The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-12-22
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LsssoNxnL FOURTH QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, DEC. ~.

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ICopyright. 1905. by American Press A-sc,ia,Uu. J
our last lesson Was entitled Prop
aratiun For the Messiah and this IL
"Thc character OF tho Messiah, but
il might he more appropriate 10 call II
the nature or manner Of His Kingdom
The great topic Of the Scriptures Is
the kingdom Of God. which will have
Israel for its center, Jerusalem for it,
capital. the Lord Jesus Christ Tor its
king and the whole earth as its terri.
tory. When He came In His humiliation
AS tile Son OF Mary lie fulfilled many
prophecies aud brought the kingdom
nigh. So that He said. The kingdom uf
heaven is at hand, Us said also Johu
the Baptist aud the twelve and the
seventy But because they rejected
and crucihcd Him the kingdom was
postponed Till He shall come again. ami
then lie will fulfill NIL the prophecies
which are as yet unfulflled, or. accord.
iug 10 Acts III, II, the heaven must
receive Him until the times Of restOra
ton OF an things whereof God spakc
by the mouth Of His holy prophets
gan During the present interval "
His rejection as lsraels Messiah lie
Is o; the Father, right hand rs our
great High Priest. the great head VI
the church. His body, which Is now,
by the preaching OF the gospel. being
gathered ont NJ All nations aud being
trained to reign with Him when His
kingdom comes. In such lesson A.
this we must note Us primary refer.
ence TO Israel and her Messiah aud
then gather the heart lessons Cor our
selves. The first NJ the command
ments spoken out Of the Dire and after.
ward written twice upon tables ~
stone forbade the worship ~ any other
god but the one only living and true
GOd who brought Israel ont ~ Egypt
lsracls great sin Wis The psrsistent
turning away from their God 10 Sor
D NAlNN NUN INV INV NNilfI ANNINNN ANHfNA
them. Aud the wonderful thug about
IL all IA that God should continue Ca
love such people. aras w,3i thcui.
plead with them aud continually se'
before them glorious future when
they shall have truly rrpcntcd Of their
sins.
The last four verses ~ chapter VIII
with the first verse NJ our lesson. II
read from the Revised Version warn
the people N coming judgment and yrt
~ future glory when they should truly
turn To the Lord. hut how iwfuiIy
solemn the word Ia verse ~ That there
IL no morning Tor those WIN turn away
from the word OF Cod Apart from
Him who 10 the end o. the law Tor
righteousness 10 eyry one that bc
lieveth rom I. q there l. uaught bat
darkness. both here and hereafter. bui
lie Is the light ~ Tie world. the only
rrue light and IN Hin Is an darkness
at all The ungcdiy. who are abiding
Ia darkness aud Ia the shadow NJ
death. should easily see Ia all believers
something ~ the HIGHT. Tor lie has said
tous We are the light Of the worh -
Let your light shine before men -
Matt Y. "a. lGi Where the l.oul Jesus
Is truly received sorrow aud signing
aud unrest give place 10 rest sui JOY
aud gladncS, lisa. IIIv. ~. Matt 81
~. -. foreisstes ~ the kiug,loui When
there shall I've neither adversary ual
evil uuyurrrst aud the nations shal
learn war mo- more Il King. '. 4. la
u. a.
The expression IS In the day ui
Midian" suggests the supernatural
way In Which God wrought by GIi,-H
and his gJ DIudE viii. md smnrg
the rueny set every mans ,vur
against his fellow. The birth " soul
the gathering " the rhurh. tho ,ni.
version ~ Israel. the coming ~ 10.
Kingdom, arr zach aud all the work n
t'ot alone. and ~ alsu 3, the lIfr tIipl
ihe redeemed are expected ~ live her
on the earth In this time ~ our humil
alton Tile seal " the LINT must dn 4
all ~ che u will not rount Verse q
The wlioS bible story y,-tcr- auiuu
lIlw wha j. called the ,,yL ~ tl.
woman the scc,l ~ Abraham. the Su
~ David u'vu 900, u; NVii. n. Msu
F I, /; tisl Oh. lU concerning Him OIL.
tho child horn" ~ errsr q ~ our !,
snu. Il Wa forrtnld that lie should I4
hnru In bethlehem and Hlsn that o.,
should romr oui " Erlrt Mic f
=. Hus. ri, o.. aui ~ u ,umr IN o.
u.ukc 70, "a. Matt u. isi tie ~. .,
10 Msnoah n ludg Iiii. ~ mars..
that Ills nHur was Wonderful -
also lcr. xii ". -. where tnr vur'
"harl' IL Just the sam. wont tran.
latest wonderful Ia Irr NN1IL No.
and l,s 1,vUi - o. Is srd 10 d,
great aud wonderful lu COUNSEL Cum
pare r. NVNl = mHrgu. iud wv
u. IN John I, I, We uJl that atI-
wont was GNi" aud n ldi xiv. a. at
hcar Him say lie that hi M Sfyu tl,
hath >ccn The Father" Wlcu Is
Kingdom COMES ij shall h, sewn that
the work " Righteousness is pca,r and
the service W Righteousness uuirtnr
aud assurance forever lisa. NX1U. a.
Then II shall be- srcn that the ihrnnr
" David" means Just what the prophet
said and what Gahrirl said ~ Mary
the literal thronr ~ the literal David
at the literal Jerusalem. for the SrrIp
turr canuut Do broken. Bnd ~ trail,
~ lie was lorn NJ bethlehem and cam,