Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-11-16
MANASSEH'S SIN.
Sunday school Lesson In the Interua.
tf0nAl Lesson Series for November
20, 1862 Chronicles 33:9-1S.
BIASED upon Peloubet's Select Note>J
SUBJECT.-Manasseh Sin andsRepent.

SUBJECT.-Manasseh Sin andsRepent.
ance.
GOLDEN TExT-n we confess our sins.
He IS faithful and just to forgive US our
| sins and to cleanse US from all unrisht-
eousness.1 John 1:s.
THE SECTION includes the reign Of
Manasseh and his son Anon e Chron- 3s1-
| -, period OF religious and political de-
cline. Read also Kings q 1-26.
TIME--Manasseh reigned IS years. from
LESSON COMMENT.
A half century Of moral and religious
decline, with earnest and but partial
" successful efforts at reformation,
| ROW passes before US Manasseh, the
fourteenth ruler of Judah, began to
reign at - years of age. He was one
| of the worst Of kings in the first part
of his reign, suffered captivity, re-
pented, and tried TO undo the evil he
| had done. His kingdom was lot en-
| 1irely independent Of Assyria; al
| though it was distinct kingdom, it was
| a tributary. Marasseh reigned SIS
years.
1. Manasseh's Crimes Against God
and His Native Land.-Vs 9, 10. 9.
Made Judah to err" he led
them in the evils they delighted 10
commit, and drew many into sin who
| under good influences would have been
at least outwardly moral. TO do
| worse than the heathen:" The nation
emancipated itself from the moral law
as with shout Of relief, and plunged
| into superstition and RIGHTEOUSNESS.
10. "The Lord spake:" The prophe Is
denounced Manasseh, and declared
would bring upon Jerusalem such evil
as would "cause both the ears of him
! that heard it to tingle," that he would
| wipe out Jerusalem 'as man wipeth
dish, wipirg and turning it upside
down" e. Kings 21:1e, 1a.) The apos-
tastes of the king and the denuncia-
ton of the prophets thus came into
fierce collision, and led naturally to
| persecution and b]oodshed
II. The Punishment.-V. II. sThe
| Lord brought upon them AS
SYRIA" Doubtless through some
natural result OF his impiety; perhaps
some foolish revolt. '@The king of As
syria" was Esarhaddon Or his son, AS
shurbanipal. TOOK Manasseh among
the thorns:" Most critics regard the
word thorns as meaning "hooks or
rings" The same which were put
through the jaws of fish when placed
back in the water, that by means of a
cord attached they might bring him up
again. Bound him with fetters: -
Probably manacles for the hands, and
letters for the feet. Carried him to
Babylon" 1t is curious confrma-
ton of the history that just at this
time the captive was taken to Babylon,
instead of Nineveh, the Assyrian cap
itai. For Esarhaddon was the only
king of Assyria who, from time to time,
held his court at Babylon.
III. Repentance and Restoration.-V.
~, 13. 12> when he was in affection,
he besought the Lord" That he should
do this was one purpose of his attic
ton. "And humbled himself greatly"
His after conduct shows that he was
truly penitent in his inmose heart.
! 10. "He was entreated of hirn:" God
Loves to hear and answer prayer. He
| >AoN' ~ O. way III TIC OeSC way 1CE the
one who prays; sometimes by maxim g
the sorrow complete it's good work
sometimes by delivering from the sor-
row. And brought him again to Jeru-
SALIENT" We do not know that he in
auenced the king to restore him. Such
pardon from king of Assyria was
rare. but not unparalleled.
N. Fruits of Repentance.-Vs. 1916
| First. He made a patriotic defense OF
his country. II. He built a WALL
Rather, '*he built the outer wall of the
city of David on the west of Gihon-in-
the-valley.' And comprised about
Ophel:" Ophel, the southern part OF
the temple hill. Fenced cities:" De-
Tending the surrounding country.
Second. Is. He took away the
strange gods and cast them
out of the city" he destroyed the
means of idolatry, which he had intro,
duced in former years.
Third. 16. He repaired the altar Of
the Lord" etc. He restored the serv-
ices of true religion.
Fourth. He enforced the reforms BY
command as we'll as example.
| PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
It is almost impossible to undo the
evil we have done.
Punishment has several objects. One
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