The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-03-27

According TO Professor Beecher the
extent Of the period we have been
studying during the last quarter is
332 years. from the death OF Joshua
b. c. 1i3i to the reign OF Saul. which
began b. C. 1902 Though other
chronologists may differ slightly, this
is approximately correct.
We may roughly divide this period
into tho republic OF God and the king.
| dom OF man. In tho first section we
studied the period of the Judges.
Barak. Gideon. Samson and Samuel;
one prophecies. Deborah; also tho
/ priest ELI and his sons: Samuel and
Ahlah; and Ruth. who was an aLces.
tress OF our great high priest. In
the second section we considered Saul
the king. and a prince. Jonathan.
| Sauls son. While the lessons may
thus be roughly divided. yet we feel
that general review OF the chapc-
ters and the principal lesson to be
learned from each will perhaps be the
most profitable form OF review.
There are four things to be said
about each character and his relation
to rAe events occurring in Israel: (D
The people had departed from God;
there was disobedience and rell-
gious decline. (D God permitted on
| the part of Israels enemies oppression
that finally became unbearahe. go
There was repentance on tho part OF
the people and an appeal to God for
help. tD God raised uy a Judge who
saved" the people and through this
Judge wonderful acts were performed
showing his power and the favor
which rested upon Israel. The adult
classes can profitably discuss such
questions as. why did the people SO
easily forsake God?" "Why and how
did their repentance SO quickly lead
TO their dellverance?" How did God
help the people to return unto him y"
What were the methods and the prin-
ciples used IN Gods punishment of the
people's sins?" WAS this form of
government In yog,e n failure Z"
Coming TO the second section. many
questions suggest themselves: What
advantages and opportunities did Saul,
the first king, hdve?" How did his
failure begin?" what was the es-
sential difference between the king
dom of Saul and the Republic of God
under the Judges" What are the
outstanding characteristics of iona
than's life and character?" what
great message for today do these
characters and these two forms OF
government have?" Doctor Torrey
suggests profitable form Of review.
viz. doctrinal review: % The
teachings of the lessons OF the past
quarter about Jehovah and the Holy
Spirit; (2) The preview. types and
manifestations of the Lord Jesus;
l3) The teaching about sin and the
particular sins mentioned; and (D
The teachings about the word OF God.
or course to do all thia or to follow
any part OF these suggestions VIII de-
mana that much WORK shail Dc as
slsheu III advance adu 'hat great care
shall oe exercised 10 make any one
OF these ihes connected ana inter,
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moderately suecessiul IN using the
blackboard an interesting review can
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