Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-12-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson XIII. - Fourth Quarter,
For Dec. "a, 1916.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.


~ Verses. 6. 7-Geiden Text, isaL tx
ecorrscr.ary Prepares by Rev. o.
N. Sssarns
am always gid to hare a ie~srn n
prophecy. remembering that the stud
Of II Is specially commended and that
our Lord said that those who neglected
II or were slow to believe II were foo
fsh Gil Pet L 10: Luke xiv. 3; Amos
fiji u The prophecy Of Isaiah Is
specially fascinating study. rs 1t Is al
epitome Of the whole Bible and. very
strangely has the same number OF
charters as there are books In the Bi
BILE. and Is divided into two parts OF
thirty-nine and twenty seven chapters
Just as there are thirty nine books III
the Old Testament and twenty seven IN
the New Another interesting fact fo8
young people is that the letters In Old
and Testament are three and nine
which placed together. make thirty
nine. and three times nine give twenty
seven. the plumber OF books In the New
Testament The name Isaiah signifies
the help or salvation of Jehovah AMI
next TO the Psalms II Is the greatest
salvation book In the Bible as to the
use of the word. for some form OF the
word is found in the Psalms over 100
times and in Isaiah over fifty times
There is no Saviour but one and no
salvation apart from Him. even as He
esI 81. Il Ss-1 1r.d t.x.
side me there il no Saviour "A just
God and a Saviour there Is none be
side me- Elsa. xiii. IL: XIV. 81: Acts
~. i2i He is the center Of the Bible
and the circumference. too. for when
He shall be King at Jerusalem which
God has placed in the midst of all ma
tons and countries all kings and ma
tons shall fall down before Him and
serve Him tEzek- Y. 5: Ps. Xxi. III.
The first part OF Isaiah is divided
into smaller sections. the first two be
ing sections Of six chapters. each end
ing with Isaiah's vision of the King on
His throne tchapter VII. and israel's
national anthem when He shall be
their King tchapter xiii. The section
In which our lesson II tells us that the
Messiah who Is also called Emmanuel.
shall be born Of q virgin. that He shall
gather all Israel. and nations shall
come TO Him after He shall have smii
ten the earth with the rod Of His
mouth and slain the wicked with the
breath Of His lips. and then shall the
earth become full OF the knowledge Of
the Lord as the waters cover the sea
tchapters vii. IA: II 4. 8. 12). The
Spirit. through Micah. said that He
would be born at Bethlehem land He
was. that He would rule In Israel land
he will fNi- Y. -, All that was
written Of His frs; coming in humilia
fson has been frlii,ed literally. and al
that Is written OF His second coming
In glory shall be fulfilled Just as liter
ally. The second verse Of our lesson
chapter had q fulfllment when He
was in Galilee according to Matt. ~
1915.
The r. V. Of lesson verse 8 reads.
Thou hast multiplied the nation:
thou hast increased their Joy" This
b tn accord with other predictions con
eerning their glorious future. as In
chapter XIV. 10. Lesson verses 4. 8.
take Us back to the story Of Gideon
and his 800 and his great victory over
the Mdianites and deliverance from
their oppression. That was very mani
festly the hand Of the Lord. using 300
men. who were sifted out Of $1,000 to
defeat and overthrow q great army.
That was the zeal OF the Lord Of hosts
verse y. rs 1t was also when Heze
kiah was delivered from the hosts OF
Sennacherib txxxvii. 80: ii Kings XIX.
BID It is an unusual expression and
shall have full and final fulfllmeni
when He shall come again. OF whom
It Is written The zeal OF thine house
hath eaten me up" ops Xix. 8: John
u. ~. Not armies and navies. bat
talions and their equipments. weap
ons and munitions Of war. shall
bring His kingdom on earth: but. be-
bold. the Lord will come with fire and
with His cbariots Ike a whirl wind.
Tor BY fre and by His sword will the
Lord plead with all 6esh lisa. Xvi.
1916; Pa !. l-3: II Thess. 1. ITO. This
b the child and the son Of lesson vers
9. the frstbo-n Of the Virgin Mary, the
con OF David, son Of Abraham, son of
man. son Of God luke u. Z; Matt. l. I;
John 1. "a. 40. 51).
A real child son subject to the lin
Nations Of the Nazareth home till He
was thirty years old. Jet truly God
manifest In the flesh. the Creator I'm
human form His name u Wonderful.
- He said to Manoah in Judg. xiii.
i6, margin He Is the greet Counselor.
Who p wonderful in counsel. excellent
im working: great in counsel and
mighty In work Qsa. XVIII. 70: Jer
xxi. 10 1o'. He IL the Mighty God
according to the Last M aaa "a r,,ot>d