The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Hexeksh's Prayer and Deliverance- isaiah
S5:14-9I, S3-3S-Lesson for January "a,
1899.
GOLDEN TExT-The righteous cry, and the
Lord heareth and delivereth them.-Ps. S:7'.
TIME.-This event took place probably about
B. G. FOL, towards the last OF Hezekiah's reign,
twenty years after the end OF the kingdom OF
Israel.
CHRONOLOGICAL DIFFIcULrY.-The his
tory, both in Isaiah and in Kings, seems 10
place this defeat OF the Assyrians
about the middle of Hezekah's reign
Qsa 3el; Q Kings 1919, or about Is.
G. 7l2. But Sennacherib, according to tho
Assyrian records, did not begin 10 reign TILL Is.
G. 705, and his campaign In the region OF Pales-
tine was IN 70l. II is possible that the records
read in the verses referred to- that king OF
Assyria made these incursions, and some
transcriber wrote Sennacherib. by mistake for
Sargon.
PLACE Jerusalem, the capital OF Judah.
KINGS. Hezekiah, OF Judah; Sennacherib,
OF Assyra,
PLACE IN BIBLE HIsToRy.-2 Kings lS;l7-S7;
l9:l-37 2Chron. 32:12s.
THE HOUR OF DEKP DISTRESS order to
u . ileAehian piu9ei eia ''s "ns"p'
=. 70 HoeessnIy W l"nu o'oai Vision Vi tio no
SIl1 sltuat.un 'uo $50 90" 81.
SennacheriD COS, there was general desire
on the part OF the tributary provinces to break
away from their burdensome taxes, ana be-
come independent AGAIN Babylon the strong
=, snos S'o'r daS ,t t ~,
assert his independence while sepnachenb
was busy with Babylon. Accordingly, he
united in a confederacy with the Philistine
"nu n, ~, esleS On INC vuaS' ",.n 1--WE sae
ingly, the customary tribute was refused to
Assyria Sennachorib had other matters to
attend to for time, so that 1T was not tiil
apous .Ul shal ne marenea from ron. N.he'en WIN
storm. I'M the cities Of the Paiestines and the
south OF Judah were in his power ana little
was left to ilczekiah but his capital Jerusa-
the Of the t or y triNnto and other
Immense and costly gifts, to obtain which he
stripped the gold plating from the temple
doors and despoiled his palace But senna-
NV 10 W "o~D
not safe for him to leave such n fortress behind
him in his advance on Egypt. Accordingly, the
Assyrian forces were divided into two corps
one o. waiicn was sons W ues,oHo SIius ,,y.
niles to the southwest, to check the advance
of the Egyptians
LESSON EXPOSITION.
V. IA. "And Hezekiah received the
letter. the one from Sennacherib de-
handing the surrender of the city.
"And Hezekiah went up unto the house
r
Lord" not that God might read it in q
material sense, but as part of his
PRAYER.
V. 16. "That dwellest between the
cherubim:" this refers to the visible
glory, the Shechinah, which really sat
upon the lid of the ark, otherwise
called 'the mercy-seat."
V. II. "Reproach the living God:"
Hezakiah's plea was for the honor of
God HIMSELF and in the Lords Prayer
the first petitions are for the honor of
God, and the coming of His kingdom.
VS.. 10, 90 And have cast their gods
into the ire" these idol gods OF the
other nations had no power against the
invaders. NOW was the opportunity TO
prove to AL the Kingdoms OF the
earth a. that Thou art the Lord, even
Thou only IL really was a contest.
ike That on Carmel, under EilJan,
when the consuming nre proved VINO
was the true God.
V. 81. Then Isaiah sent unto
Hezeziah:" Probably in response to q
message from the king, as little while
before l3'@). Both were praying.
when isaiah mad learned Gods VIII ne
reported TINS message to Hezeklah.
whereas thou hast prayed to me:'
showing that he trusted IN God and
| turned TO Him for help.
" 3D. lie snail not come INTO tlls
Guy ciie hssyriaiis ooasVeo plans
shouio iaii' NOT CAST Il oanh aeainsD
IL. ouiloin9 'o"ers' anu raise odnhs
Oh earoh against the gates
V. 81. by the way that ne came:
the highway along the coast leaving
Jerusalem one side.
v 35. For mine own sake:" not
selishly, but for the sake of his reli-
gion and truth. For my servant
! Davids sake: TO whom he mad prom
lsed that ms line should endure, and his
Kingdom remain " Sam. Tl2, l3).
V. 80. "Smote IN the camp OF the AS
syrians:' this great destruction must
nave been OF the main army, and not Oh
detachment sent to Jerusalem with