The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22


tween this and last weeks lesso,
read of Abrams journey down >
Egypt" a story that is rich with ~
gestive typical lessons. Abram, y
ceit is discovered by Pharaoh an, B
is driven from Egypt. Fear IA
root Of unbelief. and when we f,u
are sure to carry some one win
But a mans sin Is sure to be An,
cred, so It was that Pharaoh !.
manded his men, and they sen,
away. and his wife. and all Ar
had" Egypt, a type of the =.
turned Abram out (12:20) whs
tried the good Lord good devils =
of life. Compromise and sep,nG
are not compatible.
Lessons Picture.
I. "Up Out Of Egypt" W. 1S
we have presented the lesson Of :
ration. This portion is a great
ture of repentance. Abram cam
with him not only his own posses
but also those of his nephew Lot,J
tice, Abrams wealth did not N
him acceptable In Egypt. The ~
desires not alone the wealth Of
but also the man back OF the weahi
Again Abram turns from connid
to Bethel, the house of God, that \
of confession. of conservation, "a
encouragement. Abram had to n
unto the place of the altar vhid
had made at the first" the place d
first disobedience. Just so we hsN
go back over. the track Of our disch
ence to that place OF our depar1
to the point of reconsecration. al L
low the abandoned path Of obedia
Our security is to maintain our
ration from the world.
These returning pilgrims wen
ordinary men. no more is the mn
is in Christ. and God was r.
given evidence Of the blessing 4
Used to Abram (12:2) and Of I'd
terial blessing SO definitely pro-
to the descendants Of Jacob
read ". 81 their substance
great" But there is far greats
ger however in material pros
than In adversely. This was Q Cu
danger to these pilgrims thar ~
the Canaanites who dwelt in TIL
ii. "And There Was strifas "
The evidence of this danger MAJ
ed itself when It was found tt
land could not support both Abran
Lot ". 81. Paul calls Timothy>|
tention to this same danger I
$50. and we are constantly ~
illustrated all about us.
Lots History.
Lot was journeying with ~
rather than with Jehovah o.
doubtless In a great measure y
governed by cupidity and SELF
when he beheld Abrams pro-
Millions In America profit By ~
curity and the prosperity Of this
80 nearly approaches q Christia
ton and yet In scorn or In neeIo
fuse to believe in or to serve ~
who sends the blessing. Ina
history Of Lot Is one OF SELL
which later resulted In sofrov
sadness and In his being shou
of his selfishly acquired pre-
Lot had no particular clain
Abram nor have we In our oxn
or because Of our own mefir
God. BY right of promise this
longed to Abram DAD. Thse
however a greater right that suv
Abram, viz. the right to BE- ma
nous and right nobly did be ~
to that demand when he sa1G
there be no strife for we be bfss9
Abram walked In the counsels q
Ps. IL, and OF course was bless
dare assert that every socalieo
lem Of the day" those quesne
capital and labor, of intemperana&
purity, housing. sanitation. pah
ology, the whole array. would q
mankind would obey God - bre
What made this strife all ne
reprehensible was that II TOOK
in. the presence of their CONS.
my, the Canaanite. Denonin.
strife, standing for our rishtf
ing our principles, ETC.. ma
tie commentator In the ecfl5
There is so little that divides
us and 80 much that we hold
mon that 1t Is but little shon 2
inal to waste our energy ~
which is ephemeral or Of y
portance. What q difference
choice Of Lot and that OF Ap'H
entered into the path Of the
Prov. Ala, Is, while the %
the path that "shineth more
unto the perfect day." Prov. |"
| III. "And Lot >. esus's
Plain Of Jordan" w. 1els
the counsel and guidance o.
Lot followed the choice mn
was pleasing to the eyes ans
sorry mess of it, for in the &C.
a great loser. Already the
doomed ". 1O) and 80 today
who chooses the world In
to Christ makes a bad bargain z
2:17) and the greater conden ~
his for he makes his choice ID
ing light Of nearly twenty Ctr
the Gospel. Lot made VIII
promise. a superficial choice
near losing his own soul. hs-
s:3s. He deliberately enter
danger when he pitched Do
wards Sodom." The beiiess. n
worldliness. Lots journey "
at last to Sodom v. IL.
Abram aspired to know
r,hi,iop IN posSesS w