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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM.
NIENTS FOR OCTOBER 25.

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Subject: The Joy of Forgiveness, Ps.
32-Golden Text, Ps. 80: 2:1-Com-
! nit Verses 1, 2-Read Ps. 81 and
Rom. Chs. 4, documentary.
TIME.-1034 B. G. PLACE
! Jerusalem.
EXPOSITION.-I. The Blessed.
ness of Sin Covered by God, 4, 2.
! This is didactic psalm (title, mar
gin). David is beyond question the
author of 1t from. 4:6-S). He had
known in his royal position all world
ly Joys. but the highest Joy that he
had found was that Of transgression
forgiven and sin covered. This Joy
Is open to every one (Acts 10:43).
II there was forgiveness for one who
had sinned so grievously as David we
may conclude that there Is forgive
ness for all. The Psalmist multiplies
words for sin. "'transgression" means
| rebellion. Sin missing the mark
tcf. Rom. 3:23), 'Iniquity," crook.
edness, OF curvature To forgive"
means literally to take away (cf. Jno.
sin (cf. Ps S52J, He covers sin
| from view. He covers 1t with the
blood of Christ (Le I7:1D. When
/ God covers sin no man nor devil can
! uncover it, God does not impute or
| reckon to the impenitent sinner his
sir.
II. The Misery OF Sin Covered by
Self, 3, 4. In the first verse we see
| God covering sin; in the third and
! fourth the sinner covering his own
| sin. The former is supreme blessed
ness, the latter supreme misery. Tie
| sinner seeks to cover MS sin fluri
, God tcf Gen. 81 81. rhls no hllnai
| has ever succeeded in doins Ut.nv
2S;l3). David sought to Ecrp 81.
ience. out only succeeded in roaring
| all the day long" His lips Kept 81.
lence but his bones roared He tried
to escape Gods hand by Keeping 81.
lence. but day and night Gods hand
was heavy upon him. There is moth.
Ing that man can do more foolish
than to refuse to ia's mis- sin unto
God. These days ~ umconfessed sin
were days of grea, cruelty on Davids
! part " Sam l2.3,,
III. Sin Uncovered 10 God and
Covered Up by God. ,. David did at
last with his sin what hn ought to
have done first. Gods hmvy hand
had accomplished its lovir Z purpose
David acknowledged his an to the
right person, to God lie stopped
covering ,"hid' is the same Hebrew
WORD as covered IN Y. II his sin
When he stopped covering his sin
: fp, II;
1t was good thing that David said
in v. s. To confess" does not mean
merely TO own up" but to point
out, or "fully declare" The trouble
with much chat is called confession is
that It is not full and frank and free
The result of this confession was that
God torgave the iniuuity Of his sin
That will always be the result of full
hearty confession unto the Lord IL
,]no. l:9: job 1927, 2S; Lu. 1920.
23D A hearty confession Of sin is al.
ways accompanied by a thorough
turning away from sin prov 2S:13.
Lev. GG:40-42D.
~ Forgiven Sinner Himself Coy.
cred, g. Z. The word "godly" tin
G, means recipient Of grace" Be.
cause Of Gods forgiveness OF con.
fessed sin every recipient of Gods
grace prays unto Him in time when
He may be found tor lin the time OF
finding out sin see marg. A. V. and
r. W. There is time when God
cannot be found lisa. 55:6: Prov
l:24-2S; i.u. 13:24-2S: l9:42-44)
The time wnen He may be found ia
now t2 Cor. 6:2,. The result of
praying to Him in time when He
may be found Will be that when the
great waters overflow they shall not
reach unto him" The reason why
they shall not reach unto him is be.
cause God Himself Is his hiding
place
Y. The Forgiven Sinner Kept From
Further Wandering, 8, 8. 1t is not
enough that our past going wrong
be forgiven. we need to be guided in
the right way for the future. God
promised to thus instruct teach"
and guide" David for the future
(and every other forgiven sinner as
WE'LL. Some make David himself the
sneaker in V. s. but 1t Is better to take
the words as God 8 response to
David The change of speakers is In.
dicated by the sign "Selah." This Is
n most precious promise. The only
way we shall ever know the way In
which we should go is when God in.
structs and teaches us in it. God
counsels us by glance Ct His eye
tsee H. W.. II we are to be guided
by glance of His eye, we must keep
near Him. so as to catch His glance.
Gods instruction and teaching come
through His Word and Spirit FPS.
119:105; Jno, 16:13) Even the for.
given sinner is quite likely to act like
''the horse" or 1.-The mule" Such
cannot be guided by Gods eye. Still
He does not give them up, He holds
them with ''bit and bridle."
vi. The Misery of the Wicked, the
Blesscdness of the Man of Faith, 10,
II. Verse 10 states the conclusion of
the whole matter. Two persons are
put in contrast, the wicked and he
that trusted in the Lord" The only
righteousness that God recognizes,
even in the o. t., is the righteousness
of Faith tcf. Phil. 3;9). To the
wicked shall be many sorrows" (cf
Ro. rs, 81; to the one that trusteth
In the Lord, mercy round about him
on every side. That is a safe wall.
Our duty then is to "be glad in the
Lord. This is as much command
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