The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-04
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
From international Uniform Lessons For JAM S, 1886

international Sunday School
Lesson-First Quarter, Lesson l,
January 5, 19S6-Luke l.. -
Golden Text-"My soul doth
magnify the Lord, and my spirit
hath rejoiced in God my Saviour
luke 1:46, AID.
THE KING JAMES VERSION
Gule l:46-5S)
46, And my spirit hath rejoic-
ed in God my Saviour.
az. For he hath regarded the
low estate of his handmaiden
for. behold, from henceforth all
generations shall call me blessed.
10. For he that is mighty hath
done to me great things; and holy
is his name.
so. And his mercy is on them
that fear him from generation to
generation. -,
81, He hath Showed strength
with his arm; he hath scattered
the proud in the imagination of
their hearts.
So. He hath put down the
mighty from their seats, and ex-
allied them of low degree.
So. He hath filled the hungry
with good things; and the rich he
hath sent empty away.
81. He hath holpen his servant
Israel, in remembrance of his
mercy;
SIS. As he spake to our fathers,
to Abraham, and to his seed for
ever.
Sc. And Mary abode with her
about three months, and returned
to her own house.
81. Now Eisabeth's full time
came that she should be deliver
ed; and she brought forth son.
So. And her neighbours and
her cousins heard how the Lord
had Showed great mercy upon
her; and they rejoiced with her.
STUDYING THE LESSON
(By John C. Siler, D. d.
"A Prayer IOE LhC WIEN
Our Father who art in heaven,
We praise and magnify thy holy
and excellent name. We give thee
most hearty and humble thanks
for all thy mercies, for thou hast
not left us in darkness but hast
given US the light of life. In thy
loving kindness thou didst send
the Dayspring from on high to
bring the dawn of new and bet
ter day to man. We rejoice to be
living in that new day of light and
JOY, having Jesus Christ as Proph-
ct, Priest and King. Grant that
each one of us under thy grace
may rise to all the opportunities
for spiritual knowledge an d
growth which thou hast given US.
May the Sun of righteousness
arise upon us and upon all man.
kind with the blessings of love
and light. Help US to walk in his
light throughout all our days.
Grant, 0 most merciful God, that
the whole world may come under
the enlightening and transform
ing power of thy Son, that right
eousness and truth may prevail
and all the peoples find the way
of peace. Bless the, study of thy
Word that its entrance may give
light, through Jesus Christ our
Lord, Amen.
! Introduction
Luke begins his. Gospel on the
note with. which the Old Tesla
ment closes. The last two verses
of Malachi CAS-, g. are approach
I ing their fulfillment in this first
chapter of Luke Tvs. 10. Four
hundred years have passed since
the voice of Malachi foretold the
coming of the new day when the
Lord should suddenly appear in
his temple preceded by his mes
lsenger. These were tragic and
transforming years for the Jews,
but the hope of Israel had not
died amid these sore trials. When
the canon of the Old Testament
comes to a close the Jews are un-
der Persian rule, but the Period
of Persia is swiftly drawing to its
end. In 3S1 Be. Alexander the
Great defeats Darius in the battle
at Arbela and the Greek Period
is ushered in. After the death OF
Alexander in 323 B. c. his king
dom was divided among his gen.
erals with the result that Pales-
tine was annexed to Egypt. After
more than a century it was an
nexed to Syria, under which rule
the Jews suffered horrible perse'
cutions and the Temple was de-
filed and dishonored. 1t became
1.-THE fixed purpose of the Syrian