Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-12-25
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson xllI.--Fourth Quarter
For Dec. 20, 1907.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of The Lesson, Comprehensive
Quarterly Rsvisw--Goldsn Text, Pc.
XIV, ii--commsntsry Prepared by
Rev. D. M. Stsarns.

LESSON I.-JoShua, Israers new lea,
er Josh. 1, LID. Golden Text, Josh.
5, 81 will not fail thee nor forsab
thee" We should not fail at the begil
ming of this review to note the fourfol
"Be strong and of good courage
oversees 6, Z, 8, 49, because of the pre-
ence Of the Lord. Nothing can con
pare with this and His blessing.
LESSON I.-Israel enters the land {
promise Josh. Ill, SD. Golden Tex
Ps. evil, z, And He led them forth
the right way, that they might go to
city Of habitation." BY the dividing Q
the Red sea they got clean away fror
Egypt. and by the dividing of Jorda
they really entered the land. One grea
truth typi6ed at Jordan was the dyin
and rising again of Christ and ever.
member Of His body, and thus believ
ers enter their land of promise.
LESSON III.-The capture of Jerich
Josh, vi, S-20) Golden Text, Heb. xi
J 30, "By faith the walls Of Jericho fel
down after they we're comprised abou
seven days" If you have a Jericho o
any kind, God can overthrow 1t, an,
will If you will implicitly obey Him
but there must be the remuneration o
self and trust in the blood alone as Sc
forth In the circumcision and passover
of chapter v.
LESSON IV.-Caleb's faithfulness re
warded Josh. xiv, 6-15). Golden Text
Matt. XIV, %, ''Thou hast been faithful
over few things; / will make thee
ruler over many things" For forty.
five years living on a promise of God
with encouragement on every side, but
kept by the power Of God in health
and perpetual youth, as strong at
eighty-fve as at forty-what an illus
tration of lisa. xl, 2S-31!
LESSON V-The cities Of refuge Josh.
Xxx, 1-9. Golden Text, Ps. xii, Z, ''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
Levites, who had no possessions like
the other tribes, for the Lord was their
Inheritance Josh xiii, IA, 33; Mum.
xxxv, G. y. The contrast is striking
that these cities were only for the mot
guilty." whereas the Lord Jesus Is q
refuge for sinners.
LESSON VI.-Joshua renewing the
covenant with Israel Josh. xiv, II
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 sin
cerity and in truth and put away from
us all idols. If we cannot persuade
others to do this, we can at least say,
with Joshua. "As for me and my house,
we will serve the Lord Verse 49,.
LESSON VII.-Gideon and his three
hundred Oudg. vii, 9-23). 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 own
way and by His power glOrify His
name. The might and wisdom Of man
are only hindrance to Him.
LESSON VIII.-Worlds temperance
Sunday Rom. xiv, 1928. Golden Text,
verse Is. Judge this rather, that no
man put stumbling block or an occa-
sion to fall in his brothers way"
would urge that in reviewing this les
son very much be made Of the first
verse. Every one Of us shall give ac
count Of himself to Cod the redeemed
at the judgment seat Of Christ and all
who die in their sins at the great
white throne. All the unsaved shall be
at the latter. and religious churchgoers
may be there beside drunkards.
LESSON IX.-The death of Samson
Oudg. xvi. 21-3D. Golden Text, Eph. |
vi, 10, "Be strong In the Lord and IN
the power of His might" A Nazarite |
defled. power gone. himself Inundated |
and God dishonored-what sad pic |
ture! Yet see the marvellous grace of /
God in using such q one and In plac- |
ing him among the men of faith OF /
Heb. XII. The possibility Of time vast
ed and lost, of works burned up, of
our being ashamed, should make us
desire earnestly to glorify God in all
things and at all times.
LESSON X.-Ruth's wise choice Ruth
|, 14-22) Golden Text. Ruth |, 16, "Thy
people shall be my people and thy God
my God" Compare the devotion Of
Ittai to David and Of Elisha to Elijah
and remember what it means to be
disciple Matt. K, 81; Luke xiv, 26, 81,
33). Not many Christians are willing
to be disciples; they find it too costly.
LESSON XI.-The boy Samuel q Sam.
LII, 1-2D. Golden Text, l Sam. i'll, 9,
Speak, Lord, for Thy servant hear
eth" A child who was an answer to
prayer and whose whole life was an
Of answered prayer, an
boy to whom God could tell
Ills thoughts and purposes, whose ear
he could get when He could not get
he ear Of His aged servant Eleven
/ child may minister to the Lord &C
Any one who Is willing may.
Lesson XII.-Christmas lesson and
Samuel the upright judge Matt. II,
I-12; Sam. vii, 1-13). Golden Text.
Luke ii, II, For unto you is born this
lay In the city Of David a Saviour,
which Is Christ the Lord" Sam. vii, 3,
Prepare your hearts unto the Lord
md serve Him only" The devotion Of
he wise men and the purpose ~ Israel
n Samuel's day were to the same per
on-the babe of Bethlehem WAS the
ord God Of Israel.