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December 17, 1913.<br />
A .FAMILY PAPER.<br />
cbildren in my name, receiveth me; child at hand shows how attractive Lesson XIII December 2S, 1913. erers. Who are the helpers, Eleanor?<br />
jnd whosoever shall receive me, reJesuceiveth not me, but him that sent me. taking him up in His arms shows how<br />
Who are the hinderers, Charles? 'If<br />
was to the little ones and Jesus<br />
LESSON FOR THE CHILDREN. "Those who help others go to heaven."<br />
(38) And John answered him, saying.<br />
By Anna Pritchard Ge<strong>org</strong>e.<br />
He loved the little ones. The man<br />
you make people drink, and smoke,<br />
Master, we saw one casting out devils who does not love children is not<br />
REVIEW.<br />
and do wrong, you keep them from<br />
in thy name, and he followeth not Christ-like. Though the disciples On the table, pile up the sand lor heaven." Which will you be? "A<br />
us- and we forbade him, because he seemed to have been alraid of our Mt. Sinai. The Jews are encamped helper."<br />
followeth not us. (39) But Jesus said. Lord (V. 32) the children evidently farther north. These sticks are Moses On top of this high mountain near<br />
Forbid him not; for there is no man were not. To receive one such little<br />
the Jordan stands one man gazing<br />
which shall do a miracle in my name,<br />
and the seventy men whom God chose<br />
child, i.e., a child who perfectly trusted<br />
Jesus, was to receive Jesus Him<br />
over into the Promised Land, Yes,<br />
that can lightly speak evil ol me. (40)<br />
to Le.p him. Why did God give Moses<br />
this is Moses on Mt. Nebo. What happens<br />
to Moses here, Paul? ''He dies.'<br />
For he that is not against us is on self, if the child was received in His helpers. May? "The Jews were so<br />
cur part. (41) For whosoever shall name, i.e., because of its relation to mean to him.' What did Moses do Who is with him, John? "Only God<br />
give you a cup ol water to drink in Him; and to receive Jesus was to when he found the burden too gre.it and the angels, and they bury him<br />
my name, because ye belong to Christ, receive the Father, lor He came as<br />
to bear alone? "Cried to God for<br />
too." Moses has lived so close lo >„.<br />
verily I say unto you, he shall not the representative ol the Father, and<br />
all his lile, is he afraid to die, Ellis?<br />
lose his reward.<br />
was the full revelation of the Father<br />
help." What does our Golden Text<br />
No, he has kept his hand in God's<br />
(13) And they brought young children<br />
to him, that he should touch lieving in the Father il one does not ULOi'oe? "The supplication ol a over home to heaven, and it is bet<br />
(Col. 2:9). It is folly to talk of besay about the prayer of a good man, so long that now God just leads him<br />
them; and his disciples rebuked those believe in the Son who is the perlect<br />
manifestation of the Father. To<br />
to stay. "Precious in the sight ol<br />
iignteous man availeth much in Its ter lor .Moses to go than it would be<br />
that brought them, (14) But when<br />
working."<br />
Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, enter the kingdom of heaven at all<br />
Jehovah is the death of his saints."<br />
and said unto them. Suffer the little one must become as a little child,<br />
Is it right to be jealous, Helen?<br />
If we keep close to God with our<br />
children to coine unto me, and forbid teachable (Matt. 18:3); and to be '.NO." Northwest of binai, these three hand in his, some day he will lead<br />
them not; lor of such is the kingdom great in the kingdom, one must take slicks are for Moses, Aaron and us over home to heaven and we will<br />
of God. (15) Verily I say unto you. a lowly (place, jus. as a child .viiriam. Aaion and .Miriam are jealous<br />
oa accent of Moses' wife? Lthel, At the foot of Mt. Nebo stands an<br />
be so glad to go.<br />
Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom<br />
ol God as a little child, he shall place lor one's self, the place LOW Qoes God .punisli them? ".Viiriam other man on this little hill. These<br />
(Matt. 18:14). To choose a low<br />
not enter therein. (16) And he took where one can do God's will and becomes a leper." They see their sin other sticks are the Jews. Yes, Dorothy,<br />
