Genesis To Revelation Bible Course

139 Pages·2010·11.68 MB·English

by  William Groom

LESSON No.1 Keep this Bible Course in Your Bible and Use Daily
Lesson Theme
THE BIBLE
nTim. 3:16, Ps. 119:105, Rev. 22:18-19.
The scriptures are not printed, as one of Teachers, encourage the use of the Bibleby
the purposes of this course is to encourage having the scr-ipture references read in
everybody to bring his own Bible. Students class. Give out the references before vou
please bring your Bibles each week. start teaching. .
KEY WORD-"SALVATION." KEY VERSE-JOHN 3:16.
KEY PHRASE-"HOW A LOST WORLD MAY HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE."
Read the folIowing passages at home the the ages and keep abreast of mightiest
week preceding the lesson: thought? Mark 13:31.
Sunday-ScrLpture was given by God, 2 PURPOSE OF THE BIBLE: To record
Tim. 3:10-17. the divine religlon which Godgave to man.
Monday-Treasuring God's ·Word.Deut. Particularly to reveal the sinfulness of
11:1-9. man, the holiness and love of God and the
Tuesday--lHiding God's Word. 's. 119: supreme revelation of that love III Jesus
9-18. Christ. Also to reveal the eternal doom
Wednesday_Gad's Word a Lamp. Ps. that awaits the wicked ana the everlasting
119:105-117. state of glory that awaits the redeemed.
Thursday-Scdptures as Food. Is. 55:
Great Facts.
1-11.
Friday_Scri,pture wlIIbeFulfilled. Luke I. Books. II. Inspiration. III. Plan.
24:36-45.
Saturday-Nothing to be added. Rev. Great Fact I. The Books of the Bible.
22:8-·21. There are 39 boo]<sIn the O. T. arnl 27
* * * In the N. T., 66 in all.
Tthese'booksare not arranged In ehrono-
NAME-The word "Bible" fro m the
logical order in the Bbhle, but the very
Greek word "Biblos" means "Book." Christ-
order in which they appear has been dl-
Ians reverently calI it "Holy Bible." Our
vinely overruled.
Lord calId it "The Scriptures," Matt. 22:
29. Paul called it the "Holy Scriptures," The O. T. has the followlng divisions:
Rom. 1:2. also "The Word of God," 2 Cor. 1. The Pentateuch, Gen.-Deut., fi,ve'books.
4:2. 2. Historical, Joshua to Esther, 12 books.
The word "Testament" means "Coven- 3. Poetical, JO'b to Songs of Solomon; 5
ant," so we have the OldTestament which books.
contains the Covenant and its outworkings, 4. M'ajor prophets.
w'hich God gave to Israel, and the New 5. Minor prophets, Isaiah to Daniel, five
Testament which contains the Covenant of books.
Grace which came through Jesus Christ. The N. T. has the tollowtng divisions:
The OldTestament was written mostly in 1. Biographical, Matthew to John, 4books.
Hebrew, and the New Testament whofly in 2. Historical, Acts, one book.
Greek. 3. Paul's IDpistles,Romans to Philemon, 13
books,
WRITERS---At least 40 (from the time
4. General Epistles, Hebrews to ,Jude,eight
of Moses1500 B.C.to John the Apostle 97
books.
A. D.) and the authorship is wonderful. It
5. Prophetical, Revelation, one bool
was written by'kings and emperors, princes
and poets, sages and 'philosophers, fisher- There are fourteen books, called the A!'"
men and statesmen. Bymen learned in the crypha, which are sometimes bound tn til.
covers of the Btble, Someof them contatn
wisdom of Egypt. educated in the schools
excellent jewish history, but they have
of Babylon, trained at the feet of rabhis in
never had a place in the Canon, or inspired
Jerusalem, It was written by men in exile,
and sucre'! list of the books of the Bible.
in the desert, an-din shepherds' tents, amid
"The Scriptures have by their own weight
green pastures and beside still waters. The
crushed all rivals out or existence."
cmaatinonwhwoitwhr-tohteeomneenbowohkohawdronteo cthoemmotuhneir- • * * *
books. 'How did these men, writing inde- Great Fact II. The Inspiration of the Bible.
pendently, produce such a book. 2 Peter The Bible was not actuaIIy written by
1:21. Obher books get out af date in fifty the hand ofGod.but Jesus and Paul taught
Years.Why does this book Ilve on through that the scriptures were In the fullest sense
2 THE BIBLE
inspired. Matt. 22:29. 2 Tim. 3:16. The cates that the purpose of the written Word,
spirit of the inspiration breathes In every is the same as that of the LiVing Word
page.and illuminates every word. "Behind (Chrlst), to bring God and man together.
and beneath the Bible, above and beyond
the Bible is the Godof the Bible." 2. The Old Testament begins with God,
Gen. 1:1.The New Testament ,begins with
The Spi:it ofGodso influenced the minds Christ, Matt. 1:1.
