Numidia Mennonite Bible School - Reflector Yearbook (Numidia, PA)

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PROVERBS Proverbs is a book of practical applica- tions covering nearly every area of our day- to-day life. Its wise sayings were written and gathered not only by Solomon, but also by Hezekiah's servants, Agur, King Lemuel and other wise men. The theme of the book is wisdom. The basic attitude required to receive wisdom is a proper fear of God. tProverbs 9:lOJ It is rather difficult to categorize or out- line the diversified thoughts contained in Proverbs. However, ideas concerning our speech and our relation to material things are quite predominant. Other areas touched are parent-child relationships, the use of strong drink, and the relation of men to women. Some proverbs, such as, 6'My son, if sin- ners entice thee, consent thou noti' tProv- erbs IZIOJ, are quite simple, while others might be more easily understood by putting them in our own terms. One example- '6The sluggard snores while the wise man choresf' After this study, we should certainly be prepared to face life more wisely than we did before. -J. Stanley Bauman 1-.llln-1-1 JOEL, AMOS, OBADIAH These books are among the minor proph- ets. Joel was one of the earliest of the prophets of Judah, but little is known about him. Amos was also a prophet of Judah during the time of King Uzziah, but his mes- sage was to Israel. Obadiah prophesied of the doom of Edom, the decendants of Esau. Each book warns of God's judgment on disobedience and rebellion, portraying the destruction it will bring. Various prin- ciples of judgment were brought out such as: the judgment of God is complete, it is severeg and God is no respector of persons. Along with the prophecy of judgment comes the plea for repentance. It was God's foremost desire that the judgment would draw the people back to himself. The prophecy of salvation and future restoration of Israel is also brought out in comparison to the judgment and destruc- tion. -James Sensenig 22 ISAIAH The theme of this book is seen in the meaning of the name Isaiah, Jehovah is Salvationf' In a time when His people had become involved in sin, God was pointing them to the Saviour. This represents one purpose of the book, to arrest the people of Judah from the inevitable destruction which was coming. This prophecy, spoken particularly to Judah in her declining years, still has a mes- sage for us. Por all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. Isaiah 9:l2b. Chapters 1-34 speak of Denunciation and Desolation with inserts of Messianic hope. Chapters 36-39 have a historical breakg and chapters 40-66 are prophecies of Redemp- tion, and restoration from exile. Isaiah 57:15, the key verse, speaks of God dwelling in the high and holy place and yet in the hearts of the humble and contrite ones. This is only possible through the Key Person of the book, the Lord Jesus Christ, and His work on Calvary, pictured in chap- ter 53. We need to see God and His glory, as pictured in chapter 6, and our own sin- fulness. As one responds by forsaking sin he is in a position to be called into ser- Vice by the Lord' -Barbara Carpenter TABERNACLE STUDY After going through this study, I am con- vinced that the whole tabernacle is bound up in many types. These types proved to be very meaningful to my own Christian experience. One of the first things that we noticed in the layout of all the furniture was that it formed a cross! This would speak of Christ and his great work of redemption. As we looked closely at each part of the taber- nacle, we could see the beauty of Christ reflected. It was interesting to notice that many of the basic things contain a certain mean- ing, for example, the colors: blue-heav- enlyz purple-royalty, scarlet-blood, and white-righteousness. Also the materials used portray a special meaning such as: gold-divinity, silver-redemption, brass- judgmentg and wood-humanity. With these few basics, we learned many valuable truths! - - David Ebersole

