Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-28
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 80
STRONG DRINK IN A NATIONS
LIFE-woRLD's TEMPER
ANcE SUNDAY.
LEssoN TExT-Isa. 2s:I-1s.

LESSON TExT-Isa- 2s.1-13.
GOLDEN TExT-Woe unto him that
gfveth his neighbor drink.--Hab. 2:15.
REFERENCE MATERIAL>--Isa- 5:11-14l
PRIMARY ToPIc-Story Of tho Rech-
abites
JUNIOR ToPIc-The Faithful Rschas-
ties.
INTERMEDIARY AND SENIOR TOPIC
Enforcing Prohibition.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
World Prohibition.
!. Gods Judgment Upon Israel
(vv. La.
L. The sin for which Israel was
judged ". -. 1t was drunkenness,
which seems to have been a national
sin. (See lisa. 5:11, IL; 7:5; Amos
2:8. 8, II; Al; 6, 81 Samaria's posi-
tion was an enviable one. The whole
nation was proud of her. The crown
of pride whose glorious beauty had
been so marked was fading through
the blighting effects of drunkenness.
2. The instrument by which the
punishment was effected ". y. 1t was
to be by the strong hand Of the Assy-
rians. The imagery of this verse
shows that this destruction was to be
sudden. swift and irresistible.
Some of the evils wrought by drunk
enness:
(a) Strength is wasted by 1t ". ~.
Are overcome with wine." Mans
manifold strength, physical. mental
and spiritual. is soon mastered by
strong drink (b) Honor brought into
the dust. "Shall be trodden under
feet" wv. /, 81. Just as this proud
city was humbIed through intemper-
.ance, so does drunkenness bring down
| into the dust those high In educa-
tI6sS., scfAsi and business cfi'lfs
| (c) 1t despoils beauty wv. 1, Al.
Beauty is fading flower" Beauty
soon departs from the form and spirit
OF men and women who indulge in the
intoxicating cup. (d) Wisdom is
turned aside ". y. "They have erred
| through wine and strong drink" As
consequence they were cropping In
darkness instead Of walking In the
light of the Lord.
! u. The Lords Promise to the Rem
nant wv. 8, 81.
4
ray of brightness, for following the
destruction of the proud city the Lord
Of Hosts is promised for a crown 0f
glory to the remnant of His people,
This pointed forward to the coming
Of the Savior Czech. 9 6:13). Their
hopes were partially fulfilled at the
drsf coming of the Savior, but the
/ real fulfillment shall be when drunk
enness. pride and all nnrighteousness
shall disappear before the glaring
tight of the Sun of righteousness
(Aial. AZ; Pet. 5:4).
III. The SinfuIness of Judah
wv. 7-lO).
l. Drunkenness ". -. Judah had
also erred through strong drink. Even
their priests and prophets had fallen
through the blighting effects Of wine.
1t was a violation of Gods law for a,
priest to take wine before entering
the tabernacle. The drunkards of
both Judah and Ephraim are de-
nounced. The message is a fitting one.
for this day, for the Scriptures de-
clare that no drunkard shall enter the
kingdom Il Cor. 5:11; 9 :10).
2. Unnamable filth (v. 81. This de-
scription shows q condition which Is
1eploraDle indeed. Filth and drunk
enness go hand in hand. -..-.
l3 Mockery wv. 8, 10). In addition
to their drunkenness and filth they
scorhfuily mock Gods prophets. These
priests had become so hardsned by
their drunken debauchery that they
set at naught Isaiah's Instructions
and scorned Gods messengers. They
questioned their authority and gave
! back the answer of ridieule as Ii to
say, 1--WE are teachers. what do you
mean to teach us? Are we babes that
have just been weaned? .Yvl come.
to us with your line upon line. line
upon line" They were not only un-
willing to receive the message, but
ired of the way in which 1t was de-
llivered. Not being willing to. receiye.
the message, they complain Of the
manner in which it is delivered. The
loctrine of salvation by blood alone
Is not a very popular one; the, preach
ng of the cross Is foolishness to some
Il Cor. 1 1921; 2:14l.
ii ~. Judah's Punishment wv. 11s1N-
The prophet replies to these drunken
scoffers that their very drunken Ques-
Hons should be answered by the Lord
J. b judgment. God had repeatedly Of.
). tsred them rest, but they had a. ~
peatedly refused It Their scorn and
contempt are answered with the Bit
lerest sarcasm The bloody conqueror
uould come upon than and eaneo
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