Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-21

Hezckiah's Prayer and Deiiverancc-
The lesson fer Sunday, Jan. "a, may BE-
found In Isaiah 81: 1921, $3.50
INTRODUCTORY
was In Sunday school some time ago
whose exercises took on an added interest,"
because an occasional recitation was thrown
In 20 give variety and emphasis TO the
service. IL would be a capital thing %
either close open this lesson ON the do
struction OF sennacherib's proud host with
the recitation by some capable young man
or lady Of Byron's aThe Assyrian came
down like wolf on the fold.p At the In
stitute OF Sacred Literature at FarweIl Hall
the other day Prof. Zenos rehearsed the
curious Egyptian legend that IL was mice
gnawing away their tent ropes and bow
strings, that drove the Assyrians back. "A
ray Of darknessr out OF Egypt Compare
with the light OF the revealed word.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
The letter. The thirty -sixth chapter OF
Isaiah along with the first OF this presents
the circumstances. The Assyrian general
had already been once TUNED aside by
Providence Now he renews his threats
Hezekiah renews his prayer.--Spread-
First meaning to separate, l. O., unfold the
letter.-Before the Lord. Hebrew. Tho
face of the Lord:
Hezekiah. Called Ezechias by Jerome I'm
the Douay.-Prayed unto the Lord. Ono
had recourse to God In his perplexity. God
was his wisdom.
Dwellest between the cherubima Curl
ously enough. the King James translatorB
prevailing reduplicate the plural OF this
word, the ending i'm being itself plural. on
dual, l. O., Simplifying pair. The revision
suggests stitch upon. But there Is no
proposition In the Hebrew, and inhabitest
the cherubim would be more literal Tho
idea is that God employed the ancient
oh I'm fnW hi fwua MA xu1fI n
people
Reproach. Douay renders, blaspheme
The word originally meant TO pluck, as OF
fruit hence, to tauut-Living God. The
word living is emphatic, as II everything
God.
All the nations and their countries Re-
vision: All the countries and their lands
Douay: Lands and their countries 1t Is
really an idiomatic repetition OF the same
word (erets). All lands and their lands.
!. O., all nations and their territory.
Cast Hebrew: Given. SO the Margin
The word is pictorial and suggestive. an
oblation OF gods And I'm the
Hebrew. But the inferential idea is per-
haps to be understood destroyed First
meaning. sever or shatter, complete de-
struction.-Broke them in pieces, says
the Douay.
Departed. A technical term, to break
camp.-Dwelt, took up his abode.
The land of Armenia. The Revision and
Douay agree in rendering this Ararat,
which Is the literal Hebrew-in fact, a
translation, letter for letter.
Therefore. Added here also 20 all out
the sense; and in the Hebrew.
thou only. One word In the original, alone
Sent. 1t Is not necessary for us to sup
| pose that there was miraculous revela-
tion to Isaiah of the fact OF Hezekiah's
prayer. The kings acts were usually. un-
der such circumstances as these, public
acts, and well known,-Whereas thou
hast prayed. Or because (asher), simple
relative, variously translated. Douays
For the prayer thou hast made.-Against
Sennacherib. Or simply, as TO (el. Douay,
concerning.
Smote The word means to strike Howf
We do not know. See the Egyptian legend.
Introductory" Very likely the Assyrians.
as the Romans at the riven tomb, would bo
ready TO adopt some naturalistic reason
for their discontinue.
The part lying between vs. 22-32 Is de-
scriptive OF Sennacherib's arrogance, and
should be read over. Concerning. Same
word (eD translated against In v. n above,
thus vindicating Jerome's rendering--
Bank. Revision: Mount. Douay, trench
about It, Hebrew: Anything heaped up.
Into this city. The Revision prefers unto.
intimating that Sennacherib should not
even invest the city. The proposition Ia
| again ell Tvs. 81, 23). with various possible
meanings, the simplest being to or toward
Defend. The Douay says protect inc
literal Hebrew is more graphic, cover. l. e..
| TO defend as with covering.-David.
Dead, yet speaking.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES
Hear all the words of Sennacherib. And
God does hear. His ears catch the words
of ribaldry and blasphemy as we'll as Of
| penitence and prayer He sees It all, he.
| hears IL all; and the thought might well
| give the world pause. For every evil word
| spoken, think OF it. an account must be
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himself or with his neighbours ear. IL goes
| up to God. Every oath. every curse flies
| heavenward to be recorded. The other day
in the crowded elevator the foul-mouthed
| man let loose his tongue In words of the
| pit instinctively laid my hands over
the ears of the little innocent that was
with me. 1 could shut the horrid
| oaths out from there, perhaps, but
| how about the ears of the holy God? He
must hear them, and o how fearful they
must sound up there, and o how terrible
| the estate of those who thus offend! After
all we every one pray, pray for salvation
or damnation. All lips lift 60 God petit
| tions half unawares. This widow hero
| speaking words Of meekness Is always pray
ing, though perhaps she knows It not. And
| God Is always hearing, and a book Of re-
membrance is kept Does this man with
| his mouth filed with vile vocables. because.
! to be sure, his heart is full of vile thoughts.
know that the same God marks his speech.
his unwilling petition for wrath? Remem-
| Der Sennacherib.
Therefore they have destroyed them.
| And is the Hebrew But shall we under
| stand therefore? Gods 9therefore.n They
did not know it. The Assyrian was simply
| carrying out his policy of conquest. con-
tending for himself. But all the time It
was for God and ultimately against the
| powers of the air. This therefore interprets
| to me all history. aThe wrath of men shall
| prafse thee.p Mans wrath goes forth. and
Babylon is destroyed. II was lifted against
| God. Therefore was IL destroyed. Mans
| wrath lays Egypt waste. 1t would have
| idols instead of God; therefore was 10
| destroyed. Mans wrath came down In fear
full rapine upon imperial Rome. The
| proud city Wanted itself against
God therefore It was destroyed. /
may make this matter more personal, IL Is
| a sentence from individual experience The
| buffeting wind and wave cast down this
| darling fabric or design. 1t was not for
God. therefore 1t was destroyed. 1 thought
to go thither; 1 started with high ambition
and desire. The bridges we're down. Why
was IL? Is 1t possible they were not for
| God, therefore they were destroyed? What
ever is toward idolatry, is marked for de-
structiop; and Gods good hand Il in IL.
| Thus do we know that we are the people OF
| the Most High. Guard us, guide US still, Oh.
| Lord, I'm the heavenward way.
| For mine own sake and for my servant
| David's sake. There are two of us. lot roe
/ not forget It. must always net for God
| when act for myself cannot do for my
| self alone. We have, many Of u.s. been re-
/ reading in the periodical press tho details
OF the fearful Custer massacre What was
the occasion OF it2 Underestimate OF num-
bers. no doubt; an impetuosity all too
| courageous. perhaps And yet II. taking
the risk of battle. Clusters lieutsnaut and
his men had kept themselves ON the az
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