1124 THE KING’S BUSINESS God’s Redeeming Love (Review). DECEMBER 30, 1917. LESSON XIII. (Read Ps. 123, 124). - G olden T ex t : “With the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemp tion.”—Ps. 130:7. DAILY BIBLE READINGS
Mon., December 24—Psalms 85, 126; Ezra 1:1-11. Tues., December 25—Mai. 3:1-12; Matt. 2:1-12.
Wed., December 26—Ezra 3:8-13; 6 :14-18; Ezra 8:21-32. Thurs., December . 27—1 Kings 20:1-21; Neh. 1:1-11. Fri., December 28—Neh. 2:1-11; Psalm 103. Sat., December 29—Neh. 4:7-21; Neh. 8:l-4a, 5, 6 , 8T2. Sun., Dec. 30—Neh. 13:15-22; Psalm 123, 124. (The Lesson). EXPOSITION AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
and the duty of gladness in the service of God. LESSON IV. In times of difficulty help should be sought from God by fast ing and prayer, rather than from man. LESSON V. The folly of contempt for Jehovah. LESSON VI. The power of prayer, when, accompanied by humiliation- of self and confession of sin, to bring deliverance of God’s people. LESSON VII. God answers prayer when offered by the right person in the right way. LESSON VIII. Jehovah is worthy of adoration and praise because of what He does and what He is. LESSON IX. The enemies of God rage when God’s work prospers, but their rage will cause us no fear if we only “remem ber the Lord.” LESSON X. The power of the Word of God to produce conviction of sin and to lead to repentance. LESSON XI. The blessing that attends upon remembering the Sabbath day, and the ruin that follows those who disregard it. LESSON XII. The Lord Jesus is a divine person, God manifest in Human form, and He is therefore worthy of wor ship.
The lessons of the Quarter, if we leave out of the review lessons V, VIII, and XII, which are out of their proper chron ological place, cover a period-of 102 years, from 536 B. C. to 434 B. C. They are for the most part from the two books Ezra and Nehemiah; and have to do for the most, part with these - two men whose names the books bear. Ezra and Nehe miah were two of the most remarkable men of history. Nehemiah was a man of especially strong character, a man whose life has many lesSons for the pres ent day, both in church and state. A good method of review of the nine lessons would be to summarize the teachings about these two great men. The material for doing this will be found in the lessons of the quarter as given in T he K ing ' s B usi ness . Another method of review, not so difficult and perhaps as useful for the average class, would be to bring out the central teaching of each lesson. There will be differences of opinion as to the central teaching of the lessons, and the following are offered merely as suggestions. LESSON I. The need of revivals, the character of a true revival, and how a revival may be obtained, by prayer to God. LESSON II. The certainty of the ful fillment of God’s promises and prophecies to the very letter. LESSON III. The importance of praise,
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