Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30

he make to Moses? What claim did he
make concerning the Jewish nation? What
does he particularly ask for HIMSELF
NINTH LESSON. November 20 Worlds
temperance lesson. 1 Cor, x:23 -33.--what
practice in the church at Corinth furnished
occasion for this passage? How many dir.
ferent kinds of advice does Paul give to the
church on this subjectf What is that one
rule which Will determine the rightfuness
or all courses OF action? What did Paul
say was the rule of his own life? Wherein
does all this bear on the subject of tenn.
perance? Wherein does temperance or the
duty of total abstinence, rest on frmer
basis than did the refusal to eat meats of.
fered to idols?
TENTH LESSON, December 3 Ne
hemiah rebuilds the walls OF Jerusalem
Neh.. ". 7-2o. How long was this after
permission of Cyrus? Why had so littls
oeen done during that time? What en-.
emies were disposed to hinder the build
ing? What did they do? What modes Of
defense did Nehemiah adopt? What advice
did he give to the mobiles of the city? How
were the people arranged for service in the
what general signal was appointed TO
rally all the forces at one point? What
was Nehemiah's ground of confidence?
ELEVENTH LESSON, December 10,
Reading and obeying the law. Neh.. viii.
S-ie. What two men are associated here2
Who helped them? What was done on the
first day? How did the people deport them-
selves? How were they restrained? What
were they told to do? What was done on
the second day? Why were not all brought
together? What rule did they learn? What
was the feast called? How many days aid
It continue? What was done each dayf
what Was done on the last dayf
Preparation for the Messiah. NAL, iii. 1-12.
What two persons are predicted In this les.
SOM What was the name OF each and how
answers to these two? What shall the sec.
ond Of these persons do? What shall be
the effect of this work? What accusation
Is here brought against Judah and the
consumed? What precept Is here given,
and what promise II that precept is kept?
What was the old system of tithing? What
was Its value to the nation and why? How
THIRTEENTH Lesson. December
"a The character Of the Messiah Isa.,
the shadow Of death? What is meant by
walking in darkness? What is meant by
the yoke Of his burden? What Ave names
were to be given to the Messiah? What
was the meaning of each? why was each
appropriate to Christ? In what sense was
the government Of the Messiah to increase?
What are TO be the two dominant prin.
ciples In Messiah's government Upon
what guarantee does this description rest3
TO what extent have these predictions been
fulfilled in Christianity?
FuNAL WORDS. There are two views
to be taken of the captivity, both correct,
the one penal. the other reformatory. Tho
nation deserved to be punished for it's sins,
and the seventy years of exile, like the
forty years of wandering in the desert,
were designed az Establishments from God.
But He had all this time ultimate pur.
pose and remnant were made ready in
babylon for future usefulness. They were
thoroughly cured Of idolatry and they lost
all political power. Thus they were able to
devote themselves wholly to religious mat.
tiers and to arrange certain preliminaries
for the appearance of our Lord.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
Any person may send any question sug-
gested by the lessons to DR. Gilbert, 1903 Il
street, this city, and receive an answer
through The Star.
"a. Why does the lesson committee select
Scripture in irregular order from various
books for the Sunday school lessonsY
Answer They take passages that are be-
lieved to contain important instruction.
changing from book to book, because in
with the whole Bible A lifetime would be
required to cover all the matter In all the
books in regular order.
35. OF what value Is a review
Answer. 1t calls up in the memory what
has before been placed there, and gives op.
portuntty to reconsider the salient points,
so deepening the impressions and some-
times correcting the errors that were made.
80. In what order of dignity and worth
would you arrange the men named in the
lessons-Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah
Answer. All We're great and good, each
in his place, no one to be set before the
other.