this is the new leader, Joshua.<br />
them up in his arms, put his hands serve others. Instead of the place and pray to Moses for f<strong>org</strong>iveness.<br />
upon them, and blessed them.<br />
where one will be greatly admired, is .Vioses loves them and f<strong>org</strong>ives, and Has Joshua wasted his lile uip to<br />
Time.—Summer A. D. 29. Places.— the way to achieve real greatness. boa f<strong>org</strong>ives them too. What fills this time? No, he has kept close to<br />
Capernaum and the borders ol Judea. The lower we put ourselves, the higher<br />
God will put us (Phil. 2;C-11). We out, Ruth? "Love." When love fills now when God wants a leader Joshua<br />
rneir heaits when they drive jealousy God too, and worked hard for him. So<br />
Exposition.—I. "They disputed one<br />
with another who was the greatest,"<br />
should not seek the leader's place to the heart there is no room lor jealousy.<br />
rule and teach but the place ol the<br />
30 37. The wide gulf between the<br />
Lord and His disciples is seen in the<br />
fact that while He was occupied with<br />
His comhig death, they were occupied<br />
with visions ol glory and greatness<br />
for themselves (vs. 33, 34). Each longed<br />
to be greater than the other, (cf.<br />
Matt.-20:20, 21, 24; Luke 22:24). It<br />
seems hardly credible that such<br />
strifes should have arisen among<br />
those so near the Lord; but what<br />
happens today, yea the ambitions and<br />
jealousies of our own hearts, will help<br />
us to understand it. The desire to<br />
be first has wrought more harm in<br />
the church and in the world than almost<br />
any other cause. Our Lord saw<br />
the seriousness ol the situation. He did<br />
not dismiss it hastily, "He sat down,"<br />
called the twelve to Him and very<br />
sternly .pointed out to them whither<br />
their ambition would lead them. The<br />
man who wills to he flrstis the man<br />
who shall actually be last. Many a<br />
man fails Irom pre-eminence because<br />
of his very desire to be pre-eminent;<br />
through desiring the top place, he<br />
gets the bottom place. More men<br />
have been set aside in the Lord's<br />
work through the desire to be the<br />
acknowledged leader than through almost<br />
any other cause, and many a man<br />
who imagines that he has attained<br />
the flrstplace will find in the final<br />
reckoning that he has the last place,<br />
8-nd the one who would be a ruler will<br />
become a servant. Our Lord answered<br />
their questions in a way that would<br />
impress their imagination and so be<br />
remembered (v. 3C). When this<br />
low. mean ambition came up again.<br />
ttey would recall that sweet, humble<br />
child standing in the midst and<br />
Jesus then taking him up in His arms<br />
and saying in substance, "Be like<br />
that." The fact that there was a little<br />
child to be taught and ruled.<br />
II. "We lorbade him because he lollowed<br />
not us." 38-41. The spirit manifested<br />
by the disciples in v. 38 is common<br />
toaay. It is not enough for many<br />
of us that one really casts out<br />
demons in Christ's name, he must<br />
also belong to our party or else we<br />
would exclude him Irom the opportunity<br />
ol doing good in the name or<br />
Christ. It is impossible that one<br />
should really be used ol the Lord<br />
J esus to do a mighty work in H s<br />
name and then afterward quickly<br />
speak evil of Him. The line ol de<br />
is holding back the waters and protecting<br />
the Jews. So he protects us<br />
Text say about those who trust God<br />
as these good spies did? "If God be when we are ia danger so long as<br />
for us, who is against us?"<br />
we are doing right. "Fear thou not,<br />
What did God call Moses, James? for I am with thee."<br />
"The meekest man." But even the These stones are the walls ol a<br />
marcation between those who belong best people sin sometimes. What city. These sticks are people marching<br />
around it. Yes, Boy, "The Fall ol<br />
to Jesus and those who do not, is so does Moses do that is wrong? "He<br />
clearly and closely drawn that if one gets angry and strikes the rock." Jericho." Who helps these Jews to<br />
is not tor Christ then he is against Yes, when God told him only to capture Jericho with only swords and<br />
