Lesson 13 · December 30, 1905
Need of Preparation
Questions.
- 1.If the Jews had obeyed God, would they have been in Media and Persia in Haman's day? Note 1; see also .
- 2.Is it possible for God's people by their faithfulness to hasten the coming of their King? (margin). Note 2.
- 3.What action on the part of the people in the days of Esther, brought deliverance? .
- 4.How will God's people be engaged when He turns their captivity in the final struggle? ; . Note 3.
- 5.When did God turn the captivity of ancient Israel in Egypt? .
- 6.When will God turn the captivity of His people? Note 4.
- 7.If Mordecai had not been familiar with what God had written about the family of Haman, would he have been prepared for the crisis when it came?
- 8.Who only will be shielded in the coming conflict? ; .
- 9.What is said of the purity of God's Word? ; . Should we study it as a whole?
- 10.What is the only light for God's people in this world? ; ; .
- 11.Is there any miraculous power that can take its place? .
- 12.What did the Saviour think would best fit the disciples for the trials before them, an understanding of the Scriptures, or a knowledge of His bodily presence? . Note 5.
- 13.What did the Saviour do for His disciples when He was on the earth? .
- 14.What did this knowledge of the Scriptures enable them to experience when He was again taken from their sight? (last clause). Note 6.
Notes
1. Cyrus had long before made full provision for every Jew to return to Jerusalem. . Only 50,000 returned at this time. They had wealth and ease in Babylon, and they chose to remain there, rather than face difficulties in rebuilding the work of the Lord.
2. "The love of Christ does not seem to constrain those who profess His name; for a death-like slumber is upon the human agents, and the work is hindered by failure of the human to co-operate with the divine. . . . Consider how your lack of faith, of spirituality, of divine power, is hindering the coming of the kingdom of God."—E. G. White, in Bible Students' Library No. 146.
3. "Day and night they cry unto God for deliverance. . . . Like Jacob, all are wrestling with God. Their countenances express their internal struggle. Paleness sits upon every face, yet they cease not their earnest intercession."—.
4. "It is at midnight that God manifests His power for the deliverance of His people."—.
5. Only those who have been diligent students of the Scriptures, and have realized the love of the truth, will be shielded from the powerful delusion that takes the world captive."—.
6. One word from the Saviour would have sent them bounding on their way, rejoicing, but they needed an understanding of the Scriptures in order to meet the trials before them, or else as soon as the Saviour was out of their sight they would have been in doubt and gloom again.
Bible texts in this lesson
Ezra 1:1-11 · 2 Peter 3:12 · Esther 4:16 · Esther 4:17 · Jeremiah 30:6 · Jeremiah 30:7 · Zephaniah 2:1-3 · Exodus 12:29-36 · Psalms 91:4 · Revelation 3:10 · Proverbs 30:5 · Proverbs 30:6 · Revelation 22:18 · Revelation 22:19 · Proverbs 4:18 · Psalms 119:105 · 2 Peter 1:19 · Luke 16:31 · Luke 24:13-31 · Luke 24:27 · Luke 24:45 · Luke 24:52
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