The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-10
HEROES OF
FAITH
Sunday School Lesson for June ID, 1909
Specially Arranged for This Paper

Dry verses a. 25
GOLDEN TEXT.-"Falth is the sub
stance OF things hoped for the evidence
" things not seen.-Hsb. Il:L
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
Subject: What Faith Has Done
for Others and Can Do for Us
What Faith Is.-Vs. 1.3 How does
the writer define faith? Faith Is the
substance Of things hoped for, the evi.
dence OF things not seen" Faith is
not hope, but underlies hope and rem
1ers hope confident. Faith is not the
vision Of mysteries, but that proof of
them In heart and life which assures
us of them without any sight of them.
How does the writer illustrate this
faith? by 1t the elders mot all men
of ancient time, but those of special
renown called 'edersD obtained
good report" Or. ". had witness
borne to them" 1. O.. in the Scripture).
This verse sums up the long and
splendid catalogue that follows.
What is the first example Of faith!
That of Abel the righteous $50 called
three times out of the four mentions
of him in the New Testament; see
Matt. 23:35; John 3:l2). His faith
in God led to obedience, and thus he
offered the kind OF sacrifice which
God approved and accepted. perhaps
by fire from heaven.
What is the second example of
faith? The patriarch Enoch, who
walked with God" (the Septuagint,
used here. has 1t was we'll pleasing to
God"D; "and he was not; for God took
him" This proves his faith. for no
one can go to God without faith in
him.
What is the third example of faith'
Noah, whose faith In Gods warnings
of the coming deluge led him to build
the ark. Noah is the first 10 re-
ceive in Scripture the name righteous
Gen. $50; see also Eek. 14:14. 20;
Pet 2:5). This righteousness ia
looked on as an Inheritance, received
by all who manifest the faith. Ell
licott.
What is the fourth example Of
faith? The glorious example Of
"faithful-faithfilled who
proved his faith by leaving his native
land his friends, his home, at the com.
mand OF God. and going he knew not
whittier, living In tents In the prom
ised land, and not even owning a foot
OF 1t except place to bury his dead
wife.
How does the writer sum up the
lessons OF these great lives? BY point
ing to the contrast between the earth
ly lot OF the patriarchs and the expec.
tations which their faith led them to
cherish.
Abraham's Great Test OF Faith
VS.. 1919. What Is the point OF the
writer's next illustration? The value
of tests of faith. Think how many
eager hopes were centered upon
young Isaac, what long waiting was
rewarded by him, what glorious
promises had their fruit in him. In
Isaac should his (Abraham's) seed be
called (Gen. 21:12); that is. Isaac and
his descendants were to be counted
especially AZ Abraham's seed, inherit,
ing the promises made to him. And
now his loving father has offered
Isaac up (R, V. margin)-for Abra
hams submission to Gods will Is so
entire that the sacrifice is as good as
completed and the lad as good as
dead; so that, when the ram was sub
stituted (Gen. 22:13) for the boy
Abraham may truly be said TO have
received his son back again from the
grave.
How Faith Gives Clear Vision.-
VS. 20-22 What is the point OF the
next three illustrations. those ol
Isaac. Jacob and Joseph? In eaet
case, the clear vision Of the futur,
that faith gives
Moses Great Venture of Faith.-Vs
1881. How many conspicuous In
stances of faith does the writer not'
in connection with the exodus from
Egypt and conquest of Canaan? Sever
In all-not because seven Is "the per
feet number" nor because there wsr'
not more than seven, but becaus,
". 32) time failed him to recoun
others, such as the Victory at Rephi
dim. the healing wrought by thr
q brazen serpent, the report of the twt
b faithful spies. These seven are:
q The preservation Of Moses by hi
n parents; the choice made by Nose
when he slew the Egyptian (Ex. 2:11
12), which was virtual Pronunciation
OF the royal court and "the treasure
q OF Egypt" and an assumption of tn
a cause OF the enslaved nation of 9TH
i reproach of Christi" the forsaking o
"a Egypt by Moses; the celebration o
n the first passover; the passage of tn
u Red sea; the fall of Jericho, whic
u was the result of the peoples faitt
: tested severely by the seven days Q
Is persistent obedience in almost tota
i inaction; the preservation OF Rahal
s who alone of the people OF Jerich
le had faith to believe in the destiny c
a. the Israelites, though all Jericho ha
% the same knowledge that she had c
a what the Lord had done for his peopl
CT Josh. 210).
IL 4.