The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-10-27
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL Sl1nndaySchool } ' LeSSOnV v By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. b. Teacher of English Bible in the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago0
 Copyright 1922 Western Newspaper Union
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 29
MESSIAH'S MINISTRY WORLDS
 TEMPERANCE SUNDAY)
LESSON TEXT-Isa. 6l:l-9.

LESSON TEXT-Isa. 61:l-9.
 GOLDEN TEXT-Righteousness ex- alteth nation; but sin is reproach to any people.-Prov. l4:S4
 REFERENCE MATERIAL-Matt. T:lS- 20 Rom. H:13.
 PRIMARY TOPIC-How Four Boys Be- came Healthy and Happy.-Dan- 1:s-2o
 JUNIOR TOPIC-Destroying the Worlds Enemy.
 INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC The Next Step in the Prohibition Cam paign.
 YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC Progress of Prohibition Throughout tns World.
 The lesson committee has grRtut tously named this lesson Worldwide Prohibition" Neither the text nor the context. directly or implied, says any thing about prohibition as we under stand the use of the word. However. when Messiah shall reign upon the earth the rum traffic with all other .niQuitous practices will be abolished:
 i. Messiah's Commission (v. 1l-
 lie was appointed by the Lord Gods plan for the world Is \ time ol peace and blessing.
 IT. mGSeiaHo . FE0St SUI wv. Il, @S-
 Messiah's program is twofold: ta proclaim the acceptable year Of the Lord, and the day of vengeance Dr our God" The careful reading of Luke 4:1S-21 win show that Jesus suspended reading of this passage at ,he comma, in Isaiah 61 9. His first coming opened up the day of grace and the acceptable year of the Lord, and His second coming will usher in the day of vengeance of our God- 1I Thess. :7-10; of. Nal. S:1-3D- l. Prociaiming the Acceptable Year l nf the Lord tvy. l, ?. In Ills ministry of grace He preached D good tin- l incs te the meek" Meek here l means not only a grace, but condl- tion, that is, those in poverty and affiiction. (2) Bind up the broken hearted" Bind up'' signifies healing l (3) 'Liberty to the captives." The | figure of deliverance from the Baby lonian captivity is used to describe deiiverance from sin and death tHee. I 2:15). (4) "Opening of the prison ee :! them that are bound" Messiahs work was to give deIiveranee to those who we're enslaved by the conse- ouences of their sins. (5) "The se- i teptable year of the Lord" This means a space of time in which tod would accept all who repent of their sins aud come to Him. . ) proclaiming the ds, of vengeance of Cod (v. ?. While the day of mercy
 is heightened out, the time of 1uds-
 ment will surely come. The day of
 vengeance will breaS upon the world
 when the Lord shall be revealed tsSo,
 heaven QI Thess. :7-10). The period n of mercy Is called year, while the
 period of vengeance is called day
 showing that the period of mercy IS 0 much longer than the period of wrath I III. The Blessings of Messiah'i ] Kingdom (vv. 3-9).
 l. Comfort all that mourn" tv. z1 The day of vengeance will bring sor row to many, hut they shall be com
 for,ed when they shaii see the kini [; on the throne.
 "a 2. Give unto them beauty fo
 nshes" (v. 3. This peculiarly appiiei to Israel.
 vi 3. ''Oil of Joy for Mourning (v. Sj B. I..aeI has been mourning for cen
 tur;es. When the Messiah shall relg'
 as King they shall be glad. 'o 4 "Garment of Praise for the Spiri III nf Ueaviness'' (v. 3. Instead
 .,-earing the symbol of the burden ;s sin they shall be clothed so as (" IT III ,iicate their joyfulness.
 T ..CaIIed Trees of Righteousness
 (y. 3l. These trees represent lSra' ;" as planted hy God and hearing rrui le not as reeds bowed down with sol
 row. =, 6. .sThey Shall Build the ol e.t Wastes" (v. 4. Israel shall retuf
 to their own land and shall reouil
 the city of Jerusalem and the eiti' at of Judah which lie waste. ng [, strangers Shall stand and Fe<
 Your FlnckS" (v. ,. In the time
 fhe Kingdom the Gentiies shall rend' a ,uluntary service unto Israel >o tn >n, Israel mny devote her whole time
 the service of God. , "Ye Shall Be Named the Fries rh of the Lord (v. @. God chose lsra m 10 be the rriestly nation [" repreSe
 Him to the Gentiles. Ies q "For Your Shame Ye Shall Ha on Double" fv. D. Instead of the Shar aw and confusion which Israel has eSI
 rienced for centuries she shall ha
 double honor and rejoicing. De 10, "I Will Direct Their Work. a nv Make a Covenant With Them" (vv.
 e). God will vindicate His people a
 cause the Gentiles to see the divi in favor upon them.
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