Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-10-27


alteth nation: but sin is reproach
to any people.-Proy H4
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Matt- 7:1s-
20: Rom. 4:13.
PRIMARY TOPIc-How -Four Boys Be-
came Healthy and Happy.-Dan. 1890
JUNIOR ToPIC--Destroying the Worlds
Enemy
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
THE Next Step in the Prohibition Cam
paign. btt3sf -..e1..la
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Progress of Prohibition Throughout the
World.
The lesson committee has gratuf
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
iniquitous practices will be abolished.
S 1. Messiah's Commission ". -.
He was appointed by the Lord
God's plan for the world is time OF
peace and blessing. ln ..A s
IA. Messiah's Program (vv. 1, p.
Messiahs program is twofold: to
.'proclaim the acceptable year Of the
Lord, and the day Of vengeance OF !
our God" 49, The careful reading Of
Luke 4:1S-21 viii show that Jesus
suspended reading OF, this passage at
the comma, in Isaiah 81 2. 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 sof vengeance of our God"
(II Thess, 1910; Ct. Nal. 3:1-3).
1. Proclaiming the Acceptable Year
of the Lord (vv l, p. In His ministry
of grace He preached "a ''good It'd
fngs to the !. meek" Meek here
means not only a grace. but condi-
ton, that is, those In poverty and
affiiction. (2) Bind up the broken
hearted" "Bind up' signifies healing
(3) Liberty to the captives." The
figure of deliverance from the Baby
lonian captivity Is used to describe
deliverance from sin and death tHeb-
2:15). (4) "Opening of the prison to-
them that are bound."i Messiah's
work was to give sdeliverance to those
who were enslaved by the conse-
quences of their sins. (5) "The ac-
ceptable year Of the Lord This
means a space of time in which God
would accept all who repent of their
sins and come to Him.
2. Proclaiming the day of vengeance
Of God ". p. While the day of mercy
is heightened out, the time of judg-'
ment will surely come. The day Of
vengeance viii break upoA the world
when the Lord shall be revealed from
heaven III Thess 1T a0). The period
of mercy is called year" while the
period of vengeance Is called day.
showing that the period of mercy is
much longer than the period of wrath.
III. The Blessings Of Messiah'sI
Kingdom wv. 800.
/. Comfort all that mourn" ". 2).i
The day of vengeance will bring sor-s
row to many, but they shall be COM
forted wher, they shall see the King
on the throne.
2. "Give unto them beauty for
ashes ". 81. This peculiarly applies
to Israel.
8. "Oil of Joy for Mourning ". 81.
Israel has been mourning for CEN
turtles. When the Messiah shall reign
IS King they shall be glad.
&. Garment of Praise for the Spirit
q Heaviness" ". 81. Instead Of
wearing the symbol of the burden Of
sin they shall be clothed SO as to In
dicate their joyfulness.
8. "Called Trees of Righteousness"
| (v. 81. These trees represent Israe1
as planted by God and bearing fruit.
not as reeds bowed down with sor-
| row. t
g. sThey Shall Build the Old
Wastes" ". A.. Israel shall return
| to their own land and shall rebuild
| the city of Jerusalem and the cities
| of Judah which lie waste.
| 7. AStrangers Shall Stand and Feed
| Your Flocks" ". 81. In the time AZ
| the kingdom the Gentiles shall render
voluntary service unto Israel 80 that
Israel may devote her whole time to
| the service Of God. A,
| 8. ssYe Shall Be Named the Priests
| OF the Lord" ". 81. God chose Israeli
to be the priestly nation to represent
| Him to the GentiIes. '''sfi
8. 'For Your Shame Ye Shall Have
Double" (v.D. Instead Of the shamq(
and confusion which Israel has expe-f
rienced for centuries she shall have
double honor and rejoicing. ssSsS 4 .
10. II VIII Direct Their Work, an1
Make q Covenant With Them" tvy. 8
| oi God will yindicafe His pecple ard
cause the Gentiles 70 see the divln9