The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-24
The SUNDAY SCHOOL,,
Lesson xlIl.-Fourth Quarter, For
Dec. 26, 1909.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.


There is one great truth emphasized
this gospel and In the New Tesla
cnt which is not made much OF by
teachers and teachers, as a rule, an,
Int is that Jesus is the son of Davi
lie promised heir to David's thron
re In Matt 1, 1; Rev. xii. rs. he
e New Testament begins and en-
ith this and note how Paul uses il
ON. /. 3; Ii Tim ii. s. See Gabrit
Sc of 1t in his message to Mary
luke 1, 30. SO. and Peters referer
1t In his great Pentecostal dlscoui
Acts Ii, 30 Then take the questi
4 the wise men in our lesson, "Whr
He that is born King Of the Jews
remember that that title In the la
yuages OF Jews and gentiles was plac
Jver His cross and that when He sht
t-ome again in His glory and Isra
shall say, This is our God we hay
waited for Him. and He will save us
t will be to make Jerusalem th
hrone of the Lord, that all the nation
nay be gathered unto it. to the nam,
II the Lord, to Jerusalem. Then, the
ord being King Of Israel IN the midst
{ them, they shall not see evil any
ore, and He will make them name
nd a praise among all the people of
earth. Then shall all the nations
ing their wealth to Israel. even as
,ese wise men did. and Israel shall
ossom and bud and all the face OF
. earth with fruit lisa. XIV, 8; Jer.
II; Zeph. Iii. IS, 10. 20; lisa. TX, 8;
lrgin xvii, 81. l sincerely trust that
cry teacher may verify what have
ID by these and other texts and thus
We the best possible kind Of Christ
IL lesson concerning Him Of whom
prophet said. "Out OF thee (Bethlt
M Ephratahl shall He come fort
to me to be ruler In Israel, who
Ings forth have been from Of OF
nm the days Of eternity" (AIic. V,
as it is in our lesson. "Out Of til
all come a governor that shall n
v people Israel" verse O.. Such
Hg as Herod might we'll be trouh
the mention OF King Of the Je,
the time will come when the kin
the earth and the great and ri
mighty men shall call on mot
ms and rocks to fall on them a
lie them from His face and Fl
rath (Rev. vi, 1910. The chi
tests and scribes knew prophecy we
lough to be able to tell where Il
IncCfoh oh ~ IN,,A ~,
nowledge did them no good. for whc
de came publicly and in every wa
proved Himself the Messiah about THU
ty years later they rejected Him an,
killed Him. 1t is not a knowledge o.
Him nor OF what the Scriptures sa!
about Him that saves any one, bu,
only the heart reception of Him. ac
cording to John 1. r. Some day W,
shall know more than we can nov
about these wise men who they were
how many there were. just where the
came from. what they knew about Hi
or His star and how they came I
know what they did IL the star lc
them all the way to His land we wol
der why they turned from it to en-
upon Herod and inquire OF him. W
note that when they left Herod til
star seemed to be waiting for then
for II went before them till 1t can
and stood over where the young chi
was. leading them to the very hous
This was therefore no ordinary sta
but a supernatural light. a heaven
messenger, and it makes MS more tina
ever interested In these men whol
God so honored When they saw til
star again after leaving Herod the
rejoiced with exceeding great JOY
(verse 10l. and we do not wonder, fol
it must have been like passing fron
hell to heaven to como from such
presence into the presence OF God
own messenger. When the ange
brought the shepherds word the glor
Of the Lord shone round about then .
and the message was. Behold, brin
you good tidings Of great joy. viii,
shall be to all people" Peter says
Him. Whom, having not seen, y
love; in whom, though now We Sc
Him not. yet believing, We rejoice wit
Joy unspeakablc and full OF glory
Il Pet. |. 81
In the presence of this child and II
mother these men fell down and wol
SHIPPED Him, opened their treasure
and presented unto Him gifts, gol
and frankincense and myrrh vers
III. This is no loose change or poke
book story, but a record of treasure
brought to. Him 1t makes us think
the woman who gave all her living
and received from Him such com
mendation and by contrast of anothei
woman who spent all her living Oh
physicians In vain search for healt'
and then received it one day in mt
ment from Him freely. Mary Of Beth
any brought Him treasure when shi
anointed Him with very costly oini
ment duke xxi, S-43;' John xii 3
Are we bringing Him anything thu
can be compared to treasure. q reall
sweet SAVIOR ia. Him. willingness t,
suffer with Elm? When there is u
plain guidance given us in His wor
He will not fail to guide Us in som
way by His providence or by a drea
or voice If II is necessary. Ps. XXX
s; lisa. XXX. q, are sure words. Inv
often been helped by the fact that b
fore they were ordered down to Egy
the gold was on hand to go with. az
it was with His gold they Journeys
1t had been given to Him. Notice T.
unaxnacfnd aoi1rcn IL came from R,