Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-09-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Fourth Quarter, For
Oct. !, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson. Ezek. iii, 1921.
Memory Verses, 7-19-Golden Text.
Eek. i'll, 17-Commentary Prepared
by Rev. y. M. Stearns.

| py rev. H. w. StearhS-
1t Il most helpful to consider these
men who were truly sent OF God and
who faithfully delivered His messages.
The heart of all their messages was
the one to whom they all bare witness
(Acts Y. 43); the one whom Ezekiel SAW
as man upon throne Il, POI; the one
for whom the throne Of David still
waits. who will be King over all the
earth and rule the world in righteous
ness duke /. 30. 33; Zech. xiv. 81.
Ezekiel was one or the captives In
Babylon. and. like Daniel he was there
for his own good and the good of 9th
ers DER. xiv. ~. that he might turn
the people TO God. The hand Of the
Lord was specially upon him. as 1t is
said at least seven times q. 3: iii. Il.
90: wifi. l: xxxiii. 30; xxxvii. l: xl. Il.
and by the Spirit OF the Lord he saw
visions OF God. heavenly things as I'm
chapter 1. and things at Jerusalem on
earth as I'm chapter wifi, things then
taking place or about to take place aS
In chapter xii. and things yet future
as In chapter xxXvii.
When we have become children Of
God by receiving the Lord Jesus
Christ there Is nothing we need SO
much as to be filed with the Holy
Spirit and have the hand OF God upon
us. controlling. guiding. working. II
we are in His hand for His pleasure
inasmuch as the pleasure Of the LORD
shall prosper in His hand Elsa. iii. iOl
II will prosper through US II we are
only willing and obedient.
The aim OF every believer who +
right with God must be the glory Of
God. that God in all things may be
glorified and the time OF His kingdom
FASTENED Il Pet. iv. II. -: V. 1M. In
chapter the prophet saw the Likeness
OF the glory OF the Lord I'm the cloud
and fire and brightness. and the living
creatures, and the wheels and the
throne over all with the man upon it
chapter 1. 3; XVI. 2Sl. In chapter
Z, 20 he tells us that he knew the
living creatures We're the cherubim
and l believe that Adam and Eve and
the antediluvian believers saw I'm the
cherubim I'm Eden symbols OF what re-
deemed ones shall be in the kingdom
Before 1t is time 10 teach this lesson
| hope to have ready booklet on The
Cherubim." Ii is only as we are filled
with visions OF God and glory that We
can be His faithful witnesses here in
this uneodly world. There is rebellion
against God on every side as truly ~
in the days of Ezekiel chapters ii. IS.
I'll, a. and the word of truth IS not
popular. 1t Is even according TO lisa
XXX. Oil, but II Spirit filled and be
holding the glory we shall not bC
moved by what we see and hear all
about us.
AS the Lords messenger or watch
man Ezekiel was To hear the word nj
His mouth and give them warning
from Him (verse III. His orders were
Speak My words unto them whether
they viii hear or whether they win
forbear." Eat this roll and go speak
unto the house Of Israel" Speak with
My words unto them" All My words
receive I'm thine heart and go and tell
them. thus saith the Lord God III. =:
III. l, 4. 10. IL. The messenger OF the
Lord must never get up his own mes
sage nor speak from his own heart
merely. but he must eat the words OF
the Lord according TO this lesson and
Jer Nv, 10; Rev. Y, S-11. Like this
prophet and John in Patmos, we will
find the word sweet to our taste, but
afterward bitter ill. 3. IA, for there
will be an opposition to II on the part
OF many which will enable us to sym
pathize with Jeremiah in his expert
ence of chapter Xxx. $40. May there
also be In us such a burning that we
cannot but speak the words Of truth.
however much we may be tempted not
to do so (Acts ~. 20).
The prophets seven days astonish.
ment (verse 15) reminds us OF Jobs
friends who sat with him seven DAYS
and nights without speaking a word
Dob II. 49, and OF the words of Ps
xxx. o, Il was dumb, opened not
my mouth because Thou didst it."
Concerning verses IL to II of our les
son compare chapters xxxiii, TIA, and
note Prov. xiv. II. -. and see our re-
sponsibility to give to others the glad
tidings which are for all people. We
are put In trust with the gospel and
are debtors to all who have never
heard. and we will be greatly ashamed
In that day II we have been unfaith.
full TO our trust Il Thess. II, 4; Rom.
l, 14-16; l John II. 2S). 1t was one
who belonged to the wicked one who
said, "Am 1 my brothers keeper" q
John I'll. 12). and we must be careful
lest while professedly Christians we
act as II we cared not II others per.
ish. Concerning the words 'iniquity"
and righteousness" In the lesson par
agraph we are considering, we must
remember that "all our righteousness.
es are as filthy rags" lisa. Xiv, o.,
and apart from the righteousness OF
God In Christ, which becomes ours