Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-25
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson XlII.-Third Quarter, For
Sept. 20, 1907.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.


Text of the Lesson, a Comprehensive
Quarterly Review-GoIden Text, Ps.
CHI, documentary Prepared by Rev.
o. M. Stearns.
copyright. 1907, by American Press Association
LESSON I.-God feeds Israel in the
wilderness (Ex. xvi, 1-1O. Golden
Text, John vi, 81, 81 am the Living
Bread which came down from heaven"
He who redeemed them from Egypt
by His own right hand without any
assistance whatever from them gave
them bread and flesh to the full with
out any labor on their part, and In the
discourse of our Lord in John vi He
plainly taught that the manner was
typical Of Himself.
LESSON 1.-THE Ten Commandments;
duties toward God (Ex. XXX, LID. Gold
en- Text, Deut. vi, 8, "Thou shalt love
the Lord thy God with all thine heart
and with all thy soul and with all thy
might" He who loved them enough
to redeem them and whose love to
them was an everlasting love, an I'M
changing love Deut. VII, SO; Jer XXI,
8: NAL /, 2; iii, 81, asked that they
should love Him In return for such
great love.
LESSON III.-The Ten Command
ments: duties toward men (Ex. Xxx, II
IN. Golden Text, Lev. xix, 1S, Thou
shalt love thy nelghbor as thyself.
If is only by our love to our fellows
that we can prove or manifest our love
TO God. for "he that loveth not his
brother, whom he hath seen, how can
he love God, whom he hath not seenF
q John iv, 20)
LESSON Iy.-The golden calf Ex.
xxi 1-S, 3O-35. Golden Text, John
v p. Little children, keep yourselves
from idols" The people who promised
to do all that God said could not keep
it six weeks, could not keep their
promise at all, but they made a show
of obedience for little while.
LESSON V.-The tabernacle (Ex. xl,
1-13, 34-3S. Golden Text Elk. xi, "a,
'Then cloud covered the tent or the
congregation, and the glory OF the LORD
filed the tabernacle" A dwelling
Mace for God in the midst of Israel
erected by the Spirit filled men from
the willing offerings Of the people, who
had to be restrained from bringing.
LESSON vI.-The sin Of Nadab and
.Abihu Q4ev. x, lid. Golden Text,
Prov. Xxx, /, wine is q mOcker, strong
drink is raging, and whatsoever Is de-
ceiyed thereby is not wise" The SIN
of these men was the strange tre they
| offered before the Lord, refusing q
willing obedience and presuming TO do
as they thought best. Verse may
possibly imply that the cause or their
sin was strong drink.
LESSON VII-The day OF atonemen'
Uev. xvi. 5, %. Golden Text, Heb, VII
| % wherefore He Is able to save
them to the uttermost that come unto
God by Him" Gods provision for the
putting away Of the sins Of Israel once
q year family typi6ed the eternal re
demptiOn which we have in Chrls'
Jesus by His one offering up OF Him
self. once for all. AS in lsraePs case
so In ours--the priest did it all; we re
ceive the benefit.
LESSON VIII.-Israel jOurneying tC
Canaan (Num. X, 11-13, 29-30).f Colder
Text. Elk xiii, 81, "And the Lord wen
before them by day In pillar or
cloud to lead them the way, and by
night in a pillar of fire, to give then
light" Delivered from their enemies
their Deliverer ever with them, dwell
ing In their midst; provision for all thu
Journey assured day by day, the goot
land before them, and all the wa!
their faithful guide to tell them whel
to go and when to stay.
LESSON IX.-The two reports of thu
spies (Num. xiii, 1920; 1888. Colder
Text. Mum. xiv, 0, ''The Lord is will
, us: fear them not" Under such pc
culiarly blessed circumstances an'
with such assurances from the livini
!, God to talk of sending spies to sec
. II was as God had said was sursl.
sinful unbelief, and yet Moses fell Int
line with 1t, and God in gracious com
passion for their weakness permitte'
, It that those who would not believ
, His word might learn In their owl
harder way.
LESSON Y. - The brazen serpen
CNum. xxi. 1-9). Golden Text, John Ill
Ia. Is, "As Moses lifted up the serpen
In the wilderness, even SO must tn
Son of Man be lifted up, that whose
ever believeth In Him should not pei
ish. but have eternal life" Not likin
Gods way and speaking against Co
brought a lot of trouble, and yet 1t
the ordinary way Of all men since tina
old serpent caused Adam and Eve t
fall In with his plan Of getting on 4
defiance Of God.
LESSON XI.-MOses pleading with il
rael Deut. vi, 1-15). Golden Text, Deu
vi. IL, Beware, lest thou forget tn
Lord" In the end of the fortieth yea
since they left Egypt Oeut. !, 81 Nose
rehearsed all the Lords dealings wit
them. reminding them Of all the way
that the Lord had led them, OF His VI
changing love and manifold mercie'
and he may be said to sum up his e.
hortation 70 them In the words, "R'
member, forget not the Lord; love an
obey Him."
LESSON XII. - The death Of Nose
. Deut. xxxiv, LIZ. Golden Text p
cxvi, Is, Precious in the sight of tn
= Lord is the death Of His saints"
y John xvii, "a He said to His Fatht
:. that He longed to have them Wit
: Him that they might see His glor
{ In Phil / 81, 2S, we read that ito d
;. Is gain, to depart and be wilt
o Christ Is FAR better" More literal
i the last two words should be every Il
y better"