The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-03-14
LOTS
CHOICE
Sunday School Lesson for Feb. n. 1907
Specially prepared for this paper

ware of covetousness Luke i2I5
TIME Probably within few years of
Abraham's arrival in Canaan in 1921.
PLACE-At a place near Bethel "
miles north of Jerusalem. After the sep
aration he moved to Hebron. 81 miles
further south
SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES Illus |
trative of Abraham. Blessed the
peacemakers: Matt. $50. A soft answer
turneth away wrath: Prov ISL new
commandment give unto you: John
1894. In honor preferring one another:
Rom. 1910. Charity sufrereth long and Is
kind. etc: Cor. i34-S. II It be possible.
IA much as lieth In you. live pcaceably
with all men: Rom. 1913, q. Walk In
love: Eph. So. Let brotherly love con-
tinue: Heb. 1874. Behold how good and
how pleasant II is for brethren to dwell
together In unity. etc: Psalm 1873. Seek
ye first the kingdom Of God: Matt
63l-4.
ILLUSTRATIVE OF LOT.-Not to
keep company with an idolater. railer.
ETC.. ] Cor. SOIL: 2 Thes. $50. IA, l5
Evil communications corrupt good man
ners: I Cor. i5:33. Blessed is the man
that wallSeth not in the counsel Of the
ungodly Psa. Ill. II sinners entice.
walk not thou in the way with
them Prov. ii0-i6. Enter not the path
of the wicked: Prov. 4:l4. 22-24 rs.
companion OF fools shall be destroyed
Prov. 1920 Be yet not unequally yoked
together, etc.: Cor. 6l4-ls. Be not par
takers OF her sins. that ye receive not of
her plaques: Rev. 1874
Consider the moral problems at issue.
the arguments. the dangers. the results.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
Two imperfectlons In Abrahann's
process of making. He had not yet
attained. He made two errors.
/. To escape a famine. which he
might have escaped by going to an
other part OF Canaan. he left the
Promised Land and went down into
Egypt. which had already attained
a high civilization, full OF heathenism.
worldliness and luxury. which has a
great fascination and charm to one
who first enters its enchanted circles
especially when. as was the case In
Egypt there were many good precepts
In its religion. This environment. the
moral malaria Of educated and bril-
| liant worldliness, doubtless made him
more susceptible to the next tempta
| ton.
Q. In Egypt he felt in danger Of his
| life. because his wife was very beauti
full He feared that the Pharaoh would
| kill him in order to obtain her
| for his harem nor we're his
fears groundless. Possibly says
Prof. Dods. "he may have heard
the ugly story which has re
Gently been deciphered from an old
papyrus. and which tells how one oi
the Pharaohs, acting on the advice OF
his princes, sent armed men to fetch
a beautiful woman and make away
with her husband" To escape this
danger he told a lie which was a Tor
nal truth, that Sarah was his sister
for she was his halfsister.
Lots lmperfections.-Lot was good
man at heart. We are told in Pete
that righteous Lot" was sore dis
tressed" by the lascivous life OF tho
wicked, For the righteous man dwell
ing among them, in seeing and hear
ing. vexed his righteous soul from day
to day with their lawless deeds {;
Pet. 2; 7, 81,
But Lots life and character were or
a much lower level than Abraham's
He was repealed by the gross wicked
ness of Sodom. but the less obtrusiv'
sins of the heart were not so repnl
sive to him
Lessons About Family ouarreIs.-
CD There is special danger Of quar-
rels In the family and among kindred
and in earnest churches where Their
| or hnlinf and antiNn wnrk hn
cause there are so many conflicting in
terests among them Those with moth
ing in common may be an hundred
times worse In character. but theil
evil deeds will not take the form n
strife. (2) Quarrels almost alway;
begin in little things Very often they
arise from the distribution of prop
erty. There Is always trouble abou
money, or without money" (3l Fam
lily strife is an exceeding great evi
to all concerned. (D II is great in
Jury to the community and TO religion
when these strifes arise among churcl
members. For, as DR. Parker says
"The Canaanite and Perizzite are still
in the land" 60 Stop every sncl
quarrel In the beginning, before {
matchs fame becomes a burning city
or a little leak devastating food
(6) Trials, like that described in tbi'
lesson. both reveal character and de
velop II, as the fire reveals the dros'
In the gold and purifies from 1t.
Abraham's BrotherIy Love.-D 7
was most unselfish act. renouncini
his own interests in favor of hi
friend. (2) II was giving up of hi
rights. Abraham had the first righ
to the land. 1t was promised to hin
and not to Lot. Then he was the eide
and the richer of the two Lot ha,
accompanied him, not he Lot, (3l 7
was an act of faith; for II seemed t'
be giving up to others, for the SAKE
of peace, the land promised to him
self