Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-11-30
rAE BOOK OF THE LAW FOUND.
Sunday school Lesson in the rnter.a-
uonaI Lesson series for December
a. tsDS = king. 22ss-x0.


rnasrd upon Peioubsrs Select Not.-l
GOLDEN TEXT. -ulerssl arc they that
keen lis testimonies ard that seek Him
with che whole hfart-Faa. ll2.2
TIE SECTION The rcigu q Josiah g
Klrss 81 to = l0. Read also Chron. -
TlME-Josiah rsiensd from n c. 80 to
eos TIE fni1Wft close aftfr MarSsseh
Q.s-son Ntiil TIRE hslinE ~ the book OF
the law vas IN his eighteenth yoar-B.
PLACE. -Jerafaisrn ard Judah.
XXI tASAroKN.
I. Josiah the Good Boy kiug.-Jo-
siah. jehovah sil support" was born
at Jerusalem. D. c. 0f5. s. Josiah be-
gan 20 reign T.. &. o19. when he was
eight years old. u seems 20 have been
by the choice or election 81 the people
e. Chron. 1gs25) he reigned 81 years.
and died n. q coo. before he was 40
years old. His conversion took place
when De was no years old. when "he be-
gan 90 seek after The God Of David. his
father" O. Chron 3f;s). he put him.
self under the influence Of the religious
men Of his kingdom.
IL. The Refornnflon.-Josla en-
tered upon his great reformation IN
I n
began 10 destroy the idols. jeremiah
began his ministry In Il. c. 627. IN the
thirteenth year o. Josiah's reign der
1;2), Just about the time the reforma-
tion commenced. and continued tn
after the destruction Of Jerusalem In
$50. In the eighteenth year OF his
reign Josiah rees;ablished the re-
ligious services OF the temple O. Kings
/ 22:3-7; 2 Chron. 3s;s-is). His first ef-
forts were 10 repair the temple. which.
during the ESQ years since King Joash
had made his great repairs, had be-
come dilepidated.
III. Finding the Book OF the Law
VS.. $40. A little more fully In ? Chron.
s4:14-is. The eighteenth year Of Jo-
siah's reign. s. "IIilkiah, the priest. !"
|. e., the high priest, said l
have found the book Of the laws" The
claw of the Lord given by Moses" II
had been deposited in some secret
place, probably during the reigns of
some OF the idolatrous kings. TO pre-
serve It from destruction. The find
ing mentioned in this verse was not n
discovery of something unknown be-
fore, but the rescuing Of the temple
copy Of the law from the hiding place
in which il had long lain.
9. "Shaphan the scribe:" The sec
rotary of state. Thy servants have
gathered the money!" The kings sec
rotary reports the work done. II
seems n collection was taken ,ip for the
temple repairs not only in the temple
Itself, where the system OF .Tonsh q
|
verified 10, but also throughout Judah
and benjamin. and all the land OF
Israel G. Chron. 34:o).
TO- Showed the King (the)
book: at was of the utmost impor-
lance to the king in the work he was
doing.
~. The Results Of Finding the Book.
| VS.. 1920. First. A Desire for IN
struetion. And Shtphan read IL be-
fore the king" OF course at the kings
request. He was anxious to know what
The truth was, and the nature Of the
law he had boen trying blindly to obey.
Second. An Awakened Conscience.
II. When the king had heard
he rent his clothes:" An expression NJ
deepest sorrow and Consciousness of
danger.
The reading of GODS Word brings
conviction of sin. 1t shows us our de-
partures from the true standard. Il is
a mirror in which we see our weak
ness and our sin; II is measuring line
by which we learn chow far and wide
we stray"
Third. Seeking More Light on the
Path of Duty. 1s. ''The king COM
handed HillOiah," etc. His leading Of
hcers, and most intelligent.
10. go ye, inquire Of the Lord for
mel" He must know from the highest
source just what he ought TO do. for IL
was of the utmost Importance.
IL. Went unto Hul6ah the prophet
ess;" through whom they would in
quire of the Lord. We do not know
why they went to her instead of the
other well-known prophets. The keep
er of the wardrobe" was r person of
consideration in ancient times.
Fourth Gods Threatenings VIII
Come TO Pass. 16, II. 81 will bring
evil upon this place My wrath
shall not be quenched:" Thenation had
gone so Gar in sin, was so thoroughly
imbued with idolatry, that nothing
could persuade them. as a whole. to re-
Pent and be saved. Nothing but the
actual infection OF the threatened pun
ishment would cleanse them from idol
airy. The reformation of Josiah was
OF great value. II saved a remnant a
portion of the people as the hope of
the future; but for the mass Of the pe,-
/ Ple II was the wind ruling the surface
OF the waters, but not changing its
deeper flow. This threat was accom-
/ plished within SO years. Because they
have forsuken me-" Religion ana
/ righteousness were the basis OF the
kingdoms prosperity. To destroy
these, TO forsake God. was TO take the
very foundation from under them.
v. Gods Tender Mercies.-Vs. 10. 20
"BecarNe thine heart was tender
thou shalt be gathered into thy grave
In peace:" lie was slain in battle. but
the terrible experiences foretold Of Je.
rusalem did not take place tin fout
years after his death. The peace had
not been broken.
/
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.