OUR BIBLE BAND

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Aug 4, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 30.

Schedule for the Week Ending Aug. 14, 1909.

	Aug.	Morning	Evening
Su.	8	Ps. 74, 75, 76	Rom. 9:16-33
Mo.	9	Ps. 77, 78	Rom. 10
Tu.	10	Ps. 79, 80	Rom. 11:1-18
We.	11	Ps. 81, 82, 83	Rom. 11:19-36
Th.	12	Ps. 84, 85, 86	Rom. 12
Fr.	13	Ps. 87, 88	Rom. 13
Sa.	14	Ps. 89, 90	Rom. 14

Suggestive Notes.

Our Old Testament morning readings begin with the seventy-fourth Psalm and close with the wonderful ninetieth Psalm, the prayer of Moses the man of God. Most of these Psalms were written by Asaph. Three of them seem to have been special songs of the sons of Korah. Psalm 86 is a psalm of David. Two were written by Heman, the Ezrahite, and the ninetieth Psalm by Moses. Most of them were therefore written after the captivity or during the captivity of the children of Israel. Psalms 84, 85, 86, and 87 are preeminently worthy of memorizing. Psalm 89 brings before us the steadfastness and faithfulness of God in keeping covenant with His children.

Our New Testament lessons begin with the sixteenth verse of the ninth chapter of Romans and close with the fourteenth chapter, covering Paul's argument in respect to the Jews, and closing with the excellent teaching that Christians should not condemn fellow Christians.

In these chapters the apostle shows conclusively that the Gospel of God goes to all men, so that all are left without excuse, and demonstrates that the only hope of salvation is through our Lord Jesus Christ. Israel, looking to their own righteousness, failed to reach the righteousness of God, while those who looked past their own righteousness to that of Christ, found His righteousness covering their sin and meeting all their need. The branches of Israel were broken off in unbelief; the branches of the Gentiles were grafted in, partaking of the virtues of the stock of Israel, and thus themselves becoming Israel.