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AIENTs FOR NOVEMBER 20.


AlENTs FOR NOVEMBER 30.
Subject: Worlds Temperance Sun
day, isaiah 2s:1-1S-aoiden
Text. Cor. o:2T-Commis
Verse 11-Ctumentary.
T1s1E.-725 B. C. PLAcE.-Jeru-
% EXPOSITION. The Destruc-
ton OF the Drunisarsls OF oil sPisar,, :. n,aont
4. By "the crown OF pride IS msane
the city of Samariag (see r. v. anc CT.
1 K. 1924. 1t is here compared 10
a chaplet Of flowers son drunkara
brow (R. W. This chaplet OF now
ers, says Isaiah, shall be trodaen
under foot" because of their sin and
pride. The people OF the northern
kingdom as a nation are spoken OF as
"the drunkards Of Ephrain2::" Drunk
enness seems to have been so wide
spread as to have become q national
sin (cf. ch. Sill, -; Hos. f:o; Am:
2:6. 8, 12; Al; SOD. The effect OF
their drink upon them was that they
were "overcome" Iliterally, "smitten
down'O by it. Let us not forget that
it was "ttile native wines of a wine
growing district" that did this for
Ephraim, and not distilled spirits nor
adulterated poisons. Their "chaplet
of pride" and glorious beauty was
after all but fading flower" so II
is with every chaplet of earthly pride
and all the glorious beauty" OF TINS
present world q Pet. 1920. me
prophets answer to lsraefs conn-
dence is, their crown of pride was
that Jehovah had ga mighty and
strong one." This mighty and
strong one" was the king OF Assyria
ok. 1S:10-i2). The Assyrians them
selves were a "bloody," deceitful and
rapacious people (Nah. Bed, but
they were an instrument in Jehovah 8
hand for fulfilling His word and
bringing judgment upon His, back
sliding people (cf. 5Ps; 1870. the
coming of the Assyrian is described
by a threefold figure: "a tempest OF
hail." "a destroying storm" "a tenn,
F.. pest of mighty waters overtiowlng.
The thought contained in these hg-
ures is that of widespread and over
f: whelming destruction (cf. ch. ST, 81.
! Back Of all this work Of devastation,
destruction and desoletion was the
wrath of God at sin (2:4-9). This
| destruction, etc., all came upon them
"because they obeyed not the voice
of Jehovah, their God" e X. 1911,
12). Jesus uses similar figure re-
earding those who hear His words
and do them not (Matt. 7:GG, 27).
III. Jehovah of Hosts For q Crown
of Glory, 5, G. In the midst of the
awful desolation of his own time,
when every crown of pride and all
glorious beauty is fading flower,
the prophet looks forward to "tnat
day" (the day of the Lords Return
and manifestation). So In the midst
of present sin and judgment for sin
| we should look forward tfor COM
| fort in our hearts and encourag
In our work. to our, Lords coming
| again (Tit. 2:13; Q Pet 8: 12-14, R.
w. "In that day 4 a crown OF
glory will take the place Of "the
crown of PRIDE" and "a diadem OF
| beauty" the place Of the fading fow-
er of his glorious beaIIS (, 81. 81,
M. Erring Through Wine, Out OF
the Way Through Strong Drink. 9. 8
"These also" (the people Of Jerusa,
| lem), as well as Ephraim, have
erred through wine and through
strong drink are out of the way. y
The prevailing sin Of drunkenness
had reached even Gods representa-.
tives, "the priest and the prophet
| (cf. ch. 56:10-12; Mic. 2:1D. The
4 priests were especially ineScusable
because of the plain directions OF
! Gods word (Lev. 1919, 10; Ez
44:21). They were reeling through
strong drink, they were swallowed uE
! of wine, they were gone astray
through strong drink tsee R. ".
| Marg.). The result was, they utterly
/ failed in their official acts. They
reeled in vision and stumbled in judg.
! ment. Wine and strong drink con.
fuse the spiritual perceptions and
rob men of judgment. The religious
teacher who indulges in them is es.
pecially culpable and utterly incapac'
itated for his holy Office. The use oil
wine and strong drink made thefl
social gathering filthy and disgusting
". How God Teaches Those Who
Will Not Hearllen to His Word, 9-13
Verses and 10. may be taken as
| giving us the mocking answer OF
the people to Gods prophet. II
we take them this way the peo'
| pie are represented as saying
"Whom will he teach knowledge
etc.? Does he take us for babies
/ just weaned? It is precept upon pre-,
cept, etc." If the prophet himself is
the speaker, then Jehovah is repre-
sented as teaching knowledge to
babes and not to, the self-sufficient
| (cf. Matt. 1925; 21:15, 16; Mix
10:15). These are the ones whom
He makes to understand the mes
sage" (R. w. And the method OF
His teaching is "precept upon pre-.
cept" (cf. Neh. 9:29, 80; 2 Chr.
36:15; Jer. 11:7). AS they had not
listened to Jehovah speaking through
His prophets lie will now speak to
them through foreign conquerors ".
II, R. "; CT. .Deut. 2S:47-49). If we
will not hear Gods loving and patient
call to repentance He will speak to us
| through cruel enemies. God had
called them to "rest." They would
not hear that call; so He now sent
them conflict and destruction. He
calls us also to "rest" (Matt. 11:2S,