GOLDEN TEXT. He ever liveth to make intercession for them. Heb. 7. 25. OUTLINE. 1. The trusted servant, v. 16-19. 2. The wicked city, v. 20-22. 3. The fervent pleading, v. 23-33. LESSON HYMN. H. M. In my behalf appears: Before the throne my Surety stands, For me to intercede; His precious blood, to plead ; QUESTIONS ON THE LESSON. 1. The trusted servant, v. 16-19; Psa. 25. 14. What events took place between those of the last lesson and the present? How was Abram's name changed, and what was the meaning of his new name? Gen. 17. 5. How did God appear to Abraham? Gen. 18. 2. 2. The wicked city, v. 20-22; Jer. 17. 10. How does sin cry to God? What was the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah? Ezek. 16. 49, 50. What is meant by God's going down to see? How does God regard the sins of nations? Is national sin any excuse for individual? Exod. 23. 2. 3. The fervent pleading, v. 23-33; Luke 18. 1. To what attribute of God did he appeal? What did he urge? What did God promise? How does this show the blessings of a good man? How was Abraham's prayer continued? At what point did it cease? What example of prayer does it show? PRACTICAL TEACHINGS. What does this lesson teach 1. Concerning the punishment of nations? SUBJECTS FOR STUDY.-A good man's intimacy with God, and its privileges....The sins of cities....The righteous man a blessing.... The limit of intercession. THE LESSON CATECHISM. (For the entire school.) 1. What did God reveal to Abraham? His purpose concerning Sodom and Gomorrah. 2. What was the purpose of God concerning those cities? To destroy them for their sins. 3. For whose sake did Abraham plead with God to spare the cities? The righteous people dwelling in them. 4. For how many did God promise to spare the city? If fif righteous were found in it. 5. For how few righteous people did he finally consent to spare the city? If ten should be found in it. DOCTRINAL SUGGESTION-Intercessory prayer. 12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son-inlaw, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, 2 bring them out of this place: 1 Josh. 6. 22.2 Chap. 7. 1; 2 Pet. 2. 9. 13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath 3 sent us to destroy it. 31 Chron. 21. 15. 5 14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons-in-law, which married 4 his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his 3ons in law. 4 Matt. 1. 18.5 Num. 16. 21, 45; Rev. 18. 4.-6 Exod. 9. 21; Luke 17. 28-30; 24. 11. 15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which a are here lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. a Are found. Or, punishment. 16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; 7 the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. 7 Exod. 34. 7; 1 Sam. 2. 9; 1 Chron. 16. 34; Psa. 25. 10; 31. 23; 32. 10; 33. 18; 31. 22; 97. 10; 145. 20; Prov. 2. 8; Eph. 2. 4, 5. 17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 8 Heb. 2. 3.9 Verse 26. 18 And Lot said unto them, Oh! not so, my lord: 19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and 10 thou nast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast showed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: 10 1 Tim. 1. 14-16. 20 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh! let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. 21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. eThy face; Job 42. 9; 1 Sam. 25. 35; Psa. 145. 19. 22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was 11 called d Zo'ar. 11 Chap. 13. 10; 14. 2.-d That is, little. 23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zo'ar. e Gone forth. 24 Then 12 the LORD rained upon Sod'om and upon Go-morrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; 12 Deut. 29. 23; Psa. 11. 6; Isa. 13. 19; Jer. 20. 16; 50. 40; Ezek. 16. 49, 50; Hosea 11. 8; Amos 4. 11; Zeph. 2. 9; Luke 17. 29; 2 Pet. 2. 6; Jude 7. 25 And he overthrew those cities, and all 13 the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. 13 Chap. 14. 3; Psa. 107. 34. 26 But his wife 14 looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. 14 Luke 17. 31. HOME READINGS. M. The deliverance of Lot... Gen. 19. 12-26. .Exod. 2. 