Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-10-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Il.-Fourth Quarter, For
Oct. IA. 1917.
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Ia Gzs 3. c. zzd xszs 5rsz eszrzny Of
returning e1zs was. according 70 The
date az the tag * me page Il ny BSsse.
536 3. G. sr EzSS SERENITY years later
The times of tie gsEr1lss began Win
Nebuchaanezzsr In the first gear OF
his reign. when be carried away the
6rst czptives. and inst 2-52u PEARS lat
er. or in cur 1914 the times Of the
CENT? Is seem TO have hegun to come 10
an end By this great European Conflict
but whether ii Will take eighteen years
more or less TO complete their ending
we must wait TO see
Ii is the Lord working everywhere
and at all times. and working always
His purpose after the counsel Of His
own will fEph- L o. III. He said
through jeremiah that the captivity
would he seventy years, and He said
through Isaiah that He would raise up
a man called Cyrus TO Lead in the
restoration. and he called him By name
about 300 years before be was born
iJer. XIV. u. lisa Xiv. D; KIT. l-3s-
He Is one Of the seven men in the Bible
mentioned by name before they we're
born. Compare the last two verses OF
Chronicles with the first three verses
OF cur lesson and note bow they are
almost word for word the same. and
remember that a repetition b. the
Spirit demands FROM Us very special
attention Some Of the great truths 70
be syecially noted here are that the
Lord God OF heaven gave Cyrus his
KINGDOM and tod him 10 bBild the
house OF the Lord at Jerusalem and
stirred up his spirit TO do II, and 10
make proclamation throughout all his
kingdom that all who we're willing
might go up to Jerusalem to build the
house and that those who did not 60
should help those who did go with sil-
yer and gold and goods and beasts. be-
sides the free will Offering for the
house
Many mourning. bosnesick ones among
the captfves may possibly have given
ny, al Anr.<a ~ axar rc~uruiDo NJ ~ -.
minded by few who did not forget
the words Of jeremiah that the Lord
had said they would return flor there
are always a few believers like the
Simeons and Annas at the time Of oar
Lords birth they probably said 1t
can never be. or how can IT ever be.
There are always many even among
the Lords professed followers who
have no use for those who take the
word Of God literally, but His word
stands In spite OF all the scofrers and
unselievers and shall be literally fui
filed in His tune.
Daniel had been a captive all through
the seventy years, and he tells rs thai,
about this time, because be had been
studying the words Of jeremiah he
gave himself to prayer and fasting
with confession of the sins Of himself
and his people. and earnestly asked
God TO forgive their sins and to re-
member Jerusalem That prayer
brought Gabriel from heaven to Daniel
before be had finished praying to tell
him Of the Messiah. His suffering and
glory, and Of the time Of greater
restoration than the approaching one
from Babylon, when his people should
be forgiven their iniquity and obtain
everlasting righteousness Dan. ixi
II Ii Just as difficult to get people to
believe God now as IL was then. and
all the talk today Is men and mum
tions. and who shall win in the great
conflict. and how peace can be brought
about, but the thought Of the Lord in
terfering and doing something does mo-
enter many minds Yet IT Is written
.Our God shall come and shall mo-
keep silence. A fire shall devour he
fore Him. and II shall be very ten
pestuous round about Him" Behold
the Lord will come with fire and viii
His chariot. like a whirlwind.
for by fire and by His sword win th'
Lord plead with all flesh FPS. !. 3
Isa- Xvi, Is. 16i. In His time III
win surely do this and all else that FL
has purposed. and 1t may be soon.
The commission of our lesson was t.
build literal house Of the Lori a
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