SYSTEMATIC BIBLE STUDY
By Editor
EACH one of the psalms expresses, in the beauty of Hebrew rhythm, the wonderful truth of God. Some of these psalms are especially striking. The hundred third, which is in our reading for this week, may be included among the number that contain some of the most wonderful things to be found in the word of God. In the eleventh verse God tells us that "as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him." And again, "As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us." Verse 12. The distance between the east and the west expresses infinity, and thus far does our Father remove our transgressions from us. What wonderful power and comfort are here expressed in His gospel of truth! And then again, "Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear Him." Verse 13. Satan has tried to make this world regard our heavenly Father as a stern-visaged, exacting tyrant; but He asks us to consider our own tender, compassionate father—not the irate, passionate father, but the truly ideal father that we meet so frequently among the children of men. And like as this father pities his children, so the Lord pities them that fear Him. Our own fathers would not withhold any good thing from us, and our heavenly Father gave these earthly fathers all of their sentiments of love. How helpful it is to be continually reading the Bible through by course, for in this way we are constantly finding new beauties in these gems of truth. SCHEDULE FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL 18, 1914
Read one chapter in Leviticus or Numbers each week-day and two in Numbers on the Sabbath. Read one psalm each day. Read one chapter in Acts or Romans each week-day and two in Romans on the Sabbath.