The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-07-18
THE SUNDAY school,
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JULY 20.

subject. The Gracious Invitation, Tsa H.
1.1s-Golden Text, Isn. ", eaten
orv Verses, s-Comsnentnry on ~.
Days Lesson.
! An invitation to the blessings ~
the Gospel US 1-5) /. "Ho.n 4 woyd
calling immediate ana earnest atteu
ton to what is to follow. Every one ,
rhe invitation Is unlimited. .Thaf
thirsteth." Every one who has d keen
sense of need and nm intense desire fl,
4 those things tsee Matt S: 81. Wine
and milk" These were regarded
by the Jews as the very choicest a.
| ticles of diet. without price, Tho
freeness Of the offer is again repeated
1 that there may be no mistake and the
| poorest and most needy may feel surG
| of q welcome
2. Wherefore There is a remon.
STRANGE here against earlhliness;
against making much of that which is
OF the least Importance. Not bread
Contrast the bread Of deceit PROV.
| 20 10 with the bread of life'' John
9: 80, 35). Satisfieth not" Nothing
| but God can meet the boundless desires
Of the soul. In fairness" This express
sion pictures to us the choicest bless
ings that God has. His provisions are
ample and satisfying Il Cor. 2: Q, 10;
Pisa. sc: 8; 60: 81. 3. incline your
car" Pay attention. Soul shall live"
Life is more than mere existence Real
life is spiritual life-a life in Christ
and given by Christ John IA. g. Ely
erlasting covenant The covenant
made first With Abraham and renewed
with David; the covenant promised OF
sz J.,
with 4 crowned Christ, exulting In
royal victories and redeemed church
Sure merces" That is. the mercies
promised to David and his house lsee
2 Sam. q SIG, 23-5).
4 Given Him God continues call
ing attention to the great Messiah He
is the central figure of these three
chapters, David was the type and
Christ the antitype: David in supreme
royalty, king over all foes and friends:
Christ in ascended majesty, but dispen,
sing His rich blessings which He has
provided in His redemptiye work to all
who will receive them. "a witness.
He bore witness even unto death for
God, to His law, to His claims and 10
His plan of redeeming love. Leader.
etc He was the great Lawgiver, orig
mating laws and institutions for His
people. People Peoples ''-R. v.
We must keep in mind that no race dis
tinctions are allowed All the peoples
and nations of the world are included
5. "Call nation" The Christian
church, a holy nation. a peculiar people
FKn0West not The Gentle world
whom He had hitherto not distIn.
gnished by covenants and blessings.
Know ye not etc. The Gentle ma
ton was to become one with the people
of God (see Eph. 2. 11-13).
III Conditions of accepting the inyj-
tation Tvs. 6, y. 6. Seek The only
way to find God is TO seek Him; but
how? BY repenting of and forsaking
sin. May be found This implies
that there will be time when we car
not find Him. z Wicked un-
righteous" The wicked man sins more
openly in "his way" The unrighteow
refers to the more subtle workings OF
sin in the thoughts" All are guilty
in the latter respect, though many
fancy themselves safe because not !
openly wicked in their WAYS. "FON Z
sake return" He who would find "
God must first forsake his sins. Yet n
this is not sufficient; he must actually
come to God. Repentance therefore
implies both the negative and the posi-
tive duty. "Will have mercy How
ever far away the sinner may have
gone yet when he returns with bis
whole heart God will not reject him.
'Abundantly pardon" Gods pardon
is full and free. The margin renders il
multiply to pardon"
III Reasons for accepting the invj-
1ati0n Tvs. S-13) g. s.My thoughts
Jehovah's thoughts transcend those OF
man as much rs the heaven is higher
than the earth. The thoughts and
ways of Jehovah are His purposes Of
redemption. Thus we have not only
a motive for repentance, hut also for
eager, expectant hope.
0 My ways higher etc This Is
natural and beautiful illustration OF
the previous verse. Our fellow men
might not be willing to forgive but
God is always ready to pardon the true
penitent
10 Rain snow etc. BY quick
association of the ideas mentioned in
verse Q, there is comparison here
made. Rain and snow fall from heaven
to water the earth and so prepare it foi
ITS annual growths to feed the bodies
OF men and beasts. Just as Gods word
Ialls from heaven to produce fruit OF
righteousness among the millions o.
israel and of outlying peoples, and II
shall not be void, for every word that
pr0eeedeth out of the mouth of God
is bread (Deut. s: 81 II. "So.% etc,
SO every word that God utters SHAH es =
made blessing TO man. The GosRel
promises and commandments arg ~
important and beneficial Not return
void" II shall not return without
results, God S purposes. shall be real
lied. The full Accomplishment OF this
verse and verses j and 13 is to be n :
The Jews nal'restoration, and the con
version of Tie world H. 60 otll
with i0y," etc The words are used ~
illustrative OF the people of God from
The Mosaic dispensation and brought
INTO Gospel privileges under the Christ
They 80 forth bounding with joy for
the conquest of the whole world for
Christ. ana all natnre-the mountains,
The hills and the trees take on the
happy spirit of the church. The resuh
shall be the worlds renewal 10 I'm
stead of the thorn etc. Christs work
in the world is to remove the useless
and the injurious, and to plant the good
and the helpful Where the Gospel
goes sin must give way to holiness.
toi name" That is. for memorial
70 IT. praise" Ger. is: III.
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