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The IiJten»tionii Sttaisy Schdol Les-
BOB for Next Suoday, Sep
tember 27, 1914.
THE CALL TO SEKVICE.
Prepared by 3. L. Cuninggim.
' ISAIAH VI. 1-8.
1 Id the yea? that king Uzziah ds^
I saw also the Lord sitting upon a
throne high and lifted up, and his train
filled the teinp’e.
2 Above it stood the seraphiin.“:
each one had six wings; with. twain
ie covered his face, aiid with twain
he OTvered hi* feet, and with twain
lie did flj'i
3 And one cried unto another, and
said, Holy. Koly, holy, is the Lord of
hosts: the whole earth is full of his
glory.
4 .A.nd the posts of the door moved
at the voice of him that cried, and the
house was filled with sjnolje.
a Then sasd I, Woe is me! for I
■ am undone; because I am a man oi
unclean lips, and 1 dwell in the iniJst
of a people of unclean lips: for m:ne
eyes have seen the King, the Lord of
hosts.
6 Then flew One of the seraphiuis
ualo itti\ having a live coal in his haiid,
which he had taken with the tongs
from off the altar:
7 .ini he laid it upon my mouth,
and said, Ze, this hath touched thy
lips; and thine iniquity is taken away,
and thy sin purged.
8 A Isa I heard the voice of the Lord,
sajnng, Whom shall I send, and who
will go for us? Then said I, Here am
I; send me.
GOLDEN TEXT.
“I heard the voice of the Lord, say
ing, Whoa’ shall I send, and who will
go for UE? Then said I, Here am J;
send me.” (Isaias vi. S.)
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HOME EEADLNGS.
Monday, The Call of Isaiah, Isaiah
vi. 1-8.
Tuesday, The Call of Samuel, 1 Sam
uel iii. 1-18.
Wednesday, The Call of Jeremiah,
Jeremiah i. 4-10.
Thursday, The Call of Ezekiel,
Ezekiel il. I-IO.
fViday, The Call of Amos, Amos vii.
14-17.
Saturday, The Call of the Four !>is-
ciples, Matthew iv. 18-22.
Sunday, The Call of Saul, Acts, ix.
1-9.
And the posts of tlie *>or moved
(v. i). Even the physical sumiund-
ings bear testimony to the holiness
of Jehovah, the smoke filling the house
particularly emphasizing, as seems
probable, liie divine wTath against
sin.
Then said I, Woe is me! etc. (v. 5)
hasfxgnupofagetaoin etaoi ete tetao
Isa-jih ha« had a wonderful vision.
He has seen Jehovah of, hosts higb
upon his throne in kingly majesty;
he has seen the seraphims, his ready
messengers, stand abashed and cov
ered in his presence, while they con
tinually declare his holiness; be has
felt the foundations rock and seeti the
air grow dark with divine displeasure-
The vision which he beholds brings to
Mm a deep conviction of his own in-
quity, and he cries out: “Woe is me!
for I ani undone.” In contrast with
the song of the seraph choir his own
lips are unclean. Nor, indeed, is h^
alone in his sinfulness; The whole
nation is guilty. Even their very wor
ship is but unclean in the sight of
Jehovah the Hold One.
Then flew one of the seraphims, etc.
(v. 6, 7). Following conviction of sin
comes the cleansing. The live coal,
or hot stone, taken from oif the altar,
is typical of the purifying power of
God’s Spirit, through whom the in
iquity is taken away. It is applied to
Isaiah’s lips because his feeling of
conviction was focused at that point,
and perhaps also in anticipation of
his mission as a spokesman for God.
I heard the voice of the Lord, say-
mg, etc, (v.S). Jesus said: “Blessed
are the pure in heart; for they shall
see God.” {Matt. v. 8.) J3o \vith
Isaiah as soon as his iniquity is
cleansed, his ears are open to hear the
divine voice. The word spoken is not
addresses to him individually and by
name, but is a general invitation. He
hears it “not as command, but request,
and answers, not of compulsion, but
of freedom.”
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THE LESSON EXPLAINED.
in the year that king Uxziah died
(V. 1.) This statemert gives us The
date of Isaiah’s call, fixing it at about
7:40 B. C. And, what is far more im
portant, it furnishes the occasion of
his call, tlzziah as king of Judah vias
marvelously prospered of God; his
reign of fifty-two years was one of
great splendor. But in the very midst
of his glory he dishonored God, going
into the temple to offer incense upon
the altar. Because of his sinful sac
rilege God smote him with leprosy;
he was dethroned and died in the lasar
house. Such a shocking incident was
calculated to stir the conscience. We
may well believe that it was the con
templation of the great king’s terrii3le
affliction brought on himself by his
impious act that led to Isaiah’s vision
cf God.
Above it stood the seraphims, etc.
(v. 2). The character and form of
these creatures are a matter of spec
ulation. The thing that impresses
Isaiah is their attitude of reverence,
humility, and service. In the pres
ence of the holy Jehovah, smitten
with the sense of unworthiness to !«''k
upon him or to be seen of him, they
stand raady to render obedience to
every command.
