The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-03-27
INTERNATIONAL LESSONS.
BY REV. F. b. HARoREAvEs.
Lesson 10

III KEW. F. b. HAltuhEAN bhs
Lesson 10 March 2s.
QUARTERLY REVIEW.
LESSON !. JOSIAH AND THE BOOK OF
THE LAW. II. KINGS %, lib.
A boy eight years old ascends the
throne of Judah. When young man
he repairs the temple of God, during
book of the law. which had been lost.
Shaphan, the kings scribe. brings 1t TO
his royal master and reads II 10 him.
W !ereupon lie is greatly distressed be-
cause of the sins Of his people, and i'm
mediately takes steps to remedy the
evil.
LESSON 2. JEREMIAH PREDICTING THE
CAPTIVITY. JEH. 6, 20-22, AND 8,
l-lG.
The prophet sees into the future. and
the siege of Nebuchahnezzar is present
with him. He mcurns over the de-
struction which is impending, and fore
tells the Babylonian captivity. He is
d 's?isod and abused for his prophecies.
but lives to see the people taken away
to Babylon.
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JER. 50, 1919.
The story of the followers of Rechab
has always been one of interest, from
the time when Moses married the
daughter of Jethro to the PIE emit
The Eechabites were opposed to drIni =
ing wine, were Prohibitionists of the
most approved type. and were good
men. In this lesson jeremiah tempted
them, and from their faithful refusal to
yield he drew lesson for his own peo-
pie.
LESSON 4. CAPTIVITY OF JUDAH. II.
KINGS %, lip.
Nebuchadnezzar has besieged the
city of Jerusalem ana taken its people
captive, and they have gone TO Baby
lon. jerusalem is burnt down AMI its
walls razed. Jeremiah's prophecy is
fulfilled, and the Jews have gone to pay
the penalty of their wrong-doing.
LESSON 3. DANIEL IN BABYLON. DAN.
l, S-2l.
We are here introduced to the kings
palace in the great city of Babylon, and
we find four young Jews who had been
taken captive during Nebuchadnezzar'
first invasion of Judea. The king
wishes to train them for official station.
They decline TO eat of the kings meat,
as it was not according TO their re-
ligiun, and are allowed to eat pulse and
drink water. Under the providence of
God, this foo1 does them more good
han the kings meat does the other
Young men, and they find favor in his
sight.
LESSON 6. THE FIERY FURNACE. DAN.
3, 1873.
Nebuch" dnezzar had set up a golden
image on the plain of Dura, to which
he required worship to be gwen at the
sound of certain musical instruments.
The three Hebrew children, Shadrach,
Meshach. and Abed-nego, refused TO
bow down to it, and were thrown into
the fiery furnace for their conduct. But
an angel comes TO them there, and they
are not harmed. They come forth al
the kings request, and are given more
important stations in his kingdom.
LESSON I. TIE HANDWRITING ON THE
WALL. DAN. 8, lip AND 25 2S.
Cyrus has attacked Babylon. Secure
within the imprcgnable walls so FAM
ous in history. young Bclshazzar gives
a grand banquet. His father, Nabona-
illus, the king, is in Borsippa, and Bel
shaZzar rules in his absence. BY n re-
markable strategical move Cyrus OBJ
tains entrance into the city. In the
midst of Belshazzar's feast an armless
hand writes the doom of his empire in
letters of light on the palace wall.
While Stricken with terror they are
slain by the victorious Med0s and
PcrsianS.
LESSON s. THE SECOND TEMPLE. EZRA
/, IA, AND 3. S-l3.
Cyrus is king of Babylon. Daniel is
his chief adv ser. He tells the king of
The prophecies concerning him. Cyrus
issues an edict, giving the Jews their
liberty, and authorizing them to rebuild
the temple in Jerusalem. Under the
lead OF EerubOabel the tribes of Judah
and Benjamin returned to Julea and
enter upon the work Of building the
second temple.
LESSON S. NEHEMIAH's PRAYER. NEH.
|, Ill.
Nearly century passes away. when
Nehemiah. a nobleman at the Persian
court, hears that the walls of JeruSal, IN
have never been rebuilt. He is a Jew
himself, and he prays God to remember
His promises concerning His people.
and asks permission to go back to Jeru
salem and rebuild the city walls. He
is made Governor of Judea, and in ff-
iy-two days after he arrives at Jerusa-
lem the walls are finished.
LESSON 10. READING THE LAW. NEu.
s, l-l?.
When the walls were completed the
people gathered together to hear Ez a
and the priests read and expound the
law of Moses, so long withheld from
them. 1t was bible-reading which
was productive of great joy to the pee e
pie.
LESSON II. EsrHER's PETITION
ESTHER l, 10-l7, AND 3, l-3,
Upon the wicked rerre entations q
Haman, king XerXes is about 10 d, =
stroy the Jews who remained in PeSia
But the beautiful Queen Esther obtains
the royal favor, and makes intcrcession
| for them. and they are saved and estab-
lished in the kingdom.
LESSON -. MEssIAu's MESSENGER.
NAL. 3, l-6, AND (, l-6.
The end of the Old Testament has
come, and Malachi foretells the advent
! of n herald who should precele the
Christ, The prophet speaks of Him as
the sun of Righteousness, and tells
of His coming rs a Savior and Deliv-
erer. 80 the old fades away into the
new dispensation of Christ.
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