The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-03
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
lc..c3l X.-ihird Quarter, For
SEPT. 6, 1907.
The INTERNAL .0NAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, Mum. xxi, 1-e.
Memory Verse, 9-Golden Text, John
iii, IA, 15-commentary Prepared by
Rev. D. M. Stearns.

Memory Verse, 9-GoIden Text, John
iii, IA, 15-commentary Prepared by
Rev. D. M. Stearns.
Copyright, 1907, by American Press Association.l
The fourteenth chapter ends with the
record of some who insisted on going
up to take the land when they found
that their unbelief was to cost them
forty years in the wilderness, so they
went in their presumption and were
slain.
The fifteenth chapter also tells Of the
pre- SCmptuous sin Of one who dared to
break the Sabbath by gathering sticks,
AMI it is plainly stated that d.Sohedi-
ence Is presumption and deSplSing the
word OF the Lord (Xv. 80. 81. This
list sin led 20 the fringes in the bor'
derS Of their garments with a ribbon
Of blue. that they might look upon 1t
and he holy unto thu Lord who had
brought them out OF Egypt XIV. 3T-4n.
ClApter xvi Is full OF the rebellion
Of KOrah and his companions against
Moses. their punishment, the sympathy
Of III. people with the guilty and the
plague from the Lord that took away
SO many thousands Of them. Chapter
xvii Is GoIs miraculous testimony TO
His choice OF Aaron by causing his rod
to bud and blossom and bear almonds
in one night, while the other eleven
rods remained only dry sticks. Chapter
xviii establishes the pre-eminenCe OF
the tribe OF Levi, their special ScDara-
ton unto the Lord aid that the Lord
Himself was specially their portion
(verse 20p. chapter xix is the remark.
ably typical story OF the red heifcr or
the provision for cleansing by the way.
Compare Heb *, Is: John l, I.
Chapter Xxx begins with the death Of
Miriam aud ends with the death Of
Aaron and coatalnS the record OF
Moses sin. which cut him % from lead
Ing Israel into the promised land. lie
believed not God. gave way To self and
smote the rocG instead OF Speaking 10 It.
In tUday's lesson We have first 3. sig
nal victory Of Israel over their enc
mics aud then another outbreak against
Col. followed by n Christening and de.
livc.a4ce That Cod should ever hear
or do aayth ns for such rebelliOus
peop., Is written for our encourage
meat and that we may adopt Jcre.
miaa's pi,a. % Lord. though our In.
iGuit.c1 testify against US. do Thou II
for Thy names sake" der. xiv. =. He
will specially bless all whole hearted.
ness against sin or for IIial. nd this
seems to be the special pOin- In the
first three verses Of our lesson. In II
Cor. vi. IL. 10 vii. !. there Is a good
comment upon II. and another good
promise In connection with IL In III
Chron. xvi, o. Is In the days Of Israel.
so In our days. lie IL seeking those
who are willing 10 10 wholly set apart
for Himself who will cheerfuIly be
His portion and let Him be peculiarly
their portion lEx. xix. 80: rs. ~. 3:
Tit. II. II, X. v: rs. cxxxv. 4: lxxiii,
%: Lam. III. al. Through such and on
behalf Of such He will specially reveal
Himself.
The last part Of our lesson Is a sad
record. and yet their sin and Gods
manner Of deIiverance h one of tie
mo :, positive lessons IL tie Bible
cor: -. Z Coils way ~ re!s:8ption
for =" >.1"or. type thu; our Lord
sp'+ y,.v-C't r:,}l and u'ei concern
ing las: - J,:n III. -. IL. We
know - s.: Maroon died III 'Ir for;Ieth
year after % r coming U"i u! Egypt
CrlIaptcF xxxIlI. s., anl II this event
was In that year. az II would seem TO
BE-. we sec Israel rphclIiOus 10 the last
and the rising generation IuhcritIng the
sin of tlle,r fathers Discouraged be.
cause Of the way" aud speaking
against Goi AID against Moses (yersrs
I. - - they began and so they Goa
t.1,:rd tE%. ~! aud xvi: Num-. 81. lot.
and 20 we continue In r:Itc 81 all tie
lessons. saying. What shalt We ont. or
what shall We drink. or wherewithai
shall We be cIothrdy' Matt vi. 81
acting as II We had no Father In h"av
on AMI therefore making self Our cpu-
ter Instead " God. The same patient
Lord hears with the same sins On H..
Christening ~ and ever seeking 10 win
~ wholly u Himself.
The fiery serpents causing death ran.
not but suggest that old serpent. the
devil. through whom cninn tic sin that
has bitten us all Gen. Ill /. Rev. xiI. o..
by ore man sin entered the world aud
death by sin" 1orn. y. ~. When
there Il n consciousness aud confession
~ sin. rs In verse : Vt our lesson. then
there II forgiveness. for IL wa confess
our sins lie IL faithful and Just 90 for.
give ~ Otir sins aud 60 cleanse us from
all unrIghtp0usness" II John l. ~. The
likeness of that which cuused their
death set upon pole suggests the
death ~ that which caused their death.
I think tic verse that covers II most
fully IN connection with John ~. IL.
u. Ia n Cor. Y. q, God hath made
Him 10 10 rin for ~ who knew no
sin. that We might be- made the right
eousacss ~ God In Him"
The fact In IsraeI's Ease was that II
any bitten one. however near death.
saw the brazen serpent he was at once
well, There was truly life for n