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1190 A very great man may a t times be a very small m an .' (See Gen. 12 :13 ). The king of Sodom is the first king mentioned in the Bible (Gen. 1 4 :2 ), and be is seen fighting. In the last of Reve lation, kings are still fighting as at the beginning. Gen. 14:4— F irst occurrence of the word “ th irte e n ” in the Bible. It is al ways associated w ith rebellion or apos tasy. Gen 17:3—When man is in the dust, God can ta lk to him in grace. - The name “Abram” literally means “fath e r of altitu d e .’' The new name “Abraham ” (Gen. 17 :5 ) literally means “ fath e r of b read th .” This pictures the perpendicular of justice w ith th e tran s verse beam of all embracing love. Thus th e cross is seen in the name of th e first one called out. P rocrastination, the devil’s g reat too’ from the beginning. Gen. 19:16. “Thou are but a dead man” (Gen. 20 :3 ). God’s estim ate of th e moral unsaved man.
The word “love” is found for th e first tim e in th e Bible in Gen. 22:2. Gen. 27:22. The first case of where a believer went by “ feelings” and he went wrong. The song, “Nearer, my God, to Thee,” was based on the incident in Gen 28:15, 16. The so-called “Mizpah benediction” (Gen. 31:49) is not a benediction bu t a malediction. It was equivalent to say ing, “Let the Lord keep His eye on you when I can’t.” Read the context. v Qen. 32:24. Don’t pray to be like Jacob who “w restled with God.” It was God who was w restling w ith Jacob. Jacob Was a wrestled-w ith man. Don’t be th a t kind of a Christian. Nothing is so ingenious as fear. See Gen. 33. Double calls— “ Jacob”—-Gen. 46:2— Blessing. I Sam. 3:10— Service. Ex. 3:4— Reverence. Gen. -22:H i—Deliv erance. Lk. 22:31—Warning. Lk. 10:41— Reproof. Acts 9 ^ ^ C o n v ic tion.
TWO IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Beginning w ith on r JANUARY NUMBER which appears December first, we will carry no outside advertising in ou r columns. This policy has been adopted in view of th e grow th of th e Bible In stitu te work which demands more and more space in The K ing’s Business, and because of ou r desire to devote more of our space to definite Bible study m aterial. This is cu tting off a considerable portion of th e income of th e magazine, and we do n o t contemplate raising th e price a t present. We are counting on our subscribers to help us double th e present circulation, and so to p u t th e magazine on a self-sustaining basis. If you appreciate th is move lo r th e good of ou r read ers, kindly “SAY IT WITH SUBSCRIPTIONS” We th a n k all o u r advertisers fo r th e ir patronage in th e past. Many of them may have th e ir products made known th rough th e advertising of th e B iola Book Room, w here these products are carried. The m anager of th e Book Room will be glad to cooperate w ith any of these producers when some special publicity may be required. 2. A new featu re in our Sunday School Lesson D epartm ent. We have had many requests in th e past fo r a “Question D epartm ent” in connection w ith the lesson helps. When thoughtfully prepared, such questions provoke deep thought and may be helpfully used in Sunday School classes. Rev. W. H. Pike, who in the past has prepared th e Illustrations, will h ere after prepare th e “Lesson Questions” and we are sure our readers will be delighted w ith th e plan adopted by Mr. Pike and shown in th e lesson for Janu ary 1, 1922.
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