of the writers that they recorded without
error a progresstve revelation from Godto 3. In the OldTestament we have chiefly
man. a revelation of Godthe Father, In the Gos-
pels. of Gcd the Son; in the Acts, of God
That the Bible is fully inspired, and the Holy Spirit; and in the Epistles, of the
therefore divine, is seen from the following full Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Sptrlt.
facts:
4. The History ofthe Bible takes us back
1. Hundreds of tablets and ancient records into what woul-dotherwise bethe unknown
unearthed in Bi'blelands testify to the ac- past. The prophecies take us forward into
curacy of Bible history. what would otherwise be the unknown fu-
2. No other sacre-d writings give such a ture. The spiritual teaching of the Bible
satisfying scheme O'f redemption, and sUch leads us into what would otherwise 'be an
a scientific account of creatlon. In the unknown salvation and character.
words "God hangeth the world upon no-
5. From Adam to Abraham we have the
t'hing," Jab 26:7, scripture teaches that
history of the human race, IfromAbrai:!am
this earth is a planet, floating in space,
to Chrfst, the history of the chosen race;
whereas in the writings of the Hindus t!Iey
but from Ghrist on, we have the history of
claim that the earth rests upon the backs
neither the human race, nor the chosen
of four huge elephants, and they upon the
race, but of the churches of the Ilvtng God.
backe of four huge turtles, and they upon
the 'backs of four huge snakes, so_it is 6. In E-denwehad one law given to man.
when either of these shake themselves that -jbut it was broken. At Sinal the whole
'Weget earthquakes! Many similar illus- law was given to man--Jbut was 'broken.
trattons could be given! However, the God-man came to earth and
3. Scripture is a testimony to Itself, Is. perfectly kept the law for man, so that at
8:20. That the very words of the original the judgment it should not be a witness
Greek or Hebrew were inspired, is asserted against him.
agaln an-dagain. 2 Pet. 1:21. 2 Tim. 3:'16. 7. The OldTestament deals chiefly with
Matt. 5:18.Also there are noless than 333 the law, yet it nevertheless contains much
prophecies in the O. T. concerning the of grace Is. 53. The New Testament deals
earthly life of Christ. These were written chiefly with grace. yet it establishes the
centuries berore they were fUlfilled. What Law. Rom. 3:31.
a ridiculous display of human ignorance
they would have revealed if they had not 8. The law came ,by Moses, but grace
been inspired! Asa contnast, take the many came by Jesus Christ. John 1:17. In !keeP-
predictions as to the end of the age, made ing with this first miracle of Moses was
in recent years. the turning of the water into blood,'a type
of death. Ex. 7:19. While the first miracle
4. The testimony of Christ. He spent the
of Christ was the turning of the water into
whole of his ministry expounding the O.
wine. John 2:1-11, a type of life and
T. scriptures. That He believe-dthem to be strength.
inspired and without error is seen from
Matt. 5:18, John 10:35. Furthermore, it is 9. There is a distinct iplan in the indi-
generally admitted that noset ofmen could vidual books of the Bible, for example: In
have written such a wonderful life in the Genesis we have the sacrifice tor the indi-
Gospels of an imaginary Christ. He must vidual-Abel. In Exodus, for the household
have IiI'Cr! and been all that the Bible pic- -the Passover, In Levlticus, for the na-
tures Him to be. But if He did live, then tion. In John, for the world. -
the Bible is true for Christ and the Bible
10. There is progress also in the teach-
stand or fall together!
ings of the gospels, for Matthew closes
* * * * with the Resurrection, Mark with the As-
Great Fact m The Plan all through the oenslon, Luke with the ,promise of the
Spirit, and John speaks ofHis Second Com-
Bible.
ing.
(F'ollowlng Collett.)
1. The Bible begins, as we would expect 11. There is a divine order In the epis-
it to, with God,Gen. 1:I, 'but It ends with tles, for James Is the epistle of WORKS,
man, the last of God's creations. Rev. 22: Paul's of FAITH, Peter's ('f HOPE, and
John's of LOVE!
21. But in the middle verse of the Bible,
Ps, 118:8,Godand man separated by sin so
12. Comparing the beginning of the
far a-part, are brought together. This indi- Bible with the end, we have:
GENESIS 3
-In the beginning:- Questions on the Lesson.
God created the heavens and the earth. 1. What does the word Bible mean,
En·j-New heavens and new earth. and what -toes Christ and Paul call it?
Beginning_Satan enters to deceive. 2. What is the meaning of the word
Testament, and .how many in the Bible?
End---8atan cast out that he may deceive
3. Over what period was it written?
the nations no more.
4. How many wrtters IDS the Bible?
Beginning-Sin. pain, sorrow, death. 5. From what walks of life did the
End-no more death, neither sorrow nor writers come?
crying. G. What was the purpose?
Beginning-Tree of life, and man drtven 7. Give the key word and key verse.
away from it. 8. Name the Great Facts.
End-Tree of life, and the leaves of the 9. Have you read the Home Readings?
tree for the healing of the nations. 10. How many books in each 'I'estamerrt
and in both?
