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LESSON
LESSON FOR APRIL a.
POVERTY AND WEALTH.
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LESSON FOR APRIL ~
POVERTY AND WEALTH.
LESSON TExr-Iss. s:s-io: Amos SGT;
Luke u:lS-&.
GOLDEN TExT-For where your treas
urs 10. there will your heart b Also
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REFERENCE AArERIAL-P Prov. y:
I. .: Matt. s:lS-1l: l3:2e: Luke s:A: 1:l5-N;
Tim. $50. ILLS.
PRIMARY roPIc-A Kind woman
II Kings ASH.
JUNIOR TOPIC-what Two Men Did
With Their Nonsy.-Luks li:H-A: Acts
IN. 81.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Earning and Using Money.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Problems Of Poverty and Wealth.
I. Wealth In the Hands q the Few
elsa. 5:S).
/. "Join house to house" ". 81.
2. LAY field to neId' ". 81.
The avaricious greed Of these men
caused them to enlarge their estates
At the expense Of their neighb0rs. In
agricultural districts It took the form
Of land. grabbing and the eviction Of
the small proprietor. and In the COM
mercial centers the cr0wdlng out Of
the small concerns BY the large cor.
porations. God hates the spirit Of
avarice.
u. Methods Gmplsysl in the A..
ouloitlen ~ Wealth (Am0s 0:l-6).
I. swallowed up the needy" ". ~.
SWALLOWED up" literally means to
pant after. like beast after Its prey
with eagerness to devour. Many to-
day get rich BY swallowing up the
needy.
2 ITO make tho poor Of the land
70 fall" ". ~. They were grasping
after the houses aud lands Of the poor.
and 10 order to accomplish this they
impoverished them In every way pos
sible 70 - to root them out Of the
land. This they doubtless did BY
Withholding from them their lawful
wages. an example Of which we hnd
in James 5:4. and placing exorbitant
taxes upon them and cheating them
In the courts.
g. BeErtidged the loss Of holy days
". 81. They were restlessly impatient
because Of the restrictions Of those
days. Though Outwardly conforming
to the Sabbath they were seeking all
the while to CONNIE rcialize It. Many
today 10 to church for the sake Of
responsibility while impaticntly wait
Ing for the day to pass In order to
to pursue their business.
4. Dishonesty In business dealings
". -. az They made the ephah
small. Their measures were less than
the price paid for. (2) They made
the shekel great. The shekel being
the coin used to pay bills. the mer-
chants put Into circulation overweight
shekels thus getting a higher price
for their grain. The purchaser was
thus cut on both sides. ,S Falsined
their balances. Even the scales by
which the gold and silver were
weighed had been tampered with. max.
Ing them guilty Of cheating In three
ways.
8. They bought the poor for silver
". o.. The poor were reduced to
such poverty BY the above means Of
cheating that they were obliged to sell
themselves into slavery. even for .
pair Of shoes.
8 They sold the refuse Of the wheat
". o.. In time Of famine they even
sold to the people that part Of the
wheat which was intended for the
cattle.
~. osts Judgment UpsN Them
(Amos 81: ct. lisa. Sc. 10Y.
God says II will never forget" Not
ene act Of greed and oppression will
escape Gods notice.
I. Many houses shall be desoiate.
2. The land unproductive ". l0).
". A Plsturs q q Rich Man and Q
Os0Oae luke 16:ie-25).
I. Their lives. ~ The rich man.
He had much Goods. He operated Ia
the highest society. t2) The hegxar.
He not only was poor. but helpless.
He had no place 10 the social order.
Z Their deaths. ~ The rich mau
WAS taken BY death. He seems to have
had . great burial. (2) The beggar.
There u nothing told - to what was
done with his body when be died. Per.
haps the very dogs who licked bis
sores fed upoa II.
B Their destiniss. ~ TIE rich
man lifted up his eyes In hell. The
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