IN T ERN A T IO N A L SU N D A Y SCHOOL LESSONS
C O M M E N T Keith L. Brooks DA ILY R E A D IN G S Dr. F. W . Farr E LEM EN TARY - Mabel L. Merrill -
EX PO SIT IO N A N D P R A C T IC A L P O IN T S of the LESSON , T . C . Horton ILLU STRA T ION S . W . H . Pike
JUNE 12, 1921 MAKING THE WORLD CHRISTIAN (MAY BE USED W ITH MISSIONARY APPLICATION). Golden Text: The ea rth shall be full of th e knowledge of th e Lord, ,as the w aters cover th e sea. Isa. 11:9. LESSON TEXT Isa. 11:1-10; Ac. 1:6-9. (Read Esth. 4:13-16; Ps. 33:12; Prov. 14:34.)
like th e ox. (8) A nd the sucking child shall play on the hole of th e asp, an d the weaned child shall put his hand on th e cockatrice, den. (9) They shall n o t hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain: fo r the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the w aters cover the sea. (10) And In that day th e re shall be a root of Jesse, w hich sh all sta n d for an ensign of the people; to it shall the G entiles t seek: a n d his rest sh all be glorious. (6) W h en th e y w ere th erefo re come to g eth er, th e y ask ed of him , saying, Lord, w ilt th o u at this tim e restore ag ain the kingdom to Israel? (7) And he said u n to them , I t is not for you to know th e tim es h r th e seasons, w hich the Father hath p u t in h is ow n pow er. (8) But ye shall receive power, a fte r that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: an d ye shall be w itnesses u n to m e both in Jerusalem , an d in all Judaea, a n d in Samaria, an d unto the utterm ost part of the earth. (9) A nd when he had spoken these things, w hile they beheld, he w as taken up; an d a cloud received him out of their sight. sion of th e church as stated by our Lord ju s t before His ascension, and th en a picture of conditions th a t will exist upon th e earth during th e m illennium . This seems to us to be th e only practical and legitim ate use of these two passages of Scripture. Outline ( 1 ) _The P resen t Mission o f the Church, Acts 1:6-9. (2 ) The Prophesied M illennial Reign of Christ, Isa. 11:1-10.
(1) A nd there shall come forth a rod out of th e stem of Jesse, a n d a Branch sh all grow o u t of h is ro o ts: (2) A nd the sp irit of the Lord shall rest upon him , th e spirit of wisdom an d understanding, th e spirit of coun sel an d m ight, th e spirit of knowledge an d of the fear of the LORD; (3) A nd shall make him of quick under standing in the fear of th e LORD; an d h e shall not judge after the sigh t of his eyes, n e ith e r rep ro v e after the hearing of his ears: (4) B u t with righteousness shall he Judge the poor, an d reprove with equity fo r the meek of the earth; an d he shall sm ite the earth w ith th e rod of his mouth, an d with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. (5) A nd righteous ness shall be the girdle of his loins, an d faithfulness the girdle of his reins. (6) T h e w olf also shall dwell with the lamb, an d th e leopard shall lie down with the kid, an d th e calf and the young lion an d th e fa tlin g together, an d a little child shall lead them . (7) A nd the cow an d the bear shall feed; their young ones sh all lie down together; a n d th e lion shall eat straw In troduction The theme chosen for th is week’s les son is an evidence of th e possibility of tw isting S cripture in a strang e fashion. There is no suggestion in eith er of the LESSON World Christian.” We EXPOSITION have reversed th e or der of th e passages given so as to tak e them up in th e S criptural order, viewing first th e mis- passages assigned to us about “ M a k i n g the
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