Beginning-Woman taken from man's side.
11. Name the five divisions of the O. T.
End-s-Church taken .from Christ's side.
12. Name the five divisions of the N. T.
Beginning-Earth purged by water.
13. What is the Canon of Scripture?
End-Earth purged 'by fire.
14. Should the Apocrypha have a place
Beginning-Paradise lost. in the Ganon? ' ,
End-Paradise regained.
15. With whom does the Bible 'begin and
LESSON---'The wonderful inspiration end, and who are brought together in the
and plan, running through all the 66 booka middle verse?
and 1600 years o,fthe Bfble should so im- 16. What help is the Bible as to the past,
press us 'with its divine origin, that we to the future, and to our salvation?
should receive it with personal faith, ap- 17. Name the three htstortes contained
proprtate its messages to ourselves. and put in the Bible.
our own names in every ,promise. Only. as 18. Compare the begfnnlng' with the end.
'Weread it, believe it, and 'pra.ctlce It, shall 19. Ifthe BIble Is dtvtne, how should we
we be wise. safe and holy! receIve It?
LessonNo. 2-Take your Bible to Bible class for reading the scripture text.
Lesson Theme
GENESIS
Gen. 1:1-5 and 1:26-31.
KEY WORD-"BEGINNlNGS." KEY VERSE-GENESIS 1:1.
KEY PHRASE: MAN IS BORN AGAIN.
Home Readings, built upon this great majestic book of Gen-
esis!
Read the whole book of Genesis this AUTHOR was Moses. Time of writing
week If posslb le, Hundreds are reading a
1500 B. C. The first five books of the Bible
book 'a week, if not. then the following were commenced by Moses when, for 40
selectIons: days, he was on the heights of Sinai alone
Sunday-c--Creat ion, Gen. 1:1··5 and 1:26- with God. There he was intsructed and in-
31. spired to begtn the Bible. There is no rec-
Monday-Fall, Gen. 3:1-13. ord, no reference, and no remains of any
Tuesday-Covenant, 3:13-24. inspired writings prior to the days of Moses.
Wednesday-Flood, Gen. 7:7-24. PURPOSE OF THE BOOK-T(l show
Thursday-Beginning of different lan- how God began to give a Divine Religion
guages, Gen. 11: 19. to mankind. In doing this it was necessary
F'rtdav-c--Abraham chosen, Gen. 12:19. to describe man's primeval condition, and
Saturday-Covenant confirmed to Jacob, his fall into sin which rendered salvation
Gen. 28:10-22. necessary .
• * * •
NAME means BEGINNINGS, beoause it Great Facts: I. Creation. n. Fall.
m.
recounts the beginnings of the world and Covenant. IV. Flood.
mankind. We can trace in it the beginnings V. Nations. VI.Patriarchs.
of everything-except God--JWho ,had no
beginning. STORY OF THE BOOK-God created
The book of Genesis has an importance the world and man. Man fell Into sin, but
and interest that no other document of an- God made a covenant of salvation with
ttquity 'possesses. Itembraces the world.' him, In the course of 160,0 years wleked-
The marvelous structure of the Bible is ness so increased that God sent the judg-
4 GENESIS
ment of the Flood. The different nations III. The Covenant. 3:15.
sprang from the three sonsofNoah-s-Sbem,
Ham and Japheth. At the Tower of Babel Although man fell, a Deliverer is prom-
Godconfused the tongues of men as a re- ised, who shalI bruise the tempter's head.
sult of their pride, and because they failed This was fulfilIed in John 3:16. .
to spread out. Thus we have the origin of God also made coats of skins for Adam
nations an-dlanguages. GodcalledAbraham and Eve, a type of the robe of Christ's
to found the lsraelitish nation and renews righteousness provided for sinners. .
the covenant to his son, Isaac. and his • * * •
grandson, Jacob. The bookends with God's Great Fact IV. The Flood, Chs. 6·9.
chosen people down in Egypt, and with the
death of Joseph, the great-grandson" of Because of man's exceeding wickedness,
Abraham. Goosent a Flood that ccvered alI the high
Genesis covers the period 4004 B. C. to Ihills under the whole Heaven. The waters
1635 B. C.or 2,369 years. were on the earth for 375 days, Noah and
his wife, and his three sons and their wives
• * * •
and ceremonicalIy unclean animals bytwos
Great Fact I. Creation, Ohs, 1-2. and clean animals by sevens, ,byGod',sdt-
rectton, entered the Al'kand were saved.
God created the heavens an-dthe earth, LESSON-God always makes an escape
and created man in 'His own image and from every judgment, if men have faith
likeness. The name of Godis mentioned 32 like Noah, to be saved God's way. There
times in 31 verses. The creative act of God was only ONEArk, and ONE DOORto the
is given asthe only sufficient cause of cre- Ark. 'I'here is ONLYONE SAVIOUR,and
ation. Science has no word beyond this. ONLYONE WAYTOSALVATION_Faith
Manisthe chief work ofcreation for which in the Lamb of God who taketh away the
alt else is brought into being. sins of the world!
