INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS
COMMENT Keith L. Brooks DAILY READINGS Dr. F. W. Farr ELEMENTARY - Mabel L. Merrill -
EXPOSITION AND PRACTICAL POINTS ofthe LESSON, T. C. Horton ILLUSTRATIONS . W. H. Pike
MAY 8, 1921 R E S T AND R E C R E A T IO N Golden Text: And th e streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in th e streets thereof. Zech. 8:5. LESSON TEXT Lev. 23:39-43; Deut. 5:12-15; Mk. Neh. 8:9-18; Heh. 4 :9 .) 6:31, 32. (Read Ex. 33:14; Lev. 23:3;
comm anded thee. (13) Six days th o u sh a lt labour, and do all th y w ork: (14) B ut th e sev en th day is th e sa b b a th of th e LORD th y God: in it th o u sh a lt n o t do any w ork, th o u nor th y son, nor th y d au g h ter, nor th y m an serv an t, nor th y m aid se rv an t, nor th in e ox, nor th in e ass, nor an y of th y c attle , no r th y s tra n g e r th a t is w ith in th y g a te s; th a t th y m a n se rv a n t and th y m aid se rv a n t m ay r e s t a s . w ell as thou. (15) And rem em ber th a t th o u w a st a se rv a n t in th e lan d of E g y p t, and th a t th e LORD th y God b ro u g h t th ee o ut thence th ro u g h a m ig h ty h an d and by a stre tc h e d ou t arm : th ere fo re th e LORD th y God com m anded th ee to keep th e sa b b a th day. (31) And he said un to them , Come ye y o urselves a p a rt in to a d e se rt place, a n d re s t a w h ile: for th ere w ere m any com ing an d going, and th ey h ad no leisu re so m uch as to eat. (32) And th e y d e p arted into a d e se rt place by ship p riv ately . lished a t th is time, bu t were brough t to g eth er for review, LESSON showing th e ir relation EXPOSITION one to th e other. T. C. H o rton T h e s e gatherings had an im po rtan t hear ing upon th e peace and prosperity of th e Jew ish people and served to unify them nationally as does th e F o u rth of Ju ly for the United States, and served, also, as a check to th e tendency to the form ation of parties.
(39) Also in th e fifteen th day of th e sev en th m onth, w hen ye have g a th e re d in th e f r u it of th e land, yh sh all keep a fe a st un to th e LORD seven days: on th e first day sh a ll he a sab b ath , and on th e e ig h th day sh all be a sab b ath . (40) And ye sh all ta k e you on th e first day th e boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, a n d th e boughs of th ic k trees, and w illow s of th e brook; and ye _ sh all rejoice before th e LORD y our God seven days. (41) And ye sh a ll keep it a fe a st un to th e LORD seven days in th e y e ar. I t sh a ll be a s ta tu te fo r ever in y o u r g e n e ra tio n s: ye sh all c eleb ra te it in th e sev en th m onth. (42) Ye sh a ll.d w e ll in booths seven days; a ll th a t are Isra e lite s born sh a ll dw ell in booths: (43) T h a t y o u r g e n era tio n s m ay know th a t I m ade th e ch ild ren of Isra e l to dw ell in booths, w hen I b ro u g h t th em o u t of th e lan d of E g y p t: I am th e LORD y our God. „ (12) K eep th e sa b b a th day, to sa n c tify it, a s th e LORD th y God h a th Outline (1) F easts of th e Lord, Lev. 23:39-43. (2) F idelity Commanded, Deut. 5:12- 15. (3 ) Fellowship in Service, Mark 6:31, 32. (1 ) FEASTS OF THE LORD, Lev. 23:39-43. In the 23rd chapter of Leviticus we have th e seven principal feasts of Israel specified. They were n o t all estab-
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