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HEZEKlAIl DELIVERED.
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Fext of tbs Iesson, lisa 1xxvii. Haas,
ss-3s-Memory Verses I5-t7-Goltien
Text. PH. xxxiV t5-Commontary ny
the Rev. ID. "a siear,ts.
a. And Hezekiah received the ietter
and spread 1t before the I.erd just the
right thing to dowith IN difficulties if you
would have peace tPs IL, q. | Pet. ".
Phil. w. g. ! Mark Vi 30) The king of
Assyria was hesie2iug Jerusalem. blasphe.
nous letters were sent from one of his
generals TO tezekiah, and this is what
Hezekiah did under these circumstances
The first part OF the lesson gives Heze-
kiah's prayer, and the last the Lords
answer in word and deed 70 understand
tully read from chapter xxXyi |, and also
the parallel accounts In II Kings xviii, xix.
ii Chron XXI
l5 "And lieapki3h prayed unto the
Lord, saying In II Chron. xxi, 20, it
is written that Isaiah, the prophet, Joined
him In tins prayer They did not know
Math xviii, 10, but they acted as if they
did
10. 30 Lord Of hosts God OF Israel, that
dwellest between the cherubm, thou art
the God, even thou alone of all the king
doms of the earth Thou hast made heaven
ana earth. Inc hosts OF Assyrla are
against him, so he appeals to the Lord Of
ali hosts, Tor he controlIeth all in heaven
ana on earth
H. incline thine ear, Lord, and hear.
open thihe eyes, y LORD, ana sec, ana lear
all the words OF Sennacherib, which hath
sent TO repro.-ch the living God" The first
part OF TINS verse Is very IKE a partoi Dan
lels prayer (Dan tx, lS) and reminds us Of
OFT repeated petitions III Solomon's prayer
hlhss VI. ~, ~ etc Inc last part
makes us THINK OF David's words conce-n
ing Gollah u sam XVII, 2G-45l and teaches
US now 10 LOOK upon all enemies for
Chrlst's sake ana how to deal with them.
10. of truth, LORD, the kings OF As
SYRIA have lad waste all the nations and
their countries. iezekiah calls attention
to part OF the letter tverse III which be
acknowledges to be true, and COMES "
that tiS Assyrlans had much power over
some nations, but that was no reason Why
israel should tall before them, for Israel
had protection winch no other nation had,
though the ASSyr'ths we're ignorant OF 1t.
Ihere IS no occasion Tor any chld OF God
ever to be AFRAID OF anything or any one
III. And have cast their gods into the
lire, for they were no gods Idols OF wood
ana stone winch their own hands had made
could never help them. we thlnk 1t
strange to see people put any reliance upon
such vanitie but how much better are
those who relj upon silver or gold or the
power or wisdom of man instead of upon
the Creator =, all thingsP
70. Nov, therefore, o Lord our God,
save us from his hand, that all the king
doms of the earth may know that Thou
art the Lord, even Thou only" Deliver
ance is asked for That God may be glori
ned, ana Such prayer lor such an end Is
sure of an answer (John xiv, 49,, God re
deemed Israel and led them by his hand
to make his name known in the earth
among all nations Oh sam, vii, 90; lisa, xiii,
IL, 14. The great business of every be,
lever is to manifest Jesus in these mortal
bodies 1I Cor. iv, ~.
81. "Then Isaiah, the son of Amor, sent
unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the
Lord God of Israel, Whereas thou hast
prayed to me-" etc, Immediately the an.
swer comes by the mouth of Gods servant
Isaiah, for this prayer needed an imnedi
ate answer.
SO. wherefore thus saith the Lord con
corning the King Of Assyria, He shall not
come into this city" Great is jehovah
lie doeth according to Ills Will in the
armies of heaven and among the inhabit
ants of earth, and none can stay His hand
(Dan. w. Boz When lie speaks, it Is done.
When lie says, Hitherto shalt thou come,
but no farther" that settles 1t Dps. XXXiii,
8; Job XxXyii., ID.
"a. by the way that he came, by the
same shall he return, and shall not come
into this city, saith tho Lord" All his
labor would be for nothing and great
would be his loss. How much time and
strength and money is wasted in fighting
against God
35. For will defend this city to save it
for mine own sake and for my servant
David's sake" Not for His peoples sake,
nor for the sake OF the king or the prophet,
but for His own sake and because of the
covenant made with David ul sam vii,
co. 81; Eek. XHHvi, 2D. See what He does
for every believer for His own and His
Sons sake Qsa Xiii, %; John II, l2), and
let For Jesus sake" be great motto in
our lives,
36. Then the angel of the Lord went
forth and smote In the camp of the Assy-
rians $4,000" Angels are ministering
spirits who delight to do His will. Two Of
them led Lot and his family out of Sodom;
one ministerel TO Elijah in the wilderness;
one led Peter out of prison, while another
smote IIerod, one found Paul ON the ship
in the storm out on the Mediterranean
and comforted him; many minstered unto
Christ in the wilderness, one strengthened
Him in Gethsemane, and legons were
ready to do His bidding. BE comlorted,
oh, believer, by the fact that holy angels