Excerpt from Half Hours With the Lessons of 1883: Chapters on the Bible Texts Chosen for Sabbath-School Study During 1883; In Connection With the International Lesson Series The study of the Scriptures in connection with the selections made for the International Series of Les sons for Sunday - schools is not only widespread, but also, on the part of an increasing number of teachers and superintendents, eager and comprehensive. Very many are seeking for light upon these Lessons from every available source. Whilst desiring to understand the text critically, they wish also to catch the purport, the lessons, the very spirit, of the divine word. It is to aid these earnest students that this volume of Half Hours with the Lessons has been prepared and is now sent forth. In it, men eminent for power in the pulpit' gather around the sacred narrative'comment and application, instructing the understanding and warning the heart, and thus guiding the Bible-teacher to trains of thought and feeling that will fit him for his high calling. May it be blessed to many, both teachers and taught! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.