The true northerner., 1891-06-03
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
THOUGHTS WORTHY OF CALM
REFLECTION.
"A Pleasant, Interesting, and Instructive
Lesson and Where AZ May He found-A
Learned aad Concise Review OF the

Same.
The lesson for Sunday, June :, may be
| round In > Chron 20: Ill.
| INTRODUCTORY.
In the current lessons we have a kind
| of oasis in the desert of sin. Three good
kings are presented to us in succession,
| Joash, He2ekiah and Josiah. In the
| lesson before us HeZekiah, whose long
and gracious reign was one of the bright
epochs of Israel's history, is made the
| subject of study. Incidentally there is
not little of seasOnable sort said re-
garding the care OF the Lords house.
The sanctuary is place OF gracious
visitation and of precious memories. To
! cherish it is certainly according TO the
mind Of God
,, , WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
Hezekia@. Tha Yosd means God God
strengtheneth: the same as e"-- 'he N01o
| Ezekiel the same root appearing in
ea"h. (Hazak). Five and twenty
years old. Hebrew: Son of five and
| twenty years.
Right. Literally straight The verb
is so rendered of the kline of Bethshem-
| esh, / Sam. 6: 12.--In the sight or
eyes Under Gods scrutiny.
Opened or unfastened Shut up by
his father Ahaz CPS. 24).--Repaired or
strengthened. From the same root (ha-
2ak) as his own name, Hezekiah. See
V. /. His name had double fitness.
Shut up. A strong word, almost
| equivalent here to slam. Used of Lots
| shutting to the door to protect his guests
at Gen. 10: 6.--Doors of the porch. SO
as TO hinder access Put out the
lamps Denying God 5 presence.--Not
burned incense. Intermitting worship.
Anger. A peculiar Hebrew word from
the verb meaning to break in pieces, to
break out, hence TO be angry; anthrOpo-
morphic representation Hath deliv-
cred Hebrew Given Trouble,
shaking. g.--AStonishment Better, desc
lation. The King James translatorS
have adopted the second meaning of the
word, i. O., horror.-Hissing. The
sound emitted in scorn.
Captivity. . Chron. rs: Il.
Brought in; l. o., he summoned them
| from their idle resting PAGES. -Gath-
cred them together. A public convoca-
| tiOn. East. From the verb TO rise, i.
O., Sunrise.-Street Originally broad
! place, Il court or plaza.
Make covenant. Hebrew: covenant
covenant. Or, more literally still, cut
a cutting, referring to the ancient Sacri-
| fetal form in Contracts.--Fierce
| Literally, heat.--Wrath. Not the
| same word as wrath in v ;. This comes
| from the word meaning breathing, hence
| that which is often signiiied by strong
| breathing, anger
Negligent Apparently fr IN the verb.
| to be at ease. Sc.-ChoSen. Also rendered
| delight in. Latin. dcligerc, the opposite
of negligent. Gods choice should pro-
woke our choice.
WHAT TIE LESSON TEACHES.
He did that which was right i'm the
sight of the Lord. The Hebrew word il
straight. That is, he adjusted himself
| TO God, he made his measurements ac.
cord ng 10 the divine standard. In this
he differed from his predecessor, Ahaz,
who guided himself by worldly wisdom,
trusting in princes more than in God.
Very polite he was and very prudent
and very much of failure. HeZekiah.
aS his name implies, found his strength
| in God. He was willing to be counted
unwise by the nations Of the world for
the sake of being mighty with God
| What is my life? Is it adjusted to the
world or to God? Is it right in the eyes
of men or in the eyes of Jehovah?
Turned their backs Yes, we all have
! dealings with the Lord our God. We
have either turned our faces toward him
or we have turned our backs Have you
ever thought of it? there is as much tcs-
| timony in ones back as in his face Tho
| Christian-the devoted Christians no
more saying "aS for me and my house we
will serve the LOr0," than is the sinner
declaring by his attitude. 81 will none OF
! him." When the fool says i'm his heart,
"no God" he is not dethroning God He
is simply turning his back toward the
throncd God Jehovah still reigns, and
after while he will bring us To account
for the deeds done in the flesh. How
have we been honoring him. serving him
with our backs or our faces?
Opened the doors. 1t can be done
again We have just been laying hands
upon young man whom God has s'g-
nalS blessed in a country parish where
| he found an old house of worship, once
filled with Gods praises, but, latterly.
much neglected, the place somewhat in
| danger OF being permanently closed.
| He threw his young hope and sCrength
in with the feeble band, he stimulated
their tagging energies, as he did their
waning faith He preached Christ cruci-
fled and God gave him souls for his hire.
| And now the doors of that house are
| wide open. There was no one to say
nay to the ordination of that young man.
Would that there were more HeZekahs
to go out TO the shut-up houses of the
Lord scattered all over the land, and
open the doors in the name Of the Lord
1t is III mine heart TO make covenant
with the Lord God But the sacrifices
Of the wicked are an abomination to the
Lord, you say. How can sinful man
have dealings with the holy God? But is
man sinful when he makes covenant With
God? Is not that act of itself prompted,
OF God? Are we to regard prayer as
sinful because offered by sinful man?
Then you and / shall never pray Alright;
for when we pray il is a sinners prayer.
Indeed, only such prayer, breathed ont
of need and undoneness, is heard. No,
brother Gods holiness Is not to keep us
away from him, but to draw us to him.
He stands in his infinite worthness ana
majesty at this moment, and looking
right into our sin and demerit he says:
"My son, give me thy heart And by
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