The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-16
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson in the International Series
Tor September IS, leo4-"ls-
rael Reproved."
prepared by the highway and By
way P~reacher.)

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o. Israel. Seek sc Ne, and sc sla. Ave,
9 But seek not Betne., nor enter into Gl.-
"a. and pass not ~ beersEeoa. TO- GAga4
shat surely 20 ictO captivity, all LctLe.
shall come ~ nAught.
. seek The Lore arc Sc shall I've, 4c4i
lie break out ike IRE ia the house o. Joseph.
and cevour N. AMI there be Eore ~ qleleL
II ia BetLe..
! Ye Who turn judgment u ~wCTmwoOc.
and leave IN rigttcousness II the earth.
e Seek Him tina maketh tie seven stars
and Orion. and tuTneth tie a OF Death
INTO the morning. anu maketA the cay cark
vita night, that ca-.eth for Tie waters ~
tie sea. AM poureth them out upon Tie
lace " the earth. The LORD Is Ills name.
;. That strengthened tie spoiled against
tie strong, 50 that tie spelled sea- ceEs
against TIE fortress.
~. They hate him hat rebuketh IN
the gate. and they abhor him that SPEAK
9Th sprigLtJ.
II. Forasmuch therefore as your reading
Ia Upon the poor. and .e a from ALm
burdens OF wheat. sc have bull. houses "
hewn stone. but e shall rot dwell IN them.
- have planted pleasant y!neJ aFGs. BIZ 10
sha. not drink wine OF them.
l. For ! know your manifold traasgEes-
sions and your mighty sins. Trey aftilct tie
Just. thcy tax = bride. anG tAe3 turn aside
the poor IL TIE gate from their tight
~. Therefore tic prudent shall keep
silence IL hat ame for II IS ~ ey. time
D. seek good and not eyl., that &c MAY
Live. and 50 the Lord. the Cod % Iios-s.
shan be With you, as ye have spoken
l4 Hate Tie evil. aLG love the good. ard
establish judgment ~ the gate, q may Se
tLat ne Lore God Of Hosts vii. Le gracious
unto TIE remnant " Joseph.
SCEIPICKAL SECTlDN-Ihe ent..e
chapter shou.d be read. and il would be VEL
10 read TIE nine short chapters " Tie book.
a.sO
GOLDEN TENT-"seek & ne Lord and
So st4- live Amos 5.e.
TINE Amos propEeslel during tie at
ter part of the reign OF JcreDoam II. Isee
Amos l.D. Jonah. Hosea and Joel were
ontemporaneous with Amos. Il was a
period considerably later than that Of the
lessons which We have been having.
PLACE-Amos' home was 1T Tekoa,
q few miles south o. Jerusalem, but Las
fc.- Of .abcr was in Israe.. Wiz Bette. al
prohabe center.
INTRODUCTORY NOTE-Amos period
Wa marked by great national prosperity
Gil. Kirgs 1880. but great mora. cor
rupuQr. The book Of Amos Is made up Of
a series o. dlscourseS. a. Concerning Tx
n~auons-Chaps l-z5, % Concerning judah
2.4-s. ~ Concerning Israel. 26-sl5 Ih'
lesson IS taken from tle fourth discourse
sgainst IsraeA
God and the Sinner.
In the lesson to-day we have striking.
ly emphasized that which has been
brought out IN the lessons OF the quarter
namely. a. Gods patient, persistent
edort to turn His people from sin. CD
The certain punishment for sin. and co,
the equally certain reward OF right
eousness. II individuals are to be lost
and nations destroyed. as the result CT
sin. il must be in spite Of God reproof.
and appeal: it be in the face Of
Gods infinite love and His exceeding
great mercy and saving grace. During
the consummate wickedness Of Ahab's
reign. God sent His greatest prophet
Elijah. TO seek 10 turn the hearts OF the
people back to God. And when the
whole world was lost in the darkness OF
sin then it was that God sent the Light,
His Son. into the world 10 light every
soul back to Him.
Evidence of Gods Love.-The rebukes
and warning which God sent TO His peo-
pie through the prophets was one strong
evidence Of Gods love and faithfulness.
Rev. 3:19. Heb. 1876. True love does not
condore or overlook sin. but on the con-
trary il reveals and rebukes it. that il
may be put away. The proof Of Gods
love TO man Is that He condemned sin
and provided %deliverance in Christ. The
proof of mans love 70 God is that be re-
ceives Gods rebuke and obeys him.
Gods Reproof.-God was qualified tc
rebuke Israel because o. He was the ALI
knowing God. He knew all about the
idolatrous and iniquitous practices at
Bethel. and Dan. and Gilgal and Beer
sheba and Samaria (v. 81. and the COR
ruption and oppression which prevailed
Tvs. Z. 1912. Man may sin n hide
Il from the eyes and knowledge OF men,
but he cannot so do with God. Ps. 9:5:
Jer. 1917; 32:19; Prov. 5:21: Job 34:2f.
God saw every wicked act. The hatred
In. the heart against any who dared Il
denounce evil (v. i0): the oppression
Of the poor. the extortion. the luxury ",
ID. the judicial corruption ". 12). (2)
He was the All-Powerful God. Tvs. s-9)
He who rebuked Israel was the Creator
the Ruler Of day and night. the Giver OF
sunshine and rain. bringing life and sus-
tenance TO man, the destroyer Of the
wicked and the preserver Of the right
eous. What weight has rebuke. II be-
hind it there is not the power to exc.
cute judgment. The God who rebukes
IS the God who is able t punish. (3l
He was the Gracious God. No matterh how
stepped in sin. II Israel would only seel
Him He would be gracious unto them
tv. 49,. Where sin abounded, grace did
much more abound Rom. $50; Ps
S6.l5; 111:f az He was the Appeal.
Ing God. -Four times over in the /.
verses OF the lesson He pleads with
Israel TO seek Him. and promisinr
abundant blessing il they would. 60
He was the Warning and Avenging
God Note VS.. 5. G. IL. The punishment
that IS TO fall is captivity and the con
suming fire OF war. pestilence and fam.
inc The only way OF escape was 10
geek the Lord. Life could be had in No
other way.
Rams Horn Arrow Points.