Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-02
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VI, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, NOV. 10.

ory Verses, 8, o, 13-Golden Text
Ex. ii, ,24-Commentary Prepared by
the Rev. d. NJ. Stearns.
copyright, 1901, by American Press Association
/. "Now these are the names Of the
children of Israel which came into
Egypt" he led them into Egypt, know
ing that 1t would be for them a house OF
bondage, an iron furnace (Deut. iv, ~;
vi, 12). He foresaw everything and told
Abram that his seed should be afflicted
in a strange land (Gen. xv, IL. l4) and
that afterward He would bring then out
with great substance. He permits Ills
people to be tried that He may be g'ori-
fed in them and that He may show His
mighty power, that people may know the
hand of the Lord that it is mighty and may
reverence Him Joshua ", "a; Kings
viii, AZ, 43; II Kings xix, I'D. The
records of names throughout the Bible
make us think Of our Lords words to
the 20 in Luke K, 20, that they should
rejoice rather that their names were
written in heaven than in being able to
work wonders. The Bible contains the
names of bad as we'll as good people,
but the Lambs book Of life has only the
names Of those redeemed by His blood
(Rev. xxi, q: Xxx, 10: xiii, 81. Happy
are all who hear Him say: "Fear not,
for have redeemed thee. I have called
thee by thy name. Thou art Mine" Qsa.
xiii, u.
"a. These are the names Of the II
sons, besides Joseph, whom God gave to
Jacob. The order in which these names
are given varies greatly. Here the first
six are Leah's sons, Benjamin with
Joseph were given to Rachel. The last
four were given to Bilhah and Zilpah,
the maids Of Rachel and Leah. We must
recognize Israel everywhere in Scripture
either as Jacob personally or the de-
scendants of Jacob through these sons.
No others have any right to the name. A
very high honor yet awaits them, mas
much as their names arc to be written
on the IL gates of pearl Of the New
Jerusalem Rev. xxi, II, 21), not by vir-
tue of any merit in them, but only by the
blood of Christ, in whom alone is saliva
ton. The significance Of these names ac-
cording to the margin Of Gen. xxx and
xxx is-Reuben, see son; Simeon, hear
ing; Levi, joined; Judah. praise; lssa-
char, hire; Zebulun. dwelling; Benjamin,
SON of the right hand (xxxv, 1S); Dan,
judging; Naphtali, wrestling; Cad. a
troop; Asher, happy, which, paraphrased,
might read, thinking of Christ and our
relation to Him.
5. Seventy souls" Compare Deut. Z,
%; also Gen. XVI, 26, 27, where Jacob
and Joseph and his two sons, added to
the &c, make up the 70. We are remind
ed Of the 70 nations Of Gen. K, among
whom the earth was divided according to
the number Of the children Of Israel
Deut. xxxii, 81, and also Of the other 20
whom the Lord sent forth luke K, u
into every city and place whittier He
would come. As Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
and Joseph passed through trial and
much patient waiting, 30 must oil Israel,
and so must every disciple Of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
+. And Joseph died and all his breth-
rem and all that generation" All who
died as Joseph did. with a firm faith in
God and reliance upon the great sacrifice
for sin. gained by their dying, and a
greater gain awaits them at the resur-
rection Of the just Phil. |, 21, %; Luke
xiv, IA; Rev. xx. g.. To child Of God
absent from the body means present with
the Lord, and there is no funeral or grave
for the redeemed.
I. And the children Of Israel were
fruitful and increased abundantly and
multiplied and waxed exceeding mighty,
and the land was filled with them" God
had said to Jacob when he was leaving
Canaan, Fear not to 90 down to Egypt,
for will there make Of thee a great ma
ton" (Gen. XVI, 81. and all His promises
are sure. for He is the God Of Truth or,
literally. the God Amen lisa. lxv, 16).
The blessing of the Lord was upon them,
and that was everything. for toll without
that accomplishes nothing, but that with
out toll maketh rich indeed prov. <, %,
r. W.
S-11. "Now there arose up new king
over Egypt, which knew not Joseph" J"
Neither did he know the Lord Of Joseph,
for he talked about dealing wisely with
Israel so that they might not multiply,
and he did his best, by taskmasters who
afflicted them with heavy burdens, to
keep them from multiplying, but the
counsel Of the Lord standeth forever, the
thoughts of His heart to all generations.
The Lord bringeth the counsel of the
heather to naught. He maketh the de-
vices of the people Of none effect Ps.
xxxiii, 10, III.
II. But the more they afflicted them
the more they multiplied and grew, and
they were grieved because of the chill
dren of Israel" Every purpose of the
Lord shall be performed, and He says,
81 will work, and who shall let or hinder
it?" (Jer. Il, 90; lisa. xiii, 49, The Lord
Of Hosts hath sworn, saying. Surely as
I have thought so shall it come to pass,
and as have purposed so shall it stand
lisa. xiv, 24). The enemies of God may
associate themselves and grid themselves
and take counsel together, but it shall
come to naugnt. and they shall be broken
in pieces lisa. viii. 8, 1O.
13, ii. Made to serve with rigor, made
bitter with hard bondage-these are state
ments concerning the life which the
Egyptians caused the Israelites to live,
yet under life like that they prospered,
for God was with them. True prosperity
does not consist of freedom from trial,
but Of Gods presence and blessing in the
trial. David, prosecuted and fleeing for
his life from Saul. was truly prosperous,
but Saul was not. Daniel and his friends
prospered in the lions den and in the
fiery furnace, but their enemieo did not
prosper. However severe our trials may
be, there hath no trial taken us but that
which is common to man. and God is
faithful, who will not suffer US to be tried
above that we are able, but will with the
trial make way Of escape that we may
be able to bear it Il Cor. K. 13). Those
who are not the children of God often
prosper in this world and have compara-
lively few trials. "These are the ungod-
ly who prosper in the world. They in
crease in riches; they are not in trouble