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TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM
MENTS FOR NOVEMBER 25.
Subject: The Worlds Temperance
Sunday, lisa. ", 11-23-Golden
Text: I Cor. tx, 27-Memory
Verse, II.

Verse, II.
I. The drunkard's feast Tvs. II,
12). II. Woe" Grief, sorrow.
misery, a heavy calamity, a curse.
Early in the morning" When 1t
was regarded especially shameful to
drink (Acts. @: 15). B%anquets for
revelry began earlier than usual
(Eccl. 10: 16, ~. "Maye follow
strong drink" That they begin and
continue to use it from early morn
till night. Palm or date wine was,
and is still, in use in the Eastern
countries. Judea was famous for the
abundance and excellence of its palm
trees; and consequently had plenty
Of this wine. Drinking strong drink
is the chief business Of the day. IT'LL
wine infame them" Until there is
excited, excessive action in the blood
vessels, causing them to act in ex-
element, in: anger or any evil way
which their natures might be made
to feel, under the. unnatural pressure
upon the forces and functions Of the
body. In this condition no man Is
able to use good judgment, or to ex-
ecute his work correctly.
-. "The harp" A stringed in
strument of triangular figure. Music
was common at ancient feasts (Amos
g.: 5, g.. 1.-The VOL" An instru-
ment with twelve strings. 1.-The tab
ret" A small drum or tambourine,
played on as an accompaniment to
singing. Pipe" The principal mu-
steal wind instrument Of the He
brews. Such as indulge in revels
must have every sense gratiied, for
only by being stimulated by such ex-
element could they at all be salts
fed. They regard not" The most
positive proof that such conduct is
sinful.
II. Gods judgments on the drunk
ard Tvs. 1910. 10. Therefore"
Because they ignore Gods warnings
and continue in their drunkenness.
my people" judah, or Israel, or
both. Are gone" The prophet
sees the future as though it were
present. Because they have no
knowledge" Because of their fool
ish recklessness in following strong
drink they make drunkards of them
selves. They are contrary to wisdom.
They become captives because their
brains are so ruined by excessive.
drinking that they are not capable OF
acting the part Of prudent, care'ul
men. Honorable men are fam
ished." Strong drink ruins those in
honorable positions Just as quickly
as men of low estate. Dried up
with thirst" Both the great men
and the common people suffer alike
when in captivity to the cruel power
of strong drink.
IA. HELL" Sheol, the place of
the dead. Sheol is personified and
compared to a ravenous beast, eager
to swallow its prey. Hath enlarged
herself" There has been SO great a
slaughter that the world Of the dead
is too narrow to accommodate all
who enter there, and has to build on
an addition-has to increase its Ca
pacity. Opened her mouth" The
tense in the Hebrew changes here.
1t should be land Is opening her
mouth The slaughters have not
ceased.
IS. 1.-THE mean man." etc. It's
victims include all classes. Even
'tle mean man" is brought down"
to a lower level, and to the same level
1.-The mighty" and "the lofty" are de-
graded. The drunkard soon loses all
self-respect, then his respect for. all
that is good, even respect for God
and fear of his judgments. This is
to become a scctfer. 16. Shall be
exalted in Judgment" When mans
glory is all passed away God is IN
changed. Though men scorn His Of
fered mercy and refuse His wise
counsels He is not cast down. He is
exalted. "Sanctifed in righteous
ness" Regarded as holy by reason
of His righteous dealings. II.
Then shall the lambs" etc. When
these are gone into captivity and
swallowed up in death others shall
fill their places.
III. The woes of the drunkard
Tvs. 1929. IS. "Iniquity." Guilt
mourning punishment. Cords of
vanity" Wickedness. Rabbins say,
an evil inclination is at first like a
fine hairstring, but the finishing like
a cart rope. These sinners harness
themselves like horses to'a cart, and,
straining every nerve in sin, they
drag their punishments with them.
10. LET him make speed" etc.
They challenge the Almighty to do
His worst, and set His justice at de-
fance. They do not believe that the
judgments threatened will come. 20.
Call evil good" etc. Men resort to
lying %subterfuges to justify them
selves in sanctioning the liquor
traffic. 81. wise in their own
eyes" Those who prefer their own
reasonings to divine revelations, who
despise or reject the gospel, OF who
claim to have a knowledge of it, but
do not practice it.
%. Mighty to drink" Those
who boast that they can drink. more
than others and yet be able to stand.
They shall not escape the curse Of
drunkenness. ITO mingle strong
drink" To add spices to strong
drink, and then count themselves
strong because they can endure the
effects. Their glory Is their shame.
20. Justify the wicked for reward"
Who, as judges, pervert justice and
for a bride acquit the guilty. Who
for the sake of votes, or political in
fuence, or favor with the people,
vote with the saloonkeeper and help
make bad laws. God will punish
such. Take away the righteous
ness" Though a man be proved in
nocent, yet because he does not give
a fee he is condemned by these un-
just men. Misery will oVertake him.