Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-21
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LEssoNxIiI FOURTH QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, DEC. 20.

Review of the Quarters Lessons.
Golden Text, Rom. viii, 31-COm-
mentary by the Rev. d. M. stenrns
rCopyright, 1901, by American Press Association
LESSON I.-Joseph sold into Egypt tGen.
xxxyii, 1886. Golden Text, Acts vii, D.
"The patriarchs, moved with envy, sold
Joseph into Egypt, but God was with
him." When q little child is taken from
home, everything the child has ever worn
or used or played with touches the moth
er's heart and brings her child before
her. So if we are in right relations with
our absent Lord everything in the book
will speak to us of Him. and the hatred
and cruelty Of Joseph's brethren to the
brother whom the father so loved will
suggest the treatment which Christ re-
ceived from His brethren, the Jews. and
the believing heart will say with deep
gratitude, "All for me-"
LESSON H.-Joseph in prSon Gen.
xxxix. 20; xl, 15). Golden Text, Gen.
xxx, 21, "But the Lord was with Jo'
seph and Showed him mercy" 1t is
written Of him both as slave and prison
er that the Lord was with him and he
was a prosperous man tXxXix, E3). II
is hard to wait day by day tSider ad-
verse and trying circumstances and see
no prospect Of deliveraacc. and be seem
ingly forgotten by those whom we have
befriended and who might be used to help
US if they were not so selfish and un-
grateful.
LESSON III.-Joseph exalted (Gen. XII.
3S-49). Golden Text, l Sam. ii. 30,
Them that honor Me l will honor" b"
From the prison he is suddenly exalted
to be ruler over all the land Of Egypt
and second to Pharaoh 49, and this
when he was but 80 years of age. the
age at which our Lord Jesus began His
public ministry. 1t was all accomplish
ed without effort on the part of Joseph.
The Lord did it all in His own good
time and way.
LESSON IV.-Joseph and his brethren
(Gen. xiv, 1-15). Golden Text, Rom.
xii, q, "Be not overcome Of evil. but
overcome evil with good" After per-
haps 20 years He who performed all
things for him enabled him to heap
Goals Of fire upon the heads Of those who
had treated him so cruelty from. xii. 2O),
and how lovingly he did it when he said.
"Be not gricved nor angry with your
selves, for God did send ME before you
to preserve life" (verse 81! So the Jews
shall one day see Jesus their brother, as
the one whom God sent to prepare life
for them, even life eternal lisa. XIV. 8:
Zech. xii, 1O.
LESSON V.-Death Of Joseph tGtn. !.
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teach us to number our days that we
may apply our hearts unto wisdom" 1t
Is a very great trial to have ones love
or motives or sincerity questioned. and
that Joseph's brethren should come to
him with request for forgiveness after
they had enjoyed his forgiveness for II
years was q great grief to him. 1t must
be grief to our Lord when those whom
He has washed and sanctifed and justi-
fed question their salvation and seek to
obtain it by their own works instead Of
thanking Him for the full benefit of His
finished work, bestowed freely. upon
them.
LESSON VI.-Israel oppressed in Egypt
(Ex. |, 1-14). Golden Text. Elk. ii. "a,
"God heard their grooming. and God re-
membered His covenant" God permits
the devil and his people seemingly to
have their own way. yet He works by
them or in spite Of them all the good
pleasure of His will and the highest in
terests Of His people.
LESSON VII.-The childhood Of Moses
(Ex. ii, 1-10). Golden Text. Prov. xxi,
6, "Train up a child in the way he should
90, and when he is old he will not depart
from it," What a striking providence
that the daughter Of Pharaoh, the man
who was seeking to destroy Israel and
had given commandment to kill all the
male children. should bring up as her own
son one of these male children, destined
by God to be the deliverer of Israel from
the power Of Egypt!
LESSON VIII.-World's Temperance
Lesson lisa. v, 500. Golden Text, lisa.
', %, "Woe unto them that are mighty to
drink wine" These six woes upon the
covetous, the drunkard, the desperately
wicked, the perverse, the worldly wise
and the haters of righteousness are q
kind of parallel with the eight woes upon
the scribes and Pharisees Of Math. xiii.
LESSON IX.-The call Of Moses lex. iii,
1-12). Golden Text, Elk. iii, IL, Certain.
ly will be with thee" When Moses was
40 years old. he supposed that his breth-
rem would have understood how that God
by his hand would deliver them tActs vii,
25), but they understood not. for the time
had not come, and Moses had not been
authorized. He was 40 years ahead Of
time. But now after keeping sheep for
40 years God calls him and commissions
him to lead Israel out, but he must un-
derstand that he is only an instrument in
the hand of the Lord, that he is nothing,
but God is everything and will do all by
His power.
LESSON X.-Moses and Pharaoh (Ex.
1i, 1-10). Golden Text, Isa. xiii, 9, THE
angel Of His presence saved them"
When Moses and Aaron went to the rul-
ers in Israel with their God given Gre
dentials, they were accepted by the peo-
pie as the Lords messengers, but when
they went TO Pharaoh with the demand
from the Lord that he should let Israel
60 they were scorned end turned away
with contempt (iv, 29-31: V. 1-4). So God
humbled Pharaoh and his people by ten
dreadful plaques.
LESSON XI.-The Passover lex. xii, /.
~. Golden Text, Cor. V. I, "Christ,
our Passover, is sacrificed for u.s." There
is no salvation from death, the conse-
quence Of sin, but by death, the death of
a substitute. This is seen in the animals
slain by Gods own hand 20 provide the
redemption clothing for Adam and Eve
(Gen. iii, 2D: also in the ram offered on
the altar in Isaac's stead tGen. xii, 13);
and here in the Passover lambs whose
blood sprinkle saved the lives Of the
6rstborn-all sacrifices being typical of
the great sacrifice of Him by whose blood
alone sin can be put away tActs iv, 12).
LESSON XI1.-The passage Of the Red