The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-12-22
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson XIII. Fourth Quarter
For Dec. &c, 1915.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text Of the Lesson, Hos. xiv-ouarterly
Review-GoIden Text, Ps. CHI, 8.
Commentary Prepared by Rev. D. M.
Stearns.
LESSON I.-Elijah in Naboth's vine
yard. Kings xxi, 11-2O. Golden Text,
Mum. xxi. 23. BE sure your sin will
find you OUT The wicked may act
as If they owned this world and may
Cypress and even kill those who seem
to have no helper. but '-He that is
higher than the highest regardeth, and
there be higher than they Q1ccl. V. 81.
The blood OF the righteous Abel cried
unto God Gen. iv. 10; Matt. xiii, So.
LESSON II.-Elijah taken up into
heaven, II Kings Ii, 1-12. Golden Text,
Ps. xvi, IL, I'm Thy presence is full
ness of joy, in Thy right hand there
are pleasures forevermore." 1t is spe-
cially helpful in this lesson to note the
devotion of Elisha and how he stead
tasty chung to Elijah and received
that which his heart desired. The two
going on together suggests how we
may walk with God If we will.
LESSON III-Elisha heals Naaman,
the Syrian, II Kings V, LA. Golden
Text, Eek. XIV, &c, 81 am Jehovah that
healeth thee" A little captive maid
and a great man of God used to mag
Nifty the God of Israel in the healing
of Naaman, the great man of Syria,
who was a leper. Naaman had
thoughts as to how he should be heal
ed, but they were vain. Humility and
obedience are essential. The gifts of
God cannot be bought
LESSON ~. = Elisha's heavenly de-
tenders, II Kings vi, S-17. Golden
Text, Ps. xxxiv, Z. 1.-THE angel of Je-
hovah encampeth round about them
that fear Him and delivereth them:
Vain are the efforts of man against
child of God unless God permit. He
delivered the king of Israel from the
king of Syria by His servant Elisha.
He delivered elisha in a wonderful
way by sending blindness on those
who sought him. He caused Elisha's
servant to see the angelic hosts.
LESSON V.-The boy Joash crowned
king, II Kings xi, 4-12. Golden Text,
Prov. xiv, IL, 1.-The house of the wicked
shall be Overthrown, but the tent of
the upright shall flourish This is an
other instance of heavenly care and
preservation and of God watching over
His Word to perform it, for if all the
seed royal had been slain the Word of
God to David would have failed The
preservation of Joash was to preserve
the line of David. God uses human
agencies.
| II ncH
pie, II Kings xii, 4-15. Golden Text,
II Cor. tx, Z, God loveth a cheerful
giver." Both the tabernacle and the
temple said that God was in the midst
of His people, and neglect to the tenn
pie was an insult to God. Athaliah had
treated the temple with the same con-
tempt that she treated God, but Joash
obtained funds in the appointed way
by willing offerings and repaired the
temple and restored the worship.
LESSON VII.-Daniel in the kings
court, Dan. i, $40. Golden Text, Cor
xvi, Is. Watch We, stand fast in the
faith, quit you like men, be strong"
Here is the purpose of heart which.
glOrifies God and obtains wisdom be-
yond all human wisdom; a purpose to
be one of Gods undefiled ones who
walk in His way Cps. cxiX, u; a man
who would stand calmly before kings
because He stood before God.
LESSON VIII.-Jonah a missionary to
Nineveh, Jonah Iii, ITO. Golden Text,
Matt. xviii, 10, 20, go We therefore.
and 10, 1 am with you always,
even unto the end of the world" A
striking lesson on Gods unwillingness
that any should perish, and His diff
Guilty in finding willing messengers;
also the great results from preaching
the message He bids us, then the fore
shadowing of the conversion of nations
by converted Israel.
LESSON IX.-Amos the fearless proph-
ct, Amos. V. 1-15. Golden Text, Jer.
xiii, %, HE that hath my word let
him speak my word faithfully" The
great need of believers is to be turned
away from all idols, and especially
from self, to walk with and serve the
Living God, who has revealed to us
by the prophets His purpose, that we
may be fully agreed with Him..
LESSON X.-Uzziah's pride and pun
Text, Prov. xxx, %, "a mans pride
Shah OI1nS LII low, out he IQaC Is OF
lowly spirit shall obtain honor" We
have seen great man healed of lep-
rosy when he was willing to be hum
bic and obedient, but here is a great
king becoming proud and dying Ieper
God resisteth pride, but blesses humil-
fly.
LESSON XII. = Jehovah yearns over
backsliding Israel, Hosea xi. Ill.
Golden Text, Hosea, XII, 4, 81 drew
them with cords of a man, with bands
of love-" Israel the Son of God con-
trasted with Christ, the True Israel;
the one utterly selfish and sinful: the
other with no self and no sin. AS the
Father loves the Son, so He loves us
and would have us live in His love
John XIV, 81. Our difficulty is that we
do not know Him.
LESSON XII.-The song of the angels,
Luke Ii, 500. Golden Text, Luke ii, 10,
BE not afraid. for behold | bring you
good tidings of great joy which shall
be to all the people" Note simple
faith of the shepherds and their MAX
ing known what they saw and heard
Consider the ministry of angels at His
birth, in the wilderness, in Gethsem-
nne. at His resurrection.