The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-09-22
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson xlII.-Third Quarter, For
Sept. 26, 1915
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES

Text of the Lesson, Ps. xxi, Quarterly
Review-Goiden Text, Ps. xxi, 1.
Commentary Prepared by Rev. D. M.
Stearns.
LESSON I.-Absalom's failure, II Sam
xviii, 1-15. Golden Text, Eph vi, 1,
Children, obey your parents in the
Lord, for this is right" Absalom fail
ed in respect for his father or his ia
Tiers God, and he failed to accomplish
what he had his heart set upon for
himself. The victory was David's, and
he was restored to his throne See Ps.
xxxiii, 10, IL, concerning the counsel
of the Lord and that of His enemies.
LESSON II.-Solomon anointed king,
Kings l, 2840. Golden Text, l Chron.
xviii, 8, "Know thou the God of thy
father and serve Him with a perfect
heart and with a willing mind" 1t
was the purpose of the Lord that of all
the sons of David Solomon should be
bis successor, and so it came to pass,
for every purpose Of the Lord shall
be performed" DER. II, 29).
LESSON III.-Solomon chooses wis
dom, Kings iii, 4-15. Golden Text,
Prov. tx, 10, 1.-The fear of Jehovah is
the beginning Of wisdom" Solomon
began well, loving the Lord and walk
ing In the statutes of David, his IA
Their, and the Lord said to him, ASK
what 1 shall give thee" Solomon's
request pleased the Lord, and He gave
him wisdom and also riches and hon.
or. 1t was an exceeding abundantly
like Eph. iii, 20. The Lord Jesus is
the wisdom and power of God.
LESSON IV.-Solomon dedicates the
temple, 1 Kings viii, 22-30. Golden
Text, lisa. wi, z, MY house shall be
called a house of prayer for all peo-
pies" The tabernacle and temple were
both typical of Christ, the True Taber-
nacle and Temple, and of the church.
which. is His body, now being builded
Each believer is also a temple and is
expected to be wholly dedicated to God
that the world may know Him John
xvii, 81, 23),
LESSON V.-The queen of Sheba Wis
its Solomon, 1 Kings x, 1-13. Golden
Text, Prov. viii, IL, wisdom is better
than rubies." Not only the queen of
Sheba, but all the earth, sought to
Solomon to hear his wisdom which
God had put in his heart, and they all
brought gifts of silver, gold, garments,
horses, spices, ETC., foreshadowing the
time when all nations shall bring their
wealth to Israel because of the name
Of the Lord who will then be their
King oversees 1, "a, %; lisa. TX, 3, 8,
IL, 2D.
LESSON VI.-The kingdom torn asun-
der, Kings xii, GIG. Golden Text,
Prov. xvi, Is, pride goeth before de-
struction and a naughty spirit before
a fall" Because of Solomon's sin in
turning from the Lord to idols, al
though He had appeared to him twice
and kindly warned him, He said that
He would take the kingdom from him,
but would leave him one tribe for Da-
vid's sake xxi, 9-13).
LESSON VII.-Jeroboam leads Israel
into sin, 1 Kings xii, 25-33. Golden
Text, Elk. Xxx, 4, ga, Thou shalt not
bow down myself unto them nor serve
them" Jeroboam turned away from
God, who gave him the kingdom, and
led all Israel into idolatry, SO that
there was not one king over the ten
tribes who was not an idolater.
LESSON VIII.-Asa's good reign, II
Chron. XIV, lis. Golden Text, Jas. iv,
8, Draw nigh to God, and He will
draw nigh to you" In contrast to
Jeroboam and the sinful kings of Is
rael there were at least eight of the
kings Of Judah who served the Lord
and sought to do right In His sight.
Asa was one of them, and for thirty
five years he was wonderfully blessed,
because he relied on the Lord, but dur
ing the last five of his forty years he
turned away from God in a measure.
LESSON IX.-Gods care of Elijah, l
Kings xvii, 1-16. Golden Text, Pet.
V, z, Casting all your anxiety upon
Him, because He careth for you" A
man of God. jealous for the honor Of
Jehovah is able to cause no rain for
over three years and then to bring
rain, yet he was a man like others.
He was supernaturally cared for dur
ing those years and safely hidden, so
that he could not be found.
LESSON X.-Elijah and the prophets
OF Baal, Kings xviii, 3O-39. Golden
Text, Prov. XIV, %, Jehovah is far
from the wicked; but He heareth the
prayer of the righteous" great test
and glorious vindication of Jehovah
From morning till evening the wicked
cry to their god without a reply; Elijah
prayed one brief prayer and the fire
came that could burn up even stones.
LESSON XI.-Elijah's fight and re-
turn, Kings xix. SIS. Golden Text,
Ps. XVI, 10, BE still and know that
I am God" The same Elijah as in the
last lesson. but a wicked woman has
come between him and God and he is
seeing and hearing her and therefore
afraid and fleeing for his life. When
We see self or people or circumstances
we are sure to fail. Our only safety
Is In seeing Jesus only. When we
think we are necessary then God will
do without us.
LESSON X1I.-Defeat through drunk
enness. Kings Xxx. 1921. Golden Text,
Hosea Nv, II, wine and new wine take
away the understanding" Thirty-three
drunken kings was surely a beastly
sight, and it was grand to see them
and their hosts overcome by one king.
weak and sinful man, but God helped
aim for His great names sake and for
Israeps sake to make His name known.