The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-03-22

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Nomlaaily. The expressions 81
solomobs reiga. and BIS successors
AAashsy refssal - mitigate them. IL
Kiags Iii To-
3 Actually, iealously from time
immortal. between the tribes Of Joseph
Epbraim AID Manasseh y and u Judah
sLich Gully used oppression as pre-
teri Judah was tbs most prominent.
and Joseph tbe farorisc son Of Jacob
a Chfoa - To judah aud 10.
seph d. y. Ephraim and ManAssehl
Jacob gave the best blessings Gen.
xix heir descendants were most
numefoos al the departure from Egypt
( Nam !. Joshua aud Caleb. who led
isfaal into tie Promised Land. belong.
ed respectively 20 the tribes Of Ephra.
tn aud Judah The territories assign.
I'd Judah and Ephraim led also to their
pre- en,inenee
u. rar TalBEs. TERhiToRr AND Pop
rL,lioS. INCLUDED BY IT.
Il was prophesied q Kings n;
81 s2) that ten tribes should revolt;
and one tribe remain loyal TO the house
Of David The tribe Of Levi. owing 70
lis priestly function, had no separate
! political existence. Ii is hence obyi.
Gus that; while judah was the loyal
tribe, the ten Others included Ephraim
and Mauasseh as the one tribe Of Jo'
seph SO that. BY more detailed en-
umera,ion, eleven tribes revolted at
that time
2. Most, or all. Of the foreign pos
session Of the original kingdom part
of Syria, and the lands Of Moab and OF
Ammon). appear to have been claimed
by the revolving tribes, who held. also,
mucn of the sea-board Of Palestine.
The revolving country was for the most
barren and rugged. The area occupi-
ed by the revolving tribes, has been
lestirnated at 1915 square miles, and
that occupied by judah at 9. 435 square
miles, the latter abont three fourths
the size OF the state OF Connecticut:
and the state of Massachusetts about
tbree.fourth the size OF the former.
III. OUT LINE OF IT'S CAREER,
|. Under the House Of Jeroboam,
| Jerobean J, reigued 20 years Ma
dab (2) reigned years.
,. Under the House of Baasha
| Baasha 80 reigned "a years Elah a
reigued 2 years.
2. Undor the House Of 0mri Zimr
! ~ reigned days omri t6) reigned
IL years; Ahab (1) reigned % years;
Ahaziah 81 reigned 2 years; Jeroboam
.9). brother Of Ahaziah, reigned IL
years 500 Ss5 b c.
4. Under the House Of Jehu Jehu
/ (lO). rcigned 2s years Jehoahaz (ll)
reigned II years; Jehsash az reign
ed 10 yeas: Jeroboam ii. (l3) reign
ed Al years; an interregnum of III
years followed; Zachariah Ia reign.
ed six months; sS4-773 b. OIL. The
shameless wickedness Of the house Of
0mri led to its terrible extinction by
Jehu at Gods command. Jezebel aud
Ahabs seventy sons were slain; the
worsbipers Of B4al were collected by
artiGce into the temple Of their idol aud
put to the sword; temple aud idol were
destroyed
Under a line Of Usurpers Shall
lun Is reigned one month; Menahen
Il6l reigned 10 years; Pekahah tFi
son of Menahem. reigned years; Pc
kah Is reigned 20 years, an interreg
nun Of Q years followed: Hoshea 10
reigned . years, at tina close OF which
the kindgou persisted
Pekah was slain 10y Hoshea IL Kings
Nv SO who became tributary to Shall
maneser. king Of Assyria, sought to be-
tray him to the king Of SamariA after
three years siege. following upon
which came the deportation Of the Is.
srelites into Assyria. whence they
never returned. OF the wickedness
which eliminated during the reign Of
these usurpers, aud ofthe overthrow OF
the kingdom, an affecting account il
given IN Kings xviii
II. MORAL SIGNIFICANCE o. IHr CAREER.
r The Divine intent in Hebrew history
may, with reverence. be said 20 have
included these things
To show mans heiplessness TO
I do tight without Gods assistance
Right wac clearly explained. IL was
mahe easy by It's expicitoess and out
warducss grand aud swe-inspiriog
Divine interposition ever indicated the
obligation; boandless blessings. even
on earth. were promised ss Incentives.
Protane history was showing that men
would not DO right Hebrew history
was % add It's FAR more impressive