The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-01-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson II.-First Quarter, For
ian. 10, 1915.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

The one great aim of God In His
word is that we may know Him and
let Him through us make Him known
to others. those who will not read His
word being able to read of Him in our
lives. For that end He chose Israel and
brought them unto Himself that they
might be unto Him kingdom %
priests, ministering unto Him and find
ing in Him their Inheritance (Ex. xix.
4-6: ii Sam. Vii, %; Ps. cXlvii, 20l. The
end Of the. story, after centuries of
failure on mans part, will be that Is
rael shall know Him as never before.
and all nations shall know Him through
Israel Geek. XxXvii, 81. 90. IS: xxxix.
I. 81, %, %, 2S. 20; Kill. I; .Jer ill., IL.
In all the past history of the world
since Adam sinned. whether before the
call Of Abram or since the birth of Is
rael as a nation or during the present
age Of gathering a people for His
name from all nations. those who
have known Him have been COMPARE
lively few, the vast majority doing
what seemed right in their own eyes.
which is always evil in the eyes of the
Lord Gudg. iii, Z. 70; iv. /; xvii. &: xxi.
25).
The Lord is always looking over the
whole earth TO find any one who is
whole hearted for Him, who will walk
before Him and be sincere. as He eX-
horted Abram to do QI Chron. XVI. 9:
Gen. xvii, u. To that end He is ever
proving His people to see if they will
turn to Him alone or to their own
thoughts and ways Oeut. viii, ., 3. 16;
Judg. ii, %; iii, l, 4 lisa. ", s. o. and
His cry ever is. "Oh. that my people
had hearkened unto me and Israel had
walked in my ways" Q'S. Xxi 49,
So full Of compassion is He that when
people are in trouble because of their
sin if they turn to Him with the whole
heart lie hears them and sends deliv-
erance Gudg. ii. 16; iii, ., Is, 81. The
rest which He gave israel from time
to time Chapter iii. II, 30l might have
been theirs all the time if they had not
turned to their own ways.
Our lesson today shows US the Lord
delivering by the hand of woman.
Deborah, the prophecies, and also us
ing another woman who feared God
more than man and preferred to stand
with God at any cost. Jael. the wife
of Heber, the Kenite Chapter ", 4. :.
II, 2D. Let the sisters note for their
the prophecies; Priscilla. the teacher:
the daughters Of Philip. the host of
women who publish the word of God
and those women laborers in the Cos.
pei whose names are in the book of
life Oh Kings xxi, II; Acts xviii. 2G;
xxi, s, 0; Ps. xviii, II, Z. V; Phil. iv.
3. Let the brethren be better believers
than Barak. who said that he would
not go unless Deborah went with him
verses s, o.. Yet Barak is mentioned
among the men of faith in Heb XII
Oh. how great is the grace of God.
which uses such weak ones as we are
and gives us credit for what He Him
self does in and through us!
Note in lesson, verses Z. IA, Is. %.
that it was the Lords victory and de
liverance, and so they sang of 1t in
chapter V. =, 3. There was Just one
thing that Israel did that was worth
mentioning - they willingly offered
themselves Oversees 2, 81, and this re-
minds us of l Chron. xxx. 8. II: II
Chron. xvii. 1G; II Cor. viii, 70: Elk.
XIV, 2; XXxv, %, and of the question
in | ChrOn. xxx, :. There were some
who came not at all to help. and IL
curse was pronounced upon them
(verse 23). What about the many pro
Tossing Christians today who do moth
ing whatever to help deliver the op.
pressed from the power of the enemy?
May there be great Searchings of
heart Oversees 10. 16D and readiness
to say, THY servants are ready to do
whatsoever my Lord the king shall ap-
point For any manner of service
wholly at thy commandment
Oh Sam. XIV, 10; | Chron. xviii, 21D.
Some jeoparded their lives unto the
death, as did three of Davids mighty
1HHNh anu 40 We are 10 10
(verse IS; II Sam. xiii, II; Rev. ii, 10.
The saying in'chapter V, y, Lead thy
captivity captive" makes us think of
Ps. xviii, IS; Eph. iv. s. and of Him
Of whom all deliveries were the faint
est foreshadowings. The desire that
those who love Him should be as the
sun when he goeth forth in his might
Verse 81 makes us think of the great
morning of victory, when He shall
finally deliver Israel, make wars to
cease and the righteous shall shine
forth as the sun I'll Sam. xiii. 3. 4;
Ps. XVI, 5, margin, 0; Nal. iv, 2; Matt.
xiii, 49,. Then shah all the enemies
of the Lord perish and the kingdoms
of this world shall become che king
dom of the Lord Jesus Christ. and
there shall be rest everywhere Ops. eli.
10, 16; civ, 80; Rev. ri, Is, IS; xix, 1-6).
Our Lord is still calling for followers,
for such as will love Him more than
all others, or even their own lives. He
is saying, Whom shall I send, and
who will go for us|' and He will glad
ly welcome all who willingly say:
Here am l. Send meI' Qsa. vi, 81.
The present European conflict will
probably lead to the recognition of