The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-11-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.

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learn to do well.-1sa. 4, 1917.
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THE VISION. A compilation OF pro-
phetic oraeles, ISAIAH THE SON or
AMoz. lie was possibly the greatest
OF the HEBREW prophets. He was a
noble character. He was related to
the royal family Of Judah. Tradition
relates he was sawn asunder, thus
making him a martyr. CONCERNING
JUDAH AND JERUSALEM. They refer
ing to the kingdom and it's capital,
HEAR, o HEAVENS, mi GIVE EAR, o
EARTH. A solemn appeal to men and
nature to hear the prophets utter
ances. The Lord was about to
speak. THE LORD Jehovah, a He
brew name which the Jews never
uttered. They used AdOni instead,
which means Master, Lord. Elohim
was the other chief name Of their
deity. NoURIsHED AND DROUGHT UP
CHILDREN. AS children Of Israel they
were always in a peculiar relation
to God. This same style OF utter
ance Is used by other prophets. See
Hosea IL, l; Jer, 2. 2-3; Eek. 81, 4.
Jer. 81, o. ISRAEL DOES not KNOW,
MY PEOPLE DOTH NOT CONSIDER.
They did not recognize God as their
Father and owner, even after so
many years. SEED or EvILDoERs,
Offspring OF evil ancestors. The
Christ once said, generation Of vi
pers." THEY HAVE PROVOKED THE
HOLY ONE or ISRAEL. This Is "a pet
phrase with Isaiah. It Is a proof OF
the one authorship OF the book See
lisa. 81, Is. They despised the Holy
One OF Israel. Went away from the
knowledge OF the truth. THE WHOLE
HEAD Is SICK, THE WHO'LL HEART
PAINT. The king and the priests
were as far gone as the people. This
is a figure OF speech, meaning the
whole nation. WOUNDS, ANpBRUIsEs.
AND PUTREFYING SORES. Where skin
may be broken; old sores that have
not healed. God alone could heal
them Of their troubles. YOUR CoUN-
TRY n LEFT DEsuI4ATE. Read this
verse and the next one 10 see the
picture the prophet painted concern
ing the desolation, This curse was
pronounced Lev. XVI, Deut. xviii.
The country was rayaged by war.
LoRD OF HosTs. Jehovah, God OF
hosts, of the angelic hosts and star
~ heavens. HAVE BEEN AZ SoDoM.
As completely ruined as they We're.
WASH you. An Injunction to the
priests. See Exod. 30, 1921. CEASE
TO no EVIL. All those who would
reform must their wrong do
ing. LEARN To 10 WILL The mind
Is always learning, so il il necessary
to learn right doing when evil Is
abandoned. RELIEVE rHE oPPREss-
ED, JUDGE FATHERLEss, PLEAD
FOR THE WIDOW. See Psa. 10, Is; Pisa.
-, 4; Exod. -, 22-2i; James /. "a.
TnoUGH your SIM he As SCARLET. As
deep dyed as scarlet, the strongest
symbol of blood Outlines. such
sins can be washed away. Your
heart become as white as snow.
THE PROPHET HAS A yIsIoN.-Here
was n vision In two colors. A dark
dismal. dreary, grewsome and loath-
some picture. Painted with all the
shades of intensity that carefully
chosen words could describe. There
Is nothing NOR grewsome than sin,
nothing more appalling. See the
picture. A people that knew not
God. Who were In open rebellion.
They had gone so far ms 90 provoke
the Holy one OF lsreal 20 anger. He
saw the Inward rottenness OF sin In
the national life, he compared Il to "A
sore which no ointment could molli-
~, where modification had com
menced 90 work ia own sweet win
In the decay OF the flesh. Then the
country was desolate. 4 nation
who forsakes and rebels against God
Is left desolnte in all It's relations.
There Is n desolation nothing can
restore but the Almighty. This was
the burden Of the prophets vision.
which he uttered against the chill
dren Of Isreal.
PEOPLE WILL IGNORE PUNISHMENT.
The prophet well asks "Why
should Sc he stricken any MOTE" or
Upon what limb should ye be smit-
ten II ye add detection" The pro-
phet well described the condition
when he said; From the sole OF the
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