The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-07
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Lesson VI.--First Quarter, For
FEB. Q, 1919. n.
The INTERNATIONAL SERIES.


Text Of che Lesson, Gen. TX, s.17-Msm-
cry Verses, IS, fe--celden Text, Cen.
X, fs--cemmentary Prepared by Rev.
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As to the record Of the deluge and
the whole story Of Noah, these few
words from the Lord Jesus Christ, "As
1t was in the days Of Noah" Duke
xvii, 90, establish us and cause us TO
say to any who question the record.
s'You are standing against Jesus Christ.
for He indorsed the record OF Adam
and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and
Lot Elijah and elisha, Daniel, Jonah
and all else, and TO doubt His word
ts TO doubt the living and true God,
for He only said what the Father told
Him to say (John xii, IS, 40, and He
Himself was true God" Away with
all unbeIief, whatever 1t may becalled.
scholarship, new theology, ~theosophy
or aught else, for 1t is all from the
evil one. the god Of this world. Let
MS be "most surely believers, ,
knowing the certainty" OF all things
written In the Scriptures. He who
sent the waters on the earth also
caused them to abate, and just I've
months after the waters began to In
crease the ark rested Chapter viii,
3, 4; compare VII. III.
1t was over two months longer be-
fore the tops Of the mountains were
seen and forty days more before Noah
sent forth q raven and q dove. The
raven, being an unclean bird, could rest
on any dead carcass, and there were
no doubt plenty floating about. The
dove, being a clean bird, found no
resting place and returned to the ark.
These birds are suggestive Of two
classes of people-those who can rest
on and enjoy all dead things and those
who find rest only in Christ, the true
ark. The Holy Spirit in the form OF
o dove found His first perfect resting
place in Christ. Yet He comes to such
as we are, sinners who find refuge In
our ark, Jesus Christ, and He con-
descends TO dwell in us and abide with
us and reveal Christ to us and
through ms. In Noah and the story OF
the ark we see perfect obedience, for
he did according to all that God com.
manded him Chapters VI %; VII, 81.
The Lord called him in and shut him
in, and, although the waters were dried
mp from or the earth in a little less
than eleven months from the time that
Noah entered the ark, he did not leave
the ark until fully twelve months and
seventeen days had passed Chapters
vii, 10. IL, and viii, 13, 40 and then
not until God spake unto him, saying,
$50 forth Of the ark wifi, is. 49,. A
life OF obedience to the word OF God
and rest In the win OF God IS possible
70 every true child Of God. Notice
Noah's altar unto the Lord and his
burnt Offering and the Lords accept
ance OF Il. He was the Lords own, Oh
the line OF Abel, truly redeemed, see4
ing his own sinfuIness and trusting In
redemption and acceptance only by the
blood OF the sacrifice. He was an heir
OF the righteousness which is by faith
and by his faith ana obedience COM
demned the world CHeb. II. q. The
world does not like to be condemned
In chapter tx !, Z, we see as every
where, that the blessing OF the Lord
meant ~fruitfulness, multiplication ana
abundance. I am often reminded of
Prov. x, q. r. w., mar, THE blessing
Of the Lord maketh rich, and toll add.
eth nothing thereto AS In salvation
80 in service. an must be Of the Iorda
and apart from Him all h vain, uses
less. nothing. This IL the first time
that wa ind an altar mentioned In the
Bible, hut the first sacrifice IL seen I'M
Gen. III, a. Both altar and sacrince
point ON to Golgotha. where by the sac9s
rincs az Himself he pursed ~ sins
(Heh. & 9; TX, Lie
In this record OF the deiuge and IN
connection with the ark we have tha
first mention Of q covenant wi 18), and
in lesson chapter the covenant As
mentioned just seven times. A o
nank generally required two PARTIES
and IL either failed the covenant fell
through. ThAs, however, is an uhcor4
ditionaI covenant in which God assumes
all the responsibility and says what
He win do or win not do for His own
sake, because He Is God He calls ~
MY covenant and ''the everlasting
covenant l15. 49,, In which He assures
Noah that He VIII never again destroy
the earth with a dood OF water.
Then He graciously calls Noah's at
tentdon to the bow In the cloud. saying.
81 do set Ny bow In the cloud" and
LII confederation to our weakness he
says, II win look upon 1t that / may
remember tverses IS, 16). On the
same line Of thought Re says to Is
rael, aPut noe in remembrance; let us
plead together Csc. Xiii, 26l. The
nainbcw ID mentioned 10 the Bible on
Just four different occasions. here and
~ E1ek. j, Rev. " and K. and four Is
the great world number.
In Rev. ~ 1t Is d green rainbow.
which is very ~auggesfiye for several
reasons one being that green is earth's
prominent color, and He Is there seer
taking possession Of Che earth il con
nection with d ~purifcation BY judg
nuent, Peter tells is that liz the woYId
was once destroyed biz water the world
that now IL Is reserved alssto Gre. but
we look for neM heayeus and 4 ue
earth wherein dwellefh rlghfeou
Hf Pet Hi 5la1. He also tells -