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The National Sunday School Teacher:
[December,
LESSON PAPER FOR DECEMBER.
NATIONAL SERIES OF SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS.
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LESSON No. XLIX.—DECEMBER 5th, 186
The Reign of the Messiah.
Script u.re Leasson.—I«aialx xi. l-O.
1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem
of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out ot his roots :
2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
the spirit ot wisdom and understanding, the spirit of
counsel and might, the spirit 01 knowledge, and of the
fear of the Lord ;
3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the
fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge alter the
sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of
his ears:
4 but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and
reprove with equity for the meek of the earth ; and he
shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with
the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins,
and  faithlulness the girdle of his reins.
6 The wolf also snail dwell with the lamb, and the
leopard shall lie down with the kid ; and the can and
the young lion and the latling together; and a little
child shall lead them.
7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young
ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat
straw like the ox.
8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole oi
the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the
cockatrice' den.
9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy
mountain : for the earth shall be full of the knowledge
of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
GOLDEN TEXT.-—Tliy kingdom come, Thy will be done on ear(h as it is in
heaven—Matt. vi. 10.
CENTRAL. THOUGHT.—-The coming of the IVfrssiah promised.
TOPIC FOR MEDITATION.—Th^ kingdom of Christ in my heart*
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Analysis.—It is prophesied that from the acterize Him, rmd that His reign should bring
house of David, in its obscurity, should come peace, and that the whole world should be
the Messiah, that God's spirit should be upon filled with the .saving knowledge of the Lord.
Him, that wisdom and integrity should char- .
Questions for Study.—Did you ever see a stump
of a tree that had been cut*down? If it is a healthy
root, what is apt to take place after the tree is cut down?
What do you call a young tree growing up from the
stump, (or stem), or from the roots? What is it called
in the lesson ?* What shall rest on Him? Did Christ
have the Holy Spirit ? Matt. iii. 16. What is this
spirit called? What is meant by the spirit of might?
Mention some cases in which Christ showed His
power. How did Christ show a quick understanding?
How did He judge of men? John n. 25. Mention
some cases in which He showed His knowledge of
men's thoughts. Luke vi. 8. Matt, xxii. 18. Matt,
xvi. 8. How did Jesus show His penetration in the
case of Nathanael ? John i. 47, 48. How do judges
and kings generally come to a decision? Will Christ
need witnesses in order to form a judgment of us
Will He make any mistakes? How will He judge?4
What is the rod of His mouth? Is there power in the
word of Christ? Can you mention a case? Matt. xxi.
19. What is a girdle? What do you know of wolves?
How do they treat lambs? What is a leopard ? What
does this description mean ? Does the religion of Christ
make savage people gentle and kind? What effect did
it have on Paul? On the jailor at Philippi? What
is an asp? What kind of people do you think the asp
and cockatrice represent? What is meant by the holy
mountain ? (The kingdom of Christ.) What shall fill
the earth ?
Personal Questions.—Is Christ your king? Have
you peace in your heart? Does Christ read every
thought? Does He see that "ou are trying with all
your heart to serve Him ?
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Thy kingdom come, Thy power and grace,
To every heart of man ;
Thy peace, and joy, and righteousness,
In all our bosoms reign.
The righteousness that never ends,
But makes an end of sin—
The joy that human thought transcends—
Into our souls bring in.