Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-24
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON
For June rs. RepieWs
BY DIR. MARION MICH. HULL

| out Of it. Jacob-not Israel. Jacob
1.-The trickster," the self dependent
the one who would not wait for Gods
time but took things in his own
hands-not Israel, "the one whom
God rules" After the ruin wrought
by their refusal and resistance, re
storation would follow and they
should yield to. David, their king
whom God would raise up to sthem
They had an incurable wound, but
He would, heal them.
The restoration would also be char
acterized by a reunion-no longer
should Ephraim and Judah be jeal
Gus of each other, but Judah would
yield to Ephraim all the honor due
the first born and Ephraim would
recognize Judah's claim to the ceS
trail place Of worship. Vineyards
would be planted in Samaria, kings
and mobiles of their own people
should be over them, the voice OF
mirth should sound again, and nc
longer should they speak Of T the
God who brought them out OF
Egypt, but of the God who brought
them out Of the north country
Russia) and out of all the lands
whittier they had been scattered. 1t
is fascinating to read of the Zion
list movement which is now building
up Palestine again, planting vine
yards and olive yards, making a
barren region to become like the
garden of the Lord; establishing
banks, schools, cooperative agen.
cies. CThe latest is a book published
in Hebrew in Palestine by a Jewish
editor there called Jesus the Naza.
rene: His Times, His Life and His
Work. OF course, the complete full
fillment waits for the coming of
David, their king"
The resurrection was to be char.
acterized by still another thing-a
new covenant. Formerly the COW
enent was with God as their hus-
band, and they had broken it as a
faithless wife. The new covenant
was to be that of a child, having
the Fathers nature and hence able
to do His will. jeremiah had seen
how utterly impossible it was for
them to conform to the EXTERNAL
they would not rely on Him whom
they could not see, they would not
heed his word; they could not keep
His laws; they refused to yield to
His loving entreaties. The new
covenant would not demand con.
formity to the external but by giving
them a new spirit, and by writing
Gods laws in their hearts would
transform them by the renewing OF
their minds. They would be made
one with the source of authority
and power. While the Branch was
to be called Jehovah Tsidkence (thc
Lord our Righteousness, so were
also the branches DER. 1916 with
33:16). Identity with Him who is
our Righteousness would make
righteousness in us possible. Under
the old covenant, too, the fathers
sins would be visited on the chill.
dren; under the new every one
would be individually liable and only
so DER. $780,
Think through your own life
have things been going badly with
you? Are you having victory over
self and over SIM. Are the plead.
ings Of Gods prophets finding a re-
Spouse in your life?
Well, let us see. Are you rely
ing on God or on self? Are you neg.
Letting His Word? Have you a
definite time for Bible study? Are
you holding family prayers? Are you
trying to do the things religion de.
mands, with more or less success?
or are you observing the externals,
the ritual, or are you SO united
with the branch that His own
abundant life may bear fruit
through you? Are you trying to
keep Gods laws or letting Him have
your life as the means of expressing
His abundant life? By the answer
to these questions you may know
what the outcome will be. God
yearns to give you His best, will
you let Him?