Sunday School Lesson '
(Continued tram Pact S) 1
praise but also the duty of praise
to God, (3) affirmed the posi
tive value of the Law, (4) af
firmed the positive value and
importance of ordinary people,
and (5) affirmed and dramati
cally demonstrated that a his
torian can be and sometimes
must be more than a historian
in the strict sense of the word;j
he must be a propagandist or a
preacher.
As Anderson has pointed out,
to affirm that God is Lord of
history suggest at least three
implications. First, it means that
"God's wise Purpose and In
tention for history cannot be
defeated or vanquished even by
the maddest folly of the men
whom He Himself has created."
(Page 78)
Second, it means that we can
not escape from God. Since evil
has no permanent place in God's
plan for the created order, and
since one cannot escape God,
then to do wickedness, to be
unfaithful, is to invite disaster
both now and in the future
Judgment
Finally, to affirm that God is
Lord of history is to affirm that
the real source of power and
security, of justice and good
ness, is, for both individuals and
for peoples, to be on God's side.
A coiollary of this statement is
that no matter how weak and
insignificant a person or event
may appear, if God has chosen
to work through that weakness,
even that weakness becomes -a
great strength which confounds
the strength of all who oppose
it.
Nehemiah, the Layman
One might rightly ask at this
point, What has all of this to do
with the career of Nehemiah?
The Chronicler used the story
of Nehemiah for the purpose of
glorifying God. He did this by
confronting his readers with a
man whose life dramatically il
lustrated and spoke of service
and obedience to God. And the
purpose of this confrontation
was to convert others to prompt
them to imitate Nehemiah. This
is propaganda history in the best
possible sense; it is preaching
in the best pousible sense.
The life of Nehemiah is par
ticularly interesting because it
shows what a lay person can do
when he commits himself to
God and church, v
Hearing that conditions In
Jerusalem were desperate, Nehe
miah secured leave from the
court of Artaxences and, at con
siderable sacrifice of personal
comfort and security, set about
rebuilding the broken commun
ity. It is a tribute to the faith
and determination of Nehemiah
that, in spite of opposition, he
saw the project to completion.
Nehaaxlik*! Greatness
Hugh Anderson lists three
marks of Nehemiah's greatness.
1. "Nehemlah was a man of
vision and better still a man of
action." "Nehemlah had his
dream and his vision," says An
derson. "But as a man of rest
less energy and decisive action,
he took at once the necessary
practical steps to try to make
his dream come true."
2. "Nehemlah was a man of
perseverance." He would not be
deterred by taunts or plots. With
singlsness of purpose ha kept
working.
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Food To Give Thanks For
GIBLET GRAVY
INGREDIENTS:
4 Oz. Turkey Drippings 4 Oz. Flour
2 t. Salt % t. Pepper
% Gal. Turkey Broth V4 Quart of cooked Giblets,
PROCEDURE
Stir until smooth flour and fat; add salt and pepper. Add
gradually, stirring constantly turkey stock. Cook until thick
and smooth. Add cooked chopped giblets. Yield 35-40 servings.
WALNUT-APPLE STUFFING
INGREDIENTS:
8 cups dry bread crumbs
2 cups walnuts, coarsely
chopped
1 cup Chopped celery
% cup chopped parsley
broth or cider
1 cup butter or duck fat,
rendered
1 cup chopped onions
4 cups peeled and diced tart
apples
salt, black pepper, and
poultry seasoning to taste
PROCEDURES
For crumbs, use very stale bread or toast, well crushed
with rolling pin or crumbled in a blender. Heat butter in a
heavy skillet t d saute walnuts, onion and celery 4 to 5 min
utes. Add crumbs, apples, parsley and seasoning and mix well.
Moisten as necessary. Bake in 2-inch deep bread pan at mod
erate temperature for 15-20 minutes. Yield 24-30 servings.
ROAST TURKEY
To Roast 14-16 Lb. Turkey:
Rub thoroughly cleaned 15 lb. turkey with salad oil,
season with Lowry salt and black pepper. Place inside the
bird sliced fresh apples, sliced fresh onions and largely chop
ped celery. Place turkey, breast up, in the center of oiled wide
heavy foil; then bring the ends of the foil up over breast; over
lap foil and press up against ends of turkey. Place bird In
shallow pan. Open foil last 20 minutes to brown turkey.
Cook 14-16 pound turkey at 450F for 3-1/3-3-1/2 hour*.
Serve as desired. Yield 40-50 servings.
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