The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-12

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sos september ~, IOO1-Lov.
lag and Obey Ing God.

THE LESSON TEXT.
tDeut so.li-2i)
H. FOR this commandment which com
mand thee this day. Il is not hidden fror
thee, neither Is II far on
a. AZ ishot Ia Heaven, that thou shoulces
sas' VINO snail 20 up for Us 10 Heaven, an,
uHhs u unto us, that We may hear IL. an.
do Il?
~. Neither Is II beyond the So a. that tho,
snou4oest say. Who shall go over the ses
.or VI. and bring IL unto us. that We ma,
near IL, and do II?
- nut the WORD Il very nigh unto the {
- my NOUN. and liz thy heart, that thou
hayest do IL.
~, 40 See, have set before thee this da,
.iis ana good. and death and evil
TO- ln that 1 command thee This dax :,
.oNe me Lord Thy God TO walk IN his ways
@Ne 10 keep his comma cnnents and, IA.
st1tutes and his judgments. that thou mar
~. nNs ahd multiply: and the Lord thy God
So go. o4sss thee N the land whittier thou
soest 20 possess IT,
L. But II thine heart turn away so Aha,
...ou VIII not hear. but shalt be drawn
them: "~ ss'''
Gtrounce unto you this day. that We
-A4i surrey perish. and that We shall not
rtto.oAh your Gays upon the land. whittier
pass x over Jordan to 20 to posses $ IL
~ ctli Heaven and earth to record this
Gay against YOU. that have set before Won
ie sho Death. blessing and cursing: there
1oie choose lie. that both thou and Thy
seed may live.
c-VIi mat thou mayest love the Lord thy
Goo, ano that thou mayest obey His voire
IIIo that thou mayest cltave unto Him: FOR
sbss,' - NY NE. and the lengh oil Thy days:
.nat thou mayest dwell In the land which
me Lord sware unto thy fathers 10 Abra-
nam, 70 Isaac. and to Jacob, to give them
"oLnEN IENT.-For this il the love
% eoo, That we keep his comma nd
nnents.-1 John SAB
OUTLINE or SCRIPTURE SECTION
ine p.essings and curses. ....Deut XVIII
t ass oDllgatfon TO God. Deut, XXX
--eoui 1seMeht to repentarce.......
Mes sn. commandment .....Deut.. s0li-iA
TiME.1B Z; ''iiii;;5;...'.......Deut.. ~;l6-@.
fLAcE .-Land OF Moab
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
CONDITIONS of National Prosperity.
The Book of Deuteronomy is large
~ gwen to enforcing the truth that
national prosperity is conditioned
upon serving God. Drawing near to
the end of life, Moses was anxious to
impress this truth upon the Israel
lies. Deuteronomy contains three nd.
dresses In which he sought to con.
vince them that their highest well.
being depended upon their being faith.
iui to the God who had brought them
out of Egypt.
Lac blessings and Curses.-A most
noteworthy thing about the twenty.
eighth chapter Of Deuteronomy Is
the oriental exuberance of its Ian.
guage. Men of our time and race do
not go so much into details in trent |
ing of blessing or curse. Success and
failure in all departments of life are
mere connected with obedience and |
nisobedience. In fact, to the Hebrew
mind all material prosperity was n
sign of Jehovah's favor, and material
reverses, OF His displeasure.
encouragement to Repentance
The two preceding chapters are in
the spirit OF the law at its harshest.
but the thirtieth chapter is full of the
spirit OF the Gospel. As in all Gods
dealings with men. penalty follows
sin without fail, so does pardon fol-
ow penitence. Gods blessing once
ost is not necessarily lost forever.
'ut may be regained by ceasing to sin
md beginning to obey w. p. No con-
htion Is too hopeless for such a re-
urn ". -, and the restoration TO ia
'or will be perfect and complete ".
,. Gods help to faithful obedience
nay be expected by those who desire
". 90, and full happiness will sure
y follow Tvs. 7-1o).
Gods Commandment. = The COM
nandment referred to (see 11:22; 10:
} Is devotion to Jehovah. The "for-
Z the beginning is not used to con-
ect this section with what goes lust
efore, but with the general thought |
4 the duty of obedience. which Is in
olved in everything that has been
aid. The word rendered "hard-
leans rather, too difficult 17:s). The
and fairness OF Gods
'ill as revealed to us by Christ, and
I the Ten Words Of the older reyela-
lon, cannot help appealing to the
houghtful man. God does not Law
pom us burdens too heavy to be
orne, and His commands are given
Or our good, not for His. All His
reat laws He has in some way nut
ito our very hearts GOLD. so that
e should be conscious Of their right
ess If they had never been written L
n the tables IF stone. r
Mans Duty.-The keynote Of this
,ction is freedom of choice. The
loice is presented first in the terms
its consequences. Life and pros
,rity follow the right choice. while
isfortune and death follow the
'oice that is wrong. The choice Of
,od Is the choice of obedience to
hovah (v. l6). It's first step Is love !,
r Jehovah, and that love will lead -
full obedience to Him. This sec !,
On impresses again he fact that -
whatsoever man soweth that shall -
also reap" With verse 10 begins .
final solemn appeal; an appeal as -
Tenn and as forccful to the present -
ncration MS IL was to that. Right )"
d wrong are before us and we must o'
Dose. The great II ought" rises mn 10