The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson vIl.--Fourth Quarter, For
Nov. IL, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

q We are glad to have another lessor
]. In Daniel, but 1t may be so long be
. fore we return TO this book that Il
may be wise to glance at the book 81
whole and outline its contents. Il
: 10 the book OF the times OF the gen
tiles until the time of the kingdom
shall come when Daniels city and
people shall have their transgressions
plotted out and shall enjoy the ever,
lasting righteousness OF chapter IN
"a Any one can make an outline te
suit himself, but the following. BY
chapters, may suggest a better one.
4. Daniels purpose of heart. IL The
stone kingdom to I'LL the earth. III.
The image worship, or the furnace.
Nv. The proud Inundated. v. The
Judgment on the blasphemer. vi. The
triumph Of God over His enemies.
VII. The everlasting kingdom (paral-
lei with chapter I'D. Will Kingdoms
friendly to Daniels people. TX. Dan
iePs prayer and Gabrtel's prediction OF
the seVenty-sevens. X. Gabriel's Sec
ond visit to Daniel. XI. Antichrfst
ana his overthrow. XII. The kingdom
TO follow the resurrection OF the 1ust
and the great tribulation. From even
such an outline as this we see that
the portion assigned for today's lesson
10 Just the story OF sample leader of
the DEVILS followers, whose end ID
surely foretold in Ps. tx, IT; Matt.
XIV, Al 1t Is part OF the great king
dom story Of the book and must be
considered in that connection as well
as In Its personal relation to indi.
viduals. IL is the record of drunken
reyel with which God interfered sud
denly. It was a great gathering of
great people in the eyes OF the world.
and doubtless those invited felt as
much honored as Haman did (Es.
v, D when invited to the banquet of
Queen Esther The golden and silver
vessels which had been taken from
the temple OF the Lord at Jerusalem
were used as common drinking yes
sells, and they praised all gods except
the living and true God.
In the midst OF their drunken reveIry
very strange and startling thing
happens, for the fingers of a mans
hand are seen writing words upon the
plaster OF the wall Of the kings pal
ace, and the king saw the part Of the
hand that wrote verse ID. The king
IL hlled with trembling and dismay.
and all his wise men are called to in
terpret the words, but they could not
read the writing verse 81. This is
the third time In this book that the
wisdom Of this world failed to under
stand the things OF God III, 10; v, 2D.
How true 1t is that ''the things OF God
knoweth no man, but the spirit OF
God" II Cor. II. 10). All the wisdom
OF this world is utterly at fault con-
corning things heavenly. The opinions
and surmises Of people are not worth
the breath that utters them when they
venture upon the things OF God. There
are unseen agents all about us, and
while the hand OF the Lord is against
bis enemies 1t Ia upon oil them for
good that seek Him GEE. viii, 20.
The queen hears of the unusual and
startling event, and, coming into the
banquet house and seeing the king
greatly troubled and bis lords aston
shed and the wise men helpless, she
Daniel and his marvel
'us skill In interpreting hard things
n the days OF Nebuchadnezzer, and
he said. Let Daniel be called and he
VII show the Interpretation" oversees
OLD. When Daniel came into the
presence OF the king he was told OF
ne inability Of all the wise men to
Interpret the writing and was offered
great reward or great rewards fl
70 would do 1t verses 1919. Dis
aiming the profgered rewards, Daniel
aid, Yet / win read the writing unto
no king and make known to him the
Interpretation" Verse IN. We think
Z Abraham's rejection of the offer OF
be king OF Sodom, OF Elisha's ne.
action Of Naaman's gifts and OF
eter's remark that the things OF God
annot be purchased with money. The
afnsal OF the man OF God to go home
'ith Jeroboam or accept his gifts
Kings XIII il also on the same line.
Daniel then reminded the king OF
nat the most high God had done for
- father and how He had humbIed
Inn and added fearlessIy ana search.
'gly. Thou hast not humbled thine
cart though thou knowest all this.
u hast lifted up thyseIf against the
ord OF heaven. 80 and the God
whose hand thy breath ia ana
hose are all thy ways hast thou not
orified" oversees 20. 23). What .
arching word for multitudes Of peo-
81 The time of all earthly kingdoms
liked Only the kingdom Of God Ii
ernal The Lord Il God OF knowl-
ge, and BY Him actions are weighed
Sam. II, 81. Our days are numbered.
= thoughts and actions weighed. and
g life story In d mortal body viii be
lished some day. However much
hes and honor may have been OBJ
med, the question comes. Thea
lose shall those things beg's AIS to
. condition Or those who rebel
ainst God, let the words De the Lord
sus In Luke xvi. g: Mark TX, 43Ag
all who desire TO know See also
". xx. It's.
sabyIon may perish. but Daniel and
who. like him. do the will or God
an continue and abide forever.
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