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Thursday, June29,1989 - THE CHARLOTTE POST - FageSB ‘iTte SuncCay SchooC Lesson by Bessie WUbon ■X INTRODUCTION! rihe period of the Judges began somewhere between 1400 and 1200 P.C. and lasted until around 1060 B.C. we do not know when Israel's decline began after Joshua, but It seems to have been distressingly soon after his death. In any case. It became a lengthy period cover- fiig scores of years. This was a dark and ugly period but one In which J$h£ifts of faith and mercy penetrated the gloom like searchlights. It was Indeed an era when "sin abounded" but when. In spite of every thing sometimes "grace did much more abound." THE LESSON! ‘ 'Then the people of Israel sinned against the Lord and began to serve the Baals. They stopped worshiping the Lord; the God of their ancestors, the God who had brought them out of Egypt, and they be gan to worship other gods, the gods of the peoples around them. "Ihey bowed down to them and made the Lord angry. They stopped worshipping the Lord and served the Baals and the Astartes. And so he Lord became furious with Israel and let raiders attack and rob ^hem. He let the enemies all around overpower them, and the Israe- Mtes could no longer protect themselves. Eveiytlme they would go iito battle, the Lord was against them Just as he had said he would be. They were In great distress. Then the Lord gave the Israelites Raders who saved them from the raiders. But the Israelites paid no attention to their leaders. Israel was unfaithful to the lord and wor shiped other gods. Their fathers had obeyed the Lord's commands, but this new generation soon stopped doing so. Whenever the Lord gaVe Israel a leader, the Lord would help him and would save the peo ple from their enemies as long as that leader lived. The Lord would bave mercy on them because they groaned vmder their suffering and bpjpresslon. But when the leader died, the people would return to the ©la ways and behave worse than the previous generation. They would serve and worship other gods, and stubbornly continue their bwli evil ways.(Judges 2: 11-19) ■ The Israelites did evil In that they ceased to follow the faith and worship of the living God and began to worship the gods of the Ca- haanlte peoples. Perhaps what they did was not wrong In the eyes of Jhe people who surrounded them. The gods whose worship the Is raelite adopted were those exalted by their neighbors, so they doubt- les* considered that the Hebrews finally were becoming sensible In Jhdr devotional exercises. It Is llkety the Israelites felt that they were becoming sensible In their devotional exercises. It Is llkety the Israelites felt that they were doing the right thing In adopting more ^acceptable modes of warship." However, what they were doing was wll In God's sight. They should have known this from the clear teachings of His commandments. Joshua, Just before his death, ur- igently urged his hearers not to forget the Lord God. In fact, all the people vowed solemnly to be true to His way. But they failed to teach and exsdt; the way of the true God before their children, for It is said that there arose another generation after them, which knew not the JxJid." J "Baal" is a word that means "lord" or "master." Most often the word refers to the deities worshlp>ed by the jreople who lived In and around p:aiiaan. Each locality had a presiding deity and he was known as ''Baal." Although each area had Its own Baal, there was much slml- laiily In the worship of these idols. ! The Ashtaroth (Astortes) were female deities though of as the wives Jor consorts of the Baals. It was believed that these gods controlled die forces of nations and were responsible for the processes of seed- ■tlme and harvest, festivity and reproduction. They believed that Dthese gods would favorably affect ttie prosperity of those who hon ored and exalted them. The ceremonies by which they were worship was degrading and cruel. In times of peril the worshipers sacrificed !thelr own sons and daughters to the Idols. (Read Psalm 106: 35-38). JObvlousfy-, If Israel chose to worship such gods as these, they would ^ave to forsake the Lord. They could not worship both. The same choice Is ours, we may serve the gods of our own age and suffer the .consequences, or we may serve the Lord. As we view the grass pa- Iganlsm around us today. It Is clear that forsaking God Is still the ^greatest peril our country faces. ■ Lord, may we know surrender Instead of stubbornness, purity In- l!stead of stain, truth In the face of falsehood, and peace amid rest lessness. Through Christ Jesus our Lord we pray. Amen. God Gave Them Up By J. L. Uttle Here In Romans 1, Paul sets forth very clearly why god gave them up: "Professing them selves to be wise, they became fools, (1) And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an Image made like to corruptible, man, and to birds, and fourfoot ed beasts, and creeping things. (2) Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own heats, to dishonor their own worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. (4) Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: (5) for even their women did change the natural use Into that which Is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned In their lust one toward another: men with men working that which is un seemly, (6) . . . And even as they did not like to retain God In their knowledge, (7) God gave them over to a reprobate main, to do those things which are not con venient; Being filled with all un righteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, mali ciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity: whis perers, backbiters, HATERS OF GOD . . . ." Read all the first chapter of Romans and weep. What a vivid description of the total depravity of man! Oh, the tragedy of being given up by God. The only thing God has to do for you to go to Hell Is Just give you up or leave you alone, the beloved Apostle Paul here was writing to the saints at Rome, but what a clear descrip tion of our church folks today. Every description here applies to our church folks. You are re ligious but you are all the apos tle described here. The greatest trouble I have ever had has come from religious folks. You hate the Lord. When God gives a soul up, there's no use to pray for them. When God gives a' nation up, there's no use to pray for that nation. May the God of aU grace awaken you to the fact you are a lost sinner! Pray for the discov ery of your soul. Pray that the Lord will not give you up. If He gives you up, you are gone, there Is no hop>e for you. My Lord Is coming soon. If you are left be hind hat Is evidence He gave you up. The Prophet Column is a paid advisement. Win a free trip to New York City! Enter the classic Ts Showtime at the Apollo" Sweepstakes. .Him iiiri-.-f'ijr.iPJun ouir.'X'fs jii tlvi tv.i LiJ.-0j«.-n w h'mr at Iht* Aynikt' Svrrvp^takes, you'll bo indkiny; a trip lo Nevv ')Sirk City lur 3 d.iy> anil 2 mght!>. Thf pn/t‘ indudes aiund Inp air tninsporLitiun for tw> and hotel aQ. njnnxid.rtions. And wliili' voii'm in dx' Big Apple, vou’U attem.1 a taping oI 'Amateur Night' or "It's ShcM tiine at the ApoUoJ' at 1 he V^4J^k^ Famous Aywlk' Theatie. It^sure to be an evening of exciting entertainment and fun. 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