The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-11-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson VN.-Fourth Quarter, For
Nov. IL, 1911.
The international SERIES.

THE international SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, Dan. v, 1880.
Memory Verses, 25-2s-Golden Text, |
Eccles. xii, 14-Commentary Pre-
pared by Rev. D. N. stearns.
We are glad to have another, lesson
In Daniel. but it may be SO long be-
fore we return to this book that it
may be wise to glance ut the book as
a whole and outline it's contents. 1t
is 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
blotted out and shall enjoy the ever
lasting righteousness Of chapter tx,
"a Any one can make an outline to
suit himself, but the following. by
chapters. may suggest better one
l. Daniels purpose of heart. ii. The
stone kingdom to ill tI;. eth. III.
The image worship, or the furnace.
". The proud Inundated. V. The
judgment on the blasplemer vi. The
triumph of God over His enemies.
VII. The everlasting kingdom tparal-
lei with chapter liz. VIII. Kingdoms
friendly to Daniels people. IL. Dan
iers prayer and Gabriei's prediction of
the seventy -seyenS. y. Gabrieis sec
ond visit to Daniel. Nj. Antichrist
and his overthrow. MI. The Kingdom
to follow the resurrection of the just
and the great tribulation. From even
such an outline as this we see that
the portion assigned for today's lesson
il just the story of sample leader OF
the devils followers, whose end is
surely fOretold in Ps. tx. II; Matt.
XIV, Al. 1t is part of the great king
dom story of the book and must he
considered in that connection as well
as in its personal relation to indi-
viduals. 1t is the record Of a drunken
revel with which God interfered sud
denly. 1t was great gathering of
great people In the eyes of the world,
and doubtless those invited felt as
much honorcd as Hannah did (Es.
| W.
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 revelry
a very strange and startling thing
happens, for the fingers of 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 81. The king
Is filled with trembling and dismay.
and ull his wise men are called to in
terpret the words, but they could not
read the writing (verse 8. 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, %.
How true 1t Is that 1.-THE things of God
knoweth no man, but the spirit of
Cod Il Cor. ii, 1O). 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
J while the hand of the Lord is against
His enemies it Is upon all them for
good that seek Him (Ez. viii, 90
The queen hears of the unusual and
startling event, and. coming into the
banquet house and seeing the king
greatly troubled and his lords aston
ished and the wise men helpless, she
remembered Daniel and his marvel
Gus skill In interpreting hard things
in the days Of Nebuchadnezzer. ani
she said. LET Daniel be called and h.
will show the Interpretation" (verse:
1912. When Daniel came into thu
presence of the king he was told o
the inability Of all the wise men t,
: interpret the writing and was Offered
! great reward or great rewards j
he would do it (verses 1916. Dis
daining the proffered rewards, DAME
said, "Yet will read the writing unit
the king and make known to him thu
Interpretation" Verse 10. We thinl
i "A
the king Of Sodom, of Elisha's re
] lection Of Naaman's gifts and o
Peters remark that the things of Go,
1 cannot be purchased with money. Tn
refusal Of the man of God to go HON
with Jeroboam or accept his gift
q Kings kill Is also on the same line.
IL Daniel then reminded the king o
what the most high God had done TO
his father and how He had humble
him and added fearlessly and searcl
ingly. ''Thou hast not humbled thin
I heart though thou knowest all this
but hast lifted up myself against tn
Lord of heaven, and the Go
in whose hand thy breath is an
whose are all thy ways hast thou nc
i glorified" verses %. 2N. What
3 searching word for multitudes Of pei
! pie! The time of all earthly kingdom
is fixed. Only the kingdom Of God
eternal. The Lord is a God Of know
: edge. and by Him actions are weighe
i Il Sam. ii. 81. Our days are numbered
our thoughts and actions weighed. an
the life story in mortal body will /
! finished some day. However niue
q riches and honor may have been OIL
i tanned. the question comes, 1.-THE
] whose shall those things be-" AS
.. the condition of those who reb
against God. let the words of the Lol
Jesus In Luke xvi, %; Mark tx, 49,
:, tell all who desire to know. See ais
Rev. Xxx, Is.
Babylon may perish, but Daniel an