The Yale expositor., 1906-11-23
Worlds Temperance
Lesson
Sunday School Lesson for Nov. IS. 1906
Specially Prepared for This Paper.

TUDdDTy UUTITE TtIEU
Ahaz, who, following a time of great
prosperity, had introduced, or favored
vice, luxury, idolatry and intemperance.
Ahaz began to reign about 742 y. c., 10
or IL years after the founding of Rome.
PLACE.-Jerusalem and Judea.
A Drunkard's Loss.
Our lesson committee directs us to
read with this lesson / Kings 20: 1921.
Here we have an illustration from his
tory substantiating the words of the
prophet before us, about the loss of
temporal prosperity by one who in
dulges in strong drink. About $50
years before Isaiah gave the prophecy
in judah the Syrian king, Benhadad,
had come with 80 tributary kings and
a great army, to overthrow and cap
ture the city of Samaria, the capital
of the kingdom of Israel. The Israel
itish king, Ahab, seemed paralyZed
with fear, and was ready to grant all
that proud conqueror demanded. But
his elders counseled resistance, and
then Benhadad boosted that he would
pour out upon Samaria so great
host of warriors that If each man
were to take but a handful of earth,
Samaria would be carried away. Let
not him that girdeth on his armor
boast himself, as he that putteth 1t
off" was Israels answer. The proud
monarch, and his kings and generals.
gave themselves up to drunken revel-
ry, so sure were they of victory. BY
noontime the besiegers' camp was
scene of wild debauchery. Then the
Israelites, with only 232 young men
at their head, rushed out and COM
pletely routed the hosts of Syria, and
King Benhadad barely escaped with
his life.
Woes Accompanying lntemperance.
1. Poverty.-Prov. 23:z1; lisa. Sis,
2. Disease.-Prov 1929.
3. Degradation.-Isa. 2S:1-4.
4. Defilement-Dan. 1:S
5. Weakness.-1 Cor. 1925.
6. Mental disorders, - Prov. 20:1;
1888; lisa. $500; 2s:7
z. Bodily death.-Isa. STA.
8. Remorse.-Prov. 1882.
8. Separation from God.-Num. 6:
"a; lisa. 5:12.
10. Spiritual blindness.-Isa. 1851;
Dan. 5:1-3; Titus IL.
IL. Spiritual death.-Hab. 2:5;
Pet. 2:11.
II. Loss of heaven-Gal. 5:21; 1
Cor. 60, 10.
Upon Whom Woe Will Fall.
1. The wicked.-Isa. 3:9, IL; Sis;
Micah 81.
2. Drunkards.-Isa. 5:11-14; ISL;
Prov. 1929, 80.
3. Tempters.-Hab. 2:15.
A. The rebellious.-Isa 30:1; 1879.
5. The dishonest-Jer. 22:13; Hab.
&c, 9, IL.
g. The false.-Isa $50; Eek. 1873;
Jude 1911.
T. The indolent.-Amos 6:1.
g. The proud.-Isa 5:21.
g. Oppressors.-Isa. SIS; 1913.
10 Those who hide from God.-Isa.
29:15; Hos. 7:13.
IL. II. pccrites.-Matt. 23:1316, 23-
20.
IL. Unfaithful pastors.-Jer. 23:1;
Matt 23:16.
49, Those who neglect opportuni-
ties.-Matt. 1921.
Intempersnce and crime.-About so
per cent. of the convicts of the United
States privately confess their fire.
quent indulgence in intoxicating
drinks. The fact here is to be declared
boldly that the intoxicating effect of
alcohol prepares the way for the COM
mission of crimes of every kind
Elisha Harris. NJ. d.
The Fall Of Ancient Nations.-His-
toric records of the nations of anti
guilty are replete with proofs that the
chief destroyer of national prestige
was strong drink. Assyria was
world power until her early character
istics of manliness, patriotism and
morality we're Slapped by drunkenness
and debauchery. She fell before Baby
lonia and Media. Ere long drunken
ness characterized the Median court,
which fell before the wine-hater, Cy-
rus the Persian. Babylon's fall is at
tributed in Scripture to the same
vice dan. 81. Then Persia, weakened
by wine, passed under the conquering
nand of Alexander. But full soon this
OiCCh hOiO was dioO ONCICOluc Wy
temperance.
Attractive Sin.-Sin as a caterpil
lar is bad enough, but sin as a butter
fly is a thousand times worse. On
every wing there is a rainbow of light
and beauty. The poets call the BUT
terfy "a flying and flashing gen." "a
flower of Paradise" But the butter
fly is often a caterpillar beautified
with wings. 1t is only painted worm
decked in velvet suit and adorned
with sparkling gems. II sin I'm it's
grossest forms be dangerous, what
must be the unmeasured power of sin
when 1t puts on the robe of beauty?
Sin often wears the wings of wit, the
wings of fashion. the wings of at.
tractive names."-Rev. David Gregg,
ID. ID.
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