Genesis telIs us there is ONLYONEGod, • * * •
and opposesthe doctrine of the many gods Great Fact V. The:Beginning of Nations.
of the heathen. ca n.
Genesis announces the EXJSTENCE of
God,and opposes the doctr-Ineof Atheism. The new race instead of spreading' out
There is no defination of created things. as God commanded. 'built a city and a
Everything in the universe was created 'by Tower, at the top of which tRey placed an
Godand is subject to Him. idol that they wanted the heavens and
earth to worship. In judgment for this God
Genesis declares that GodEXISTED BE-
confused their tongues and scattered them
FORE ALL THINGS and apart from all
abroad.
things, showlng that He is independent of
matter. . The race was then divided into nations
according to the sons of Noah.
Genesis asserts that MANWASCREAT- The sons of Japheth, (the White Gentile
ED. not evolved, thus accounting for the race) settled Europe.
moral and spiritual nature in man. The sons of Ham, (the Black race) set-
LESSON. Just as the world was in a tled Africa.
state of chaos before God's creation-so The sons of Shem (the Israelitish and
was man's heart and soul in a state of yellow races) settled China and the East.
darkness and chaos before the new creation LESSON-Whenever man shuts Godout
and the new birth. . and places himself or anythin,g else on Ii
• * * • pedestal, there is confusion. Prophecy tells
us that just before the end of the age.
Great Fact II. The Fall, Ch. 3. anti-Christ will set himself UJpagainst God
'but he will likewise be overwhelmed with
The author of sin was Satan acting
judgment.
through a serpent. 'fhe nature' of sin
• * * •
was getting man to doubt Goo's word,lIi~
authority and His goodness.When tempted Great Fact VI. The Patriarchs. Ch. 12.50
to Seeif man would freely serve God he Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph.
failed in the test and wanted to be as God
himself. Out of the mass of idolators, Godselects
a man named Abraham, to begin the history
The results of the Fall were shame and
of his chosen people Israel. God sets the
separation from God. The penalty of sin
race, in general. aside for a time and the
was sorrow in the heart, and a curse upon
the ,ground and 'upon nature. blessings He.hadfor itare held o';er. whlIe
He chooses a special people who are tobe
LESSON-Satan is the cause of all evil a channel of ,blessing to the race.
now. He stIlI influences man to doubt and First, Abraharn was chosen Inorder that
disobey God. Punishment always has and Godmight have 'aprepared people to whom
always wiH follow sin.
to entrust the Scriptures.
EXODUS 5
Second in order that God might have a Questions on the Lesson (Genesis)
channel through whom the promised Deliv- 1. What does the name Genesis mean?
ere:' might came. 2. Why was it given this name?
Third, in erder that his chosen people 3. Were there any inspired writings
mig-ht be a witness on earth to the other prier to Moses?
nations 4. By whom, when, and where was
Goo made a sevenfold covenant with Genesis written?
Abr-aham that he should be the father of 5. Gi\'e the key 'Word and Key Verse.
a great nation and a company of nations 6. Name the Great Facts.
and be a blessing to all the world. Gen. 7. Tell in your own words the story of
12:1-4; 48:19. the book.
By faith Abraham was about to offer up 8. How long a period does the book
Isaac as sacrfflce but God miraculously cover?
deli vered Issac, 9. W,hat does creation teach about God
Isaac's son Jacob succeeded his father in and man?
the Covenant relationshIp with God. His 10. Who was the author of sin and what
name was changed to Israel because of his was its nature?
faith and power in prayer. Thus we get the 11. What scripture tells us that God
name .by which God's chosen people were sent a Deliverer according to the covenant
call e-d, viz: Israelites. He made with man?
God permitted Jacob's son Joseph to be 12. How were Noah and his family saved
sold into Egypt, 'and J'acob's family to bom the flood?
later follow him there in order that when a 13. W,hat lesson does the Ark teach?
great tamtne prevailed, the Israelttes 14. How do you account for the origin
might find food, and at the same time, keep of different nations and languages?
themselves as a separate people for God to 15. Give the names of Noah's sons 'and
use later. the races of which they were the ancestors.
LESSON. God is choosing some and set- 16. \Vho were the four patr larchs t,
ting aside others. 17. Why did God choose a special peo-
Idolators are put behind God's back b'ut ple?
believers 'are traine-d in His hand for nobler 1S. After whom were the Israelites
service. named?
Lesson No, 3-Make this course your daily Bible guide.
Lesson Theme
EXODUS
Exodus 1:7-14.
KEY WORD-"REDEMPTION." KEY VERSE-EXODUS 3: 10.
KEY PHRASE-MAN IS REDEEMED OtTTOF THE WORLD:'
perlorl 1f135-14!lO B. C. From death of Jo-
HomeReadings.
seph to birth Gf Moses was 63 years, from
Read the whole of Exodus this week. If bit-th of Moses to Israel's departure from
not then the .following selections: Egypt 81 years, from departure to ereetton
Sunday-Bondage, Ex. 1:7-22. of Tabernacle, one year.
