The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-02-08
ABRAM CALLED
TO BE A BLESSING
Sunday School Lessen Tor Feb 10 1907
Specially Prepared for This Paper

| biblesl, 1870. - not lar from rrlf So
1 Hommel lie was probably cont,rnuo-
airy with Hammurab, whose DAT. M,
variously at 300. 2.a0 and 5000 b. z"
| PLACE Abraham originated .r n,
OF the Chaldees, the ruins Of whiH
called Mugheir, are now being - f.a,e5
! Il Is near the Euphrates, 10 mites nom
the Persian gulf
i, scRlPTrREs oUTLINE OF AneA.
HIS Ancestry: Genesis II ana f.ke
| S24-3s. 2 His Birthplace Gen II e.r
/ g. His Marriage Gen. n 20 PEI 8f
| Gen. 1913 ISL. 4. His Children Ven
1872: 24.6. 6. Journeyings G,n nn
/ Neh. 81; Gen. i2l-g. Josh. PAS u 1g
Gen. 1910. 20L Z. Names o. Places.
Find how many places are connected
with Abram. s Religion of I.s Aroas
tors: Josh. 24.2 2. Deeds G.r NN.
l5s. - HlS-2o. Heb. 7l-l0. Gen q, g.A
asa a. 22l-lii 1871, :; ls4 A. sons
Ills. 2l2. 10 ii. Faith and cia,a ..r:
Gen. 1919. 22l2: 2s.5: Neh s7 ~
! 1856. Rom. 4:ll: Gal. S:s-9. Heb u No.
Jas. 2;2l-2i; Chron. 2o7. lisa 81.
Comment and Suggestive Thought
The real. essential. enduring prog.
ress of the world is moral. spiritual
religious This is progress worth re-
cording in the Book OF God IN This
progress Abraham stands out as a
lighthouse landmark. lighted by COD
and shining down all the ages ne K
the third of the representative u
eras in the history: Adam-Noah-
Abraham
His first name was Abram eyalt
ed father" and changed later IN
vision from God TO Abraham father
OF a multitude" The derivation 81 The
name is unknown. Professor sayce
says that the name Abram (Abu-ramu.
the exalted father') is found On
early Babylonian contract tablets
V. I. Now the Lord had said
Omit had. Am. r. The Lord said.
first at Ur Gen. ll:3D. and now
/ again in Haran, where he was al the
beginning of this chapter Terah Ab
raham's father. led the first migration
from Ur TO Haran. nearly GOO miles
northwest up the Euphrates, on he
road toward Palestine
Get thee out Of thy country. and
from thy kindred" Why must h. gel
away from these influences? Because
only in new country, free from he
restraints Of old customs and Old
/ friends, could the family and religion
\ OF Abraham best develop. Unto a
| land that | will show thee" Here
was another test OF his faith And
the difficulty was greatly enhanced
by the fact that he did not know
/ where he was going.
V. ?. IL will make OF thee a great
nation" Great and good motives are
involved in this promise. Personally
II would compensate for the loss Of
his own country. This promise was
fulfilled in the Hebrew race. which
has had a greater religious influence
than any other. and which still exists,
but more completely in the spiritual
| sons OF Abraham. the whole Christina
church (Gal. 1920 So Christ says
OF Abraham. HE rejoiced TO see ny
day: and he saw it, and was glad
John $500. And will bless thee
No earthly good can be so great as
the blessing Of God.
And make thy name great
Known. honored. loved through al ihe
centuries, and by multitudes Of 1ef
pie. To one who is really worthy q
It. IL is great blessing to be ne
hero. the example. the ideal o. many
! people
And thou shalt be a blessing
blessing in myself. and source q
blessing to others. II is more blessed
to give than to receive
V. 3. rAnd will bless them ID"
bless thee" Abraham's cause vas
to be so identified with Gods cause
that whatsoever favored Abraham lar
ored God and his kingdom. So iaI a.
we are the true children Of God 'hs
is true also OF us.
and curse him that curseth ihee
This is the other side OF the saH'
promise. Abraham In character
works. and representative position a.
| the founder of the church was y
| identified with God that whosle'e'
hated and opposed him hated ana W
posed God. THE good man Is ~
alone. Touch him. and you tou'D
| God"
I'm thee shall all families 81 'ne
earth be blessed" AS they nav
been. by the race he founded, bS 'ss
spiritual training OF that race ps u
religious influences and the word =
God given through his descenu"n,
and most OF all by Jesus christ
Messiah. who was OF Abraham So
We. too. have great and nTee'u..
promises. in Jesus Christ, q o''.,
things and better country thah -
raham had. Great lives are Tram"
by great promises. u.h
" 4. so Abram departed ~
all that he had (v. 81, and ineo
land OF Canaan they came M
Canaan-"Lowlands was or'sI
" the low land on the Mediterf an, ~
coast. but afterwards incluueu
whole Of Palestine to the Jordan
Practical Points.
Each one OF us is called TO go ~ -
pilgrimage. like Abraham's, IRON IN
and a worldly life to "a city VIVA ia
hath foundations whose buiide' Nv
maker is God" "a better co'N "A
that Is A heavenly (Heb. ~. =" 80