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The one great aim OF God In His
word il 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. %: rs. cXlvii. 20I The
end of the story. after centuries OF
failure on mans part, will he that Is
and all nations shall know Him through
Israel (Ezek xxxvii. u. 22. %: xxx
I, 81. %. p. %. 20; xiii. I: .Ier iii. Ia.
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 nation or during the present
age OF gathering people for His
name from all nations. those who
have known Him have been compare
lively few. the vast majority doing
which is always evil In the eyes Of the
Lord Gudg. Iii. Z. II: iv, l: xvii, o. xxi.
25l
The Lord is always looking over the
whole earth TO find any one who IL
whole hearted for Him. who will walk
horted Abram 10 do UI Chron. xvi. g:
Gen. xvii. H. To that end He Is ever
proving His people 70 see II they will
turn TO Him alone or 10 their own
thoughts and ways 'Deut. viii. =. g. rs.
Judg. Ii. %; iii, |. 4; lisa. Nv. :. ~. and
His cry ever is. "Oh. that my people
had hea rkened unto me and Israel had
walked in my ways" FPS Xxi. 49,
So full OF compassion is He that when
people are in trouble because OF their
heart He hears them and sends deliv
arance (Judg IL. l6; iii. 9. 10. 81 The
rest which He gave Israel from time
to time (chapter Iii. II. 3Ol might have
been theirs all the time II they had not
turned TO their own ways
Our lesson today shows W. 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 10 stand
with God al any cost, Jael. the wife
Of Heber the Kenite Nhapter iv, 4. 3
IL, 2D. Let the sisters note for their
encouragement the stories NJ Huldah
the prophecies: Priscilla. the teacher.
the daughters OF Philip. the host of
women who publish the word ~ God
and those women aborers in the Cos
pei whose names are In the book OF
life III Kings xxi. IA; Acts xviii 26:
XXI 8. o; Ps. xviii. IL, X. v: Phil iv
b. Let the brethren be better believers
than Barak. who said that he wonld
not go unless Deborah went with him
tverses s. 81. Yet Barak is mentioned
among the men of faith In Heb xi
oh. how great is the grace OF Goa
which uses such weak ones as we are
and gives us credit for what He Him
self does in and through u.s.
Note in lesson. verses Z. IA. 10. %
that 1t was the Lords victory and de
liverance, and so they sang Of IL In
chapter v. 2. 3. There was Just one
thing that Israel did that was worth
mentioning - they willingly offered
themselves oversees 2, o., and this re-
minds US OF | Chron. xxx. 8. II; IL
Chron. xvii. 10: ii Cor viii. -: Eek
XIV. 2; xxxv. 20, and OF the question
in Chron. xxx. 5. There were some
who came not at all to help, and
curse was pronounced upon them
Verse 23). What about the many pro
Tossing Christians today who do moth
Ing whatever 10 help deliver the op
pressed from the power OF the enemy 2
May there be great searchings OF
heart oversees Is. 16l 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, Is: Chron. xviii. 21)
Some jeoparded their lives unto the
death. as did three Of David's mighty
men and as we are commanded to do
tverse Is; ii Sam. xiii. II; Rev. II. 10).
The saying I'm chapter v, IL. Lead thy
captivity captive" makes US think OF
Ps. xviii. Is: Eph. ". 8, 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 Gl Sam. xiii. 3. 4:
Ps. XVI. 8. margin. o; Nal. Nv. 2; Matt.
xiii. 43l Then shall all the enemies
OF the Lord perish and the Kingdoms
of this world chill hoconnn tho Linn