The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-12-28
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson XlIl.-Fourth Quarter,
For Dec. 2o, 1907.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, Commemorative
Quarterly Review-Go!Gcn Text, rs.
lsv. 11-Cemmentary Prepared by
Rev. .. NJ. Stcarns


lsv. 11-Cemmentary Prepared by
Rev. D. NJ. Stearns.
Copyright. 1907, by American Press Association.1
Lesson Joshua. IsraeI's new lead
er Josh, 1, LID. Golden Text. Josh. l.
9. Il viii not fail thee nor forsake
thee" We should not fail 81 the begin
Ming Of this review to note The fourfo.G
BE strong and Of good courage
(ve1Ses 6. =. Q, IS because 90 the pres
ence OF the Lord. Nothilg can CON
pare with this and His blessing
LEssoS Il.-IsIael enters the Iani -.
promise Josh. iii, 5-l7. Golden Teyt
rs. evil 4. And He led the. forth Icy
the right way, that they might 20 TO
city of habitatiOn." BY the dividing
the Red sea they got clean away from
Egypt and by the dividing of Jordan
they really entered the land. One great
truth ty-pifed at Jordan was the dying
AID rising again Of Christ and every
member of His body. and thus beiev-
ers enter their land Of promise.
LESSON lII.-The capture Of Jericho
(Josh. vi. 500. Golden Text. Heb xi
down after they were comprised about
seven days" If you have a Jericho of
any Kind. God can overthrow IL. and
will If you viii implicitly obey Him.
but there must be the remuneration OF
self and trust in the blood alone as set
forth i'm the circumcision and passover
Of chapter v.
LESSON IY.-Calebs faithfulness re-
warded Josh. xiv. G-15l. Golden crext.
Matt. XIV. %, Thou hast been faithful
over a few things: / will make thee
ruler over many things" For forty
five years living on a promise of God.
with discoura cement on every side. but
kept by the power OF God in health
and perpetual youth. as strong at
eighty-five as at forty-what an illus
tration OF lisa. Il, 2S-s1!
LESSON V.-The cities Of refuge Josh.
Xxx, 49,. Golden Text, Ps. xii. :. MY
refuge is in God" These cities and
even their names were wondrously
typical OF Christ as seen in our lesson
upon them. They were six out of the
fOrty-eight which were given to the
sevites. who had no possessions like
the other tribes, for the Lord was their
Inheritance Josh. xiii. IA, SO: Mum.
XIV, 6, -. The contrast is striking
that these cities were only for the mot
guilty" whereas the Lord Jesus is n
refuge for sinners.
LESSON VL-Joshua renewing the
covenant with Israel Josh. xiv, IL
2S). Golden Text, Josh. xiv, Is.
Choose you this day whom We will
serve" The great things which God
has done for us In Christ Jesus should
certainly lead US TO serve Him in sim
cerity and IN truth and put away from
us all idols. If we cannot persuade
others 10 do this, we can at least say.
with Joshua. "As for me and my house.
we will serve the Lord (verse 1J).
LESSON VII.-Gideon and his three
hundred Uudg. vii. 9-23l. Golden Text
Deut Iii, %. ''Ye shall not fear them
for the Lord your God He shall fight
for you" When the Lord finds empti-
ness and weakness and nothingness
Yielded to Him He will in His Owl
way and by His power glorify His
name. The might and wisdom of man
are only a hindrance to Him.
LESSON vIII.-World's temperance
Sunday (Rom. xiv. IL 90. Golden Text
verse 13, Judge this rather. that nc
man put a stumbling block or an occa
sion to fall i'm his brothers way"
would urge that In reviewing this les
son very much be made of the first
verse. Every one of US shah give &C
count Of himself 10 God" the redeemed
at the judgment seat Of Christ and al
who die in their sins at the great
white throne. All the unsaved shall bt
at the latter, and religious churchgoer
may be there beside drunkards.
LESSON IX.-The death of Samson
Judg. xvi, 21-31). Golden Text. Eph
vi. 10. BE strong in the Lord and il
the power OF His might" 4 NaZariit
defled. power gone himself Inundated
and God diShonored-what a sad pic
ture, Yet see the marvellous grace O
God in using such one and in plac
ing him among the men Of faith O.
Heb. H The possibility Of time vast
ed and lost. Of works burned up. O
our being ashamed. should make u:
desire earnestly TO glorify God in al
things and ar all times.
LESSON X.-Ruth's wise choice Rutl
T. 1920. Golden Text. Ruth 1. 16. 'Th!
people shall be my people and thy Coz
nv God" Compare the devotion o
Ittai 10 David and Of Elisha to Elijal