Monday-Moses Call, 3: 1-10. PURPOSE- To give the history of the
Tuesdav-First Plague, 7:14-25. deliveru nce from Egyptl3.n bondage., and
WedI1e~day- Passover, 12:1-14. the e5tablishment or Israel as God's chosen
Thursday-Ten Commandments, 20:1-17. nation, and the nation is set apart to b_ea
Friday-Tabernacle. 25: 1-9. kingdom of priests and a holy nation,Ex.
Saturday-High Priest, 28: 1-14. 19: 6.
* * * * The patriarchal Dispensation ends and
that of the Law begins.
NAME means DEPARTURE, or going
out. The book is given this name because * * * *
it relates the dellverance of the chiInren
Great Facts. I. Bondage, II. Moses.
of Israel from bcnrln ge in Egypt. They
had been in l<Jg-ypt215 years, ann in bond- III. Plagues. IV. Passover. V. Law.
age about 140 years of this time. They en- VI. Tabernacle. VII, Priesthood
tered as a family oJf 70 people, and left as
a nation of two million. Exodus may webl STORY OF THE BOOK..-After the death
be caIled "Israel's Birthday book!" God df Joseph in I';gypt. a n.-w king arose who
calls Isr-ael "My first-born." Ex. 4:22. oppressed the tsraotttes. Under these condi-
AlTTHOR--Moscs. Plaee where written, tions Moses was born. llis parents defied
Sinal. Time, 'about 1490 B. C. Book covers the king's edict tbat male children should
6 EXODUS
be destroved and they hid Moses three was using Pharoah's daughter to Daiseup
months. Afte~being raised as the son' of a deliverer
Pha:oah's daughter, Moses forsook Egypt, Afte:' 40 years in Egypt, Moses became
went tc the Arabian desert as a shepherd, an eXilein the desert ofMidian, and in the
and after 40 years there he was oalled at quietness of the desert, and beneath the
the Burning Bush to lead Israel out of majesty of the mountains, he was prepared
Egypt. Because of the obstinacy of Phar- to 'be a vessel fit for the Mastera use.
oah, power was given Moses to send 10 Thus all great men in communion with
plagues on Egypt. The tenth plague was their Lord, are trained for servtce,
the climax when the first born ef man and At Burning Bush near Sinai, God called
beast was 'destroyw among the Egyptians. Moses to be the deliverer of Israel. It was
The Israelites, to commemorate their mer- a thorn bush, and thorns being the result
ciful deliverance instituted the Passover aifsin it typifies the sinfulness and worth-
feast. The Israelites were led through all lessness of the 'people. Fire is a symbol of
their difficulties to Sinai. and God'provided their suffering and trbbulatfon, All the flres
manna and clothing fer His people in the of persecution could not consume Israel.
wilderness. At Sinai God gives the Ten This is true of the Bible, the church and
Commandments, the Ceremonial Laws and the Christian.
certain civil laws that were to be the basis
of their social life. Godalso instructs them * * * *
in the building of the Tabernacle, and sets Great Fact III. The Plagues, Chs.7-11.
up the Priesthood. Because of Pharoah's refusal to let God's
* * * * people gO, and because he hardened his
heart, God sent 10 plagues upon him lUI
Great Facts. I.Bondage, Chs. 1and 2, follows: .
The Israelites entered Egypt while their 1.Water turned into blood. 2. Frogs. 3.
kinsman Joseph, was a r-ulerthere. While Lice. 4.Flies. 5. Mrurr-ain. 6. Boils. 7. Hail.
he Iived they were happy and prosperous, 8. Locusts. 9. Darknss for three days. 10.
but later, a change of dynasty took place, Death of first-born.
an-I the new government viewed their in- The book of Revelation tells us that, af-
creasing numbers with alarm and jealousy. ter ,believers have 'been caught 'UJPat
They were oppressed in every way by hard Christ's second coming that another state
labor and cruel taskmasters. They were of plagues will come upon the earth-also
usedas slaves to construct .great monumen- that the rejectors of Christ. like Pharoah,
tal bufldtngs and cities, the ruins of which will harden their hearts, and thus ripen for
may Ibeseen today. An attempt was made the day of wrath.
to destroy all male children of the Is- * *
* *
raelites. Satan who is a murderer from the
Great Fact IV. The Passover, Ch. 12.
'beginning shewed his cunning and vower
this way. He desired to destroy the seed [n the dreadful night when the angel de-
of Abraham, so 'as to make the coming of stroyed the flrst-iborn of man and beast
the Promised One Imposstble. T,he murder among the Egyptians, the blood of a slain
of Abel was the first attempt. Here is an lamb en the door-posts of the Israelites
effort on R larger scale, which was fol- was the sign for the death-angel to pass
lowed by many others. over and spare those homes. In commem-
oration of this merciful deliverance, ISrael
LESSON-Egypt is a type of the world.