And one cried unto another, and
said, ete. (v. 3.) The song of the S‘’r-
Kphinx was antiphonal, the one pa't
THE LESSO.M APPLIED.
It is interesting to note that cir
cumstances under vrhich men and wo
men feel the call to some definite ser
vice, An investigation of a large
number of instances shows that the
circumstances vary widely. Very fre
quently the Spirit of God uses the
prayers cf parents to impress u;ion
the child some definite duty. Som
times the conscience is quickened and
a decision reached as a result of the
death of some loved one. In a large
number of cases some word or deed
of a pastor has turned the current of
the life into a definite line of service
‘‘One day when J was a small child
our pastor laid his hand on my head
and said: ‘This boy wiH be a^preacher
some day.'" This is the t^stinrany of
one. “Once our pastor held prayers
in our home and prayed especiaily for
me, and from that day I have felt call
ed to the ministry,” so anotiicr c5f-
pericnce runs. Such experiences may
be multiplied indefinitely.
Before Isaiah heard the call to ser
vice he had a vision of God’s holiness
and of his own uncleanness. He was
purified aud made fit to be God’s
messenger before he ijras sent fo.-th
to speak for him. Such an experi
ence is always essential to real serv
ice. A life that has not felt the clean
sing and vitalizing power of God’s
Spirit is but poerly prepared to rep
resent God to men. A. life that has
not been cleansed of sin and made
anew by divine power is not apt to
hear God’s call to service.
Young people who are considering
tl5e problem of their life work are
sometimes perplexed 'with the ques
tion as to whether they ought to give
their lives to some special form of
Christian service, such as the minis
try or misionary activity, and they
wonder what contitutes a call. The
experience of Isaiah throws light on
this question. The “Home Readings"
for the week give illustrations of oth
ers who were called to special service
tion of iniquity of ki* pec^die. As
soon, thercfpre, as his own Hfe/ was
made to feel the divin« his
thought was of them »ad their need
of a messenger from God. In this
painful realization of his people’s con
dition he hears the voice of God call
ing foir some one to go.
-Another characteristic of Isaiah’s
call is suggestive. It was a general
request directied to any who would
answer. The Lord did not say, “Isa-
ish, will you go?” but “Whom shall I
send, and who will go for us?” It \"'as
Isaiah himself who made the call an
individual matter. Here is food for
reflection. .A.re we not top much in
clined to demand of God more th.in
we have a, right to expect? We know
the appaiiing need for men for the
ministry and the mission fields; we
hear the insistent call for laborers
If we have ourselves seen God and felt
his power in our lives, is this not
enough to justify us in offering our
selves for the ser^ce? It was so
with Isaiah.
This leads us to still another fact
about Isaiah’s call that is worthy of
note. It came not as a command, but
ss a question. Isaiah did not wait to
be driven by compulsion; he freely
offered himself. It is just at this
point that many make mistakes, wait
ing for some compelling power to
drive them into the service, instead cf
accepting the invitation that is con
stantly being heard. Paul felt that
necessity was laid upon him to be a
minister. “Woe is me if I preach not
the gospiel," he said. But this was not
the experience of Isaiah. Nor is it
tht experience of multitudes of God's
faithful servants with whom the call
is a glad acceptancc of a privilege
rather than a reluctant yielding to
necessity.
LESSON QCESTIONS.
What was the occasion of Isaiah’s
call?
What is indicated by the attitude
of the seraphim?
What attitude of God is emphasi2.ed
by the cry of the seraphim?
V/hat Is indicated by the rocking
of the foundations and the sppea-
ance of the smoke?
How was Isaiah affected by his vis
ion?
What was the significance of the
iive coal, and why was it applied to;
Isaiah's lips? |
What was the character of Isaiah’f'
call?
Does God call all his special serv
ants in Uie Same way?
Is a realization of the great need
for laborers in itself a call to serv
ice?
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Fre.'ich Republic, and that the Kaiser,
on a warship" in London would dic
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WelK well, well. He probably be
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unless the reverend gentleman is not
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has proved himself prophet, he should
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crying, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Loni'^”’ represent various
of Hosts,” th; other part r.'spondinj:.,
“The whole earth is full of his glory.”
The word “holy” thrice repeated for
smphaiiis, originally meaning only
,«feparateness, is here used to cha»ac-
terize the inner character of Jehovah
as the sovereign, sublime, and sin-
abhorripg God. The glory of «e-
hovah, which the seraphims see every
where present, is but the outward
manifestation of his holiness.
types of experience. All of the.se
instructive to us, showingi as they
do, thrtt God has not shut himself up
to one plan in dealing with men, but
has manifold methods in making
knawn his will Eat the call of Isaiah
is perhaps most illuminating. It is
a call born of a consciousiiess of need.
The vision of God which he saw not
only convicted him of his own sinful
ness. but it brought him to a realfza-
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