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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 21, 1900

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 77, No. 34.

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GARMENTS

By Mrs. S. N. Haskell

MRS. S. N. HASKELL.
Who are spoken of in Isa. 3:16–23?—The daughters of Zion. What is their condition?—Haughty. How many of the articles mentioned in this list are fashionable at the present day?—There are none mentioned here but what are fashionable in some portion of the world at the present day. Was there not a constant temptation anciently to dress like the world?—There must have been, as these were daughters of Zion, whom the Lord is reproving for wearing these things.
Did holy women of olden time follow these fashions? 1 Peter 3 : 16–23. Will holy women at the present time dress like the world? What enabled the holy women of olden time to escape this temptation?—They “trusted in God.” Verse 5. What will enable women at the present day to escape the same? What ornaments does the Lord expect the daughters of Zion to wear? Verse 4. What class of ornaments does he condemn?
What should women wear? 1 Tim. 2 : 9, 10. What should they not wear?
Did those who sometimes assembled in the early church, dress fashionably and wear ornaments like the world? James 2 : 2, 3. Were they the honored of the Lord?
Whom has God chosen?—Those rich in faith and love. James 2 : 5.
Did the Saviour give us to understand that we would ever find a true servant of God dressed gorgeously? Luke 7 : 25.
What kind of a garment tempted Achan? Joshua 7 : 21. Did coveting the garment lead to other sins? Are men as well as women liable to be tempted by Babylonish garments?
What effect did this have upon Israel? Verses 11, 12. Do the people of God ever turn their backs on their enemies to-day because Babylonish garments are “even among their own stuff”?
What will be said by voices everywhere in the closing of the message? Rev. 18 : 4. Will it be possible for those who call the people from Babylon, to wear Babylonish garments themselves? When God’s people get fully out of Babylon, will there be any Babylonish garments “among their own stuff”?
What did Israel anciently do with their worldly ornaments when they reconsecrated themselves to God? Gen. 35 : 2–4. Did they also change their garments? Verse 2.
When they had removed all traces of these things from “among their own stuff,” how did God work for them? Gen. 35 : 5. Will God do the same for Israel to-day?
What garment is it proper for us to covet? Matt. 22 : 12.
What garment will Christ give us? Isa. 61 : 3.
What is it our privilege to wear? Isa. 61 : 10. What will we do when clothed with these garments? Will we ever covet the fashions of the world when we are confident we have these glorious garments?