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THE KING ' S BUSINESS
OBJECT LESSONS FOR JANUARY By Elmer L, Wilder illustrated by Gladys Bowman
First Week R ope and S copb
Second Week A P recious P romise
We all should realize that God : Is as greatly interested in keeping the promises He has made to His people of today as He was to the Israelites in the days of Moses and Isaiah.
Third Week L earning A bout L aw
Objects: A telescope and a piece of rope. (If a telescope cannot be ob tained, an Imitation one can be made by rolling wrapping paper In sec tions.) Lesson: The ships which sail the seas always carry these two objects. The sailor uses the telescope in order that he may see for a great distance. If he should see something on the water which looked like a person, he would take his telescope in order to make sure what it was. If the object proved to be a person, he would steer the ship near, a rope such as this one would be thrown overboard, and the person would be rescued. The sailor could see with the telescope, but he would use the rope to rescue the per son. These two objects remind me of a lesson found in the book of Exodus. The children of Israel were in bond age in Egypt. ' God heard their cry. While He did not need a telescope with which to see them, He did look down and see their sad condition. There are many in the world who know the sorrows of others, but who are either unable to help them or un willing to do so. God was both able and willing to help Israel to be free from Egyptian bondage. The rope reminds us of Moses, the man whom God called to deliver Israel. God did not need a telescope, neither did He use a rope in deliver ing the captives. He used Moses, and said to him, "Come now therefore, and I w ill send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt" (Ex. 3:10). It was not enough for God to see the captives and to hear their cry; they must be delivered.
Objects: A diamond engagement ring and a wedding ring. Lesson: What kind of a ring is this? “It is a diamond ring.” Diamond rings are often given by a man to a woman, to show that they are engaged to be married. It indi cates that they have made each other a promise to marry at some future time. When at a later date you see the woman, who has been wearing the diamond ring, wearing a wedding ring too, you know that the promises have been kept, and that the man and woman are now married. In thinking of an engagement ring as being the symbol of a promise, I am reminded of a great promise which God made to the children of Israel through Moses. In Exodus 6:6 we read, "Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments.” In looking at this wedding ring, I am reminded of God’s faithfulness In keeping the promises He made to Israel. We are told of this in Exodus 13:21, “And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night.” Isaiah, the prophet, realized God’s faithfulness in keeping His promises, for he said, “Behold, God is my salva tion; I w ill trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.”
Objects: Ten matches, and a board with ten nail holes in it. Lesson: As we name each of the Ten Commandments, I w ill place these ten matches in this board. Now, I want to tell you a story. Mrs. Jones had been noticing that her son, David, was walking home from school with Bill, a very bad boy. She explained that it was harmful for a boy who was trying to do right to associate with a boy who was always doing wrong. David, one Sunday afternoon, asked for permission to go walking with Jimmy, one of the finest fellows in his class. As soon as he was out of his mother’s sight, David turned to ward Bill’s home. What command: ment had he broken? The fifth says, “Honor thy father and thy mother,” and the ninth says, "Thou shalt not bear false witness.” We w ill break the fifth and ninth matches repre senting the commandments t h a t David broke. Bill was at the gate waiting for David, and they started immediately for the swimming pool with Bill’s gang. What other commandment was David breaking? Yes, the fourth, “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.” We will break the fourth match. David was not in the habit of swear ing, but his shoe string broke as he was taking off his shoes, and he took God’s name in vain. He broke the third commandment, and we will break the third match.
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