Pharoah is a type of the prinee of this ever afterwlar'dscele'brated the Passover
Feast.
world. The bondage of sinners still unde-
livered is 'pictured .here, Godis ever listen- Itisthe ful.lesttY'peofRedemption in the
ing ,forthe sighs for dellvere.nce, Ahatred Old Testament. It meant: 1. Escape from
of bondage opens the way for redemption death. 2,.Deliverance from ibondllige.3. En-
by blood and power. trance into Canaan-symbolizing our sal-
vation, both from the guilt and power of
* * * * sin, and rest in the lliullness. of Christ. It
Was not character, but the wpplication of
Great Fact II. The Birth and Call of Moses,
the blood, that was required. Titus 3:5.
Chs. 3 and 4.
* * * *
Moses was a descendant of Levi, the Great Fact V. The Law, ca.19-24.
third son of Jacob. Moses was in danger
of death, but his mother prepared an Ark Israel, numbel'ing two million souls, now
of bulrushes, which reminds us of the sal- assembles in the wilderness at Sinai to wor-
vation provided 'byNoah's Ark. Thus Moses ship Jehovah, and to receive the law.
is saved by faith which depended upon The Law is divided into three parts: 1.
God's Word and God's ilower. Name Moses The Moral Law in the Ten Command-
means "Saved from water." ments. 2, The Ceremonial Law in the ordi-
nance and priesthood. Together they form
The devil is foiled again, {orwhile Satan
one religious system, calted the Law.
was using Pharoah to destroy Israel, God The Ceremonial Law was a provlsio~ of
LEVITICUS 7
Grace for the violation of the Moral Law a tithe paid to him by the Levites from the
without which the sinner would ,havemet tithes paid to them by the people. The Ileo-
with instant death. In the sacrifice. 'the pIe gave one-tenth to the Levites, and the
sinning Israelites had a cover for his sins Levites gave one-tenth of what they re-
until Christ, the great AntitYlpeofall these ceived to Aaron.
sacrifices, should appear to put away sin Aaron wore upon his heart the names of
once and for all bythe sacrifice of Himself the twelve tribes engraved upon precious
at Calvary. Heb. 9-12.Since Calvary. God's stones. Here we have a blessed type of
people are not required to keep the cere- hew Christ carries 'all His people upon His
monial law. heart of Love!
3. Civil laws were given which were With the precious stones. were two
the basts of their social life, and of our called the Urim and Thummim, which
modern statutes. These cemented the na- names mean Lights and Perfections. When
tion together. the High Priest wanted to know God's will
about a matter. he would put on the Urim
and 'I'hummlm, go the the Holy Place. and
Great Fact VI. The Tabernacle, Ch 25-27.
if God was willing to hear him a cloud
Jehovah gave Moses plans for a Taber- would hover over the Tabernacle. -
naole that was to be the center of Israel's The Hely Spirit is the beltever'a Urim
worship for 40'0years, until the erection of and Thummim, guiding and directing all
Solomon's temple. It was 185 feet long,by our steps.
91 1-2feet wide. and wasmane 'upofthe- ..* * ..
1. The Outer Court, which contained the
Questions onExolus.
BRAZEN ALTAR for Burnt Offerings,
which typifies our Justification, and also 1. What does the name Exodus mean?
the LAVER, where the priests were cere- 2. Why was the bookgiven this name?
monially cleansed before entering upon 3. How long was Israel in bonda~e?
their sacred duties. This typifies our Bap- 4. By whom, where and when was the
tism. book written?
2. The Holy Place. where was the table 5. Name the Key Word and Key Verse.
of shew-bread representing Christ. the 0. Name the great facts.
Bread of Life. as our spiritual food, the 7. Tell in your own words the story of
GOLDENALTAR of incense, symbolizing the 'book.
Chrfsts intercession for us. and the SEV~ 8. Have youread your HomeReadings?
EN BRANOHED CANDLESTICK. rep-re- 9. What did Satan hope to gain by the
senting Christ asour Light. destruction of Israel's male children?
3. Holy of Holies, containing the ARK 10. Of what is Egypt and the deliver-
which was sprinkled with the Blood of ance a type?
Atonement. once a year, thus making the 11. What are the lessons from the Bur-
Ark a MERCY-SEAT instead of a Jud,g- ning Bush?
ment-seat. 12. How many plagues a.rrdwhy were
..* * .. they sent?
13. What three things did the Passover
Great Fact VII. The Priesthood. mean and what did they typify?
Aaron was the first High Priest. The 14. Name the three parts of the Law.
priests were to come from the tribe of 15. Name the three parts of the Taber-
Levi. and be the descendants from Aaron. nacle.
They were attired in holy garments, and 16. Who was the first High Priest?
consecrated to the service of the Taber- 17. What was the Urim and Thummim
nacle. The support of the High Priest was and what its teachings for us?
Lesson No. 4--Bring your Bible to Bible class for Scripture readings.
