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IMPROVED UNlFORs iaTEEEtrEOaAE
SUNIGl'Y,ISCENDOL
LESSON
CBy REV. u. D. ElTZWATER. D. D,
Teacher Of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute Of ChieaEo)
to 1921 W stern Newspaper Untop1
LESSON FOR MAY /
BIBLE TEACHINGS ABOUT EDu-
CATtON.

LESSON TExT-Deut 6A-s; Prov. s1s-
IS; Luke 2.52
GOLDEN TEXT-Wisdom IS the prinei-
a. n. '''"s' therefore get "isoo"'-f'o
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Prov. 49,
Ais; Col. 2:8 Jas. Is; II Pet. Is.
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Boy Jesus With
the Teachers.
JUNIOR ToPGc-PleasingGod in School
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
The Value of an Education.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Making Education Christian.
/. The Exoellency Of Wisdom (Prov.
3;13IS).
Let no man confuse this wisdom"
with the So-caiied wisdom resulting
from an education in the arts. sciences
and philosophy taught in the modern
colleges and universities The way to
have tins in its true sense is to get
it from the Bible, Gods revealed Word
Psa. 110:9S-10O) Wisdom persona
fed means Christ (proy 81. All real
wisdom leads TO Christ, who is made
unto us wisdom. righteousness, and
sanctification q Cor 1901 Wisdom
is desirable because:
I. OF its Inherent qualities wv H.
49,. CD Better than the merchan
disc of silver and the gain of gold"
(v. AZ. Men set great value upon
these but they are corruptible and
shall soon pass away Cd More
precious than rubies' w. 15). Though
among the most valuable among the
precious stones, The ruby is OF sec
ondary value when compared with the
wisdom of God. co OF Unreasonable
value (v. 15). The best things that
the human heart can desire are not
worthy to compare in value unto wis !
dom. a..a .+
.. 1t ministers to our earthly vel
fare wv t6-1S). ~ Length OF days |
is in her right hand ". 49,. Godli-
ness tends to dong life 20 In her
left hand riches and honor (y. 16).
Riches and honor" may not always
be according to the worlds standard /
(3) "Her ways are ways Of pleasant
ness" W ~ Tile notion that the life
Of the Christian is bard and that
pleasure does not enter into his expert
ence is all wrong. The way OF the
transgressor is hard prov 13 :15).
Goodness is profitable unto all things,
having the promise of the life that now
is and of that which is to come Il
Tim. 4:S). (4) AN her paths are
peace" (v ~. There is no peace to
the wicked. "The wicked are like the
troubled sea when it cannot rest, whose
waters cast up mire and dirt lisa.
81 20. 21) 90 "She is a tree of life
to them that lay held upon her" ".
49,. Those who eat Of the tree OF
life, Christ have eternal life (Gen,
300; CHI. John 6:63. (6) Happy Is
everyone that retaneth her. ". 18)
The only true happiness that can be-
had is in laying hold on wisdom In
Gods Word
II. IsraeP5 Responsibility With Ref
erence TO the Statutes Of the Lord
Oeut G:E9).
l. Central truths to be taught (vv-
1. -. % Unity Of God. THE Lord
our God Is one Lord This was o
testimony against the polytheism Of
that day. lie is God alone, therefore
to worship another is sin. co Mans
supreme obligation w. -. God should
he loved with all the heart, soul, and
might, because He is. God alone.
>. How these truths are to be kept
alive wv 60. The place for Gods
Word is in the heart In order that 1t
may be in the heart a. teach dill
gently to thy children" ". y. The
most important part ofsa cttfd's edu
cation is that given in the Word of
God. (2) Talk of them in the home
". y. How blessed is that home 5
where Gods Word is the topic of con
yersation. {3) Talk of them when
walking with our children and friends
". D.G ~ Talk Of them when re-
firing for the night ". y. The last
thing upon which the mind should rest
before going to sleep should be God
and His truth 81 Talk of them
when rising in the morning (y. y.
How fitting that God should speak to
us the first thing when we awake. go
Bind them upon thine hand ". 81
This was literally done by the Jews.
% Write them upon the posts Of the
house and on the gates g. 81.
III. The Growth Of Jesus duke
2:52).
/. Bodily stature. Being really hu-
man, His bodily size and strength in
creased,
.. Increased in wisdom. His mental
equipment enlarged as any normal hui
man being his fountain Of knowledge
increased ms lie came in contact with
men and the world. $685.
3. In favor with God and man. His
innate perfection and beautsamore and
more expressed itself rs His human
nature expanded. ast4
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