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Dy REV. P. B. FITZwATER, D. D..
Teacher Of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago.)
q. 1Su, Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 30
STRONG DRINK IN A NATioN'a
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ANcE SUNDAY.

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ANcE SUNDAY.
LESSON TNxT-Isa. 1s:l-l3.
GOLDEN TExT-woe unto him that
giveth his neighbor drink.-Hab. Els.
REFERENCE MATERIAI-Isa. s:il-la
=. .; Amos I'll, Z
PRIMARY ToPIc-ssory Of the Rech.
sbites.
JUNIOR ToPIc-Ths Faithful Rschae.
ties.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Enforcing Prohibition.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
World Prohibition.
!. osd's Judgment Upon Israel
wv. LAY.
l. The sin for which Israel was
judged ". ~. It was drunkenness,
which seems to have been q national
sin. (See lisa. 6:1l. II; 7:6: Amos
2:6, 8, II; Al; g. g. Samaria's pod
ton was an enviable one. The whoae
nation was proud Of her. The crown
Of pride whose glorious beauty bad
been SO marked was fading through
the blighting effects Of drunkenness
2. The instrument by which The
punishment was effected ". q. It was
to be by the strong hand Of the Assy.
rians. The imagery Of this verse
shows that this destruction was to b.
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 humbled through intemper.
ance, 50 does drunkenness bring down
into the dust those high In educa.
uonal, social and business circles.
(c) It despoils beauty wv. l, ~.
Beauty IL q fading flower" Beauty
soon departs from the form and spirit
Of men and women who indulge In the
Intoxicating cup. (d) Wisdom Il
turned aside ". ". 'They have erred
through wine and strong drink" Az
q 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.
Out Of this awful darkness shines
. ray Of brightness, for following the
destruction Of the proud city the Lord
Of Hosts is promised for a crown Of
glory to the. remnant Of His people.
This pointed forward to the coming
Of the Savior (Zech. 6:13). Their
hopes were partially fulfilled at the
tirst coming Of the Savior, but the
real fulfillment shall be when drunk.
enness, pride and all unrighteousness
shall disappear before the glarins
light Of the Sun of Righteousness
(Mal. AZ; ! Pet. 5:4).
III. The Sinfuiness Of Judah
lew. 7-10.
/. Drunkenness ". y. Judah had
also erred through strong drink. Even
their priests and prophets had fallen
through the bllghting effects of wine.
1t was a violation Of Gods law for q
priest to take wine before entering
the tabernacle. The drunkards Of
both Judah and Ephraim are de.
nounced. The message is fitting one
for this day, for the Scriptures de.
clare that no drunkard shall enter the
kingdom Il Cor:-6 IL; 8:10).
2. Unnamable filth ". 81. This de.
scription shows condition which II
deplorable indeed. Filth and drunk.
enness 60 hand in hand.
8. Mockery (vv. 8. 10Y. In addition
to their drunkenness and filth they
scornfully mock Gods prophets. These
priests had become SO hardened by
their drunken debauchery that they
set at naught Isaiah's instructions
uhu oSOiuCu oOu iuCcocu6cios Aucy
questioned their authority and gave
back the answer of ridicule as II to
say. I'VE are teachers, what do you
mean to teach us? Are we babes that
have Just been weaned? You come
to US with your line upon line, line
upon line" They were not only i'm.
willing to receive the message, but
tired Of the way In which 1t was de.
livered. Not being willing to receivs
the message. they complain Of the
manner In which it Is delivered. The
doctrine Of salvation by blood alone
is not a very popular one the preach.
ing Of the cross il foolishness to some
Il Cor. 1:18-21: 2:14).
". Judah's Punishment. wv. 11-13).
The prophet replies to these drunken
scoifers that their very drunken ques-
tons should be answered by the Lord
In judgment. God had repeatedly Of
fered them rest. but they had as re-
peatedly refused IT. Their scorn and
contempt are answered with the bit.
terest sarcasm. The bloody esnqueror
would come upon them and cause
hem to be shared and taken.