Him (Matt. 12:3'0) and,, of course, speak. Here is Moses at the rock. horns? "God." What are some of the<br />
vice versa, II he is not against Him But even as good a man as Moses things we cannot overcome without<br />
he must be lor Him. The smallest must suffer for sin. He cannot enter God, yet if he helps it is easy? "Bad<br />
service done to a servant ol Christ<br />
the Promised Land. We cannot alford<br />
to sin against God even once. are possible to him that believeth,"<br />
tempers," "Stealing." Yes, "All things<br />
for the reason that he belongs to<br />
Christ shall be rewarded.<br />
The Jews have reached the plains to conquer a city or an evil heart.<br />
III. Jesus' attitude toward the children,<br />
10:13-16. Some, at least,"of the<br />
of Moab. Hollow out the Dead Sea Here are the Jews at Gilgal. By<br />
and the Jordan River. Pile up the casting lots they, have picked out<br />
children brought to Jesus at this time<br />
sand for the mountains. Here is Balak Achan. Why, Grace? "He stole a fine<br />
were babies (Luke 18:15 B. V.). They<br />
the king of the Moabites. Who is garment and silver and gold from<br />
were brought to Him that He might<br />
this man riding on an ass? "Balaam." Jericho." What did he do with them?<br />
lay His hands on them and pray. How<br />
a blessing could be wrought in the<br />
Balak has sent for him to curse the "Hid them." iBut he could not hide<br />
lieart of an inlant in answer to the Jews. Adelaide, tell the story ol the his sin Irom God. What is our Golden<br />
Text? "Be sure your sin will find<br />
prayers ol our Lord Jesus we cannot angel ol the Lord and Balaam's ass.<br />
tell but it is clear from our Lord's action<br />
that it could be. We are not to do, yet did the wrong, as so many not get away Irom God.<br />
Balaam knew exactly the right thing you out." That means us too. We can<br />
tcld that it was only the mothers people do. Did he curse the Jews? Place these sticks covered with<br />
that brought their children, it may "No, he blessed them." He obeyed rags on these hills west ol Gilgal.<br />
have been lathers as well. At all God finally, but was slow about it. Yes, they are the Gibeonites. Do the<br />
events, the Bible does not lay the But God l<strong>org</strong>ave him when he was Jews know who these ragged men<br />
whole responsibility lor the spiritual sorry, as He always does.<br />
are. Gene? "They think they are Irom<br />
culture of children upon mothers Draw two roads on the board— away off.'' So they promise to let them<br />
(Eph. 6:4). In bringing their babes one good the other bad. Here is and their people live. What does our<br />
to Jesus, these parents did the wisest one man making the good road bad, Golden Text say about such promises?<br />
thing tbat could be done with them. and this other man making the "Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but<br />
The words of our Lord do not teach bad road good. Yes, Jack, this shalt perlorm unto the Lord thine<br />
us that all children are by nature in lesson is about helpers and hind<br />
oaths."<br />
the kingdom, but sim.ply that the kingdom<br />
ol God belongs to such (v. 14 A,<br />
R. v.), that is to say, that they have<br />
ance the ness dom to 3:6). son. lead spirit that of (cf. Consequently, Christ a flts iMatt. ol child humility them than 18:3, to to a it 4; definite is enter and a 11:25; much grown teachable<br />
the accept<br />
easier king<br />
John per<br />
is ready. In every danger God urges<br />
Joshua and us to "Be strong and of a<br />
good courage; be not afraid; lor the<br />
Lord thy God is with thee."<br />
Here in the midst of the river stand<br />
Crossing these mountains between<br />
Palestine and the wilderness, are<br />
men carrying huge bunches of grapes.<br />
Yes, Buster, they are the spies, ten the ipriests with the ark ol the covenant,<br />
and the Jews are all passing over<br />
UaQ and two good. Whom did the<br />
people believe, Elmer? "The bad into the Promised Land. What is<br />
spies." How were they punished? this lesson, Gladys? ''Crossing the<br />
'They died In the wilderness." Yes Jordan." Where is the water, Marion?<br />
and the good spies entered the Promised<br />
Land. What does our<br />
"God has stopped it up above." God<br />
Golden