vas one thing % get Esau's resigna-
ton Of the birthnght but quite another
thing g get the brthrght itself for
Isaac vas no party % the bargain. The
aEed patriarch (he was about l3l years
old. feeling death approach one day
bade Esau perform a last act Of Kindness
go forth and get some venison for him
a. he had often done before. ana then
return 10 receive his blessing.
III The Wronfdeer Punished-Cen.
y n-2. H. The sohemins mother and
the plant son AZ once began 20 pay the
penalty lor their sin. Esau was terribly
angry and threatened hls brothers life.
Nothing was to be done but 80 send Va
cob away. Therefore Rebekah inside the
excuse that che feared the lad would
marry some heather woman. "uf thu
daughters 0f Heih. rs Esau had done
and easily prevailed upon Isaac 70 send
Jacob 20 her brother laban. ln Padan-
aram tMesopotamial. that be might OBJ
tain for a wife one of his cousins. Re-
rowing mothef en- exiied son. riyen
famlly-and the punishment wac only be-
Euni
10 And Jacob went out from Beer
sheba. and went toward Hsran. Ono
Of the irst effects Of wronkdolng 10 10
destroy the home Of 20 drive the wrong
doer out Of a. A loving unseldsh God
fearing home "a the chief preventive Of
crime. Al the same time, it is the chief
training-achooi for 'the home over
there"
~ The Promise connrmed-vs 1914
IA And he dreamed" u was IN a
dream that Solomon made bis wise
choice II was An a dream that Paul
heard the Macedonian cry. The Bible Is
full Of such instances There is a super
atltious and ailly use OF Dreams with
which the Christian will have nothing
70 do and yei II remains certain that in
sleep. when the turmoil % the senses a
hushed and the ciamor of worldly ambi-
iions and temptations Is sillled. God Is
often able TO approach nearer % the soul
than durinE our waking hours. He can
not DO this. however. unless during the
daylight We live a. close 70 him as pos
slhle. we dream Of that which has oc-
cupled our thoughts when awake. Jacob
was humbied aiready. else God would
never have revealed himself 10 him as he
did "-Geikie. And behold a ladder SGT
np on the earth and the top OF Il reached
10 heaven" Ele Hebrew word trans
lated -iadd'r occurs only here. and
would bette be translated staircase
I'm approach - 8ethel the hnisides pre-
sent frequently such an exact resem-
hlancF TO the steps of a stair that d may
have been from thcm that the vision was
borrowed Hanna And behold the
angels Of God ascending and descending
1n Il" The word "anrei" means e mes
aenrer. one sent. Gods errnnds are
many beyond eur reckoning. and Flori-
1us beyond our comprehension. n it ls
b frand thing 90 b. an amha ssador for
lur country. what an infinite honor %
be ambassador for the king Of kings.
That honor We shall not gain IN the next
world. however. unless We learn how %
10 hls errands here on earth
v. The Vow Onercd. VS. Is-M ~
And Jacob rose up early N the morning"
10 b. sure there was no soft couch. no
ioWnY pillow 90 prolong his siumhers;
md yet men like Jacob are early risers
.verywhere. The Bible tells us that
abraham was an early riser, and Isaac,
ma Joshua Gideon. Samuel David
llarv. the Apostles THE morning hour
ias gold IN rs mouth. Used for Bible |
.endlnr and prayer it has the gold Of
ook tho stone that he had nut for hls I
liu0wa and set b up for a pillar" An /
Inclent and natural custom was observed 4
81 Jacob Such a memorial was the Miz-
AN pillar fGen si tO the second Bethel I
,Hlar Gen N. 10. The memorial of the /
roasiur ~ the Jordan Josh. a. W.
sChurch-eoinF the keeping of the Sab 4
,ath. are not religion. but religion hard
y lives without them ~ w. Robert j
on. "And poured on upon the tor of o."
with the Idea 0f rpueecruting g. nf /
marking TIRE spot as sacred These /
.nolntrd stones became among heather |
.atous objects of religious veneration 4
ind worship. a form o. worship forbid
len b. the Mosaic law Oer. 81 d. Deut /
q. eal nnTn