OUR BIBLE BAND

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Aug 11, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 31.

Schedule for the Week Ending Aug. 21, 1909.

				Morning	Evening
Su.	Aug.	15	Ps.	91, 92, 93	Rom. 15: 1-13
Mo.	“	16	“	94, 95, 96	“ 15: 14-33
Tu.	“	17	“	97, 98, 99	“ 16
We.	“	18	“	100 to 102	1 Cor. 1
Th.	“	19	“	103, 104	“ 2
Fr.	“	20	“	105, 106	“ 3
Sa.	“	21	“	107 to 109	“ 4

Suggestive Notes.

Our morning readings for the week begin with Psalm 91 and close with Psalm 109. This is a peculiarly rich section of the psalms, the 91st, the special promises of God to His people in the time of trouble; the 92nd, a peculiarly appropriate psalm for the Sabbath day, recounting God’s power and goodness. What a Gospel song is the 96th, and how full of assurances are they all! Psalm 102 is a plea for mercy which every true believer may adopt as his own. Psalm 103 is a song of praise and assurance for the One who forgives all our iniquities and heals all our diseases.

Psalm 104 is expressive of all Jehovah’s care for all His works. Psalm 105 recounts God’s wonderful works in behalf of Israel. Psalm 106 impartially shows us the rebellion of Israel, and yet God’s mercy to them in all their sinfulness. Psalm 107 shows how the Lord saves men from all kinds of troubles and appeals ever and again to the benefited ones: “O that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men.” Psalm 109 is one of the so-called “imprecatory” psalms. Really it is the plea to divine justice that those who plot wickedness against the innocent should receive upon their own heads the fruit of their own sowing.

Our evening readings begin with Romans 15 and close with 1 Corinthians 4. The last part of Romans consists of exhortations to Christians, the closing chapter mentioning many individuals by name to whom the apostle wished to be remembered. The first epistle to the Corinthians was written in A.D. 57. It has been thought from some of the expressions in it that it was not the first epistle to the Corinthians, but a second one. It is the first one, however, which has come down to us. Some of the reasons for writing it stand out clearly in the epistle itself. It was written to meet the false philosophy that seemed to be creeping in among them, to correct the tendency to divide into factions, to point out the sins that were common in heathendom that were entering the church, and to emphasize the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The first and second chapters draw strong contrast between the wisdom of the world and the power of the Gospel. The third and fourth chapters reprove the worship of men, and show that the only foundation upon which character and the church can be built is Jesus Christ.