Middletown transcript., 1898-11-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.

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refuge and strength, a very present
help in troubles Psalm 46:1
Sennacherib king of Assyria invaded
Judah with his army and thought to
win the land for himself. Then Heze-
kiah king of Judah cut off the water
supply, built defences, repaired Milo.
made implements Of war, raised an
army, and said to his people, tBe strong
and courageous, be not afraid for the
king Of Assyria, for with with him is
an arm of flesh; but with US is the
Lord our God TO help us and to fight
our battles. And the people rested on
his words.
Then Sennacherit blasphemed against
the Holy One of Israel, ard threatened
the Lords people saying. "Where are
the gods that shall deliverP" But the
people did not answer hi", for they
were 50 commanded. And he wrote
letters to raj on the Lord God of Israel,
and to speak against Him, saying,
''Who shall deliver this city out of mine
hand?D And Isaiah the prophet sent
word to Hezekiah from the Lord, BE
not afraid Of the words which thou
hast heard, with which the servants of
the king of Assyria have blasphemed
Me-"
Then Hezekiah prayed and cried to
Heaven, Lord, bow down thine ear,
and hear; open, Lord Thine eyes. and
see; and hear the words of Sennaherib,
which has sent him to reproach the liv-
ing God :. Save Thou us out of his
hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth
may know that Thou art the Lord God
even Thou only"
And God heard the prayer and GENT
word to Hezekiah concerning Senna-
cherib, saying, 1.-THE virgin the dangh-
ter of Zion hath despised thee, and
laughed thee to scoln; the daughter OF
Jerusalem hath shaken her head at
thee -. Thou exalted thy voice, and
lifted up thine eyes on high, even
agaist the Holy One of Israeli
And that night the angel of the Lord
smote in the camp of the Assyrians a
hundred and eighty FIVE thousand SOL
diers, aud when the Lords people rose
up early in the morning, behold they
were all dead corpses.
The Psalm containing the Golden
Text is one for these troubled times,
and the same words on which Hezeklah
rested, We may depend, BE still, and
know that am God, l will be exalted
in the earth.'
In those days Hezekiah was sick unto
death, and be prayed unto the Lord and
wept sore. And tie Lord sent him
word, 81 have heard thy prayer. have
seen thy tears; behold. l will add unto
by days fifteen years. Aud will de :
iyer thee and this city out of the hands
of the king of Assyria; and | will defend
this city," And he gave him this sign
that it should be 80, the shadow on the
sun dial went back ten degrees. Heze-
kiah wrote the song of Thanksgiving
with these words: "Himself hath done
it Thou has cast all my sins behind
Thy back 1. The living, he shall
praise Thee. as do this day." And
we read OF Jesus, Phrophet, Priest and
King, "Wherefore He is able also tc
save them to the uttermost that come
unto God by Him, seeing He ever livett
to make intercession for Them"
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International Sunday School Lesson fol
Nov 20. 1898. Manasseh's Sin and
Repentance. 2Chron. 33:9-16. Rea d
the Chapter. Golden Text-''1f
we confess our sins, He is faithful
and Just to forgive US our sins, and
to cleanse us from all unrighteous-
ness.'' / John 10.
eBe sure your sin will find you ont, .
is the declaration of Scripture. "Th9
wages of sin are DEATH" Its scar il
irreyocable; though it be forgiven its
consequences so on forever. The
whole Bible unites in this one decree:
s'Sin not. Aud if any man sin, we
have an advocate withthe Father jas IS
Christ the righteous, who is the sat-
isfaction for the sins Of the whole
world; yet The fire sha try every
mans work of what sort it is"
{ King Manasseh found it SO. Al
/ though he repented, the conseq uences
. Of his sin are visible to day. The son
of a good father Hezekiah, he was
made king at the age of twelve, and
/ reigned fifty five years. But He chose
> to have his own way, and he did evil
, in sight of thu LORD, and provoked
: Him to anger. He made the people dc
worse than the heather, and shed inno-
4 centblood. He taught the people idoltry
' and turned the house of the LORD in
/. 10 heather worship. Then God spok'
b to him and to the people, but they
would not listen. Wherefore the LORI
= God brought the host Of As3yria, aud
they bound Manasseh with chains, anC
. took him captive to B4byo on. Because
: he did evil, the LORD God of Israe
said "Behold, am bringing such eyi
! upon Jerusalem and Judah, that who
i soever heareth of it, both his ears shal
! tingle.n And God always keeps Hi
word. Then when Mansseh was in
affection, he prayed unto the LORD
4 his God, and hum bled himself, ant
a God heard HE supplication. and brough
4 him again to Jerusalem into his king
dom. Manasseh knew that the LORI
i He is God and he proclaimed thanks
4 giving, and commanded his people t
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