The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-05
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Fourth Quarter, For
Oct. 7, 1917.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.


We have been speaking in recent
lessons Of some Of Gods great circles
in connection with the heavenly orbs
Of His universe and the great truths Of
His word. Coming to the Psalms, In
which we shall have at least two les
sons this quarter, we find the same
thing. But In all Scripture the Lord
God of Israel, the Lord Jesus Christ,
is ever the center. He Is the perfect
man of Ps. In contrast to the wick
ed one Of the same Psalm, but each in
cludes those who are theirs. He is the
one so greatly to be praised In Ps. cL
His kingdom of Ps ii is the same as
that Of Ps. cxlix. These Psalms are
Israels fivefold response to the five
books of the law, each book CORE
spending in some measure to each
book Of the Pentateuch. The ending
Of the first four books Of Psalms are
XII. Xxi, lXXxiX, cvi, and are easily
noted by the double Amen of the
first three and the amen, Hallelujah"
Of the fourth. Christ is no doubt in
all the Psalms, as He is in all the
Scriptures, according to His own testi-
mony in Luke xiv, 81, A. His suffer
ings and His glory are everywhere set
forth, and the setting up Of His king
dom, with Israel as the center, at His
coming in glory to judge and to reign.
The present age Of gathering the
church from all the nations is a mys-
terry first revealed to Paul, according
to Eph. lii, 1-6; Rom. xvi, 1921; Col.
l. 90, q, but everywhere in all the
book there are heart messages for ev
cry individual believer, whether Jew
or gentle. David and Asaph and
Moses and perhaps others whom God
inspired to write the Psalms saw, as
did the prophets, the future, on to the
coming Of the kingdom, by the Holy
Spirit who spoke to them and through
them. They not only foresaw the near
but also the faroff fulf1llments of the
purposes of God, the restoration from
Babylon and the still future restora
ton from all nations where they are
still scattered. Both Of the Psalms Of
our lesson may easily cover both
events and give us many a glad word
for our own hearts. Understanding
that the thanksgiving and rejoicing are
primarily that Of Israel, let US as be-
levers appropriate all we can. The
nation shall be reborn suddenly and
the iniquity of their land removed In
one day, when they shall look upon
their Messiah and receive Him as their
God at His coming In glory Qsa. XIV.
| s, 8; XVI, 5-13; Zech. Ill, 8, 81.
1t is impossible to have real lasting
| joy apart from the forgiveness Of sins,
| for until that becomes our experience
| the wrath Of God is still upon us
| Qxxxv, 1-3; John Iii, 36). 1t is the
| privilege Of every believer to proclaim
to others the forgiveness Of sins
| through Jesus Christ because Of His
finished work (Acts xiii, 8S, 39 and by
John i, II, and I John ii, II, any one
can see how to become a child Of God
and know their sins forgiven. Then
| can we sing the Song Of Israel after
| they shall have received Him and make
even now the words Of lisa. xii our
very own. If we are not made glad by
such assurances as that He will never
remember our sins, and that we are
even now delivered from the wrath to
come Qsa. xiii, %; 1 Thess. i, 1O it
must be because we fail to believe
what He says, for Joy and peace come
by believing Rom. XIV, 13). If we
| are In Christ we cannot pray the words
Of lxxxv, Al, although as Christians
we need mercy continually and sal
walton from the world, the flesh and
the devil, while we wait for the sal
vatiOn to be revealed at His appear
ing verse 7; l Pet. /, Z, 49,. His
thoughts to His people are always
thoughts Of peace Cps. xxx, II; Jer.
xxx, II; John xiv, 20 Therefore 1t is
well to say always, 81 will hear what
God the Lord will speak QXxxv, 8.
Lesson verse 8 reminds us that the
Lord is nigh unto all who call upon
Him in truth AMI that salvation In
cludes all kinds of deliverances that we
| may need, besides the salvation Of our
souls now and our bodies at His COM
ing again Cps. cxlv, IS; xviii, 20, R.
VI The saying that "glory may dwell
in our land" we cannot appropriate,
for 1t is wholly for Israel. The church,
the believers Of this age have no land,
for we are gathered out Of all lands,
strangers here, citizens Of heaven, but
we shall own the world after our mar
riage to the Lamb, just as Ruth came
into possession of the field in which she
had cleaned before her marriage to
Boaz His glory will fill us as individ-
uals now in proportion to our yielded
ness to Him, but after His glory shall
be seen upon Israel it will fill the whole
earth Qsa. TX, 1-3; Hab. H. a. The
saying ''Our land shall yield her in
crease" (lXXXv, 12) is a summary Of
Ps. xvii, which tells Of blessing to all
the earth through Israel, but also turns
as workers with God to Cor. iii, 6, Z,
where we learn that, however much we
may labor, God alone can give the in
crease. In lesson verses 1912 we have
four great words, Mercy, Truth, Right
eOusness, Peace, each Of which points
to Him, whether for Israel or for u.s. He
is the Truth, He is our Righteousness,
He is our Peace, and in Him alone is
Mercy found. All meet in Him as Son
of David, Son Of God. The great things
which He has done and will do for His
DeODIe ShOuId fiji uS with true laugh