The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-20
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..,aruntiopal Lesson TUT ~s -
,so3-Joshus the High Pr'sss-zsen'
3sI-io
oo,nrs TEXT We have . great high priest
r,ss.d into the Heavens, Jesus the Son
az God Heb AEa
Ter n 4. so. the month following our lass
1son between the second ana third prophecies
,Iayra, nIaggai 20 aud 10: zcch I'D. The
-, series Of visions, 20 which our lesson To-
- h,lor.~ we're seen in the night. and spoken
~ morning OF the twenty-fourth day OF the
~ month February March, and there
49,, a. March. a. $40. just Ave months after
IT, ,~opIc began anew their work In the temple
,Hargai 1918; zech. 80.
PLACE -Jcrusaiem
ppopuEr -Haggai WAS contemporary with
yeehariah. they prophcsicd in the same
mace. at the same time, and Win TIC same Cd
rect r,,.r,yv Tho h,s,orc,,
.,,ng 81 Zcchar.ah's prophecies Is found In
-, hans. 5 and O The first prophecy OF
Tscna-iah belongs between vers. . and 10 OF
T.~ra, 2; srt the series OF visions, 70 winch
III and the following lesson belong. were seen
md spoken Just tvo months after the close OF
uargaig prophecy.
1rsrr &RIAn 1.-THE Lord tremendously was
,nc SON OF Barachiah and grandson Of lido.
tho was one OF the heads OF the twelve courses
=, nrIests 1Neh l2l.7), and whose successor
yochariah became tNeh. IL i6D lie was there
,ore a priest as well as q prophet, tho head OF
ane ~ the Eavidic courscd Of priests, lie was
orohably horn in Babylon. and went to Jeru-
rfa,~m rhcn quite young. with zcrubbabel ard
Ioshua He began 10 prophesy about two
ronths after Iaggai lZech- Ill; Ezra 81: Ola.
IJarrai I'D, In the second year OF Darius Hys-
,.sncs. and continued to p~rophesy for two
,ear. on. He had the same general object as
,tarrai. 10 encourage and urge the Jews 10 re-
--. IN. IA..A -. Al1 r.-z
,sred through the prophesying" Ezra Clio.
ssrd IN about four years the temple was finished.
THE SECTION or HISTORY belonging to this
lesson includes Zechariah, chaps. 10, Ezras
,naps. 5 and 6. and = review OF the prophecies
0. HaCgaL
LESSON NoTEs
The circumstance. The cxilcs had re-
turned. a remnant OF them. only 80. 600
strong. Ia rebuild the nation. With
great rcjoicings they had laid the
foundations of the temple. But through
the fierce opposition Of their ncighbors,
the Samaritans. they had ceased TO
build. and for fifteen years nothing
more WA done. Then lIaggai. in sep
tcmbcr u. c. $50. us with n trumpet
cali. summoned the people in the name
of Jehovah To arouse themselves and
build and finish the house Of the Lnri.
Their fine houses and their wrctcEea
crops. from fields dried up with drought
and blasted with mildcw, recchocd the
strain. They entered upon the work
with fresh cnthusiesm Ilaggai again
brings them a message from the Lord
Of cheer and promise. after they had
worked a month. The next month
another prophet, Zcchariah n:1). ap-
pcals to them to repent and return 10
God a month later and I!ag-ai brings
two morc Divine messages.
lnt there was much to discourage
,hcir hearts ard darnpcn their ardor.
Picture ''tl.c on which the prophet
ind his hearers gazcd. in its contrast.
with the past: the House. which had
once been exceeding magniiical. Of
tane and Of glory throughout all u
tries "a Chron. ..:5). row slowly rising
liuve its foundations. the poor and fee
DC representative Of its ~forracr self.
tedty. which had once been 'beauti-
flnr situation, the JOY OF the whole
c1h.' now such us Nehemiah some
srenty-fivc years after saw IL amongst
F"' Eihtnhit ts4sAS-'s VI iGlu AIN IAt-
bish: tho rate. outside Of which
~ the piles Of tho szvcepings and Off
acurirgs Of the streets: the masses Of
fallen masonry. extending, as il would
seem. all along the western and north
era side; the blackcncd Caps lcf, where
the gates ha1 been destroyed hy fire"
Tie Efclt Tnioas If Zcchariah. 1t
was in these circumstances of dcprcs-
sion that God one night sent to Zccha-
riah a series Of eight visions-living
pictures before his mind. II was on the
night Of the twcnty-fcurth Of the clev-
cnth month. some time ia March. II. G.
no. Tho mex; morning the prophet re-
hcarscs these visions to The people. ~
rneouragct them with great and precious
Promises.
Edcmp'ion ron Sin. Chap. 3.vcrs. lilo.
Ia order TO tic fulGilment 81 The prom
rc, formerly given and by the prophets
NJ old.as Isaiah and Ezekiel. Their mist
first bc a moral and spiritual rcforTla-
rNn. The more serious aiaong the
dtircrs Of Judah apparently feared
tast their guilt was too great for the
Almighty to pardon. and that this was
tie cause Of their misadvcnturca since
Heir return" Indeed. Iiagwai had told
ihrra IN anl Isaiah. Their di casters
aaa danrcrs had made them feel their
fui!t. They looked in the face OF the
s'ns. idoiatrics. rchcllions Of the ration
n ai is past history. as well as rrCn
'tcr Present sin. Could such great
Sinner be restored Ia Ccd's favor. and
w made tho instruments ~ building up
Wis glcricns kingdom If Gcd: The
'rion ~ this chapter is the arswcr.
PRACTICAL. SUGGESTIONS
J. IL Is good for prophets 10 work two
oy two. IS Jesus sent forth Ills disciples
y prcach the Gospel.
: There is great power in object
'assons and in symbols. to set forth md
Impress The truth. The Bible and the
world arc full of them. 4
y Every great cause has its periods
q Encouragement. its hills Of difficulty.
rs gardens Of G~cthscmanc. its long
nights ufpraycr.
: Gods care for encouragement
''lcs from The voices of Ills mcsscn-
tprs' from promises of Eclp, from
'H'ons % triumph and success of the
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