The Holt County sentinel., 1918-11-22
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER "a
JACOB AND esAu aecoNciLEo.

LESSON TExT-Genesis BILL.
GOLDEN TExT-A soft answer turneth
away wrath.-Proverbs ISL.
DEVOTIONAL Neutrality-suspicious. ~.
s.s,:,s,
From Bethel. Jacob went to Padan.
Gram TO his mothers people. Here he
served Laban for twenty years-four.
teen years for his wives and six years
for certain wages. In his dealings
with Labnn ne finds his match-two
schemers get togcther-"dinmond cuts
diamond"
Z. Jacob Departs for Canaan t3i:
If.2I).
The time had come for jacob to
70 bnck to his Kindred in the lnni OF
Canaan. The Lord instructed him so
20 do ". 13). Though going forward
.dcr the direction of God. his jacob
nature caused him To take clandcst'ne
leave Of I.nbun. When Lnhnn realized
the situation he went In hot pursuit.
bat God appeared unto him IN dream
and warned him against any net OF vi.
| cIcnce toward jacob. They formed
compact and I.ubun returned home.
n. Jacob on the Way tchapter 32)
I.abnn's return freed Jacob from
the enemy who was pursuing him from
.etini, hut he faced a more formida.
lie one IN the person of Esnu.
I. Jacob meeting the angels ". ~.
| Two camps ~ angels met him to
give him the assurance TINT God would
be with him according to his promise.
Notwithstanding this he continued to
scheme. lie sent n. dcpu'ntion with
message of good cheer to Esau.
j .. Jacob praying wv. ol2).
Esau made no reply to Jacobs mes
sngc, hut went forward with an nrmy
~ men, four hundred strong. To meet
Jncob. Jacob is In great distress.
therefore he casts himself upon God
N prayer. This Il u fine specimen of
,sIcctunl prayer. II II short, direct.
md earnest. uD lie reminds God OF
his command issued for his return,
and also of the covenant promise
(3l ~, Surely God would not Issue
"A command and then leave him In such
n strait. (a) Pleads Gods promise
,s 20 his personal safety ". n, cf
Genesis 2s:i3.i5. ?i.33). In our pray
ing We should definitely plead Gods
rram,scs IN his word. on the ground
: Il covenant relationship In Christ.
!. tN conf.sscs unworihlnoss w. p).
&. In this he shows the proper spirit ~
: humility. % Presents definite reo'
, .lons ". ~. lie lays before III" Lord
' III, definite request to bc delivered
' . Ia. sA. ,.r.th az Esnn
+, a Tn, nnrcI ~ Jehovah wrestling
A With Jacob (3a :ot.32).
I, Cod,s school az dIscIpl,nc. IN.
? .,I, a. making sumc Improy.mcn,, hut
,,li n, IL und.r the swny of self.
VIII and sclf.irnsi. Though he had
lId the matter definitely before the
Lord. he thought that his Schcmlne
, would render God some assistance
= Accordingly. hr sent presents ahead
,n nprrnsc the anger of Esnu. While
Irurnryinr along, n mnn met lin and
I vrrsilrd with him. hut Jacob knew not
: .yhn he was. Perhaps hc thought that
: Fusu had pnuncch upon him In the
!. .'ark. lie cXcrtcd every ounce al
= strength IN what y" Thought was 'h'
K struggle Tor his very life. The morn
: ing was approaching, ana SIN ''l'
wrrs,lcrs continued. Jacob not Know
ing II was Jehovah manifest In IN
uan form. This Is tho scrond crlSl'
n Jacobs life. "" dld net dnrc u
Q enter tho promised land under III" con
trol Of his sclf'su''lcicncy; his s"lhSl
VIII must no hrokea; his Incoh'nntnr'
4 must he changed. God hnmhl'i hin
by dlslooaflng his thigh. When Inn
l. humhlcd. he quit wrestling ana rlnni
. ~, II, c,, ,h, bIossIny whom n,