Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-03-23
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON
For March 26.
BY DIR. MARION NH. HULL

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umph over the last great foe.
Their Meanings
For lack of space again we shall
select for study the names of few
only of the stars in these constella-
tons, names which were given by
God and which have the same mean
ing in every language, and which
tell to everyone who will look UP
the blessed story of salvation by the
shed blood of the Son of God.
For example the Arabic name Of
the Virgin is AL Zimach, meaning
the branch, and you remember how
often Gods word speaks of Jesus
as the Branch Der. 1856. Coma,
enc fthe consultations in this
sign, means the desired one, and
foretells of the seed of the woman
as the desire of all nations. Hag.
27) The principal star in the Cen
taur is Beech, which means the de"
spised, and speaks of Him who was
despised and rejected of men. The
next most prominent star in the
Centaur is called Tolimon, which
means "the heretofore and the here
after referring plainly to Him who
is and who was, and who is to come.
In Bootes, the third constellation of
this sign, the principal star is Arc
turus, which means che cometh."
So in this first sign the names of
the stars tell of Him who is the
Branch, who is the Seed of the
woman, who is the Desire of all ma
tons, yet despised and rejected of
men, who was and is and is com.
ing and will be hereafter-the Son
of God, Son Of Man.
In Libra, in one side Of the scale
is brilliant star called Zuben al
Genub1, which means 1.-The price de-
ficient," and speaks of mans inabil-
ity to meet the demands of an Holy
God: but in the other side is an
other star called Zuben al Shemali,
which means 1.-The price which COW
ers," and which outweighs mans
inability. Another star near the
Victim is called Zuben al Akrabi
which means "the price OF the CON
fiict," and tells of the death of the
Victim, making the price sufficient
to cover. In this sign is the South
ern Cross, seen now only in south
ern ATTITUDES, but which is called
Tan, meaning Finished" and forth
telling the finished work of Christ
on the cross. The name of the
principal star in Lupus is Asadah,
which means ITO be slain" And Al
Phecca in the crown means "the
shining one" and refers to His
crown won by way of the cross.
The stars in the Dipper, or the
Bear, are interesting because this
constellation can always be seen in
northern ATTITUDES. Job $50 speak,
of this as ''the Bear and her trains"
The brighter star at the upper right
hand of the Dtpper is called Dubhe
which means "a flock" and so does
the star Merach below it, although
the Arabic name means "the flock
purchased"
The star to the left of this is
Phaeda, meaning numbered" or
guarded" The three stars in the
handle of the dipper, or tail of the
bear CD are AL Caid "the assem-
bIed," Mizar, separate" or "smal,"
and Olioth, "a she goat" They tell
Of the flock of the Redeemer, His
sheep for whom He gave His life,
who are purchased, guarded, num-
bered and named, separate and as
senbled. Whenever you look at the
dipper again thank God that He per-
nits you to be one of that blessed
company.
There is one other constellation
which we must study, because it is
the most brilliant in the heavens
and because the prophecy written
in the names of it's stars is full of
glory, of inspiration and of hope.
That is Orion. Look in the northern
heavens and see Betelguese, that
wonderful star 100000 times as
large as our sun. Across from it
BellatriX, almost as brilliant. Three
stars in his belt, Al Nitah, the
brightest one; and Rigel, a brilliant
star to the south of these, in his
foot; and Saiph across from it. What
do they mean? Betelguese means
''the coming of the branch" (see
Mat. 3:2). Bellatrix means Coming
quickly" Rigel means 1.-The foot that
crusheth." Al Nitah means 1.-The
wounded one" Saiph means "the
bruised one"-the very word used in
forth as light" Its Arabic name is
Ha-ga-t, lone who triumphs." What
a glorious prophecy Orion has been
telling day after day, night after
night, without speech or language,
but being told throughout the world
and unto the ends of the earth-of
Him who is the Light of the World,
once wounded and bruised, but COM
ing quickly to crush His enemies
that as the branch He might sit on
DavidS throne and reign!
All! Adam and Seth and Enoch-
and all the other holy prophets since
the world began, have been telling lis
Enthusiastically of Gods love and plan
to redeem a lost world through the
seed of the woman, the desire of
all nations, who though wounded
and bruised, shall yet come quickly
in judgment and reign. You and all
other men are without excuse. How
can you escape if you neglect so
great a salvation?