The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-22
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson XIII.-Fourth Quarter, For
Dec. Is, 1910.

Dec. Is, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, Luke ii, 60.
Memory Verses, 10, 14-GoIden Text,
Luke ii, 11-commentary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stearns.
AS the review suggested for today
is wholly concerning some events In
the last week Of His earthly sojourn.
His death and His resurrection. we
cannot do better than to take the
Christmas lesson suggested. as He
was made of woman. made under
the law. to redeem them that were
under the law tGal ". 4, 81. This
was all in the fullness Of time, and
when another fullness of time shall
have come He will come again to full.
fill all that is written of His kingdom
and glory as literally as at His first
coming He fulfilled all that was writ
ten of His humiliation. All nations
will be moved as far as need be to
bring about the events connected with
His return. as at the first Caesar was
moved. he knew not why, to decree
that all the world should be enrolled.
A Jewish decree would require only
the men to go (Ex. xiii. ~. but it Is
evident that the Roman decree re-
quired women as well as men. Had
He been put to death by the Jews IL
would have been by stoning. but the
prediction required crucifxion FPS.
xii. l6D, and the Romans were in
power at His death as well as at His
birth. that all Scripture might be full.
filed. DR.. Pierson says that "all his
tory is His story" and it must be true
that all events in all nations are work
ing out the eternal purpose which has
been purposed in Christ Jesus.
Doubtless many Jewish woman
coveted to be the one of whom Isa
vii. IA. spake. but 1t was reserved for
this humble maiden Of Nazareth to be
thus honored. It had to be some one
of the tribe Of Judah. and the birth
had to be in Bethlehem (Gen. xix. 10:
Mic. v. o. This had been decreed cen
turtles before-yea. before the world
was. So they came to Bethlehem. to
| the same city to which Ruth came
| with Naomi and where David after
ward kept his fathers sheep. But the
| guest chamber was not ready: there
was no room for them in the inn.
These words linn and guest cham
ber' verse and xii. III are the
same words and. / think. used only in
these two places. uook it up l. have
no Greek concordance at hand, Can
you truly say There Is room in my
heart. Lord Jesus. room for Thee?''
From the story of Hagar in Gen. xvi
all the way to Rev. xii, 16. how fas-
1 chatting is the record of heavenly min
istry by those who hearken unto the
voice Of His word and do His pleasure
| Cps. ciii, 2O-21). How comforting the
assurance of Heb. j. IA, that they are
still ministering to us and have con-
slant access to our Father in heaven
(Matt. xviii. 10Y. In our last lesson,
on his resurrection. noticed Out.
think. did not write it, that He did not
show Himself alike to the chief priests
and to PLATE. but only to His own fol
lowers. who. as rule. were the lowly
ones Of earth. So here the angels
come, not to any great ones of earth
but to those who as to their occupation
followed in the steps of Abel. Jacob
Moses. David and others. often think
of Zeph. iii, IL. II will also leave in the
midst of thee an afflicted and poor PED
pie. and they. shall trust in the name
of the Lord" ard also of Matt. y. 8
BLESSED are the poor in spirit, fol
How precious are the fear nots'' OF
angels and of the Lord from Genesis
to Revelations! But they are only
precious as we appropriate them and
in them hear His voice to US individ
ually. Does the saying good tidings
of great joy" still hold good? If so
where are the joyful people who re
joice with JOY unspeakable and live tt
make the tidings known to all people.
Then hear the multitude of the heav
emily host as they praise God and say
GLORY to God in the highest. and or
earth peace. good will toward men
Verse ~. Note that ''glory to God
must be first always. whether it be
church or missionary work or individ
ual service. The Lord alone must bt
exalted. We must cry, as the ser
aphim and cherubim do. Holy. holy
holy is the Lord Of Hosts!' "Holy
holy. holy. Lord God Almighty" Elsa
vi, 8; Rev. ". s.. That will sink oul
society. denomination or church com
pletely out of sight If only the eartt
may be filed with His glory. All Of
ferings, like those of the wise men
will then be unto Him rather thar
unto any particular work for the
works sake. All our service and ever
our eating and drinking should be t.
the end that God may in all things be
glorified through Jesus Christ Il Pet
Nv. II; Cor. <. 31). The angels went
away into heaven {verse 15). Il
sounds easy. but who can do IT? Mer
are being honored by nations today Il
they can stay few hours in the all
and move from place to place. Thu
shepherds unquestioningly believed thu
angels message. went and found a.
they had said and then made it known
abroad. clarifying and praising Coo
| for all the things they had heard and