Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-06-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Third Quarter, For
July |, 1877.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text of the Lesson. lisa. vi, f-13-Mem-
Dry Verses, 6-3-Goiden Text, lisa. vi,
documentary Prepared by Rev. D.
N. Stearns.
1 am always specially glad to come
to study in Isaiah. this wonderful
epitome of the whole Bible. divided
into two portions like the Bible, the
former having thirtynine chapters and
the latter twenty-seven. like the thirty
nine and tweuty-seven books Of the
Old aud New Testaments. The mean
ing OF the name Isaiah is the salvation
of Jehovah. snd that Is also the topic
Of the whole Bible. A prophet was
spokesman for God. and his mission
is fully set forth In Hag. |. ID. as the
Lords messenger with the Lords
message" The king mentioned In the
first verse had reigned fiftytwo years
in Jerusalem. and 1t Is recorded of him
that he did right in the sight OF the
Lord. He was marvelously helped till
he was strong. But when be was
strong his heart was lifted up to his
destruction. for he transgressed against
the Lord his God and died ieper I'll
Chron. XVI. 3. 4. Is, 16. 21). He
was also called Azariah. Thus kings
as well as all others come and so. for
there is none abiding. nor here have
we any continuing city Il Chron- xxx.
10: Heb. Kill. ID.
Isaiah did what We should all do.
and always do, look up and see king
who never dies, and throne that can
not be moved. of which 1t is written.
Thy throne. O God. Is forever aud
ever: scepter OF righteousness Is the
scepter of Thy kingdom" FPS xiv, 6:
Heb. 1, 81. Ike to read In Eek. |,
o6-2S. Of the throne and the glory Of
it and the man iron 1t. for He IS the
same one whom Isaiah saw, the one
of whom we have been learning for the
past six months tJohn xii, All. There
is no other way for us in this word OF
change and trouble than TO do as
Stephen did--loos up steadfastly into
heaven and see the glory of God and
Jesus AS Ezekiel saw the cherubim
in connection with the throae, SO
Isaiah saw the seraphim, and 1t may
be that they are the same living ones
representing some portion of the re.
deemed as burning ones and as held IN
His baud The cry of each is virtually
the same. Holy. holy hoy is the
Lord of hosts verse 3 and Rev, IL.
s., and nowhere else do we and the
thrice holy in sentence. But see rs
xcix, 3. 3 o. They speak of the whole
earth being full Of His glory tyerse 5
and Rev. =. 49,. SO II is vision Of the
future, as were the eheruOim In the
garden OF Eden Isaiah saw the TEN
pie filed with glory. and so it was at
The dedication of both tabernacle and
temple
When Isaiah thus saw the glory Of
the Lord. the King, the Lord OF Hosts.
it caused him 10 see himself as wholly
unclean and undone verse 81. job
and Daniel were affected in the same
way Dob xiii. ). q: Dan. X, /. 81. and
we may be sure that il we have any
good opinion OF ourselves left we have
not yer seen the King as We might
see Him. See also Rom. vii. Is. the
soul cry Of one who has seen the
beauty of the Lord. We are not as
right with Him as we might be unless
we think SO much Of Him that we
think nothing Of ourselves. There Is
a very helpful suggestion in the face
and feet covered wings oi verse .
The face indicates what we are. the
feet suggest our walk or what we do.
but We must not think of what we
are or what we do. only of what He
is and He does tGal ii. 20; Cor. XIV.
1ot The power to fy is in the two
wings OF commit and trust of Ps.
xxxvii, s. The altar and taking away
of iniquity and sin of verses &, Z, sug-
gest the one only way by which sin
can be taken away. the sacrifice of
Calvary. of which the brazen altar and
its sacrifices were typical
1t takes but moment for Him TO
take away our sins by virtue OF His
great sacrifice of Himself once for all
So shall il be with Israel as a nation
when they stall see Him coming in
His glory lZech. iii. 0. |. CO.. and then
shall they be His messengers TO all
nations. and many nations shall be
Joined to the Lord in that day Czech.
ID. 1912. whether it be a nation OF
a man. only there can be no service
for God until sins are forgiven. out
when we know this blessedness. ae.
cording TO Ps. xxi. /. 2. we should
be GLADLY willing to tell others. After
the prophet knew that he was cleansesi
then he heard the voice of the Lord
saying, Whom shall send. and who
will go for US?
Note the II" and ''us.'' the one Liv-
ing and True God and the three per
sons in the Godhead. and learn from
Rom viii. %. 81. 81. that the Father,
Son and Holy Spirit are each and all
for every one whom they send. and
they will not fail to work and to watch
over their own word. which will surely