The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-22
CAPTIVITY or 4


May ~. 1901.
Especially Arranged from 8. 8. Quarteriy.1
LrssoS TExr-s Kings i7sei2
GOLDEN TLxr-Eccausc yc have ~forsarcn she
Lord. lie hath also forsaken you. Chroa. Ell
u.
cksraAL TauTn-sln and ruin arc insepara,
bic.
TlxE-The captivity too place nc ~ o.
"a.
PrAcr-sararia. the capital OF Israel. and
various places In tho Assyrian empire.
RrrERs-IIoshca. king OF Israel. Ninth year.
Hcxckinh was In his sixth year as king OF Ju.
dab. The Invasion Of Israel was begun By
ehalmanczcr w.. who died during the siege u
eamsria. which was captured By his successor.
eargon.
PARALLEL Hlsrony In Judah Is found IN .
Chron. chs. ~. -.
pR~oruETs-lsaiah and Micah were prophecy.
ing IN judah IIoshea died IN Israel q short
time before tie captivity.
HELPS OVER HARD PIAcEs.-6 In The ninth
yea- u Hoshca:" tho last king Of Israel. tscc
IS. i-5j 1.-The king Of Assyria:' sar on. The
war was bcsua by Shaimanczer w. but be
died durinr The siege q Samaria. sIlaiah:' q
district Up the river IIaoor. The river Of
Coxnn;' a district between the Eunhratcs ana
Tisris The Tabor Is q branch OF the Euphra-
ses. "Mcics:" east o. Niacych. q HAD
brought their rp:'' showing their inrrafitndc
ia disobcyin. Cod. who hal done such wonder.
frl thing for them Q did secretly: hypo
critically. under rrctcnsc of serving Jehovah.
'Tover 81 tie watchmcn:' ia the field = for
protection q slccp and vineyards. The lone.
Hest places. 10. Groves Ashcrah; vo den
pillars for tie worship q Ashcch. n roddcss
who correspoAdcd 10 the Crccian Venus IL
'Seers;' scc-crs Of visions. Ono kind 81 proph-
cts. "a Hardened their nccks:~ like oxen
80 aUI AA4.~-l.-I - -ts II.
guided IL Testimonies: Gods witness
against sin by Ills laws and commandments.
II. TO pass through the fire. By placing them
n the rcd.hct arms OF the brazcn idol .foloch.
'Diyination and cnchansmcnts:' seeking 10
know what to do. or what tho future will BE-. Nv
Figns and omcns. instead OF BY the word OF Ccd
and conscience.
LESSON COMMENTS.
Cause and effect arc brought ont
clearly in this lesson. SO that every
may see how God works with his pco-
pie. We have been studying for some
time single portions OF the history Of
Israel, and have seen how they went
contrary TO the law of their God. In
this lesson to-day, we see the end of the
courses Of conduct that Israel pursued.
The historian tells Of how they went in
the face Of light that should have led
them to prosperity, and did according
20 all the denominations Of the idolatrous
nations around them. Against all this
they had been warned. and the conse-
quences OF such conduct had been most
clearly set before them. Yet all was
vain. They did everything that Others
did. and went 70 extremes Of wicked
ness. They actually practiccd human
sacrifices. and burnt their cons and
daughters AZ the shrincs Of Moloch.
Nothing was % vile for them to adopt.
Notwithstanding all this. the Lord
had patience with them. and waited for
years before lie brought the full
Of their sins on their
lie tried to win them
back to their former allegiance. and for
that purpose sent them prophet after
prophet; but they only hardened their
hearts, ard stiffcned their ncclxs, and
pushed ahead. So the end came at
ast, and when Il came. Il was Just a.
terrible rs God had said IL would be.
We cannot look anywhere in the
world without pcrcciving that
aus and effect = i~ndissolubly bound
together. Nothing happens without q
cause, and n Of the most steadfast
efforts Of scientific men Is to find out
What causes produce certain effects.
What Is true in the physical world Is
true in h intellectual world as well.
that boy a good arithmctician? You
may be sure that there is a cause for his
excellence in that line Of work. Is the
other scholar well posted in history?
surely as in the first case. you will
md cause for his proficiency in that
me. Int yondcr there Is n scholar who
nevcr knows his lessons. and fails Of
promotion. Well. there IS a cause Tor
nat aswcil. Nothing happens by mere
chance. In the onc case there has been
Hort. and in the other laziness- The
'esults that arc appropriate t. these
'auscs will always follow. No mar be-
. scholar BY doing nothing. and
man works hard without receiving
due reward Of his work. These are
'ods laws. and they work always and :
sith every one in tho same way. I
There ere ut the present moment I
arscs at work in yonr class that viii {
inevitably produce certain results. This
: true In the case Of each scholar. This
~ II he keeps on in his present d
onrsc, will at last Gil a d~rnnkard's
rave That boy. il he persists in a
ushing ahead, will end in the pcnitcn- a
lary. That girl, unless she changes. :
al end in . life Of sin and ruin. What !
solemn thought that is. Now is the !
70 change, il ever. for soon the '
gaping will begin, and whatsoever Q
hey are now sowing, Of that they shall Il
ave = harvest before long.-Rev. A. r.. p
chauflcr. ID. ID. 4
PRACTICAL -ucGrsrIoxs :.
\ There comes a time in the progress !
! sin when il is too late: when the sin !,
bc destroyed only BY the destruction \
! the sinner. :
: God does all that wisdom and love
n 90 TO prevent men from going on in r
n. !,
\ The real source Of national decay o
irrcligion. I.
= There 10 but one alternative: - v
tntancc or ruin. u
2 .od has given us special helps 70 u
'Pcnt' through Jesus Christ v
Y. Men misuse Gods mercy 70 their g