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LESSON
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 10
FALL AND CAPTIVITY or ,ssAsl

.ep.oSed hardeneth his neck .hau -
aeniy Dc cestroyed-Prov. ii
In the sweep OF our sfx yezrz' evcls
OF study We prefer to consider this le.-
so1 nrst and use the Christina, storv
Luke 2:1-20l to illustrate the love az
Tod which Israel tthe last ten tribes,
% oaseiy outraged ere it passed into
l. The stir-Neeked People. w. STA
Ino TACT ". 81 Of Israeirs cautiv,tv
mas always appealed to the interest
and the imasinations Of men. The
cause OF the captivity was threefold
I'd They had sinned" ". n. n
vas not 4 single oiease but a COURSE
OF action which was performed tal
openly. ~vaIked- ". 81. For az year,
Following solouon's reign they had
ocen openly idolatrous and trespassed
upon Gods grace. (hl -secretIy'. ~.
-. Hosca's rsign was the saue AZ
mat OF bis Is predecessors Doubt
Iess ne vas \ good diplomat and pols.
tician, though bis vaciliation between
EUpt and Assyria brought ruin. but
N Gods sight the secret acts and
practices OF the people were OMEN
md Known (Ps 13s:I-i.: Heb. SIN
Aary today do In secret things that
were tarcl not right A clearer lima
OF cenarcation between the church
and TIE world II sadly needed. f2l
TneJ were consecrated to evil wv
~ III To cover our sins In not To
prosper PROV. 2s:13l, but II we con-
Tess our sins Gods Son viii cover
TEEN By the forgiveness Of his atone-
neat FPS. 32:1-5: I John I:sl. IsraeI
cared cot. however. for his forxivs-
ness. despite the fact IL was he that
brought them up out Of the land Of
Egypt Il Is passing strange that
izrael should so fully violate the ex-
press commands Of God LEV ss.r.
Deut- 1871; En-. 20:3-5. etc.J. soma
claim they did not possess the Law.
Il being Of later date, a seIf-evideut-
u foolish proposition, but even 50.
now can men OF our time violate 40
many OF the plain precepts of the
word OF Cod Does this prove thar
the Bible does not exist. Tn. an.
swer to this query Ia a sufficient an
sver to the destructive critics. Israel
sets up IDOLS" (v. 1g) and burnt
sacrifice tsee Deut. I2.sD which
things they did IN provoke the Lord
TO anger" (3) They abandoned them
selves to evil As though to remove
all possibility OF reformation they not
alone served idols ". I'D but they
sold themselves to do that which was
eviI'' (v. III.
~ The Sovereign God, w. fAfs
Gods character and will had been
tully set before the nation (Ex. 20:
S-Sl- Repeated warnings ". I3D had
been given by faithful prophets. also
repeated forgivings. yet Israel Ia
Cd wilifui. they would not hear" ".
iD. but deliberately followed in their
fathers footsteps. CD Proud and vain
tvV- IA. Isl and go utterly abandoned
". I'D. and hezce must receive the
Judgment OF Gods righteous anger
tsee Ell 2ol. or else God is not right
eous- He repeatedly sought to turn
them aside. but they slew his faithful
prophets Matt 21:323sl. God in
calling n Eercy with long suffering
m this present evil age; unbeIief in
Coo AID lis word Is still prevalent;
skeptictsn and loose morals every
where abound. and shall God 20 on
and call forever, prov. 2s:I; / Pet.
3:9I9l-
H. The Savior Of Men, Luke 2:r-2o.
Gods love for Israel was manifest |
tuace plainl through his loving acts |
and the messages OF warning pro-
BY his prophets. But we have |
\ more r-arvsious revelation Of his |
lcve in TIE person OF his Son whose
We are about to observe.
lost its crown Of pride" but
we may receive 4 crown Of righteous
ness as the sons Of God" John 1:
L; II TIA t:sl. but not 80 unless
We obey John 14:23l his word
Let us therefore take up the an
selic praise CD Glory to God IN the
highest" highest heavens. highest de-
Tree and quality Of praise Of him who
. Infinitely wise and loving.
CD On earth peace" with God.
With man. IN the individual heart and
IEorg the nations.
Peace OF conscience because Of sins
orgfven. In fact. all blessings, hap
'iness and prosperity because OF peace
Iue to victory over sin which II the
destroyer Of peace.
ca Good viii toward men," those
Nth whom God Is well pleased, and
Tod has good viii only toward all
nen-
He loved sinful Israel and he loves
. 30 that he gave his only 5egotten
on that vhosoeyer believeth need
CT perish but have everlasting lie"
wen as the shepherds found the
avior ". 16l 50 may all men who
ruly seek him Heb. 11:s; Luke 1s-
%.
What better can we do on Christ
AS Sunday than openly to give God
ur lest gift. our hearts supreme
we and devotion in return for his
reatest gift to meny
Let Us remember that to ignore
race viii not set aside nor violate the I
n xu1enf of ain