The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
lesson xIl.-First Quarter, For
March %, 1913.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text OF the Lesson, Gen. xiv. s-e7.
Memory Verses, "a. 65-ooIdsn Text.
Prov. ~, 6-commsntsry Prepared
by Rev. D. N. Stearns.

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We have our choice this week OF q
resurrection lesson from Mark xvi or
the regular lesson. but ms we saw
Isaac risen from the dead In our last
lesson and this one shows us a bride
for Isaac and his marriage. suggesting
the resurrection OF the bride % Christ.
the church. and the marriage Of the
Lamb. we will take the regular lesson.
After the figurative death and resur-
rection Of Isaac quite n reality TO both
Abraham aud lsnacl Abraham return
I'd 10 Beersheba aud dwelt there. II In
our privilege 10 dwell always by the
well Of Him that liveth and secth ms
and by the well OF Gods faitbfulness
and with JOY draw water from the
wells Of salvation Gen. xvi 10. IL.
margin: XII. 81. margin; lisa. XII. ~.
Gen XIII tells Of the death and
burial OF Sarah nj the age Of i21 years
anu OF the purchase of the cave OF
Machpelah at Hebron as burial
place Gen. xiv IL the record OF Abra-
hams servant obtaining n wife for
Isaac and II wOndrously suggestive OF
the present work OF the Holy Spirit OBJ
tanning n bride for the crucined and
risen Christ We know from Eph. v.
81, 81. that Adam and Eve are typical
OF Christ and the church. and there II
much 20 be learned from all the brides
OF Scripture. notably Rebekah. Rachel.
Asenath and others. The Bride. the
Lambs wife II described In Rev. xxi.
and In Jer III. u. Jehovah says that
He r. married 10 Israel
/ We have seen Abraham promised a
seed as the dust OF the earth or the
sand OF the sea and again rs the stars
OF heaven. and we have seen the two
combiucd (Gen. kill 10: Nv. o; XII. In.
Later we shall see the stnr promise
given 20 Isaac and the dust promise TO
jacob (Nxvi 4: xviii. ~. and some
day when we see the elect church and
the elect Israel completely gathered,
the heavenly and the earthly seed OF
I Abraham. the stars and the sand. we
may wonder that we did not see Il be-
fore.
| In our lesson chapter We see q
wealthy father and his only son. who
had been given back TO him from the
dead In n figure and to whom he had
given all that he had tyerses %. $50.
We see also a servant who had control
OF all his masters goods going forth
to obtain wife Tor this son and car
rying with him samples OF his masters
wealth oversees 10. -. So The story
Of the servants prayer. his childiike
trust IN God. the direct answer 10 his
prayer and his refusal TO eat tiIl he
I had told his erraud are all most fasci.
! mating aud Instructive aud grand
commentary on the Golden Text.
/ As We read Of the only son to whom
/ the father gave all that he had we can
+ not but recall these words: AN things
are delivered unto Me OF My Father"
The Father loveth the Son aud hath
I given all things into His hand" Matt
ri. %: John III. ~ Then rs 20 the
Holy Spirit. whose special work In
this age Is To- obtain bride for Christ
and who IN suggested 10y Abrnham's
servant aud his commission. we cannot
but think of these words concerning
Him: lie shall testify of me" He
shall receive of mine and shall shew
It unto you" John ~. 81: xvi IL The
Holy Spirit tells In His word Of the
wealth and the love uf the sou ~ God.
and the only question Tor III" sinner
Is. witt thou 20 with this maBT
Vcrsc 49,
when the reply II. ns Rebekah's was.
II will CO." then tho matter Of our re-
demptiGn Is settled and we start on
ccivsd from the Spirit evidences Of His
love and His riches of grace. such as
are set forth IN Eph. I. g. q. !. u, -:
Rom Ill., -. Y. /: viii. I: John I'LL. l.
.. etc We must start nj once. ms the
servant did with ich"kuh. aud not tar
~ In the old surroundings. tor we are
now His purchased property. aud we
are to serve the living aud true God
aud 10 walt for Wis son from heaven,
whom lie raised from the dead. even
Jesus. who delivered us from the
wrath to come u Theses l. y. lOl.
There Is no record Of the journey be
yond the fact that Itebeknh aud her
damsels rode upon the cnmels aud fol
lowed the man M he took them ana
went his way
II must have been "A long journey.
commonplace aud weary, and they
knew not the way. hut the man knew
the way, and they hal only to follow
him The only true life Of the be-
lever Is 10 yield 10 the Holy Spirits
control aud guidance and let Him have
His own way with us In everything.
We cannot but believe that the serv'
ant would have much 90 tell Of Isaac
and his wealth and that he had little
n aught else 10 talk about. and we
eau scarcely think that she would
grow weary of hearing about him 20
whom she had already given herself
and with whom she expected Ia spend
her life ms his wife. the sharer of his
Joys aud SORROWS
Rebekah's covering herself ms she
met her beloved makes ny think Of the
seraphim OF lisa. Vi. who Ia the pres
ence OF the glory cover themselves
with their wings, ana OF Paul some OF
whose fayOrite words were. Not I. but
Christ" Not |. hut the grace Of God