The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-28
INTERNATIONAL.
SUYDAXSWQOL
LESSON
(By REV. p. B. FITZWATER. d. D.,
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago.)
copyright, 1917. Western Newspaper Unfon.)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 80
THE GOODNESS AND SEVERITY
OF GOD.
(Review.)


GOLDEN TEXT-The Lord Is msrciful
and gracious, slow to anger, and plen-
| teous in mercy.-Psalms 103:S
A profitable way to spend the hour
| would be to make study OF Dan1efs
prayer as recorded in the lesson as
signed for our reading today, and have
| the lessons Of the quarter as 1llustra-
| tons of the goodness and severity OF
God. Announcement of the plan may
be made the Sunday before, and the
| different lessons of the quarter as
signed to different members Of the
| class to tell how they bear upon the
topic of the lesson for this week. A
broad analysis of Daniels prayer is as
follows:
|. Confession Of the Nations Sins
| wv. 49, The circumstances OF this
prayer were extraordinary. The crisis
was so serious that Daniel sought after
| prayer to the Lord with fasting, sack
cloth and ashes. In his confession the
peoples sins are placed in contrast
with Gods righteousness. He acknowl-
edges that their sorrows and sufferings
justly belong to them. Daniel, the
holy man against whom there is no
record of wrongdoing, includes himself
with his people.
II. Suppication for Mercy and For
glveness wv. 1919. He pleads for
Gods anger and fury to turn away, and
his remembrance of the Holy City and
his chosen people. The Lords honor
,roe ~ e+oJxo NJ ooy,foooaC tbof TcrapT
had no merit, were utterly destitute OF
righteouness, and pleads consideration
on the ground of covenant relationship
Another way to conduct the review
would be to ask different members OF
the class to report on the different les
sons by giving the vital and central
teaching Of each. The following are
suggested as vital teachings of the
several lessons:
Lesson 1. God is absolutely holy,
therefore those who have been sanctf-
fed by fire from the heavenly altar are
qualified for his service.
Lesson 2. He who turns away from
the Lord shall be judged by the Lord.
Lesson 3. In Hezekiah's reformatory
showing that the only way to get peo-
pie to return to God is to gather them
around the Cross of Christ-the Atone
ment by Blood.
Lesson 4. Though our unfaithfulness
and cowardice have shamefully humili-
ated us, we should turn to God In
prayer.
x Al inv if-of ION
Is extended to all without money and
without price.
Lesson 6. No matter how wicked one
may have been in his apostasy from
God, if he sincerely repents, God will
be found of him.
Lesson Z. Regardless of ones age
and experience, God can use him in
doing mighty work if he will but open
his heart unto him.
Lesson 8. The Word of God found
and read will nightly convict of sin,
and transform ones life and environ
ment.
Lesson 9. Gods predictions as to the |
captivity Of Israel were fulfilled to the
letter. Nothing shall fail of that |
which God has said he will do.
Lesson 10. Jehovah is the shepherd |
of captive Israel, and will surely gather |
them out from their wanderings and
save them.
Lesson IL. One should be unf1inch-
ingly loyal to God under all circum-
stances.
Lessons 10 and 10. God is able to de-
1tvor tboco who tr11c him from fro
and from wild beasts.