The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-05
THE SUNDAY school
sNTERNA TlONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR DECEMBER 10.
Subject; Reading and Obeygaw enc Lnrsj
Neh. Will, s-7s-GoIden Text. Luke
III, 2S-Memory Verses, II, 1s-CoSn-
lnentary ON the Days Lesson

Studying Gods word Tvs. 1-S).
The people were gathered in this great
meeting from the surrounding country
from 2O'OOO TO 10000 in number. It
was the time OF the feast Of Trumpet&
Irumpefs were blown everywhere.
Ihey proclalmed day of rejoicing.i
Inc people called Tor Ezra, the SCRIBE,
to BRING out the book OF the law and
read to them Here is the first mem
ton Of Ezra's name in the book Of Ne
hemiah. II IS thought that he had
been absent during the past thirteeN
years, perhaps working as scribe ina
copying and studying, and perhaps putt
ting IN shape the book of the law. Hei
seems TO have returned at the opp0r-
tune moment This great company
had gathered on purpose to hear the
WORDS OF the book he had copied and
probablyHedited-
8. so they read" Ezra and thir-
teen representative men from Jerusa-
! lem standing upon an elevated plat-
form, read the Scriptures, in turn. for
SIN hours on more. In the book. I
Books IN those days were wide strips
OF parchment rolled upon sticks, one 1t.
! either end, so that one side was rolled
up as the other was unrolled to reada
The writing was in parallel columns
across the strip and read from right to
left. Distinctly" SO that every word
| could De distinctly heard. This was
the flrst way in which they caused the
people to understand. Gave the
I sense" The lsraelites having been
lately brought out OF Babylonish cap5
tivlty, IN which they had continued
seventy years, were not only corrupt
but they had IN general lost the knowl-s
edge OF the ancient Hebrew to such "a
degree that when the BOOK OF the law
was read they did not understand iti'
Ihereiore the LeVltes translated II into
the Cnaldean dlafecT. Caused them
70 understand Ihey gave p0th
ITansiatlon p tle HenreW WORDS INTO
the Chaldee ana an eNposltionAoI the
things contained ~ them, aud Of the
uuly monument upon tneh.
II. Gay OF rejoicing procialmeu
Tvs. S-1zl.
~ Nehelnlah = me ilrsnatna;
Hi1herto Neneinian mas caiieu n1lnsell|
pechaii-l4e orulllarg W0ru lor GOV
ernor. NOW ne IS CARED flrsnatnas y
more honorable anu feVerentiai u
lie Ior governor, Inc new Tue ~
among me ln0lcauons tiat. luis por-
ton OF tne DOCK Is written py ans
other RMS DAY IS hoiy. Mourning
was unsulta PIE TOT DAY OF nlgn IesJ
tlvlty' the opening Gay q tne ciVlE
year ana q the saDDasacal month II
sell sappatn OF gay OF rest, ana oi'1
70 De aepI Dy DioWlhg o. truupees
lev zo;z4, zoi NUN. zSsA-o]. W
pears tndt tne peopie y e.e ~. July ~
noraht OF tiielr ancient lans Jug, n ~.
also OF the Il.es anu cersnloilles Y 1917
reiglon, NOT Delhg pellt.ieteu y ooqssi 81
tnem IA Baoyion. az, ene !. s PeopaI
Wept- lucy le'lii@eu luM ulhaSs Sta1
tneir llyes LAY osei sa,g ~,
lndHueu py oVu, NY NV Ss.,A As''. =. -
personal uuly' Auey NV A"s ny .sT
pubic Worsnip OF 1ou. Aney n''u
1alleu as nation.
~. Eat ana urlnA. uDserEs e wv ~ \.
appointment Iney snouiu tes.ily s..ss
| genulneness q lneAr .epent1llce ~ NY
faithfulness with which they kept me
feast. SEND poltlons. y was an OF
dlnance OF Goa tnar III these teasts tng
poor shoulu ne speciany a.lu ape'ss,syl
PROVIDED Lor lDent: io's,ll' Ao:Al-lolj
.'Neltner De ye sorry. We inusl my
De merry Wneh 1uu CANS us ~ nVunsl1
ing. we must not anllee vul ~ AZ
wnen 500 mas gwen US occasion - M r.,.
Jolce- Sven our sorrow lVr ssnnsss1
n1ust -. napuS q ~ ~, SNt, 80.
wee. JJoy Of lne Lord. a cons s l''
ness OF Gou.S favor, mercy aAu Z, iv,'ssl
suffering. ~ Leyites stIsieI ~ sns'
people. husneu tneir ,ouu lainsn VI ~
tlon. Hmotoli neeus consrVi WEI VEL. T.
IS IN danger OF running INTO lhsre pny 4
steal excitement. j,
~. because dney Fl unuerslopq,
They now knew Gods WIZ anu lnelr
own duty. Whlcn lney resoiVeu 70 prae-
tlce. rms gave tnem ground 81 nopeE
and trust IN GODS mercy una lnere-
Tore gave them great JOY.
II Direclions cohcernin ". tue leassI
OF the tapernacles Tvs iS-iol. Durlntl
the reading OF the law the people saw
now they hau negiecteA 70 Keep tn''l
feasts as they oughg ana tney imAneulsI
ately proceeded 10 observe the leasl u
the tabernacies.
a. Found written. see Ley. z9'
33-44. Booths. The people werel
commanded to leave their houses anul
dwell IN tents or booths made Of lhel
branches OF thick trees; oex sN.a
montn; Inc mon'n Lasnsl ~ ~, %en :,
nm. Inns was ,ne seNsnen' ny. =. 49,
me sacred or sscassiassscsi ga '''ss
me nrst Mo1sn u, tug eis1s ~, se'sn
To- ahouAu puDtsn. ne,
nere Is thaL t1ey - VIC
IQeY EQOulQ no lut ttNtttf5S ptS1tt1p