Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-03
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON /, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 7.

ago and takes up the story just "nere
that lesson left it. We see JACOB leaV-
inc home to go away into the lahu
from which his mother came ruiz ior.y
wears before (xxvi, 34) that he mign'
take n wife from among the daughters
of Laban, his mothers brother IL 10
written in He's. xii, II, concerning 'nio'
.Jaeob fed into the country or SYRIA
and Israel served for a wife, ana lor a
wife he kept sheep" In the story Vi
Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob ana hacnei'
Josonh and Asenath, Moses ana ZIP
noroh Boas and Ruth and others there
is much that is typical or at least sug-
gestive of Christ and Israel or Cnrlst
and the church, remembering always
that Israel and the church are never
the same. .,.o
The special blessing given to Apra-
ham Isaac and Jacob centers IN the
land and the people Verse A., ana the
certainty of the fulhllment Oh lhe
PROMISES is the topic of all prophecy
The name God Almighty-El Shau-
| dai-the all sufficient One or the mlgnly
Cod who Is enough for all, by wnlcn
He revealed Himself to Abraham ana
afterward to Jacob xvii 1; xxxv' 1l)'
seems to have taken hold OF their
hearts for Isaac uses it In verse D Vi
orr lesson. and Jacob uses 1t In ms
blessing upon Joseph xix, 25). IL 10
oSsocioted with blessing and fruitful-
ness and separation unto Coo hinseil
ond ia set forth in John XIV as aDlulhe
in the vine that there may De niuch
fruit to Gods glory. Not merely me-
Int life abundantly, is His desire 1or
rs. and all hiRdrance Is on our sue
Gohn X, 10; Ps. lxxxi, 1915.
We turn to Jacob on his lonely jour
ney from Beersheba, almost tne eA.
IRENE south, and we may Imagine
that rs he iourneyed the enormity Oh
his sin took hold of him and the goou-
moss of God wrought true repentance
in his heart, so that on this hlgnt VI
1vbich our lesson tells us he was prop'
ably q true penitent In Gous sisn'
The place was not far from the place
Of Abrams second altar in the hhu
whore he worshiped God. Compare
vii 3 and verse 10 of our lesson
With the earth for his bed, stones lol
: his pillows and the sky for his canopy
he Law down to sleep, not knowing tn'
}. snecial interest that the God OF III
0 fathers was taking in him because o
i His PROMISES to them. He slept ah'
t he dreamed, and how beautiful Ill
+ dream-a ladder from earth to heaven
= with the Lord above it ana anger
n ascending and descending upon
> (verses ~, 49,, an assurance OF u
ord,s watchful care, Of connectloI
q between heaven and earth ana
I prophecy of coming events yet 10 U
fulfilled. l would not be surprised
IS some day we shall be told by Nf
II tbonoel that he was meditating upo
y this very vision when Jesus saw Ill
c. under the fig tree, for Jesus Himse
10 evidently refers to it In connectio
&c with the glory of the kingdom ''on
~ /, so, 81. u+o
8. Some helpful lessons are suggestt
E. by the ladder as to the way from ear'
ID m heaven. There is no way Dut u
re ono God has provided, even lie WI
C. said. 81 am the way" He came uow
10 to earth. took upon Him our hatur
10 died In our stead, rose from the ueI
and returned to the Father, wnere +
now is for us. The angels minister
all RI Him while He was here, ana
Ut are assured that they minister TO
IT. Heb. /. IA. AS there is no possiolii
ok of mounting a ladder while one 10
he ,s on the earth, so there is no pos
ce. bi,itv of being saved without comm
nd ring oneself wholly to Christ. Inc L
nd s,cni6cance of the ladder will be Sc
NE only when the kingdom comes anu
w. nations. to their great surprise 81
ISL coo that God meant exactly what
cold in reference to the land ana |
10 people and all the famllles vi
OF earth. The first promise to ADr'
10 concerning his seed was that II sno'
at no as the dust of the earth. then as
llly stars of heaven; then both were &c
ses bned After that they were diVlc
the and the star promise given TO Isl
la and the dust or sand to JACOB W
xiii, 16; wv, 3; xii, II; XVI 4; XIV
WI IA. There is at least sueseS'
gay here of Abrabam's two seeds,
Der. heavenly and the earthly, the Gnu
lrm and Israel the new Jerusalem ana
are rusalem on the earth, all OF whicn
'wn be clearly seen in the kingdom.
'wn We pay always say, as JACOB 81
I a 1.-THE Lord Is In this place" verse
our but we need never say, Il knew
not" for we have His assurance
me am with you Away" But u
ave wonderful still, each individnal pei
eats or IS now a Bethel, a house OF L
get according to John xiv, %.
heir Taking verses 1922 just as they II
eng IL looks as If Jacob was making
ans gain with God, saying that II
are would do as He had said then ia
OF d would give Him tenth of all. W
), or Abram gave titbes to Melchize
Don; there was no such bargaining, DS
nuts glad giving. a cheerful giving, sue
God loves. Reading verse ~ s
Oxen cod" instead Of "if God" looks L
anu like faith.
NAL a. 70 varse IL. the Golden 7
e OF If Is truly a golden text, as | per
i IN ally proved around the world in
FEED, and in South Africa in 1893 on
local Kings business. 1t was given 70
ke a - tbo nowor of the Spirit, and
d be propriated it and proved it true
10 me. I do not know why you ca
take It for yourself if you are
of God, even though as unworth
Iooob ~ vou are on the Kings