The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
TIE SABBATH SCHOOL.
International Lesson Comments foi
September rs.
Review Of the Preceding Twelve Lessons ioi
the Third Quarter, Deut. Will, l.l6-
Golden Text, Deut. vlll., IS-In.
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MISUNDERSTANDING the past quarter
we have had several important lessons.
The Lord certainly put forth every effort
in behalf of His people. Their temporal
and spiritual necessities were attended to.
Bread was provided, the commandments
given, idolatry punished, house. erected
| for Jehovah, intemperance punished, the
promised land viewed by chosen men, a
Prophet like Moses promised, and then,
finally, Moses, the great lawgiver, was
called to his reward without having en-
tered upon his earthly inheritance.
Summary.-Lesson /. Topic: Heavenly
bread. Places: Elm. The wilderness of
sin. The Israelites journeyed from Elm to
the wilderness of sin; they murmured
against Moses and Aaron; they feared they
would starve in the wilderness and longed
to be back in Egypt; the Lord promised to
rain bread from heaven; directions were
given regarding the gathering of the
mamma; the Sabbath was to be observed;
flesh was to be given them, also; they were
murmuring against the Lord, not against
Moses and Aaron.
III. Topic: Gods covenant with man.
Place: Mount Sinai. God spake to the
people with His own voice and gave them
the ten commandments. This lesson en-
braces the first four. !. Thou shalt have
no other gods before Me. O. Thou shalt
not make unto thee any craven image. B.
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord
thy God in vain. 4. Remember the Sab
| bath day to keep it holy.
III. Topic: The duties we owe to our
fellow.men. Place: Mount Sinai. This
lesson embraces the last six of the ten
commandments. S. Honor thy father
and thy mother that thy days may be long
upon the land. @. Thou shalt not kill. z.
Thou shalt not commit adultery. 8. Thou
shalt not steal. o. Thou shQlt not bear false
witness. 10. Thou shalt not covet. The
fifth is the only one with specific promise
attached. The tenth deals wholly with the
inner life. Covetousness is the great sin
of this age.
". Topic: Israel's idol worship. Place:
| Mount Sinai. After the ten command
ments were given to the children of Israel
the Lord called Moses up into the mount,
where he remained for forty days. The
Israelites persuaded Aaron to make gold
en- calf, which they worshiped Moses
came from the mount, broke the tables OF
the law, called those who were on the
| Lords side to come to him and punished
the people for their great sin.
V. Topic: Setting up the tabernacle.
Place; Mount Sinai. Moses commanded
that the tabernacle be set up; the ark and
the furniture was to be put in the taber
nacle; the altar of burnt offering and the
lavar were to be put in the court before
the tabernacle; Aaron and his sons to be
washed with water; Aaron was to be clad
with the holy garments, anointed and sane
titled; all was done exactly as God COM
manded.
VI. Topic: The consequences Of drunk
enness. Place: Mount Sinai. Nadab and
Abihu, Aaron's sons, put strange fire in
their censors and went in before the Lord;
the fire of the Lord devoured them; Aaron
commanded not to drink wine or strong
drink God puts difference between the
holy and unholy, and between unclean and
clean.
VII. Topic: Leaving Sinai for Canaan.
Places: Mount Sinai. Paran. The cloud is
taken up from off the tabernacle, and the
children of Israel leave the wilderness OF
Sinai and journey to Paran. Moses invites
Hobab to accompany them, but he refuses
to do so; some things indicate that he
changed his mind and went with them.
The Lord led His people by day and by
night
Place: Kadesh Barnea. One man from each
tribe was sent to search the land of Ca
naan; they were gone forty days; they
brought back some of the fruit of the land;
they reported that the land was good, but
that the people were giants, and that the
cities were walled; only Caleb and Joshua
thought they were able to so up and pos
sess the land.
TX. Topic: Saving Israel from a just
punishment Place: The valley of Arabah.
The Israelites are obliged to go to war;
some of the Israelites were taken prison
ers; they vow to the Lord; the Canaantes
are delivered into their hands; journeying
from Mount Hor; the people are discouri
hged; they murmur against Moses; the
Lord Furnishes them by sending fiery SER
pents among them; the people come to
Moses for help; Moses goes to God, and is
directed to make a serpent and put it on a
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lie looketh upon it, shall live"
X. Topic: True and false worship.
Place: East of the Jordan, opposite Jeri-
Ich6. The denominations of the heather
are enumerated and positively forbidden
by the Almighty. The Lord promises to
,aise up Prophet from their midst, unto
whom they should harken. The Lord warns
false prophets.
XI. Topic: The blessing and the curse.
Place: East of the Jordan, opposite Jeri-
tho. Gods commandments are not hidden,
ind are not afar off; before every one is
set "life and good, and death and evil;"
The commandment is given to love God
ind walk in His ways; blessing is prom
lsed to those who do, but curse is pro-
bounced upon those who worship other
i;ods and serve them; all are urged to
lhoose life.
XII. Topic: Closing scenes in the life of
Moses. Place: Mount Pisgah. Moses goes
up rum lhc pldluo VI uhOdp W tHS 1Op W.
Pisgah; the Lord showed him the land Of
promise, but told him that he should not
Co over. Moses died and the Lord buried
him. Moses was l20 years old when he
died; the children of Israel wept for him
thirty days. Moses for forty years in the
wilderness had borne great responsibilities
tuffered and endured many privations, and
died just before Israel entered the prom
ised possessions. Gods ministers and peo.
pie may spend many weary years in self
sacrificing labors to accomplish a glorious
work, and die in full view of its compile
tion. Death does not end their work.
Joshuas who are "full of the spirit of wis
DOM" are raised up by the Lord and set
apart by Him to complete the unfinished
work of His departed servants.