Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-03
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VI, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, AUG. II.
Text of the Lesson, Gen. XIV, lis.
Memory Verses. 5-7-Golden Text.
Gen. XIV. documentary Prepared
BY the Rev. d. NJ. Stearns.

lCopyright, 1901, by American Press Association
/. After these things the word Of the
Lord came unto Abram in q vision. "
Among the "these things" must be in
cluded the Melchisedek story Of the pre-
vious chapter which the Holy Spirit con-
sidered of such importance that He
! speaks Of it and its relation to Christ in
Ps. cx and in Heb. Y, vi and vii. Let no
teacher therefore pass it by. Note the
new name of Deity ''the most high God.
possessor Of heaven and earth," and con-
slider its use elsewhere. The blessing Of
Him who owns all things enables us to
rise above the temptation to look at or
long for the things or the help OF this
world. All believers, as children Of
Abram. must not fail 10 give at least the
tithes to our Melchisedek. Note the sug-
gestivencss> >of the bread and wine. We
have in our lesson today good many
words and phrases used for the first time.
such as "the word of the Lord" 'fear
not" Shield" reward" believed"
Righteousness" ETC.. and as the first use
Of u word helps US to understand Its sig.
ni6cance, we have most important les
son. The word Of the Lord" may refer
to the message which came to Abram or
it may refer to the messenger, the Lord
Himself John /. L; Rev. xix, 49,. When
we read the word of God, we must &C.
cept the messages as specially for US.
This first "fear not" takes US to the
many other similar words in this precious
book, among which these have been and
are a great help, lisa. vii. I; XII, 10, 13:
xiii. /; Joel ii. 81: Mark V, SO.
2, 8. "And Abram said, Lord God.
what wilt Thou give ME, seeing l go child.
less?" He reminded God that he was
still childless and seemed to wonder how
and when the promised seed would come.
His faith was still weak. but growing.
Faith cometh by hearing the word Of
God from. x, 10, and the more Of His
word we hear and receive the more faith
we will have. In the New Testament
record the failings are omitted. and only
the mighty faith is seen. So when our
story is finished it shall be seen that the
precious blood has put away oil that was
Of us. and therefore sinful, and only that
which was wrought in us 10y God shall be
seen. Note Heb. ri. $40: Rom. iv. Is p.
4-6. "And he believed in the Lord. and
He counted it to him for righteousness.
Abram is assured that his heir shall not
be any one merely born in his house. but
shall be his very own child. whom heaven
shall in due time give him. How sug.
gestive the words Look now toward
heavenw This should be the attitude Of
every believer at all times, never rely.
ing upon an arm Of flesh nor upon any
human device, but upon the Lord alone.
The record of the next chapter had nev-
er been II Abram had persisted in looking
heavenward. In last lesson We noticed
the promise that his seed should be as
the stars land its probable significance
Abram received the word. Literally he
amend God or said amen to God. The
Holy Spirit has noticed this three times
In the New Testament from. iv, 3. q, %;
Gal iii. &: Jas. ii. 23) and strongly en-
phasizes this great truth. that the right
eousness which God requireth can never
become ours by any works Of ours, but
only by faith in Jesus Christ (Rom. iv. 8:
Eph. ii. 8. 8; Titus. Iii. 81.
IL am the Lord" That should set
tie everything and dispel every fear. No
great 81 wills" Of Ex. vi. G-S. Notice 1t
as sufficient reason for oil that God re-
quires of them tEx. Xxx. 2; Lev. xxi,
31-33; xiii. 43, and an all sufficient as
surance to them that He will do what He
says tEzek. xxxvi. 90. %. 80. 36). and the
great truth that all nations have yet to
learn txxxviii. 23).
S-11. Lord God. whereby shall know
that shall inherit it?" Strong and weak,
steadfast and wavering. up and down.
seems to have been the way with him as
he grew in grace and in the knowledge Of
God. Therefore be not discouraged. weak
and trembling one, for the Lord will per-
feet all that concerns you for His names
sake. The creatures that he took Mt
Gods command and prepared as sac
ri6ce comprised all ever used as types Of
the great sacrifice Of the Son of God. II
you ask. "How shall knowT the an
swer is. "Behold the Lamb Of God"
See the love Of God in the gift Of His
dear Son and believe Rom. viii. 80.
1916. The shadow Of coming events
casts itself upon him, and the Lord tells
him of the coming centuries. Of a great
bondage and a great deliverance at an
appointed time. And so it came to pass.
He declares the end from the beginning
and from ancient times the things that
arc not yet done. saying. "My counsel
shall stand, and will do all my pleas
ure" lisa. XVI. 10Y. Compare Ez. xii.
40, Al. and note how all came to pass
just as the Lord said. See also l Kings
xii, 2. and II Kings xiii. 16. II. as an
illustration Of the literal and exact full
fillment Of prophecy. Neither Abram nor
his seed could inherit the land just then
because the iniquity of the inhabitants
was not yet full. One reason why our
Lord does not come and judge the ma
tions is because their iniquity has not yet
come to head. There is proper time
to lance a boil. Our Lord will not be
too late in attending to the gathering.
II. The smoking furnace and the burn
ing lamp describe the way Of the people
Of God as they journey to the kingdom.
There will be the furnace. but His word
will prove an unfailing lamp. In the
world we shall have tribulation. We
must through much tribulation enter the
kingdom. but we need not be troubled
John xiv. 1, 27: xvi. 33: Acts xiv, %;
Math. xiv, g., for nothing can come to
US that will not prove to be the best for
US in the light of the glory. and His pres.
ence will always sustain US (Rom. viii.
%; lisa. xiii. l. q.
1921. Here we have for the first time