The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-29
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson XIV. - Fourth Quarter.
For Dec. 81, 1911.
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III, 10, n-coldsn Text, Nal. III, \.
Commentary Prepared BY Rev. .. M.
etearns. So
Although a portion Of this prophecy
has been assigned as our lesson, the
lesson suggests a study Of the whole
prophecy. The words my messenger
Of Ill 1, are just q translation OF the
word Malachi" Of |, /, and through the
messenger we learn ''the burden OF the
word Of the Lord" which is, IT have
loved you q, %. We are reminded OF
Deut. VII, 6-8, where the only reason
given why the Lord chose them for a
special people unto Himself is because
the Lord loved you" Compare Jer.
XXI, 8; John ST, 10; Kill, /; Nv, ell
John III, 16. Who is this that so loves
unlovely people7 Even He who says:
Il am great King My name shall be
great among the nations. I am the
Lord ! change mott q, II. IA; fl, o.
What does He ask In return for such
lover Simply that they hear His mes
sage, lay 1t TO heart and give glory to
his name, walking with Him In peace
and equity, even as Levi did Ql, 2, 3, 81,
bringing In all the tithes and proving
Him as ready to pour upon them more
blessing than they could receive dii,
100, for He is able to DO exceeding
abundantly above all VS. ask or think
Eph. Ill, 20). how did they requite
such love? They despised His name
by Offering polluted bread upon His all
tar, by Offering the blind, the lame and
the sick for sacrifice; by Offering to the
Lord what they would not offer their
earthly ruler and by calling all their
90 called service WEAKNESS q, 6-8, ~,
I'D. They wearied the Lord with their
words. saying, EVERY one that doeth
evil is good in the sight of the Lord,
and he deIighteth in them's "a. IN.
They robbed the Lord OF hosts IN
tithes and offerings and yet said,
wherein have we robbed theeT' They
said, ct Is vain to serve God, and
what profit r. it that we have kept His
ordinance and walked mournfully be-
fore HimT They called the proud
happy and set up those who wrought
wickedness Gil, s, 1910.
Yet He said: Return unto Me, and
will return unto you. / will rebuke
the devourer, and all nations shall call
you blessed, for ye shall be a delight.
some land, saith the Lord OF hosts Of.
z, ~. He Is the same as when He
pleaded with them before the captiv-
fly, saying, 20 Israel. thou hast de-
stroyed myself, but In Me in thine
help" 20 Israel. return unto the Lord
thy God, for thou hast fallen by thine
iniquity" Clos xiii, O; xiv, II. Return,
thou backsliding Israel. saith the Lord,
only acknowledge thine In
EQUITY. Turn, o backslidine
children, for I am married
unto you" Ger. III, 1910. In the
midst Of all the unbelief there was,
as there always has been and win be,
q faithful remnant referred to IN fii, 16. +
Then they that feared the Lord snake
often one to another and the Lord
hearkened and heard It. and book OF +
remembrance was written before Him
for them that feared the Lord. and
that thought upon His name" have
quoted the whole verse, for Il seems
80 marvellous that God should keep a
special record Of those who even think
upon Him. Many have been comfort
ed by this blessed assurance. Then
see how He speaks Of them In verse
IL, MY jewels" or, as In the margin,
and the following passages. Special
treasure" eek. xix, s.; Ps. cxxxv, A:
Deut- vii, 6; xiv, z. XVI, 49,. Compare
Pet II. O.; John xvii, %: Tit. Il. IA. re-
vised version. The return OF verse 10
IL that which is more fully described
in chapter Nv and referred to I'm Matt.
XIV, 81; Col. III. 4: III These. 4 ITO;
Rev. XIX. IL; Pa. |, Ia. It is the com
ing OF Christ with His saints Of Zech.
xiv, s; Thess. I'll, 13. and the former
passages just quoted when with His
redeemed ones He viii execute His
Judgments on the nngodly and show
mercy to His land ana Els people. 1t
win be the day OF vengeance upon Hie
enemies and the time Of redemption
for Israel Elsa. xxxiv, 8; xxxv, A; xiii.
AZ. When He shall come as the sun
OF Righteousness (xiv, q then shall the
righteous shine forth as the sun fMatE
xiii. a and as the brightness OF the
armament dan. I'd. 81. There viii BE-.
however, an event TO preceae fal6t
which is not mentioned 10 the ola
Testament, the flrst stage OF His re-
turn, His welcome to Hts elect church,
put Of all nations IN the air when ne
shall be TO them as the morning star.
which IL always seen before the sun
rising Rey. XIII, 10; III 26.10. I'll
after the removal OF the church II
rhess. iv, 1913; Cor. XIV, ST. Sc. Raw.
~ and v that the great ana Dreadful
lay Of the Lord, 80 often mentioned id
ne prophets and fully described in
Rev. Vi to xviii, shah come On the
earth. Then shall Israel be purified.
according to III, 2, 8: Nv. s. B: zech.
xiii, ., 3. John the Baptist. who came
2 The spirit and power or Elijah "a
aerald the FIRST coming OF ChrIst. was
he messenger Of chapter III. /, and
he voice Of lisa. II. s, but the real
Elijah will be the herald or Christ'k
second coming In glory to Judge the
aations and set up His kingdom wifh
redeemed Israel as the ceKter ii their
'wn land and Jerusalem the throne
u the Lord elsa. IL ri: Ier. til. IN. II
Vas after John che Baptist had bees
2eheaded that the Lord Jesus said