Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-09-26
The SABBATH SCHOOL,
International Lesson Comments for
September Is.
Review of the Preceding Twelve Lessons for
the Third Quarter, Deut. viii, lilo
Golden Text, Deut. WILL, l8-In.
PRODUCTION and Summary.

Notwithstanding the past quarter
we have had several important lessons
| The Lord certainly put forth every efor'
| in behalf of His people. Their tempora
and spiritual necessities were attended to
Bread was provided, the commandment;
given, idoatry punished, house erectec
for Jehovah, intemperance punished, tine
promised land viewed by chosen men,
Prophet like Moses promised, and then
finally, Moses, the great lawgiver, wa:
called to his reward without having en-
tered upon his earthly inheritance.
Summary.-Lesson l. Topic: Heavenly
bread. Places: Elm. The wilderness Of
sin. The Israelites journeyed from Elm ia
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
flesh was to be given them also; they were
murmurng against the Lord not against
Moses and Aaron.
IL. 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. q Thou shalt
: not make unto thee any craven image 3;
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 oW
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 6. Thou shalt not kill. Z.
Thou shalt not commit adultery. 8. Thou
shalt not steal. 9. Thou shalt not bear false
witness. TO- 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.
w. 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
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 hin. 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 III
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 unhoiy, 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
changed his mind and went with them.
The Lord led His people by day and by
night.
VIII. Topic The land of Canaan.
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 go up and pos
sess the land.
punishment. Place: The valley of .Arabah.
The Israelites are obliged to 60 to war;
some of the Israeltes were taken prison
ers; they VOW to the Lord; the Canaanites
are delivered into their hands; journeying
from Mount Hor; the people are discour-
aged; they murmur against Moses; the
Lord Furnishes them by sending fiery SER
penis among them; the people come to
Moses for help; Moses goes to God, and IS
directed to make serpent and put it on
pole, and every one that is bitten, when
he looketh upon it, shall live
X. Topic: True and false worship.
Place: East of the Jordan, opposite Jeri-
icho. The denominations of the heather
are enumerated and positively forbidden
by the Almighty. The Lord promises to
raise up Prophet from their midst, unto
whom they should harken. The Lord warns
false prophets.
, XII Topic The blessing and the curse.
Place: East of the Jordan, opposite Jeri-
tho. Gods commandments are not hidden,
and are not afar off; before every one is
set "life and good, and death and evil"
the commandment is given to love God
and walk in His ways; blessing is prom
sed to those who do, but curse is pro-
nounced upon those who worship other
gods and serve them; all are urged to
choose life.
XII. Topic: Closing scenes in the life of
Moses. Place: Mount Pisgah. Moses goes
up from the plains of Moab to the top OF
Pisgah; the Lord showed him the land Of
promise, but told him that he should not
70 over Moses died and the Lord buried
him. Moses was 100 years old when he
lied; the children of Israel wept for him
thirty days. Moses for forty years in the
wilderness had borne great responsibilities.
suffered 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
ton. Death does not end their work.
Ioshuas 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.