The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-04-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson lll.-Second Quarter, For
April 20, 1913.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

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fed he pursued after him In anger but
God came to him In dream by night
and said unto him. Take heed that
tbou spenk not 10 Jacob either good or
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names are recorded ms having been
given TO that witness. one OF which Is
much used today (Mlzpah,. but surely
much misunderstood xxi. 1855.
Although no lesson has been assigned
from chapter xxxii. the latter part OF
which Is to me most profitable. the
committee suggests the perusai OF Il.
and surely no teacher will overlook II.
How suggestive Is the FIRST verse, sand
Jacob went ON his way. and the angels
OF God met him" Was ever suct
unworthy man so wondrously cHfci
for by God7 lie more than made up 10
him the loss Of wages from Laban. He
forbade Laban TO harm him, and now,
on his way To meet Esau. lie sends q
host Of angels 90 still further assure him
OF heavenly protection, yet when he
heard that Esnu was coming 10 meet
him he was greatly nfrnld and dis
tressel txNxil. u II would have been
more honoring 10 God " he had said.
Though an host should encamp
against me. my heart shall not fear
FPS XVII. ~.
His prayer In verses TO II sounds
well. most 81 II, for he Acknowledges
Gods mercies aud pleads His promises.
but his plans following his prayer do
look n little like his mothers plan or
helping God out. though some might
consider II showing hts faith by his
works. Yet the various droves OF
fiocks and herds with which he hoped
90 nppease Esau verse a0l hardly look
like faith working fearlessly
The incident Of SxNii. 2i3i. also looks
as II there was a great deal Of Jacob
instead ~ the Lord IN the whole plan.
IL l. with us ALL M II was with him.
most difficult 20 put OF our shoes, as
both Moses aud Joshua were told to
do. and let the Lord manage nll In His
own way Yet the Lord Is ever lead
ing us 20 this that lie may bless aud
use Us more and more. This Is much
abused story and Is made by many TO
teach that Jacob prevailed by wrcs
Ting. but careful attention 10 the rec.
ord will show that the Lord wrcstled
with Jacob to subdue him lie resist
ed until his thigh was put out OF Joint.
and then In conscious weakness he
clung 60 the Mighty one. saying. u will
not let Thee go except Thou bless the"
80 II was weakness clinging 90 strength
that prevailed by his strength he
er over the angel and prevailed" Hos
I'll. 3. ~. His conscious weakness was
the secret Of his power, even Ms the
Lord said TO Paul. MY strength Is
made perfect in weakness" I'll Cor
Iii. %
II was then that Jacobs name was
changed 10 Israel. a name applied TO
him personally about nifty times and
10 his descendants $500 times. Jacob
called the name Of the place "Pcniel.'
face OF God. for he realized that he
had been face 10 face with God, Him
whom we know NJ the Son OF God. for
mo man hath seen God nj any time.
the only begotien Son, who II In the
bosom OF the Father. He hath declared
Him Johs I. 49,. He did not tell ia
cob His name. hut lie did say TO Mano
ah. the father OF samson. 1T II won
derful" Gudg xiii. 49,. Jacob evident
ly did not expect that Esau would
meet him peacefully and cordially and
therefore took all possible care TO pro
vide for the safety Of his bouseh
putting the most loved ones hinder
most and the landmarks and their chill
dren foremost. preceded by the various
droyes. saying III Esau come TO the
one company and smite II then the
other company which Is left shall es'
cape" txxxii, =; xxxiii, ]. p.
After all Jacobs fears flor he re
membered well his wrong done to his
brother twenty years before and the
anger from which he had fed how
beautiful N IL 10 read that "Esau ran