The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-06-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
JUNE Is, 1858
By Rev. Geo. A. Harper,
511 Avenue G.,
Greenwood, Miss.

Greenwood, Miss.
THE TIMES OF THE
JUDGES.
Judges 2:11-23; AS; 2l:25
Print - Judges 2: 1919; 4:4-9;
500.
MEMORY SELECTION -
Let the wicked forsake his
way, and the unrighteous man
his thoughts: and let him re-
turn unto the Lord, and he
will have mercy upon him;
and to our God, for he will
abundantly pardon. isaiah
$50. Here is a call to the
unconverted, to the wicked,
who live in known gross sins,
to the unrighteous, who live
in the neglect of plain du-
ties: to them is the word of
this salvation sent, and all
possible assurance given that
penitent sinners shall find
God a pardoning God What
it is to repent. There are two
things involved in repentance:
1t is to turn from sin; it is to
fOrSake it. 1t is to leave 1t,
never to return to it again.
The wicked must forSake his,
way, his evil way, not only
his way but his mind. Repent
and return unto the Lord. The
fountain of life and living wa
tiers; and He will have mercy.
GOD APPOINTS JUDGES
OVER ISRAEL:
Nevertheless the Lord rails
ed up judges, which delivered
them out of the hand of those
that spoiled them" After
the death of Joshua, God still
supplied leadership whenever
the people would accept.
"And yet they would not
hearken unto their judges,
but they went whoring after
other gods, and bowed them
selves unto them: they turn
ed quickly out of the way
which their fathers walked in,
obeying the commandments of
the Lord; but they did not so''
Their fathers before
them had kept the command
ments of the Lord and wor-
shipped him, but the children
went after the gods of the land
and became worshippers of
strange and false gods. Such
conduct angered the Lord and
he visited them with affIietion
and hardships, until they re-
pented of their backsliding
and idolatry. "And when the
Lord raised them up judges,
then the Lord was with the
judge, and delivered them out
of the hand of their enemies
all the days of the judge: for
il repented the Lord because
OF their groanings by reason
of them that oppressed them
and vexed them'-But as of
ten as they would cry unto
the Lord in their distress and
afflictiOn, so often would he
have mercy upon them and
deliver them from their en-
emies. This continued through
many years until finally the
Lord served notice on Israel
that he had heard them for the
last time, that he would deliver
them no more, but the gods
whom they were serving would
have to deliver them out of
their troubles and Affections.
"And it came to pass, when
the judge was dead, that they
returned, and corrupted them.
selves more than their fathers,
in following other gods to
serve them, and to bow down
unto them; they ceased not
from their own doings, nor
from their stubborn way
These people had less ex-
cuse than the generation which
left Egypt. They had the
teaching and example of their
fathers; they had an opportu-
nifty for settled life in the
land, yet they continually fol-
lowed their selfish way.
BARAK AND DEBORAH
DELIVER ISRAEL:
And Deborah, a prophecies,
the wife of Lapid0th. she judg-
ed Israel at that time" - AT
that time Deborah was a
prophecies in Israel and the
children of Israel cried unto
the Lord to be delivered from
the cruel hands of the Canaan
ties. Deborah was the only
woman who judges Israel dur
inc tho s1eriad of fha il1donc