The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson IlI.-SeCcnd Quarter, Fer
April 18, 1915.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES

NV H. W. O~eSTG!S'
This most familiar Of all the psalms
| 20 many people is us farreaching as
any and will have its complete fulfill
ment only in the kingdom when lisa
xl, 10, Il; Jer. xiii, 3, 6; Eek. XXXvii,
21-2S, shall be fulfilled in the eyes of
all nations, with every other prediction
concerning Israers future glory. All
| the true shepherds and ShepherdeSSeS
| Of the Bible are suggestive of Christ
| and Israel, with some reference also
| to Christ and Ills church. He is pri
marily the shepherd Of Israel, leading
| Joseph like 4 flock, dwelling between
the cherubim FPS. Xxx. T.. lie IS also
| the Good Shepherd giving His life for
| the sheep and giving eternal life 81 His
sheep, the sheep OF His pasture Jona
| X, II. y, IS; rs. G. y. lie is the
Great Shepherd risen from thc dead.
| by whom God works in His peup..
that which Is well pleasing in His Ssh.
| Heb. xiii, 20 ~ lie is also The chief
| Shepherd. who at the resurr. zion Of
the just. Will give the crowns To til 81
who have won them and among others
the crown Of glory to those VI no have
faithfully fe1 the dock u Iet y, IL.
All the shepherds. such as Abel. la
cob, joseph, Moses and David. were
wondrouSly typical Of The Good Shop
herd, and the women also. such as
Rachel and /ippGrah. Who kept sheep
give Us much to mediate upon. but all
centCrS upon Him who is altogether
lovely and Of whom cur souls say.
My meditation OF Him snail be sweet;
will be glad in the Lord" (Son@ Y. lG:
PS. civ. 80. The sequences of Scrip
| ture are most interesting ana helpful
studies, and in Psalm xii xiii
XIV, We have one Of the most wonder
full. Ps. xxi tells very fully of His
sufferings, as if written by an eye
witness; speaks of His hands and feet
pierced, His garments divided and lots
cast upon His vesture, and quotes some
of the very words flung at Him as He
hung upon the cross. but it also tells of
the resurrection ana the kingdom
Ps. xiii suggests Israeus glory in the
millennial kingdom, and Ps. xiv tells
of the King Of glory ruling the whole
world in Righteousness.
No one can truly say Tho Lord is
my Shepherd who has not seen Him
dying in their stead, bearing their sins
III His own body and received Him as
their own Saviour (Gal. ii, 20; 1 Pet.
Ii, "a; John i, l.; Eph. i, g. =. Then
only can We be sure that we shall
never want any good thing. for He
who spared not His own Son viii
with Him also freely give us all things
PS NXXiy, ., 10; lXXXiv. H. Rom viii
32). 1t is impossible that such a Shep-
herd could withhold from any of Ills
sheep anything really good for them.
Pastures Of tender grass and water
of quictncss ,Ps. il, margim, sucl
would He have us enjoy always if W,
would only keep close TO Him ana not
stray away like Il lost sheep choosing
our own posture and causing Him f.
grieve over US, saying. oh. that M
people had hearkened unto ne and
Israel L&d walked in my ways" l's.
lXXXi, 1l-lGl. Although none of His
sheep can ever perish, they may wan
der and need restoration, rs when pa
Yid said. Il have gone astray like n
lost sheep; seek thy servant" or. again.
"Restore unto me the joy of Thy saliva
ton PS. cXiX, 176; H. 12). He will be
glad to lead US in the paths of right
eousness if we are only willing to be
thus led. Thus only can We foretaste
the kingdom and know something o.
its peace and Guictnoss and assurance
The expression the shadow o.
death is just one word and is fount
ten times in Job, four times in In,
Psalms and four times in the prophets,
1t may refer to the whole time of our
sojourn here for we may be said tC
be always in the shadow of death, bu
the believer can always say. Il vii
fear no evil" for to the child of God
death is always gain and very fan
better phil. i. y, 23). Death is never
spoken of as the coming Of Christ for
although death brings gain TO the be
lever it IS always an enemy. the lasl
enemy to lie destroyed Il Cor. XIV, 90
Ill me VI utdlu, IL we are his, lie Il
always with US to guide comfort. sUs-
tain, protect us and assures us that
He will never leave us or fail us Oeut
XXI, 8; lisa. XII, 10, 10; Heb. xiii -.
The table i'll the presence of enemies
will have great fulfillment at the be
ginning of the next age, when He will
come in glory for Israel's deliverance
1t will then be feast of fat things.
when He viii take away the rebukc
of His people from off all the earth
Qsa. XIV, 60. For the believer there
is always q feast, ana we may be dag
by day satisfied with the fairness of
His house and drink of the river of His
pleasures FPS. XXXvi, s.. 1t IS a re
proarh to the Lord when His people
are seen seeking satisfaction at the
worlds table. When truly anOinted
with the Holy Spirit we shall so enjoy
he Lord and His fullness that there
shall be an overflow for others, but
how few seem to overflow. Some one
has said that with the Lord going be
fore Iohri <. A and with goodness and
mercy following Verse @ we are cared
for as only heaven can care for us.
Then to think OF our forever home.
from which we shall so no more DOT
John xiv. 1-3l; only unbelief can make
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