Roanoke Rapids herald., 1924-02-01

GOLDEN TEXT-Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thine heart and
with all thy soul, and with all thy
mlght-Deut. 65.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
lC-knowing and Obeying God'S Law.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
1C-The Foundation of lsraels Life
Deuteronomy, the book from which
our lesson is taken, means second
law" 1t is second law in the sense
that 1t Is IL restatement and interpre-
tation of the law given al Sinai. for a
new generation in ii new country. This
new generation needed true concep-
tion of God and also an apprehension
of the wonderful grace which had
/ selected them and made them a chan.
/ mel through which Gods grace would
/ flow to the world
I. Gods Unparalleled Goodness to
Israel (Deut. 4 4:.2-34).
This was shown:
l. BY Speaking Audibly Out of the
Midst of the Fire wv. 80, 33). This
honor conferred upon them was
unique. 1t was unequalled. W In
/
since the day that God created man
upon the earth" (2) Anywhere
from one side of heaven unto the
other" (3) In char acter-"there hath
been no such great thing as this great
thing is" (4) In story or rumor-
"or hath been heard like it (5) In
dignity and majesty-"did ever people
hear the voice of God speaking out
of the midst of the fire.
2. BY His Marvellous Deliverance
of Israel From the Egyptian Bondage
". 34). Here, too. His grace is unique.
G In liberation-"take him a nation
from the midst of another nation"
(2) In the method employed. (a) BY
emptations-testings that is plaques.
(b) BY signs and wonders-crossing
Red sea, pillar of cloud. (c) BY war
(See Exod. II "A Is :3-10). (d) BY ont
stretched arm-Divine interpostion,
such as opening the Red sea for Israel
and closing it upon the Egyptians. (e)
By great terrors-the death of the
first born.
II. The Reason Why the Lord So
Dealt With Israel Deut 4 :35-3s).
1. That They Might Know That the
Lord Is Unique in the Midst of a
World Of Idoaters Gods aim was to
establish nation who would know
Him as the only God and make this
essential and blessed truth known to
other nations.
2. That They Might Know His Love
for Them wv 81. 3S). He loved them
for their fathers sake and through
them would make real His covenant
purpose.
III. The Obligation Of Israel (Deut.
4 80. 40).
They were to consider and receive
in their heart the thought that the
Lord was the alone God. What we
think about God is revealed in our
lives. The law to which obedience
was to be rendered was that set forth
in the Ten Commandments, as record
ed in Exodus 2:1-17.
l. The first emphasizes the unity
of God and enjoins the oblig; lion OF
single-hearted worship and service
". 81.
2. The second is directed against
the worship of the true God under
false forms.
3. The third is directed against the
taking of Gods name in vain; that is,
in lying, deceptive, unreal way.
4. The fourth enjoins work on six
days and forbids work on the seventh.
5. The fifth rests upon the fact
4 that parents stand to their children in
the place of God-therefore enjoins
obedience to them.
6. The sixth shows the sanctity of
human life and that the one who muir
ders has sinned against God, for man
was created in the likeness and image
of God
Z. The seventh is the buiwark
thrown around the home. This com
mandment may be broken by unclean
thoughts and affections as well as by
outward acts.
g. The eighth strikes at the sin of
theft.
o. The ninth strikes at the sin of
lying.
10. The tenth strikes at the desire
for that which Is unlawful to own