The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-23
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fBy REV. P. 3. FITzwATER. D. D.. Mem.
Der of Faculty, Moody Bible
Institute Of Chicago.)
&c. 1892. Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for June rs
REVIEW: WHAT WE HAVE
LEARNED FROM GENESIS.

LEARNED FROM GENESIS.
GOLDEN TEXT-And we know that
all things work together for good to
them that love God, to them who are
the called according to his purpose.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Some Friends We
Have Made.
JUNIOR ToPIc-what We Have
Learned in Genesis.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP.
IC-Favorite Characters in Genesis.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
1C-What Genesis Teaches About God
and Human Relationships.
Genesis, the book from which the
lessons of the quarter are taken, as
its name indicates, is a book Of be-
ginnings. It contains the only re-
liable information we have Of the
origin Of the heavens and the earth,
plant and animal life, human life, In
gtitutions, and relations.
Lesson for April 8.
God was before all things. Every
thing but God had beginning. The
things which are came to be by the
creative act Of a personal God. Man
himself came into being by the Gea-
tive act Of God.
Lesson for April 10.
An explanation of the ills and sor-
rows of the world can be made only
on the basis Of the historic fall Of
man as recorded in the Bible. Man is
not what he was when he came from
the Creators hand. The prime actor
in this tragedy was the personal, cum
ming, and malicious being called 1.-THE
Devil" Because man is a free being,
possessing the power Of choice, sin en-
tered through the act of mans will in
believing the Devil instead of God.
Lesson for April II.
Following mans fall, God gave the
promise of a redeemer. God chose
Abraham to be the head Of the new
race through which this gracious prom
Use was to be realized. The failure
Of this new race to carry out Gods
plan is the explanation of the dis
ordered world.
Lesson for April "a.
Lots prosperity was due to his
relationship to his uncle, Abram. In
spite Of this fact, he selfishly grasped
for the best. Abram, to avert possible
strife between Lot and himself, &C.
corded to Lot the choice Of the best Of
the land. Though Lots choice in
volved him in trouble, Abram gracious
~ went to his rescue, delivering him
from his oppressor, thus being a fine
example Of the art Of living in peace.
Lesson for May I.
Isaac was a child Of the covenant,
gentle and peace-loving. Though q
lover Of peace, he had enemies. His
very prosperity melted the envy Of
the Philistines. His peaceable with
drawal from them gave him increased
influence.
Lesson for May 8.
Esau sold his birthright for q bowl
OF pottage. The birthright was the
right Of being at the head Of the
patriarchal family. In a time Of
physical exhaustion he relinQuished
his claim to the future in order to
crafty a present desire.
Lesson for May IS.
Jacobs scheming involved him In
trouble. On his flight from an out
ragged brother he was overtakec by
night and obliged to sleep in field
with q stone for his pillow. 1t was
under such circumstances that God
gave him the vision at Bethel
Lesson for May %.
On Jacobs return to Canaan to
meet Esau, the Angel Of the Lord
wrestled with him at the ford Of
Jabbok. Jacobs self-will needed to be
broken before he could enter Canaan.
He was humbled by the dislocation Of
his thigh. When thus humbled. he quit
wrestling and chung to God. Jacob
did not get the blessing through
wrestling, but because Of his clinging
to God. It was easy for Jacob to be
reconciled to his brother because he
was now right with God.
Lesson for May 20.
Joseph was hated by his brethren.
The fathers favoritism famed this
hatred into a flame, and resulted in
his being sold into slavery.
Lesson for June 5.
Joseph's success was not primarily
due to the fact that he was a good
worker, but to the fact that the good
hand Of his God was upon him. Jo-
seph was not a self-made, but God
made man.
Lesson for June II.
Though Joseph severely tested his
brethren, he graciously forgave them
and nourished them through the years
Of famine. He knew that God had
sent him to be their deliverer.
Lesson for June 10.
In old age after many years Of sor-
row for the loss Of Joseph, Jacob goes
to Egypt and is there nourished
through the famine by Joseph. After
Jacobs death, Joseph continues his
gracious attitude to his brethren.