Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-11-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Vll.-Fourth Quarter, For
Nov. IL, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson. Dan. v, D-SI
Msmo-y Verses, 25-2S-Goldcn Text
EeeIes. xii, 14-commentary Pre-
pared by Rev. o. M. Stearns-

pared by Rev. D. M Stearns-
We are glad to have another lesson
In Daniel, but it may be SO long be-
fore we return to this book that IL
may be wise TO glance at the book as
n whole and outline its contents IL
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 Ia.
"a Any one can make an outline To
suit himself, but the following. by
chapters. may suggest n better one.
j. Daniels purpose OF heart. H. The
stone Kingdom to I'LL the earth. III.
The image worship. or the furnace.
". The proud humiliated. V. Thu
Judgment OH the blasphemer. vi. The
triumph OF God over His enemies
VII. The everlasting Kingdom ,parai-
! lei with chapter lii. VIII. Kingdoms
friendly to Daniers people. IN. Oar
iels prayer and Gabriers prediction OF
the seventy -sevenS. Y. GabrieHs se"-
ond visit to Daniel. NJ. Antichris'
and his overthrow. MI. The Kingdom
to follow the resurrection OF tue just
and the great tribulatiOn. From even
such an outline as this we see that
the portion assigned FOR today's lesson
is Just the story OF sample leader o.
! the DEVILS followers. whose end l.
surely foretold in rs. TX. Ii; Matt
! XIV. Al. 1t is part OF the great king
dom story OF the book and must bc
considered in that connection as wei
as in its personal relation to ind
viduals. II Is the record of Il drunkel'
revel with which God interfered SUD
denly. 1t was a great gathering 81
great people in the eyes OF the world.
and doubtless those invited felt n
much honored as Hannah did Qls
V. 81 when invited TO the banquet OF
Queen Esther The gold - and silver
vessels which had beel. .aken from
the temple OF the Lord ut Jerusalem
were used as common drinking YES
sells. and they praised all gods excepr
the living and true God.
In the midst Of their drunken revelry
very strange and startling thing
happens. for the fingers OF mans
hand are seen writing words upsn the
plaster of the wall OF the kings pal
ace. and the king saw the part of the
hand that wrote VERSE %. The king
is filed with trembling and dismsy
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 thS
wisdom Of this world failed to under
stand the things Of God Gi. 10; V. %
How true 1t is that the things OF Coz
knoweth no man. but the spirit o.
Cod q 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 wortl
the breath that utters them when the!
venture upon the things OF God. Their
are unseen agents all about us. an,
while the hand OF the Lord is agains
His enemies 1t Is upon all them 70
good that seek Him Q2z. will, %
The queen hears OF the unusual an
startling event. and. coming into tn
" banquet house and seeing the kin
J greatly troubled and his lords aston
ished and the wise men helpless. sh
- remembered Daniel and his marve
Gus skill in Interpreting hard thing
in the days OF NebuchadneZzer. an
she said. Let Daniel be called and
Will show the Interpretation" (verse
10-12). When Daniel came into tn
presence OF the king he was told {
the inability Of all the wise men I
interpret the writing and was offere
great reward or great rewards
he would do it oversees 1910. Di
daining the proffered rewards. Dani
said. Yet will read the writing uni
the king and make known to him II
Interpretation" Verse 10. We thin
OF Abrnhams rejection OF the offer ,
the king OF Sodom. Of Elisha's r
g lection Of Naaman's gifts and
Peters remark that the things of GC
cannot be purchased with money. II
refusal Of the man Of God to go hon
with Jeroboam or accept his gif
Il Kings xiii is also on the same line
Daniel then reminded the king
what the most high God had done
his father and how He had humbl,
him and added fearlessly and scare
a ingly. Thou hast not humbled thi
heart though thou knowest all tn
but hast lifted up thyself against t
= Lord Of heaven. and the G.
in whose hand thy breath is a
whose are all thy ways hast thou 4
- glorified" oversees 22. 23), What
| searching word for multitudes OF ps
pie! The time OF all earthly kingdol
is fixed. Only the kingdom of God
eternal. The Lord is a God Of knov
edge. and by Him actions are weigh
q Sam. II. 81. Our days are number,
our thoughts and actions weighed, a
the life story in a mortal BODY will