The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-27
Topics in the Churches.
SUNDAYS SCHOOL LESSON AND CHRISTIAN
ENDEAvOR WORK.
ENDEAyOR WORk.


ity II was this Jesus confronted when He said
Say not, What shall we eat?' And, again,
MAN shall not live by bread alone Mere
living is not the end of life
Lesson 1.-THE Ten Commandments; duties to
God: The Decalogue is the cradle of all codes.
The first table contained the commandments
specting O other gods. CD images. go the name
of God. () the Sabbath.
Lesson III.-The Ten Commandments; duties
to men: The first table is evidently the basic of
the second. The last six commandments flow
naturally out Of the first four. The second QJ
parents, CD murder, CD adultery, 90 stealing,
(0 false witness. te) covetousness.
Lesson IV.-The golden calf: This was the
occasion on which the Israelites in their hearts
turned back to Egypt, Stephen affirmed. That
glittering image carried in the van would be
substitute for the fre-cloud pillar; and the
image of Egypts famed Apis would be an aegis
under which they might shelter themselves from
the wrath of their former taskmasters.
Lesson V.-The tabernacle This temple was
costly. beautiful and significant At the same
time it was suited to the pilgrim character OF
the nation in that II was portable.
Lesson vI.-Nadab and Abihu: These young
priests did a religious thing in an irreligious
way. Their punishment was epochal as to time,
exemplary to
Lesson VII-Journeying toward Canaan:
three days of Israers march and the first three
centuries of the churchs history. Progress in
each instance steady, conspicuous, triumph
ant. Then came the shameful lapse, the epoch
OF darkness and wandering.
Lesson VIII.-The report OF the spies The
appointment Of the spies was gross insult 10
Jehovah. He had assured the people that the
land was good He had promised the possession
of 1t to them. That should have been enough
In the Lords name they ought to have set UP
their banners and gone up at once to possess it.
The long vista back to Egypt was studded with
the memorials to Gods faithfulness and power.
The fact that He had been so mincful of them
in the past should have been to them pledge of
future blessing.
Lesson 1X.-The brazen serpent: The crucified
serpent is the most striking type OF the Old
Testament. 1t had the form of that which de-
stroyed Israel yet was the very means OF saliva
ton. So Jesus had the likeness OF sinful flesh
without having sin. 1t must needs be lifted up.
So must the Son Of Man be- II required faith to
look at the serpent. 1t takes the same to look
at the Savior. The cure is instantaneous in both
instances
Lesson X.-The prophet like Moses: most
pregnant text Of the Old Testament is that in
which Moses refers to the coming of a prophet
like himself. The tracing of minute analogies is
rather curious than profitable II is somewhat
like the finding of the Christian graces in the
spokes of Pharaoh's chariot wheel The point
of comparison is not much personal as to the
mediatoriai work OF Moses on Sinai. He medi-
ated between God and the people. The prophet
who to follow like chiefly in this
Lesson M--Loving and obeying God: One
glory of the religion of the Bible is the ease
with which 1t is epitomized Other religions tend
to the multipex and multiform and resist con-
densation The trrie relfrion finds annle axprae
| sion in a word of four letters-love.
Lesson XlI.-The death Of Moses. The climax
| OF a series Of scenic incidents Is reached in
/ Moses's death. No human demise surpasses Il
| in the quality Of weirdness. And God not only
| buried Moses, but buried his grave. too.