Evening star., 1932-04-16
Sunday School Lesson
By
Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson.

is definite fulfillment of the promise
that in Abram should all the families
of the earth be blessed. Inspired by
the promises made to him, Abram
moved out of his country left his KIN
dred. and his fathers house on the
worlds first religious migration.
Faiths Triumphant March.
by faith he went out not knowing
whittier he went" The friend of God
proved his loyalty by obeying the urge
Of the spirit. He rapidly assembled all
his substance and servants whose souls
had been won to be followers of the
One and Only God Lot, who was a
nephew of his brother and his wife,
Sarai, who was a half sister. They
moved along under the guidance OF
God. Each evening found them pitch
ing their tents and holding a family
religious service, which made their tour
missionary journey as they passed
with their flocks through strange lands.
1t was an epoch making adventure OF
faith for the first party of emigrants
who left their old home and went forth
on an absolutely religious motive to
seek new home. In our own day we
have seen the MennoniteS give up Valu-
able possessions and enter Mexico where
they were assured not only religious
liberty but also exemption from service
in war
We cannot trace with any certainty
the movements Of Abram. although
JosephuS informs us that in his day
there was suburb in Damascus that
was spoken of as The habitation of
Abram." Reaching Canaan, where
they spoke of him as an emigrant, or as
one who had crossed ever the great
river, We find that he pitched camp
near Shachem, under the oak of
Morah. The Canaanites were in the
land. 1t is one of the most fertile sec
tions of Palestine. There God, who had
brought Abram into the land, appeared
again unto His friend and told him
that Unto they seed will I give this
land" Abram showed his faith in
Gods promise by building an altar to
Jehovah and worshiping Him there
at Shachem.
Building Affairs.
Free from any taint of idolatry,
Abram kept his followers loyal to Je-
hovah by building affairs to Him and
worshiping Him publicly in spirit and
truth. The second place where he took
possession in Canaan was Luz, calling
it Bethel, the house of God. Here also
worship of Jehovah was established.
1t is this spiritual worship of Jehova
that enables one to trace the pathway
Of Abram by the altars that he erected
for divine worship throughout Palestine.
He kept moving south, forming friend
ships with the various tribes until at
Hebron, he appears to have established
his home in the land
While he made friendly alliances
with the fierce Amorites, he appears to
have enjoyed the most intimate deal
ings with the friendly and peaceful
Hittites. They were a cultured and
civilized people concerning whom We
owe much to the explorers spade in
recent years. He pastured his flocks
with theirs at Mamre and used their
good offices when he purchased
Machplah
We are living in an age when God
is calling us to follow the example of
Abram by seeking the Kingdom of
God. The world can never be brought
back to normalcy until all who profess
faith in Christ shall demonstrate their
faith in the reality of the One in whom
we live and move and have our being
The problem which we face at the
moment in this country is not so much
economic, commercial or political as
it is spiritual. God wants us to in
dividuaLy be a blessing to all man.
kind. We can only do that by con-
secrating our lives to the Lord Jesus
and trying to fill the world with the
gospel of good will and love.