Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-03
LESSON FOR MAY 8
REST AND WORSHIP (REcREA.
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LESSON TEXT Lev. 23.3s-a. Daut
S:lz-l6; Mark 6:31, 80
GOLDEN TEXT-The streets NJ tba citv
ehall be fun of boys and girls, PLAYING in
the streets thereof-zech. S:5.
REF ERENCE MATERIAI-Ex gaia.
Lev. 2S:S; Neh S:9-1S; Heb. 49,
of the Week. Np'''' LAY
JUNIOR ToPIC-Holy and Happy Days,
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Sane Recreation.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-1he Use and Guidance of Recreation.
Inc title Rest and Recreation" as
chosen by the committee, is hardly
true 10 the content of the Scripture
passages. 1t should be Rest and
Worship"
1.-THE Feast of TabernacIes Uev.
% :39-43).
This was the final feast of the series
which in type covered the great facts
of redemption.
l. Time of ". 39). 1t was on the fif.
tenth day Of the seventh month and
lasted seven days. This time would
about correspond to the close of our
september and the beginning of Octo-
Der. 1t was after the harvest had been
gathered.
Z. Method of keeping wv. 40, 42).
They were to take the boughs of good.
~ trees, branches of palm trees. and
the boughs of thick trees, and willows
of the brook, and construct booths.
THESE booths were placed on the fiat
tops of houses, on the streets and open
places of the city, and even in the
helds. In these the people dwelt for
the whole week.
3. The significance of it ". 43), N
A memorial of Israel's dwelling in
booths in the wilderness ivy. ~, 43l.
1t reminded them of Gods care of them
during their journey through the will
derness. (2) A 'harvest-home thanks
givingS ". 39). "When We have gatfi.
cred the fruits of the land" 60 1t
foreshadowed the final gathering Of
Gods redeemed ones from all nations
Czech. 4:16, ID.
1.-THE Sabbath Day (Deut SIP
15).
/. Meaning of (Gen. %, 3; CT. Elk.
2O:S-1D. According to the etymology
of the word, Sabbath" means to desist
from exertiOn-repOse. God rested
when the work of creation was done.
On the basis of this, God has estab-
lished the law of labor and rest. 1t is
not only memorial of creation, but
of redemption (Deut. 5:15). The
Jews were to keep the Sabbath in
memory of the deliverance from Egyp-
tan bondage.
2. Obligation of wv. 12-15). ~
Kept as a sacred institution ". 12),
God sanctified 1t (Gen. 2:3). "Sancti-
fly" means to consecrate, dedicate,
therefore holy. 1t means set apart to
Gods service; therefore keeping the
Sabbath meant more than cessation
from labOr-it meant to cease from la
Dor in order to occupy ones self with
God. Its supreme Specification and obi
cation was TO remember God. (2) No
work to be done on the Sabbath wv.
49, 14). All work was to be done In
six days In fact, the obligation to
work six days is here made just as
binding as to keep the Sabbath day.
(3) Bywhom should the Sabbath be kept
". 14)? (a) The head of the family.
He should be the example for all. (b)
The children The children should be
obliged to follow the example of the
parents in keeping the Sabbath. (C)
The servants. The maid in the kitCh-
en-. the servant on the farm the chauf-
feur in the city, should keep the Sab
bath as well as the head of the family
and the children. Cd The beasts of bur-
den. The dumb animals are likewise
entitled to their rest (e) The stran-
ger. The foreigner who comes to our
shores should be obliged to keep the
Sabbath. 1t should be kept in mind
that Christians are not under Obliga-
ton to keep the Sabbath as law (Col
2:16, ~, and especially as it applies
to any particular seventh dsr. The
first day Of the week Is the proper day
for Christian to observe. mis- he
does not as law, but as glorious
and exalted privilege. r. - on resur-
rection ground, thereto owe the
law. While the keenins he Sab