The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-06-10
HEROES OF
FAITH
Sunday School Lesson for June l3, 1909
Specially Arranged for This Paper

LtSSDN IENI.-HeD ll:l-40 Mem
Dry verses a. ..
GOLDEN TEXT-"Faith is the sub
stance of things hoped for, the evidence -
If things not seen.-Heb III.
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 evil
dence of things not seen" Faith is
not hope, but underlies hope and rem
ders 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 it the elders mot all men
of ancient time, but those of special
renown called 'eldersD obtained 6
good report" Or. v, had witnes.
borne to them" i. e.. in the Scripture)
This verse sums up the long anC
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; l John 3:12). His faith
in God led to obedience, and thus he
offered the kind of sacrifice which
God approved and accepted. perhap
by fire from heaven.
What is the second example Of
! faith? The patriarch Enoch. wht
walked with God" (the Septuagint
used here, has it was well pleasing tt
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 to re-
ceive in Scripture the name righteous
Gen. So; see also Eek. 14:14, 20
Pet. 2:5). This righteousness
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-faithflle d-Abraham," wht
| proved his faith by leaving his nativ
| land, his friends, his home, at the com
mand of God, and going he knew no
whittier. living in tents in the prom
! ised land, and not even owning a foo
Of it except a place to bury his deaf
wife
How does the writer sum up tn.
lessons of these great lives? BY point
| ing to the contrast between the eartl
! ly lot of the patriarchs and the ey
! tations which their faith led thet.
cherish.
Abraham's Great Test of Faith
VS.. 1919. What is the point of tt
writer's next illustration? The vail
of tests of faith. Think how MAJ
eager hopes were centered upo
young Isaac, what long waiting VIZ
rewarded by him. what gloriou
promises had their fruit in him
Isaac should his (Abraham's) seed
called Gen. 2l:12); that is, Isaac an
his descendants were to be counte
especially as Abraham's seed, inner
now his loving father has offer
Isaac up Or. V. margin) for Abr
hams submission to Gods will is
entire that the sacrifice is as good
completed and the lad as good
dead; so that, when the ram was 81
stituted (Gen. 22:13) for the be
Abraham may truly be said to ha
h i
grave.
How Faith Gives Clear Vision
VS.. 1922. What is the point of t
next three illustrations, those
Isaac. Jacob and Joseph? In ca
case, the clear vision of the futu
that faith gives.
Moses Great Venture of Faith.-v
1881. How many conspicuous
stances of faith does the writer no
in connection with the exodus fire
Egypt and conquest of Canaan? Sew
in all-not because seven is the
feet number" nor because there
not more than seven, but beca
". 32) time failed him to recC
others, such as the victory at Re
dim, the healing wrought by
brazen serpent, the report of the
faithful spies. These seven are:
The preservation of Moses by
parents; the choice made by NJ
when he slew the Egyptian eek.
12), which was a virtual renuncia
of the royal court and "the treasu
of Egypt" and an assumption of
cause Of the enslaved nation of st
! reproach of Christi" the forsaking
! Egypt by Moses; the celebration
the first passover; the passage of Il
Red sea; the fall of Jericho, whic
was the result of the peoples fait
tested severely by the seven days
persistent obedience in almost tot:
inaction; the preservation of Raha
who alone of the people of JericI
had faith to believe In the destiny
the Israelites, though all Jericho NJ
the same knowledge that she had
what the Lord had done for his peo,
| Josh. 2:10).
Heavens Honor Roll-Vs. 32-40
How does the writer close his ex
amples of faith? He instances tn
faith of Gideon, of Barak, of Samson