Lesson Theme
LEVITICUS
Leviticus 1:1-8.
KEY WORD-"HOLINESS" (Mentioned 87 Times). KEY VERSE-19:2.
KEY PHRASE-"MAN'S HOLY WALK WITH GOD."
Home Readings. Wednesday-Walk of God's People! 19:
Read the whole ofLevltfeus thIs weett if 1-18.
possible. If not. then the followin,g selee- Thursday-DaY of Atonement, 23:26-38.
tlons. Friday-{)on<litions of Blessings. 26:
Sundny_Burnt Offering, Lev. 1:1-8. 1-17
Mondav-c-Ooneecratlon, 8:1-12. Baturd'ay_Thln,gs which are the Lord's,
Tuesday-Pure Food, 11: 1-8. 27:26-34.
8 LEVITICUS
NAtvn,-The hook iscalled Leviticus be- fall under one of these five heads. The ot-
cause It gives fulIy the functions of the Ierin g of buttock, sheep. 'goat, turtle dove
Levitos who ministered about the Taber- cor pigeon. was determined by the ability of
nacle. the offerer.
Assoen as the Law,which shuts out man These sacrifices did not in themselves
f;om God was given; provlsion was made satisfy God.They were object lessons to a.
for access to Godapart from the Law alto- people in spiritual youth, and .poiuted to
gether. In this book the way of access is the .person and sacrfftca of the Lord Jesus
set before us. Therefore it might also be Christ.
caIled "the book of access to God."
LESSON-Because cfthe holiness ofGod
AUTHOR-God is the author of this
man in his sin is excluded from His pres-
book through Moses.More than any other
ence and can be accepted only on the
book in the Bible it consists ofthe words of
ground of the shed blood of the divine sac-
Goo. Fifty-six times in the twenty-seven rifice.
chapters in the declaration made, "And
God spoke to Moses." * * * *
Time of writing, about 1490 B. C.Writ- Great Fact n. The Consecration ofthe
ten at SInai. Covers a period of a month,
Priests. Chs. 8-10.
when Israel was at Sinai.'
PURPOSE-To record the iaws concern- No one was perrnttt.ed to bring his own
ing the sacrifices and crdtnances, which offe~ing to God. it was necessary for a
were to govern the priests in the service priest to stand between man and God.
of the Tabernacle. Ceremonies were ,pre- Neither could the priest consecrate them-
scribed that were to teach the guilt' of setves. it was done by Moses. acting ,for
man. and the holiness ofGoo.The foodand God.All that the priests could do was to
sanitary regulations were to be-distinctive present themselves. So with 'us, see Ro-
marks cf a chosen people. Everything in mans 12:1.
the ;bookhas a spiritual significance. The When the prfeata presented themselves
Epistle to the Hebrews should be read' in they were cleansed. clothed, annointed,
connection with it.for there we learn that their hands fiIIed, and fOOdgiven them
the ,Law was a shadow of good things to the very experience of the believer. '
come.L,the Gospelrealities!
LESSON_Christ is not on~your Savior,
STORYOF THE BOOK-Here the Lord but OUrHi,gh Priest. He and He alone, Is
gives His people instructions concerning the only one a,ppointed to stand between
the different sacrifices and offerings. An the sinner and God. We approach God to-
account is given of the consecration of -day,not by means of any Ipriest on earth,
Aaron and his feIlow priests. and how but through our great High Priest, even
they began their priestly 'functions. Then Jesus, who is now at the right hand of the
comes the juodgmenet upon Nadad and Father.
Abihu for presenting strange fire-a sin of
presumption. God demands holiness !from * * * *
m.
His redeemed people, sothe record is given Great Fact Holiness Demanded.
of the Day of Atonement, Different Chs. 11-22.
feasts are divinely appointed, and the Sab-
bath. Sa,bbatic Year and the Jubilee Year The wore "Holy" occurs 87 times, and
are instituted. has reference to 1.Food, 2.Disease, 3.Per-
sonal Habits.
* *
* * Onereason for those laws concerned the
Great Facts. I. Sacrifices. II. Consecration.
ihealth 'and morals of the people. Only that
III. Holiness. IV. Feasts. V. Institutions. which was clean inthe divine estimate was
Great Fact. I.Sacrifices. Chs. 1·7. to be their toed. So God presertbes His
Word as the most suita.ble spiritual food
The Burnt, Meal, Peace, Sin and Trespass for His redeemed people.
Offerings. Another reason points to the design of
Gcd to keep Israel a separate nation. The
1. The Burnt offering presented the idea Holy One demands that His people, Whom
of an atonement, and provided the way for He has redeemed and made high, must be
reconciliation with God. a holy people.
2. The Meal offering was a Thanksgiv- Chapter 16 isthe great Atonement oham-
ing'offering.
ter of the Bible. Onthe Dayof Atonement
3. The Peace offering repersented fel- and only on this day of the year, the High
lowship and communion with God.
