The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1905-09-22
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XIII, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. 24.

cXN1, O-COmineutnry prepared Dy
Rev. ID. M. Stearns.
copyright, 1885, by American Press Association
LESSON I.-Sennacherib's invasion Oh
Enron. xxi, o-23). Golden Text, II
Chron. xxi, s, with us is the Lord
our God TO help us and to fight our
battles" One of the most beautiful
the manifestation Of the carnal mind,
is to see the king and the prophet TAX
ing hold Of God in prayer Verse 20)
and to note their aim in asking deliv-
erance, THAT all the kingdoms of the
earth may know that Thou art the
Lord God, even Thou only" Oh Kings
xix, 19).
LESSON H.-Hezekiah's prayer Qsa.
xxxviii, 1-S). Golden Text, Ps. XVI, l,
"God is our refuge and strength, n very
present help in trouble" In last lesson
the trouble was national; now it is
personal, but the king seems more cast
down than in the last. Sometimes a
great calamity is borne better than
small trial. HeZekiah had not the bright
future before him which we have QPhil.
1, 81, 23); there was no risen Christ,
and yet he had as much light as Moses
and Aaron, from whom we hear no
complaint when told their time had
come.
LESSON III.-The suffering Saviour
Qsa Iii, 13; lii, ~. Golden Text, lisa.
lii, 6, 1.-THE Lord hath laid on linn the
iniquity of us ALL" From Vel iii, 81.
on through Gen. xxi, Elk. xii, Ps. xxi,
and notably in this lesson we have set
before us Messiah OF Israel who must
suffer-"The Lamb slain from the foun-
dalton Of the world" Rev. xiii, s., the
sinners substitute, suffering in our
stead, bearing our sins in His own
body on the tree, dying the just for the
unjust.
LESSON IV.-The gracious invitation
Qsa. ", 1-13). Golden Text, Isa. lv, 6,
"Seek We the Lord while lie may be
found" II we would understand and
walk with God we must let His ways
and His thoughts displace ours. In ref
erence to blessing upon all nations, aft
er Israel has been blessed with the sure
merces of David Verse -, then all
nations shall run to Israel Verse %.
LESSON V.-Manasseh's sin and re-
pentance QI Chron. xxxiii, 1-13). Golden
Text, Prov. xiv, "a, righteousness ex-
alteth nation, but sin is a reproach to
any people" The invitation of last les
son is even for such as Manasseh or
Barabbas or Saul OF Tarsus. The Won
derful grace of God is for the chief of
sinners. The Scriptures fully set forth
the love of God and the sin Of man
that all may know that the Lord is
God Verse 49,.
LESSON VI.-Josiah's good reign Oh
Chron. xxGiv, 1-13) Golden Text,
Eccl. XII, I. Remember now thy Gre
ator in the days of thy youth" Fright
in the sight Of the Lord" is a statement
that should become part Of the very be-
ing of every believer, as 1t implies the
fellowship which brings heaven to
earth. 1t means doing always those
things that please Him.
LESSON NII.-Joslah and the Book of
the Law QI Chron. xXXiv, 14-29. Gold
en- Text, Ps. cxix, 1G, II will not forget
thy word" Josiah's reverence for the
word Of God indicated Gods special
favor to him, according to lisa. Xvi, ..
Blessed are all such. And yet how rea-
sonable that we should reverence, re-
ceive meekly and believe fully and
obey promptly all that God has said.
LESSON VIII.-Jehoiakim burns the
word of God der. xXxvi, 21-3H. Golden
Text, Jer. XVI, 10, amend your ways
and your dolngs and obey the voice Of
the Lord your God" In great contrast
to Josiah and his submission to the
word of God see this wicked son Of his
hating and deliberately destroying the
message from the Lord, but 1t only led,
as always, to n new and enlarged edi-
ton (verse 32).
LESSON IX.-Jeremiah in the dungeon
Ger. xxxviii, 1-13). Golden Text Matt.
V, 10, blessed are they which are per
secuted for righteousness sake, for
theirs is the kingdom Of heaven" The
father of lies told a big one when he
said that Jeremiah was seeking the
hurt and not the welfare of the people,
but nothing is too bad for him who
dares to make God q liar Gen. II, II;
Iii, 4; John V, 10). If we are the
Lords witnesses we must expect such
treatment as He received.
LESSON X.-The captivity of Judah
III Chron. xxxvi, 11-2D. Golden Text
Mum. xxi, %, "Be sure your sin viii
find you out" The iniquity Of Judah
came to head, as that OF Israel had
done over 400 years before. and the
Lord did just what lie had said by the
mouth OF jeremiah that He would do
Verse 21).
LESSON &I.-The life giving stream
Q1zek. Xvii. LIP. Golden Text, Rev.
xii, II. 'Whosoevef will, let him take
the water of life freely" While we
are taught TO expect that from the Holy
City there shall low real water to the
Dead sea and also eastward, the prac-
tical truth for our hearts is that Jeho-
yah Himself is the fountain of living
water Ger. ii. 49, which Is ever flow
ing from the throne Of God for us, and