The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-27
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(By REV. p. B. FITzWATER. D. D..
Teacher OF English Bible in the Moody
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 30
STRONG DRINK IN A NATIONS
lLIFE--WoRLD'S TEMPER.
ANcE SUNDAY.

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LESSON TExT-Isa. 2s:1-1s.
GOLDEN TExT-Woe unto him that
giveth his neighbor drink.-Hab. 2:1b.
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Isa- 5:11-1A
u, q; Amos Ill, 2.
PRIMARY TOPIC STORY Of the Rech-
abites. {S..
JUNIOR ToPIc-Ths Faithful Rschab-
ties 4tat
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Enforcing Prohibition.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
World Prohibition. r
I. Gods Judgment Upon Israel
wv. 1-4).
/. The sin for which Israel was
judged ". ~. It was drunkenness.
which seems to have been national
sin. (See lisa. 5:11, II; 7:5; Amos
2:6, 8, IL; Al; 6, g. Samaria's posi-
ton 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 ". p. It 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 it ". ID.
"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, so does drunkenness bring down
into the dust those high in educa-
tional, social and business circles.
(c) It despoils beauty wv. l, AZ.
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 ". ". "They have erred
through wine and strong drink" AS
consequence they were cropping In
darkness instead Of walking In the
light Of the Lord.
II. The Lords Promise to the Rem
nant wv. 8, 81.
Out Of this awful darkness shines
"a ray of brightness, for following the
destruction Of the proud city the Lord
. Of Hosts is promised for a crown o1
glory to the remnant Of His people
This pointed foSEard to the comm:
81 the Savior (zech. 9:1g5. TheE
hopes were partially fulfilled at tn
, first coming Of the Savior, but tn
real fulfllment shall be when drunk
. enness pride and all unrighteousnes'
shall disappear before the glarini
,, light Of the Sun Of Righteousness
(Mal. Az; Pet. 5:4).
> Ill. The SinfuIness Of Judal
tvv. 7-10).
4 l. Drunkenness ". y. Judah hat
also erred through strong drink. Evel
: their priests and prophets had fallel
!. through the blighting effects of wine
1t was violation of Gods law for
! priest to take wine before enterinl
: the tabernacle. The drunkards o
I both Judah and Ephraim are de
I nounced. The message is fitting on
! for this day, for the Scriptures de
\ clare that no drunkard shall enter tn
2 kingdom Il Cor. 5:11; 6:10).
2. Unnamable filth ". 81. This dc
scription shows a condition which
I deplorable indeed. Filth and drunk
, enness 60 hand In hand.
Q 8. Mockery wv. 8, 10). In additio
+ to their drunkenness and filth the
8 scornfully mock Gods prophets. Thes
n priests had become SO hardened b
e their drunken debauchery that the
r set at naught Isaiah's instruction
J. and scorned Gods messengers. The
E. questioned their authority and CAV
h back the answer Of ridicule as If It
It say, 1--WE are teachers, what do 70
mean to teach us? Are we babes ths
% have just been weaned? You com
II to us with your line upon line. lin
', upon line" They were not only III
e. willing to receive the message, br
e tired of the way in which 1t was d.
e livered. Not being willing to receiv
k the message, they complain OF tn
e manner in which 1t is delivered. Th
Ie doctrine Of salvation by blood alon
d is not a very popular one; the preacl
ing of the cross is foolishness to som
= Il Cor. 1921 2:14).
u w. Judah's Punishment. wv. 11-13
e The prophet replies to these drunke
n scoffers that their very drunken que
/. tions should be answered by the L0r
4 In Judgment. God had repeatedly o
= fered them rest, but they had as r.
n peatedly refused 1t. Their scorn an
Il contempt are answered with the bi
. terest sarcasm. The bloody conQuert
\. would come upon them and caus
= them to be shared and taken.
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