The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-29
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LESSON FOR OCTOBER 30
sihONG DRINK IN A NATIONS
llFE-WORLD'S TEMPER.
ANCE SUNDAY.
10y REV. p. b. FITZWATER, d. D..
TEACHER OF English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago)
70. 1921, Western Newspaper Union)

gwen his neighbor drink -Hab. 2:l5
D REFERENCE MATERIAL-Isa. SILL
q q, q: Amos Al O.
3 PRIMARY TOPIC-Story of the Reel
B abites.
I JUNIOR TOPIC-The Faithful Rechat
3 ties.
I INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPI
1 Enforcing Prohibition
3 YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPI
& World Prohibition.
!. Gods Judgment Upon Israe
wv. la.
l. The sin for which Israel wa
judged ". -. 1t was drunkenness
which seems to have been a nationa
sin. (See lisa. 5:11, II; 7:5; Amos
20, 8, II; i; 6, g. Samaria's posi-
ton was an enviable one. The Who'll,
nation was proud of her. The crown
of pride whose glorious beauty haC
been so marked was fading through
the blighting effects of drunkenness
z. The instrument by which the
punishment was effected ". p. 1t was
to be by the strong hand of the Assy-
rlans. The imagery of this verse
shows that this destruction was to be
sudden, swift and irresistible.
Some OF the evils wrought by drunk
enness. Just as the flower severed
from the parent stem drOops and
fades, so drunkenness had Slapped the
vitality from the nation and left 1t
as fading chaplet of flowers on the
head of drunkard.
(a) Strength is wasted by it ". u.
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. 1, 81. Just as this proud
city was humbled through intemper-
ance, so does drunkenness bring down
into the dust those high in educa-
tional, social and business circles.
(c) 1t despoils beauty wv. 1, ~.
Beauty is a 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. 5, O..
Out OF this awful darkness shines
ray of brightness, for following the
destruction Of the proud city the Lord
or Hosts Is promised for a crown of
glory to the remnant of His people.
This pointed forward to the coming
of the Savior Czech. 6:13). Their
hopes were partially fulfilled at the
nrst coming of the Savior, but the
real fulfillment shall be when drunk
pride and all unrighteousness
shall disappear before the glaring
light of the Sun of Righteousness
(Mal. Az; l Pet. 5:4).
III. The sinfuIness of Judah
wv. 7-10).
1. Drunkenness ". o.. Judah had
liso erred through strong drink. Even
heir priests'and prophets had fallen
through the blighting effects of wine.
was violation of Gods law for a
'riest to take wine before entering
ne tabernacle. The drunkards of
9th Judah and Ephraim are de- !
ounced. The message is a fitting one !
or this day, for the Scriptures de- :
lare that no drunkard shall enter the !
1ngdom q Cor. Oil; 6:1O). The
wful sin of drunkenness should he
enounced In the strongest terms DOS =
bile by Gods servants. :
2. Unnamable filth ". 81. This de-
,ription shows q condition which ia
eplorable indeed. Filth and drunk =
1ness go hand In hand.
.. Mockery wv. 8, 10Y. In addition y
} their drunkenness and filth thew 81
mock Gods prophets. These "
tests had become so hardened by
eir drunken debauchery that they
{ at naught Isaiah's instructions ~
Id scorned Gods messengers. They
lestioned their authority and gave
lck the answer of ridicule as If to
y, I'VE are teachers, what do Won a
can to teach us? Are we babes that
we just been weaned? You come w
us with your line upon line, line u
on line" They were not only nm
uing to receive the message. but
ed OF the way In which 1t was de. "a
cred. Not being willing to receive ed
message, they complain of the :
inner In which 1t Is delivered. The
ctrine of salvation by blood alone 4
not very popular one; the preach. II
OF the cross is foolishness to some X
Cor. 1:1S-21; 2:14). Men do not y
Gods message because 1t calls
IN to make a surrender of their f.
s.
v. Judah's Punishment. wv. l1-1y. J
The prophet replies to these drunken
Hers that their very drunken oues- 7
rs should be answered by the Lord
Judgment. God had repeatedly of. \
ed them rest. but they had as re-
tedly refused it. Their scorn ard
tempt are answered with the bit. 4
EST sarcasm. The bloody conqueror "
lid come upon them and cause n
m to be shared and taken. N
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