THE K I N G ’ S BUS I NESS when they do to others just as they would wish to be done by, they are like- Abraham whom God called his friend. Closing Prayer.—Dear Lord Jesus help us to always treat others in the same way we would like to have them treat us.
890 see that he did not make a good choice. Lot was selfish and chose the best land, and we can tiever make the best choice when we are selfish and do not treat other people in the same way as we would wish them to treat us. What about the poor old uncle Abraham? Well after ,Lot had moved away God told Abraham he could have all the land as far as he could see in every direction— that it all belonged to him and his people forever. Just think how happy Abraham was to have God do this for him. You see Abraham did not. lose anything by letting Lot have first choice, did he? He got the best pack age for he was not selfish and treated others the same way he would like to be treated. When a boy or girl always wants the first place; or the biggest apple, they are like Lot, selfish, but
pCPOBER 20, 1918 ABRAHAM GIVING ISAAC TO GOD Golden Text.— “‘I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life.” 1 Sam. 1 : 11 . Gen. 22:1-14. LESSON (Additional material, TEXT Gen. 15:1-6; 18:9-15; 21.1-12). o fferin g? (8). ' A n d ' A braham said,
(1) A nd it cam e to pass a fter these things, that God did tem pt A b ra ham : and he said B ehold, here I am. (2): And he said, T ake now th y son, thine on ly son Isaac, w h om thou lo v - est, and get thee into the land of M oriah; and offer him there fo r a burnt offerin g upon one o f the m oun- fa in s ,w h ich I w ill tell thee of. (d) And. A brah am rose up early in the m orning,- and saddled his ass, and to o k tw o o f his y ou n g m en w ith him, ' and Isaac his son, and clave the w ood fo r the burnt offerin g, and rose up, and wfent into the place o f w h ich God had told him. (4) Then on the third day A braham lifted up his eyes, an d 'saw the place arfar off. (5) And A braham said unto his y ou n g men. A bide ye here w ith the ass; ana 1 'an d the lad w ill g o yonder, and w o r ship, a n d ’ com e again to you. ( b ) And A braham took the w ood o f the burnt offerin g, and laid it upon Isaac his son: and he to o k the nre in his hand, and a k n ife ; and they w en t both o f them togeth er, t o And Isaac spoke unto A braham his father, and said M y fa th er: and he said, H ere am I, m y son. And he said; B ehold the fire and the w ood : but w h ere is the lam b fo r a burnt
M v son, God w ill provide him self a lam b fo r a burnt offerin g: s o they w en t both o f them togeth er, (9) And they cam e to the Place God had told him o f; bu ilt an' altar there, and laid the, w ood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him upon the m iW M W fB on the w ood. (10) And A braham stretched forth his hand, and to o k the k n ife to slay his son. HUE A nd the an gel o f the LORD ca lle d ,u n to him out o f heaven, ..and .said,- A bra ham, A brah am : and he said, H e re am I (12) And he said, L ay not th in e , hand upon the lad, neither do thou a n yth in g unto h im : fo r now I W m g i that thou fea rest God, seein g thou hast not w ithheld th y son, thine only soft from me. (13) And Abraham lift e d up his eyes, and looked, ana behold behind him a ram cau gh t in a th ick et by his horn s: and A b ra ham w en t and to o k the ram , ana offered him up fo r a burnt offerin g in the stead o f his son. (14) Ana A braham called the name ot that place J eh ov ah -jireh : this day. In the m ount o f the LOKU it shall be seen [p rovid ed ].
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