1-10. Exod. 14. 19-31. Th. The deliverance of Rahab.....Josh. 6. 11-27. TIME.-B. C. 1898, on the day after the events of the last lesson. CONNECTING LINKS.-The visit of two angels to Lot in Sodom. Gen. 19. 1-11. EXPLANATIONS.-The men-The two angels. Any besides--Any others besides those at home. The cry of them-Their sins crying for punishment. Which married-Some think that it refers not to those already married, but to those who were to marry his daughters.__One that mocked-One that spoke in jest or sport. Which are here--Those at home. Iniquity Rather, the punishment. The Lord being mer ciful God sometimes shows his mercy by his severity. The mountain -Afterward known as the mountains of Moab. Cannot escape to the mountain-He feared the loneliness, perhaps the wild beasts of the uninhabited mountain. This city-Bela, afterward called Zoar. A little one-And, therefore, not having such great sins to answer for. My soul shall live-My life shall be preserved. Accepted thee See Descriptive Granted thy request. Zoar-The word means "little." GOLDEN TEXT. Remember Lot's wife. 17. 32. OUTLINE. Pillar of salt LESSON HYMN. L. M. Haste, traveler, haste! the night 1. Righteous Lot, v. 12-23. 2. Wicked Sodom, v. 24-26. QUESTIONS ON THE LESSON. 1. Righteous Lot, v. 12-23; 2 Peter 2. 8. How do we know that the persons mentioned in verse 12 were more than men ? How did they show divine authority? How did they show divine mercy? Give instances in Bible history of God's care over his servants while sinners were destroyed. How did Lot show his faith and zeal? How did his family show the results of evil companionship? What was the call to Lot and his immediate family? How should we act when those will not accept salvation? What is said in Rev. 18. 4? How did God show his mercy to Lot? What advice was given to him? What does Christ say in Luke 9. 62? What was Lot's request, and the reason for it? How does verse 22 show the influence of mercy upon justice? What is the promise of Psa. 145. 19? How do we find the wicked spared for the sake of the just? 2. Wicked Sodom, v. 24-26; Psa. 11. 6. What was the moral cause of Sodom's overthrow? What was the means of its destruction? How is the fate of those cities held up as a warning? Peter 2. 6; Jude 7. When did their destruction come upon them? Luke 17. 28, 29. How is their fate a lesson to us? Isa. 1. 9. What warning comes from this lesson to followers of God? GOLDEN TEXT. How is this emphasized in Heb. 10. 38-39. PRACTICAL TEACHINGS. What does this lesson teach 1. Concerning the fate of the guilty? 2. Concerning the privilege of the righteous? SUBJECTS FOR STUDY.-Unheeded warnings.... God's mercy in severity....Dangers to be escaped....The fate of the iniquitous.... Perseverance required. THE LESSON CATECHISM. (For the entire school.) 1. What did two angels command Lot and his family to do? To escape from Sodom. 2. What did Lot say to his relatives? "The Lord will destroy this place." 3. What was the effect of his calls? They were not heeded. 4. Whom did the angels lead forth from the city? Lot, his wife, and daughters. 5. To what place were they permitted to escape? To the city of Zoar. 6. What was the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah? God destroyed them by fire. 7. What fate fell upon Lot's wife for looking back? She became a pillar of salt. DOCTRINAL SUGGESTION-The wrath of God. B. C. 1872.] LESSON XI. [Sept. 12. TRIAL OF ABRAHAM'S FAITH; or, Consecration. Gen. 22. 1-14. Commit to memory verses 11-14. 1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt A'braham, and said unto him, A'bra-ham: and he said, a Behold, here I am. 1 James 1. 12-14; Heb. 11. 17.-a Behold me. 2 And he said, 2 Take now thy son, thine only son I'saac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Mo-ri'ah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 2 John 3. 16.-32 Chron. 3. 1. 3 And A'bra-ham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and I'saac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. 4 Heb. 11. 17-19. 4 Then on the third day A'bra-ham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. 5 And A'bra-ham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you. |