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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Il.-Third Quarter, For
July II, 1907.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

1 - 10
Memory Verses, 1-11-Goldon Text,
| Dout. vi, documentary Prepared
| by Row. D. M. Stearns.
GCopyrsh., 1907. by American Press Association
We have just passed the gracious
| story OF the mama when we find more
murmuring on the part OF Israel This
time 1t is because they have no water
Moses referred the matter to the Lord
and was told to take his rod and smite
the rock. Moses did so. and the water
came forth for the murmuring people.
Oh, how gracious our Lord is. for they
had tempted Him. saying, Is the Lord
among us or not? We must not for
get that the Lord Ind said "Behold
| Will stand before thee there upon the
rock in IIorcb." thus identifying Him
self With the rock (Ex. xvii, 10. ana
we read III Cor. y, 4, that rock was
Christ"
The Lamb, the cloud the tree. the
mama. the rock, all speak OF Him.
and after the conflict with Amalcll
xvii, SIG, so suggestive OF our enemy,
the flesh. or self. we have. "Jehovah-
nissi," the Lord. my banner. In this
connection see Ps. XIX, 5: TX, 4 Song H.
4, and may we 80 display the banner
TINT victory over self shall DO ours nj.
way.
Chapter xix Is In some respects the
most remarkable yet. for In II we have
the record OF Moses bringing the people
forth out of the camp TO meet God and
the Lord descending In fire upon the
mount to tnlk to the people. There Is
n great fulhicss in the words of verses
ami s. and IL any one will take the
trouble 60 look up the eight passngos
In Which the word translated peculiar
treasure" is found they will be alum
dainty repaid EEK. xix. o; Deut. vii, @;
XIV, 2; XVI IS; Chron. xxx, 2; Feel.
IL. 8; rs. cxxxv. 4; Nal. III, III. Tho
Lord brought Israel unto Himself that
they might be His peculiar treasure.
See also Ps. iv, 3. and Tit. II, Ii, Rev.
yer
As TO eagles wings see Deut. XXI,
IL, II; lisa. H. 81. The peoples reply
that they would do all that Cod had
said xix, 8; xiv, q makes us thlnl, OF
Simon Peters words uttered In his
vain self confidence, "Though should
die with Thee. yet will not DENY
Thee" (AIatt. XVI. so. It seems most
difficult FOR us TO learn that In us there
Is naught but sin and that God expects
TO good from those who cannot give IT
Nom. VII, Is; viii. z, 81. Tho law of
God, which is holy ana just ana good
(Itom VII, IL; Ps. XIX, 10, picture OF
what God Is and what He requires us
to- be, Is Intended to so convince us of
sin that we shall never peep one word
about what we are or think we can do.
for What things soever the law saith
IL smith to them who are under the
law, that every mouth may lie stoned
and I'LL the world may become guilty
before God" Qsom. Ill, 10). We are ali
by nature sinners and rs helpless to
deliver ourselves from bondage as
Israel was to deliver herself from the
bondage of Egypt
The same one who brought Israel
out of the land OF Egypt, out OF the
house Of bondage Xxx, /, y, Is the only
one who can deliver us, and this He
does for all who, sceing their helpless
ness, cry from the heart, God be mcr-
ciful to me. n sinner" duke xviii. 1cN.
Then He Will justify us freely by the
| redemption that is In Christ Jesus, for
He becomes the end of the law for
righteousness 10 every believer Rom.
ILL. "a; Y. 8. u. and when once we see
Ills righteousness we count our own
MS nothing but dross (Phil. iii, 8, o..
IL must be noticed that this law of
our lesson, this week ana next, was not
given In Egypt, but TO those whom He
had redeemed from Egypt, SO we read
In Rom. will, IL. that 1t Is only In the
| redeemed. those who are In Christ
and to whom there is no condemnation.
that the righteousness of the law can
be fulfilled.
AS read these Ten Commandments
to my people from month to month at
every communion service I think If
well to remind them from time to time
| that rs only the new heart can keen
this law 1t Is useless for an unsayed
person to pray, "Inclinc my heart to
keep this law" For myself as read
them l consider how wonderful these
words are which were spoken by God
| Himself out of the midst OF the fire and
written twice by Ills own hand ON
tables of stone. That they were spoken
out OF the midst OF the fire is repeated
ten times in Deut. ". ~ is. 49, SO;
v 4, %. "a. 20; tx. 10; X, 4-out of
heaven voice, on earth fire, because
He loved the people, for God Is love,
! and God Is consuming fire Dcut, iv,
"a, 80. 81; 1 John ~, 8, 10y. Love is n
consuming fire, and many waters can
not quench 1t Song will. o..
| Until we are redeemed roda monv
and lords many have dominion over us
Qsa. XVI, 10; Cor. viii, s, G), but to
the redeemed there is but one God, the