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LESSON
by Il. o. SELLERS. Director OF Evening
Department. The Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 10.


1 49,
LESSON TExT-Hosea Z.
GOLDEN TEXT-"Woe unto them that
| rise up early In the morning, that they
may follow strong drink: that tarry late
into the night. till wine infiame them
Isaiah gil.
We turn aside today from studying
the life of Christ to consider one OF
the things that caused the downfall
of Ephraim, that Is the northern king
1 dom, and also Of Israel, l. e.. those
who composed the southern kingdom.
The chief counterfeit OF the Holy
Spirit employed by Satan is the in
SEPARATION and the intoxication pro-
duced in the use of liquors, and we
do well to pause and consider the
works of him whom Jesus came to
destroy. (Heb. 2:14).
The lesson naturally divides itself
into two divisions. Wv. 1t and w.
Sic. This entire section really be-
gins in chapter six verse four and
contains the response of Jehovah to
the cry of the remnant of Israel and
of Ephraim in the last days. In the
first half we see the iniquity OF
Ephraim and Israel discovered" i. e.,
revealed, and in the second section
there is discovered or revealed to us,
! Gods wrath against them for their
| hypocrisy.
]. God declares that II was his de-
sire to heal them both, w u. 1t Ia
not Gods will that any should perish.
But while Jehovah would have
healed them they would not be healed,
(cf. Matt. 90 81 and Luke 13:34, and
hence it is that his love serves to re-
veal their wickedness. DR.. Torrey
points out eight charges brought
against the common people "Ephraim"
and the court and city "Samaria," for
this evil attacks both alike.
Never Hidden From God.
+ Cd "Falsehood" ". -. Nothing ia
more common among the evils of in
temperance than falsehood: as we
have suggested it is the Devils false
imitation of true inspiration. GU "A
thief comes in" Intemperance steals
not only mans money but his repu-
/ tation, love for his family, in fact any
and everything a sober man will hold
dear. CD ''They consider not in their
hearts," Like Rip Van Wrinkle, men
say "this last doesn't count" forget
ting that 1t does count and that God
remember all of their wickedness. A
violation of his law will receive pun
ishment in due season. America ia
paying the price Of q manifold In.
crease In taxation, in murder, in i'm.
becility, in divorce and suicide, the
overwhelming portion of which can be
traced to intemperance. God is re-
membering all our wickedness and
verify a troop of robbers are strip
ping us ". u.
We ofttimes hide our evil deeds
/ from man but never from God, and a
mans sins will find him out psalm
9:16). These people made the king
glad ". 81 /. e., the king delighted in
this wickedness. Let us not forget
that righteousness exalteth a nation
and sin is a reproach to any people
E(D "They are all adulterers," ". ~.
OF course in this connection we know
there was remnant Of true follow
ers, but the prevailing vileness was
such as to call forth this terrific in.
dictment. We need to remember that
theNconnection between the liquor
traffic and white slavery is so close az
to defy separation.
1.-THE Great Destroyer"
A liquor drinker is almost invaria,
| bly, scorner. He scorns the power
of liquor over himself, its effect upon
the nation. Sum up the economic
loss of efficiency the cost Of crime.
pauperism, and insanity. and we have
an economic burden of more than half
Of the wealth produced by this ma
tion." (See Congressman Fl. R. Hob
sons, sThe Great Destroyer''). (6)
They have made ready their heart
like an oven while they lie in wait"
wv. 6, Z, referring undoubtedly to the
heat of anger and passion as well as
OF lust. Cd "They have devoured
their judges" ". y. One has but to
review the pages Of history to appre-
/ ciate the overthrow of priest. peasant
and potentate salike. 60 There ia
none that calleth upon me" ". y.
The turning aside from God was noted
I at the outset, here again we see that
the neglect and forgetfulness of God
Is the true source of all Of mans sim
ming.
III. God intended Israel. and intends
us, to be separate people. The prophet
sets before us the result of this re-
fusal upon Ephraim. A cake not turn
ed is cake half baked, one half burn
ed. This metaphor has many applica-
lions. Our social life, our political life,
our spiritual life ia too often one that
is half turned, One-half burned to a
crisp and the other half raw.
Lay emphasis upon the Golden Text