The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-01-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL,
LESSON FOR suNpAY,JAN.s4.
"Hexskiah's Prayer and Deiiverence."
Isaiah xxxvii.. Commentary.

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spread IL before the Lord" just the right
thing TO do with all difficulties II you would
have peace FPS w., %, | Pet. ", z, Phil iv.
| q, q; Mark vi, 30j. he King OF Assyria
was besieeing Jerusalem basphemous let
ters were sent from one Of his generals to
| Hezekiah, and this is what Hezekiah did un-
der these circumstances. The first part OF
the lesson gives Hezekiah's prayer, and the
last, the Lords answer in word and deed. To
understand fully read from chapter xxxvL,
| ], and also the parallel accounts in Al Kings
! xviii, xix; III Chron. x1xii.
10. And Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord,
saying" In II Chron. xxi, 20, IL is written
that Isaiah. the prophet, joined him i'm this
prayer. They did not know Math. xviii,
! ~. bnt thev acted as IL they did
10. 20 Lord OF hosts God of Israel, that
| dwellest between the cherubim, Thou art the
| God, even Thou alone of all the kingdoms OF
! the earth. Thou hast made heaven and
earth 4 he hosts of Assyria are against
| Him, so He appeals to Che Lord OF all hosts,
| Tor He controlleth all IN heaven and on
earth.
~ "Inclne Thine ear q Lord, and hear.
| open Thine eyes, q Lord, and see: and hear
all the wor0s Of Sennacherib, which hath
s'nt TO reproach the living Cod" The first
| part OF this verse is very like part of
! Daniefs prayer Dan. tx. lSl and reminds us
| of oit-repeated petitions IN Solomon's PRAYER
I Il Kings viii, ~, 30 etc. The last part
makes us think of Davids words concerning
! Nuliuu " sum- NNil., -O-lOl, ana teaches us
how TO look upon all enemies for Christ's
sake and how to deal with them.
IS. "Of truth Lord, the Kings of Assyria
have laid waste all the nations and their
countries" Hezekiah calls attention to a
part OF the letter Verse III which he ac-
knowledges TO be tru,. and confesses that
the Assyrians had much power over some
nations, hut that was no reason why Israel
should inll tetore them, for Israel had pro-
lection which no other nation had, though
the Assyrians were ignorant of it. There is
no occasion Tor anv child of tiod ever to be
afraid of anything or any one
10 And have cast their gods into the fire.
for they Were no gods Idols OF wood and
stone which their own hands had made could
never help them. We think il strange to sec
people put any reliance upon such yanities
but how much better are tbos' who RELY upon
silver or gold or the power or wisdom Of man
Instead OF upon the Creator of all things?
-. "Now, therefore, q Lord our
God, save us from his hand, that all the
kingdoms of the earth may know that Thou
ar; the Lord, even Thou only" Deliverance
Is asked Tor that God may be glorifled and
SUCH prayer tor such an eni is sure OF an
answer tJohn XIV, ~. God redeemed Is
rael and led them 10y HIS band TO make His
name known IN tue earth among all nations
(Il Sam. vii, =; lsa. lSiii., r. iN. The great
business of every lehever is To manifest
Jesus IN these mortal bodies III Cor. iv., III.
~. Then Isaiah. the son ct Amoz, sent
unto HeasSiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord
Col %; lsrae, Whereas thou hast prayed {
me- etc. Immediately the answer
by the mouth ct Gods servant Isail
this prayer needed an immediate answ,
w. Therefore thus saith the Lord
CernlnS the King of ASsyrin, He shall
come into this city" Great is Jehovah.
doeth according 10 His will in the armies
heaven and among the inhabitants OF ear
and none can stay His hand dan. iv.,
When He speaks, it is done. When Hes
Hitherto shalt thou come, butno fart
that settles it Us xxxih. 9; Job Xxx,
III.
%. ''By the way that he came. by
same shall he return, aud shall not come il
this city, smith the Lord" All his lal
would ue for nothing and great wou''
his loss. How much time and siren
money is wasted in fighting against
30. For will defend this city to
for Mine own sake and for My
David's sake" Not for His peop
nor tor the sake of the king or tho
but for His own sake and beci
covenant made with David Il
20 81 : Eek. HxXvi., ~. See
tor every believer for His
Sons sake lisa. xiii, %; Jo'
let For Jesus's sake bea g
our lives
81. "Ihen the angel o. tn
forth and smute in the ann
rians lSj,OOnn Angen mr.
spirits who delight TO do Iii
them led Lot and his family out ..
one mnlstered 10 liiah III the wiluernts
one led Peter out OF prison, while another
smote lterod; one found Paul ON the ship
in the storm out in the Mediterranean and
comiorted him, many mnistering unto
christ IN the wilderness, one strengthened
Him in Gethsemane, ana legions were ready
to do His bidding Bo comfortei, oh, be
lever, by the fact that holy angels continu-
ally minister To you Heb l., IA.
31 $50 Spnnnpherib KING of ASsyria de-
parted and went and returned, and dwelt
at Nineveh." Just as God had said (verse
81. \ little space for repentance was
granted unto him, IL perchance the mighty
power of the Truo God which he had seen
might lead him 10 seek the God of Israel.
IS. And IL came to pass. as he was wor
shipped III the house OF Nisroch his god,
that his son smote him with the sword"
to the God of Israel, blind and deaf to
the claim of his Creator, dead in sins
space for repentance not improved, he goes
out suddenly to meet the God whose power
he had felt but whom he knew not. What
a fearful meeting! To know God is Life
Eternal; not to know Him is Eternal
Death. The long suffering of God is one
of the most wonderful things in the whole
Bibles how slow He is TO let His wrath fall,
and how III every possible way He pleads
with men To repent! Read in Job xxxiii.,
l4-3O, how He seeks 10 deliver the sinner
from the wrath TO come; and notice especial
ly verses 80 30, 80 all these things worketh
God ottimes with man, TO bring back the soul
from the pit TO he enlightened with the light
of the living" Notice also that the awful
judgments recorded in Revelations as yet to
come upon men have for their end that men
may repent In one we read Of men ON earth
being given a taste of the torments of hell il
perchance they may turn To God and escape
eternal torment tRev. tx, -, II; xvi, o, III.
We love to contemplate the love and long
suffering Of God, but we must also remember
that "ie that being often reproved harden
eth his neck shall suddenly be destroyed and
that without remedy LESSON Helper.
without a Moral.