Priest entered the Holy of Holies, He also
4. The Sin offering suggests Christ on transferred the sins of the people to the
the Cross in the sinner's stead. scapegoat, Whichbore them away into the
Ch5ri.stT'halesoTreastpoansesdofffoerrintgheretmreisnpdasss'leiSsthwate wilderne,s-, a, type of the work of Christ.
He not only lays down his IlfeIforour sins,
commit against others.
but .hears them away. so that they can nev-
Allof the offerings of the OldTestament ermore he round, Isaiah 43:25.
NUMBERS 9
Great Fact IV. The Feasts, Ch. 23. year, which was to be a sabbath of rest
for the land. 25:4. It did the land good to
Feasts of Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles,
lie tallow one year in seven. It reminded
and Trumpets. Israel of Go·d'sownership and their stew-
The Passover was nel-t in the sprlng, and ardship. It qutckened their trust and
commemorated the saving of the first-born thauksgivlng. The neglect of this law was
cne of the c~\U;;esof captivity.
in Egypt. It Iaste-I one day and was rm-
3. The .Jubilee Year was every fiftieth
medtat.ely followed by the feast of Unleav-
year, 25:10.Individuals who had gotten in-
ened Bread (seven days). making togather
to bondage were freed and land that had
one feast of eight days.
been seized from its right,ful owner for
The Passover typifies redemption, and
debt had to be returned. No syndicate was
the Unleavened Bread a Holy walk, Gal.
to own vast tracts ofland.
5:7-9.
This typifies the final restoration of Is-
Pentecost was observed 50nays after the
rael, thei7 lands, and the restitution of all
Passover. and was a hind of Harvest Home
things at the eoming of the Lord, Acts
service. The first-fruits were then laid
upon the altar, 25:21.Itwas 50 days af.tar 3: 21.
ALL THROUGH THIS WONDERFUL
Christ's resurrection, that the early Chris-
BOOK we see that sacrifice alone is the
tian had the Day of P'entecost. when the
basis and .holtness the garment necessary
Holy Spirit came upon the church.
for the sinner in his approach to God.
The Feast of Trumpets was the New
Year's day of the civil year, and began a- * * * •
bout the first of October. This feast is 'pro- Questions on the Book.
pheti,cal and points to the ,~utureregather- 1. Why was the bookgiven the name o.f
ing of dispersed Israel. Leviticus?
The Feast ofTaJbernacleswas held in the 2. By whom. when and where wrltten'l
Fall and lasted 7 days. It commemorated 3. Nnme the KeyVerse and KeyWord.
the 40 years spent in the wttdemess. It 4. Have you read your HomeReadings?
was observed illy living outdoors in ~)ooths 5. Name the Great Facts.
and huts, and by special offerings. The G. Name the tlveo,rferfn~s.
feast looked forward to the Mlllenium, 7. To whom did t.hesacrifice ,point?
when Israel will keep the feast with re- 8. What lessons do we learn from the
joicing, Zecharia.h 14. sacrifices?
• * * • 9, Coulda man bring his own sacrifice?
11. What doesGodpresertbe as spiritual
Great Fact V. The Institutions. Ch. 25.
fcod? -
1. The Sa1bbathwas the seventh day.of 12. Tell what you know about the Day
the weok, and was a day of rest 'and wor- of Atonement. .
ship, celelbrating the finished work of crea- 13. Name the Institutions.
tion. Christians keep the first day of the 14. Why do we celebrate the first day
week. ,beca:useour Lord rose from the dead of the week?
on that day, we thus celebrate the finished 15. Tell about the Sabbatic year.
work of redemption. 16. What is the Jubflee Year, and what
2. The Sabbatic Year was every seventh doesit typify?
Lesson No.5-God expects you to know your Bible.
Lesson Theme
NUMBERS
Numbers 1:18-20.
KEY WORD-"JOURNEYINGS." KEY VERSE-32:2.
KEY PHRASE-"MAN' GOES TO SCHOOL TO GOD."
Home Readings. tel' one, and arterwarrls at Moab, Cha.pter
The whole book of Numbers or: 26. It is also the book of the wilderness
Sunllay--9: 15-23, The Guiding Cloud. journeyings of Israel. It is the story from
Monday-13: 26-33. Reports of Spies. Sinai to the plains ofMoab.
Tuesday-16: 1-11 Gainsaying. AUTHOR--Moses. Time or writing about
Wednesday-20:1-13. 'Wate!'IfromRock. 1450 B. C. Coven, period from 1490 to
Thursday-21:1-19. Brazen Serpent. 1450 B,C.About 40years.
Frioday-22:1-12. Balaam. PUHPOSE_Tog!\'e an account of the
Sa.turday-35: 6-15. Cities of Hefuge. p:'nvirlenttal care or the Almighty over the
NAl\1E--This book Iscalled Numbers Ibe- I~raelit"s during their wanderings in the
cause It is 'an account of the double num!b- wilderness and the temptations and mUT-
ering or the people, first at Sinai, Chap- murings tlicre, hy which they Iprovokedand