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CURRICULAR REPORTS SECTION I BIBLE STUDY EXODUS The book of Exodus is a history of the deliverance of Israel out of Egypt We read of many mistakes they made during as their lustings murmurings formcation and idolatry and of Gods dealing with them sternly yet in mercy May we profit asking for and receiving the same land he had spied out forty years earlier Last of all The Close of Joshuas life chapters 22 24 HIS concern was that the to God May we as Gods children ever endeavor to do the same their journey to the promised land, such children of Israel remain true and faithful by their mistakes This book contains many laws for God's chosen people such as the ten command- ments and many moral and ceremonial laws. This is a book of many types. One of the most outstanding is the Passover feast, which was to be held yearly to continually remind Israel of the great deliverance God wrought in leading them out from the bondage of Egypt. This was a type of the Christian being delivered from the bondage of sin by the shed blood of Jesus. The last part of the book deals with the building of the tabernacle, wherein we also see many types of Christ, the church, and Christian experience. - Stephen Martin JOSHUA The theme of the book of Joshua is, The conquest and division of the land of Canaan. The key verse is found in 1:8. This verse was the basis for victory in their day and is also for us today. The book is divided into three parts. First: Conquest of the Land, chapters 1-12. Here we saw them sending spies into the land, the miraculous crossing of the Jordan River, and the mighty hand.of God at work driving out their enemies. Secondly: The Division of the Land, chapters 13-21. Again we noticed God at work in providing a place for the faithful Levites. Also we saw the faithful spy, Caleb, Daniel Torkelson RUTH AND ESTHER Ruth is a type of whom? What drew her to Godis people? Whom did Boza typify? What were the responsibilities of the kins- man redeemer? These were among the many questions answered in our book study of Ruth. Ruth typifies any unsaved person who comes to Christ. She was at- tracted mainly by Naomiis life. Boaz typified Christ by fulfilling two responsibilities of the kinsmang redeeming his deceased rela- tivels land, and raising up seed to his rela- tive's name. The Book of Esther is a picture of syner- gism: the cooperation of man with God in obtaining redemption. We learned that proud Haman could be paralleled to the flesh. Mordecai was in some ways a type of the Spirit. After Esther's intercession, the law of Haman fthe fleshl could not be disannulled, but the law of Mordecai fthe Spiritl superseded it, and the Jews were victorious over their enemies. -John Siegrist ill Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fateg Still achieving, still pursuing, Lean to labor and to wait. 21

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I I TYPES AND SHADOWS In our study of this subject we learned that the word type carries the meaning of representing that which is still future. Other words that have similar meaning would be figure, form, and pattern. ' In determining a true type, it must be a true picture of the person it represents, must be of divine appointment, and always prefigures something future. A number of types we discovered are these: I Adam, Isaac, Moses, David, Boaz, and Melchizedek are types of Christ, The ark, Rebekah, and Ruth being types of the church, . Types of the Holy Spirit are wind, water, and Abrahamls servant, The life of Samson is a type of back- sliders, Enoch is a type of the Christian, and Canaan is a type of the Christian experi- ence. This study should convince us that the Bible is true and inspired. -Roseann Deiter MARK Markis account of the life of Christ is very interesting. With Roman readers in mind, he clearly presents Christ as the all- powerful Son of God by vivid demonstra- tions of His power over sickness, death, nature, and devils. Christ is pictured as a very busy man, going about from place to place with scarcely any time for rest. Thus Christ shows His great compassion for the needs of humanity. Mark is thought by many to have received his information from Peter. Sometimes called John Mark, he was a companion of Peter on missionary travels. Others feel that Mark was an eyewitness of Jesus' miracles, being of the seventy disciples sent out by Jesus, and of the 120 upon whom the Holy Ghost was outpoured. We have no reason to doubt the truth and authenticity of the book. Rather, we do well to read and take heed to it. - Clifford Weaver SERMON ON THE MOUNT The life of a teacher will have a great effect on the response to his teaching. Jesus, by living out His sermon encourages us to do the same. Jesus was continually blessing those who obey Him. He blesses those who maintain proper attitudes in life, those who endure persecution for righteousness, sake, and many more areas of life. Christ spoke of the Christian as salt to the earth, having a purifying and preserv- ing effect on it, and as the light of the world to point men to Christ. He told of His purpose of coming into the world: to strengthen and fulfill the law. Under the old law God dealt with the end of sin, and under the new He deals with the beginning, the very thought of sin. Let us apply these principles to our life that we may be firmly grounded when the storms of life come, that we be not soon shaken. -James H. Mack JOHN In this class we discovered the gospels are not just four gospels, but they are a fourfold gospel. In Matthew we see Christ as King, in Mark we have Christ as ser- vant, Luke shows Christ as the Son of Man, then John portrays Christ as the Son of God. In the Gospel of John we enter into the very presence of God. We also see the Diety of Christ. Christ gives a more com- plete revelation of himself and of God in this gospel, than in any of the other gospels. Over one half of the space in this book is given to the events of Christ's life and His sayings during the last days of His ministry. The goal of the book is found in 20:31, But these are written, that ye might be- lieve that Jesus is the Christ, thc Son of God, and that believing ye might have life through His namef' -Fred Miller 23