The Red Cloud chief., 1913-09-11

LESSON TEXT-Ex coi2.2i
DEN TEXT Thou shalt love the
with All thy soul. and with ali thy
strength, and with all thy mind and thy
ncighbor as thysclr"-Lukc 1921,
Every commandment contained 10
this second table Of the law IL condt
toned upon and rooted In that which
Ia commanded In tho first table. and
all has been reiterated In the New
Testament.
v. The Finn Commandment. v t2.
Tho word honor" while confined to
this commandment--the relation Of
child to PARENTS predicated upon
mans relation to God on the ono
hand and on tho other Il flashes It's
light upon every subsequent command.
Our duty to God IL pre-eminent. IL wa
neglect or disregard Gods rights. tho
rights OF man will soon be lost sight
OF. A due and proper regard for those
TO whom We owe our being In our first
obligation and IL here placed before
those laws that deal with our rela
tions to outsiders. Respect. esteem,
obedience and support are all a part
OF that honor which Is commanded
see Prov. is, Eph. GLIB; Matt l5: 4.6
Notice also that womans place ia
here made equal TO that of the man.
II is Paul who emphasizes the fact
that this IL the first commandment
with promise" and also that to neg.
lect this duty IL to invite punishment
(Eph. 6:2. 81 1t IL the business Of the
child IN hnnnr th., tot
what may be his character: he must
not sit in judgment On the other
hand. the parent has an obligation to
the child. Eph. ga.
Human LIE Sacred.
VI. The Sixth Commandment. v. -.
This Is a rev alton Of the sacredness
OF human life. God alone has the right
to take away or command to take
away human life. Ono reason for this
is because we are made In his image.
Gen. 9:6.
VI. The Seventh Commandment, v.
~. This commandment deals with
the sanctity Of the married relation
and indicates the sacredness of parent.
hood. There is no other sin that 90
speedily undermines human character
and overthrows families. tribes and
nations. It Ia the source Of. or leads
to. every crime In the calendar. II de.
molishes the moral sense. wrecks tho
body, brings q hell of remorse, misery
and despair. and effectually bars man
from heaven. ! Cor. $40. II: Heb
1894: Rev. 22:15.
VII. The Eighth Commandment. v
IS. Here Is Q statement which deals
with the sacred rights of possession
To take that which rightfully belongs
to another Ia to steal. II does not
matter II II be done within the law
by Withholding just compensation
or by gambling. II is just the same
Deut. 24:14. 15. This works both ways
The employe who steals his employ
er's time. the buyer or the seller who
cheats, lotteries in the church or out
of 1t. these are forms of stealing II
that they take something without rem
dering just equivalent Of value.
*. The Ninth Commandment, v. t6
This commandment recognizes tht
sacred rights of character and insist,
upon absolute truth 40 . standard o.
Judgment. Reputation cannot b,
passed on from father to son: It Il
much harder to secure than none!
and 10 far more valuable. Backbitins
false slander are not compatible Will
love for your neighbor. To give wing
to . bit of scandal you have receive,
u 70 violate this law.
The Most Severe.
X. The Tenth Commandment, v. II
This 10 perhaps the most severe n
quirement Of any In this second groul
of laws. The man who keeps this vii
readily and easily keep the four whicl
Immediately precede It. All desire 70
those things that belong to another
inconsistent with true love. and In tn
light of this law such q desire 10 sin
yea. moro. It 10 idolatry. Col. ST.
Hard as II 10 there 10, however. . va
to observe It. VIZ. to "love your neigh
Dor a. yourself" Such love will Dc
.. sire that he shall have the best thing
and consequently makes It impossibl
for US To covet his possessions.
The effect ". 1S) upon the people O
, this manifestation OF Gods glory an
. the giving of the law was that the
we're filled with fear and besough
Moses rather than God to speak wit
them. This is a commentary upon tn
, words OF Paul just referred to. an
, an illustration OF the need OF the la,
as a revelation Of sin. Moses respont
ed ". 2O) to their fear with words G
assurance. and explained to them tha
this fear was to prove them that the
, should not sin.
Life that is truly rooted In religio
expresses itself in morality of tn
! highest type. Without right relation
with God we cannot expect that chi
dren will properly honor their parents
that human life will be safe, that tn
, marriage relations will be held a