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Lesson 6 · May 9, 1908

The Restoration from Babylon

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Questions

  1. 1.What explains the victory of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, over Jerusalem? .
  2. 2.What was the real cause of the captivity? . Compare .
  3. 3.In what way is this transgression definitely described? .
  4. 4.What did the Lord have in mind in permitting His people to go into captivity? .
  5. 5.What was foretold concerning the outcome of the captivity? .
  6. 6.What Gospel principle did the Lord declare through the prophet Habakkuk? .
  7. 7.What connection is there between this statement and the fall of Babylon? .
  8. 8.What connection is there between this same statement and the restoration from Babylon? Read ; note .
  9. 9.What definition of justification by faith shows that the experience of the captivity was designed to restore to the people righteousness by faith? Ans.— "What is justification by faith?—It is the work of God in laying the glory of man in the dust, and doing for man that which it is not in his power to do for himself."—"Special Testimonies," No. 9, page 62.
  10. 10.What description is given of a revival of faith among the people of God after the fall of Babylon? .
  11. 11.What indicates that the return to Jerusalem was a matter of individual faith rather than a national movement? .
  12. 12.What message was sent to the people during the rebuilding of the temple, teaching dependence upon God rather than upon themselves? .
  13. 13.What message did the Lord send to His people calling them out of Babylon as soon as the time of the captivity was fulfilled? .
  14. 14.What is the last call to the people of God in this generation? .
  15. 15.What was the experience of those who returned from Babylon? .
  16. 16.What will be true of those who come out of Babylon in this generation? .
  17. 17.What kind of obedience only is acceptable to God? .

Notes

Formalism and righteousness by works had so taken the place of genuine religion among the people of God in Jerusalem that it became necessary to abolish all the outward form of service, abandon the temple to destruction, and send the people into captivity to humble their pride and to teach them the essential elements of righteousness by faith,—humility of spirit and a sense of dependence upon God. After the restoration from Babylon, the shekinah of glory—the outward token of the presence of God—never appeared in the temple, but the worshipers were taught to look for the bodily presence in the restored temple of Him who was to manifest the glory of God in humanity. ; . This temple became desolate when Jesus left it. . He who was the glory of the temple is "the Lord our Righteousness," through whom the glory of the Lord, lost by sin, is restored in believers, and this is the experience of righteousness by faith. Read ; ; ; .

By studying the prophecy of Habakkuk and comparing it with the fifth chapter of Daniel it is evident that the fall of ancient Babylon was due to that pride of heart which puts one's self in the place of God, and that the message of restoration was the message of righteousness by faith. Modern Babylon has put herself in the place of God, exhibiting the same pride of heart (), and her fall is certain. . The message of restoration from modern Babylon must be the message of righteousness by faith.

Bible texts in this lesson

Daniel 1:1 · Daniel 1:2 · 1 Chronicles 9:1 · 2 Chronicles 36:14-17 · Ezekiel 22:26 · Ezekiel 22:29 · Ezekiel 22:31 · Jeremiah 24:4 · Jeremiah 24:5 · Jeremiah 24:6 · Jeremiah 24:7 · Habakkuk 2:4 · Daniel 5:18 · Daniel 5:20 · Daniel 5:22-24 · Daniel 5:30 · Daniel 5:31 · Daniel 9 · Daniel 9:2-5 · Daniel 9:19 · Jeremiah 50:4 · Jeremiah 50:5 · Ezra 1:3 · Ezra 2:1 · Ezra 2:64 · Ezra 2:65 · Zechariah 4:6 · Zechariah 4:7 · Jeremiah 51:6-10 · Revelation 18:1-5 · Nehemiah 9:38 · Nehemiah 10:28 · Nehemiah 10:29 · Revelation 14:12 · Romans 16:25 · Romans 16:26 · Haggai 2:6-9 · John 1:14 · Matthew 23:38-999 · Matthew 24:1-1 · Jeremiah 23:5 · Jeremiah 23:6 · Romans 3:23 · Romans 3:24 · 1 Corinthians 1:30 · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · 2 Thessalonians 2:3 · 2 Thessalonians 2:4 · Revelation 18:21

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