Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-21

LEssoN ", FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL sERlES, JAN "a

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Phil Nv, g. { Mark VI 39 The KING Of
Assyria was hesie ding Jerusalem, blasphe
nous letters were sent from one Of his
generals to iIeZekiah and this is what
Hezekiah did under these circumstances
The first part of the lesson gives HrZe
kiah's prayer. and he last, the Lords
answer in word and deed To understand
fully read from chapter xxxvi /. and also
the parallel accounts in II Kiugs xviii. xix
ii Chron xxi
Is. And iipZpkEth prayed unto the
Lord, saying" In II Chron xxi. 20. it
is written that Isaiah, the prophet. Joined
him in this prayer They did not know
Math xviii 10 bit they acted aus If they
did
l6, 20 Lord of hosts, God OF Israel, that
dwellest between the cLerubim, thou art
the God, even thou alone of all the king
doms of the earth Thou hast made heaven
and earth The hosts Of Assyra are
against him. SO he appeals to the Lord Of
all hosts, for he contro!leth all in heaven
and on earth
H. "lnclne thine ear o Lord, and hear
open thine eyes, O Lord and see. aud hear
all the words of Sennacherib, which hatn
sent to repro.ch the living God The inst
part Of this verse is very like a part Of Dan
iel's prayer dan iX, lSJ aud reminds us Of
oft repeated petitions in Solomon's pra Ter
Il Kings VII, 20, 30, etc.J The last part
makes us think Of Dayid's words concen
ing Goliah Il Sam xvii, 2G-l5), and teaches
us how to look upon all enemies for
Christ's sake and how TO deal with them
1S "Of truth, Lord, the kings of As
syria have lad waste all the nations and
their countr.y5." IIeAckinh calls attention
to part of the letter tyerse ID which BE
acknowledges to be true. and confes IS
that tis AssyG'ians had much power over
some nationn, but that was no reason wiy
Israel should fall before them, for Israel
had protection which no other nation had,
though the Assyriaus we're ignorant Of it.
There is no occasion for any child Of God
ever to be afraid Of anything or any one.
TO- "And have cast their gods into the
fire for they i, ere no gods" Idols of wood
and stone which their own hands had made
could never help them We think it
strange to see people put any reliance upon
such yantil but how much better a,e
those who rel upon silver or gold or the
power or wisdom of man instead of upon
the Creator all thngsY
90 "Now, therefore, O Lord our Cod.
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 NAV be lgIori
fed, and such prayer for such an end is
sure of an answer LJohn xiv. 1@. God RI.
deemed Israel aud led them by his hand
TO make his name known in the earth
among all mn, ions NI sam. vii. %. Isa. xiii
10. lD. The great business of ovrrv he.
lever is to manifest Jesus i'm these mortal
bodies GI Cor ", lD.
81. "rhen Isaiah, the son Of Amor, sent
INTO Hezekiah. sayjpy. Thus smith tbn
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 immedi
ate answer
SO. "Thererore Thus saith the Lord con
corning the King of Assyria. He sbuI not
come into this city" Great IS ,Jehovnh
lie doeth according to Ills will in the
armies of heaven and auDuy tine iuhnhil.
ants of earth, ana none can STAY His hand
Dan. Nv, 35y When Hrspcgks, it is done
When He says, "iitherlO shalt thou come,
but no farther" that settles it lNs. XEyiti
o; job xXyyil.. ~
"a. "Bv the way that he came. by the
same shall he return, and shall not come
into this city, saith the Lord" All his
labor would be for nothing and great
would be his loss How much time and
strength and money ,, wasted in fighting
against God
85. For will defend this city to save it
for mine own sake and for nv servant
David's sake" Not for His peoples sake,
nor for the snkc Of the tinpor the prophet,
but for His own s1kcaul hccause Of the
covenant made with David I'll sam. vii,
20, 81, Eek. SXxyl, gg See what He does
for every believer for His own and His
Sons sake lisa, Xiii, %. John ii. 10y. and
let For Jesus safe" be a treat motto in
orr lives
W "Thcr the angel of the Lord went
forth and smote in the camp of the Assy
riaps 1S5O00" Angels are miuister!.e
spirits who delight to do His will Two of
them led Lot and mi, fainilyout of SodOm.
one ministprl to Elijah in the wilderness.
ons led Peter out of prison. while another
smote Herod. one found Paul ON the shin
in the storm ont ON the Mediterranean
md comforted him, mauyministerpd unto
Christ in tho wilderness. one strrugthpncl
Him in Gethsemane and leuions were
ready to do His bidding BE comrortpd
oh. believer, by the fact that holy ANGELS
continually minister to Won lIcb i. 10
M $50 SppDacberib. KIM of Assyria. de.
narted md went and returned. and dvplt
nj Nineyehn Just rs God had said Syer.e
9p little spacp for rrpentlnce was
granted unto him. if perchancc the mighty
mower of the TIN, God which he had seen
might lead HIM to seek the God If Israel.
rs And il came TO pass. MS b.. WA, vor