The Winslow mail., 1923-10-26
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
Sllr1ldaySchool 3
' Lesson V
(By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
20. 1928. Western Newspaper UutonO
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 2e
SOME MISSIONARY TEACHINGS OF
THE PROPHETS

LESSON TEXT-Isa. so:1-3; Jonah
4:10-11; Micah Alb Zeph. SO.
GOLDEN TEXT-"The Gentfles shall
come to thy light, and kings to the
brightness of thy rising."-Isa 6O:3.
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Story OF
JUNIOR ToPIC-God's Love for All
Nations.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-The Prophets as Missionaries.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Missionary Message of the
Prophets.
Perhaps the best way to teach this
lesson will be to note the message OF
the individual prophets.
|. The Message of Isaiah Qsa
6O:1-3).
1. Its Central Fact ". ~. Israeps
light, her Redeemer, has come. The
primary meaning of this is not the in
carnation of the Redeemer, but His
manifestation in glory and power as
lie comes back to this earth to reign
as 1sraePs King. This glorious fact
is presented under the figure of a
bright sunriSing. 1t will be a glorious
morning without clouds dawning upon
a dark world.
2. The Ringing Summons ". u.
Messiah himself calls Israel to arouse
herself from her long sleep of in
difference and shine forth in the glory
of her glorious king.
3. The Darkened Earth ". p. In
spite of all the progress of. the arts
and sciences spiritual darkness
blindness touching spiritual things
has settled down upon the earth. 1t
will be peculiarly gross in the last
days. 1t can only be dispelled by the
glorious appearing Of the Lord.
4. The Blessed Result (9. 53). The
Gentle nation shall come Into the
light, being attracted to Zion by the
appearing of the Lord. In the midst
of such darkness the sudden appear
ing of the light shall attract the ma
tions and draw them to Jerusalem.
II. The Message of Jonah (Jonah
4 10, 1D.
Jonah was commanded by the Lord
to go to the wicked city Nineveh and
proclaim it's destruction in forty days.
He started in the opposite direction in
order to escape this unpleasant task.
A storm came up and the superstitious
sailors threw him overheard. He was
swallowed by great fish and after
three days and nights was cast upon
the shore. Having learned the needed
lesson he went to Nineveh and
preached with such earnestness that
the whole city repented. The mercy
shown by the Lord in sparing this
wicked city so angered Jonah that he
went out of the city and improvised
a shelter where he could see whether
God would really destroy Nineveh. To
protect the prophet, God made a
gourd to quickly spring up and throw
a shade over him. When the gourd
died and left Jonah exposed to the
burning sun he prayed for death. The
particular message of Jonah is that
God is great in mercy to all the ma
tions when they penitently turn unto
Him from their sins.
Ill. The Message of Micah (Micah
4: 1-3).
In this message the prophet portrays
the blessings of the Messiah's king
dom in the last days. Three things
are predicted:
1. The Supremacy of His Kingdom
(v. ~. 1t shall be exalted above all
the kingdoms of the earth. Its glory
shall attract the people from afar.
2. The Extent of 1t ". p. Many
nations shall come with the urgent re
quest that others accompany them.
The kingdom of Messiah shall be uni
versal, it shall extend from sea to sea
and from the river to the ends Of the
earth.
3. 1t Shall Bring Peace ". 81. En-
nifty will then be taken from mems
hearts and they will love each other.
When their hearts are changed they
will no longer wage war against each
other, they will even destroy their
implements Of warfare. War will con-
tinue till mems hearts are regener-
ated. The way to get wars to cease
is to get men to love Jesus Christ.
~. The Message of Zephaniah
(Zeph. 800.
Zephaniah declares that following
the judgment upon the nations God
will turn the people from their i'm
pure speech so that they may call upon
Him. He declares that Gods will is
that all nations turn from their filthy
conversation and call upon Him. He
desires that all nations should come
unto Him