Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-12
BOOK OF THELAW FOUND
LESSON xl, SECOND QUARTER, m
TERNATlONAL SERIES, JUNE "a.

Compiled from Lesson Helper Quarterly by
permission of H. y. Hoffman, publisher, Phil
adephia.l
IA. "Hilkiah the priest found book of
the law Of the Lord given by Moses"
IIezckiah clcansed and repaired the tenn
pie and restored the true worship.
lie was succeeded by his son Manasseh,
who rcigned fiftyt1ve years. and for part
of his reign tried to do az much for the
devil as his father had done for God; but
being taken prisoner and carried to Baby
lon, lie repented and became changed
man; and being restored TO bis throne and
kingdom, he sought to restore the wor-
ship OF the true God. His son Anon
reigncd two years and did evil lie was
succeeded by Josiah, bis son, in whose
reign our lesson is found. lie began to
reign at the age of years; when 16 he be
gan to seek God; and when 20 he began TO
cleanse the land of idols. At the age of 20
he began TO repair the house Of the Lord
(see vs.. |, 3, s., and it was as the priest
took the money from the receptacles in
the temple into which the people had put
it that this old book was found.
IS. 81 have found the book of the law in
| the house of the Lord"
Thus said IIilkinh, the priest, to Shap-
| han, the scribe, as he gave him the book.
1t is probable that this is the book referred
to in Deut. xxi, 24-25, and if SO it would
be nearly $40 years old.
1G "And Shaphan carried the book to
the king"
As Shaphan went to report to the king
concerning the accomplishment of the
work he took the BOOB. with him, having
irst reud it for himself I'll Kings xii, 8.
H. They have gathered together the
money that was found ia the house of the
lord, ard have delivered it into the hands
of the overseers, and to the hand of the
| workmcn."
~. "tIilkiah the priest hath given me q
book. And Shaphan read in it before tho
King"
10. "And it came to pass, when the king
lad heard the words Of the law, that lie
rent his clot hes"
by the law is the knowledge OF sin (Rom
til, ~, and as Josiah heard the law Of the
Lord be saw A. he never had before how
great the sins Of the nation were. His
heart trcmbled ut the word, and therefore
he was a blessed man Qaa. Xvi, p.
20, 81. "lio, inquire of the Lord for me,
and for them that are left in Israel and in
Judah, concerning the words Of the book
shat is found
These men were appointed by the king
!
words. Here j., priest aud a king, but n
prophet il ,yante.l who will make plain
the word of the Lord
Great i, the wrath of the Lord that is
poured out upon rs. because our fathers
have not kept the word OF the Lord TO do
after all thA, il written in thi, book"
There Is more than enough in any of the
las, six chapters Of Deuteronomy or in
Lev. XVI to cAu.e Josiah 70 have uttered
these words: and it was manifest to all
that many Of these curses mad already act
uellv come npou the land and upon the
people because Il their sins.
23. "Ane !!iikinh and they that the king
had nrpoiuted went to IIuldah, the proph-
etess"
This was in the eighteenth year of 10
siahs reign, or five years aftc. Jeremiah
BEGAN to prophecy Ger. /. 2. and we won
der that thcv did not - to him. Hepna
niah also prophesicd IN Josiah's reigr
(Zepl i. II. Int for some reason the mes
sengers 70 to lluIaah.
-. And .he answered them, Thus saith
the Lord God Of Israel. tell ye the man tnat
sent Won to me"
These men were ONLY the messengers o
} kinz Josiah; their business was to deliver
the king'3 message correctly and carrN
back Il correct answer. Happy are all mes
I sengers who are privileged to curry
THUS saith tho Lordn'
; a. Thus saith tho Lord, Behold will
brin4 evil upon this place, all the curse.
that are written in the book"
In Jer. ii, IL: vi, 10 the Lord calls HEAVIER
4 and earth 70 witness against the people be
cause of their sins: and also in Isa i. . Il
r Jer. xix, 8, IS; xxx, II. lie also repeat.
t what He here SAYS by Huldah, that he viii
surely bring evil upon them.
%. Because they have foraker me, ant
/ have burned incense unto other gods"
Many were the eutreaties by Moses an,
! Joshua not to forsake God, and solemn
r the warnings as to what the result woui,
1 be if thew forsook Him (see Deut. XXX
:. 49, II; Josh. xiv, 2o) And vet that yer
thing they did, so that the prophets an,
e Psalms are full of lamentations beca us
l Israel torsook the God of their father
g der. ii. -; V, 7; tx 10; xix. 4; xii, Q, etc
. 81 "And ms for the kim of Judah. wh
Q sent Won to inouire OF the Lord. so shall v
d saw unto him j
o The evil snoken NJ WAS to come upou tn
: pnoodiv peonle. hut the Lord knowetl
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