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SUNDAY-SCHOOL. Lesson V!.—Fourth Quarter, For Nov. 5, 1911. THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. Text of the Lesson, Est. iv, 10 to v, 3. Memory Verses, iv, 13, 14—Golden Text, Ps. cxlv. 20—Commentary Pre pared by Rev. O. M. Stearns. As we have but one lesson in this wonderful portion of the Bible, we must try to pet some idea of the whole book, it is the story of God watching over and providentially caring for His people, and, though He is not men tioned by name, He is seen working all through. The book ends most beaut! fully and suggestively with these words: “Mordeeai the Jew was next unto King Ahasuerus and great among the Jews and accepted of the multi tude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people and speaking peace to all his seed" (x, 3). We can not but think of the kingdom of which this book is a historical and prophetic picture, illustrating the grace of God Amos vi, 10. and Dent, xxxi, 17, 18. may possibly throw some light on the absence of any name of God in the book, and yet the name of Jehovah is really there four times in the form of an acrostic in the initial or final letters of four wofds In chapters i, 20; v, 4. 13; vil, 7. See I)r. Bollinger's booklet. This any one with a Hebrew Bible can easily verify. It is said that Dr. Gins burg has discovered three ancient MSS in which these acrostic letters are written in larger characters and in more prominent form. The absence of the name In any ordinary form sug gests the lines: “Oh, blest Is he to whom Is given the instinct that can tell that God is on the field when He Is most invisible" (Faber). “Most hid den, yet most manifest" (Augustine). Some one has said that It is the story of the people of God delivered from death by a mediator of the highest rank, who undertakes the greatest dan ger and Is mysteriously ohe of them The time of the story is supposed to be between Ez. vl and vil. The prlnel pal truth seems to be that there is a God in history working out His good pleasure through human lives and or dinary means. As one has said, “All history is His story.” God and the devil are seen in conflict from Gen. ill to Rev. xx. Here it is Ilaman ns the devil’s man and Mordecui and Esther on the Lord’s side. Thus far in the story, up to our les son today, we see the greatness of an earthly king and the magnificence of his kingdom; his ill treatment of a noble woman, put away, hut remem bered; the choice of another who re quired nothing but what was appoint ed for her (1, 19; ii, 1, 15); the faithful and unwavering interest of her guard ian, Mordeeai; the promotion of Un man and his plot to kill all the Jews. This brings us to the intercession of Esther In the lesson of today, in which she took the place of death to save the lives of her people (iv, 11). Our modi ator actually died in our stead to do liver us from the curse of the law (Gal iii, 13; iv, 4, r>). The words in iv, 14 "Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" make us think of the words of the Lord Jesus, “For this cause came ! unto this hour,” “For this cause came 1 into the world" (John xii, 27; xviii. 37). If we are redeemed by the pre cious blood of Christ we may be cer tain that all our life is planned for us according to Eph. ii. 19, and concerning every occasion or-opportunity we may be sure that it has been prepared for us; that in it, by dying to self, we may make manifest the life of Jesus (11 Cor. iv. 10. 11; I Sam. x, 7). If we are unwilling He will choose some willing vassal to accomplish his purpose, and the loss will be ours. Esther sent word to Mordecai that he and all the Jews in Slmshan should Join her and her maidens in a three days’ fast and then she would go into the presence of the king on behalf of her people, even if it should mean death to her (iv, 15-17). Ou the third day she went to the kins and obtained favor in his sight and the assurance that he would do for her whatever she asked, even to the half of his kingdom. Our Mediator, who is now,in the pres ence of God for us, has given us all that is His and made us joint heirs with Himself. He takes every truly penitent sinner into full partnership with Himself, blotting out all that was against us and putting all His right eousness to our account, because He died for our sins and rose again the third day. 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