The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-12-01

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EXPLANATONY
/ Josiah the Good Boy Kim,
siah, "Jehsvah viii support, W.
Al Jerusalem. b. c. ~. & Jo.,'s 90's
gan 70 reign B. C. go, wh., .A Ss v
eight ysars old. II SCENE to hs,.,. ~
by the choise - election Of IN, r.'' yea
"a CAron. se:sS). Hs Yeiened 4, r,Ols r
and died B. G; 900. before hs W. .s'' |,
year ead. hn conversion took NJ.
when As was 1e yssrs old, when ~. n,e' q
gap 10 tssk after tho 6ed Of D,,is :.
father" a CAron. s4:s). He nm, t'' ~
self uadsr the influence Of tho re,i,i.
ne1 sf his Kingdom. 'S
: II. ne Rsfermatioa.-JosI,h
tered 1pe. his great reforma,jo, =
the twsifsA year Of bis reign, wbsn y
began IA destroy tho idols Lars
began Ms ninistry In d. c. ea7 !. ~ ~
thirteenth year Of Josiah's reign ~. -
1:e). Just aSout the time the re,ov, '
tion commenced. and con,inp.d N
after tAe dsssrue4io, Of Jerusalsn ~ =
$50. In TIE eighteenth year ot n.
reign Josiah seestabllshed tn. :. =
hgtoes services Of the temple e. Kin,
p2:s.Y; , Chran. 34:a13). His frs, !.
forts wsrs 70 repair the temple, wbiS
during the 30 ysars since King Jo,.t
had made his srea. repairs Ssd 4.
come Hlaridatsd.
III. finding the Book OF the Law
vs.. $40. A little more fully in eCbr.,
34;i+is. 1hs eighteenth year o, l. l.
siahs reign. 8. 'Hllkiah, the pr.v
!. e. the high priest. "said II
have found the book Of the law" m.
"law Of the Lord given by Moses" +
had been depoated In some s.c,.
place, probably during tho reign, a
some q ths Malatrous ldnss, TO NM
serve II frsn destruction. The SM
ing msattsnsd IN this verse was n.,,
discovery Of something unknown b.
fore. but the resouipg Of the tenn.
copy Of NJ law, from tho hiding p,.y ~
In Which Il had long lain.
.. "BhaphaA the soribe:" The ..
setaN o. stats. THY servants h,r
gathered ths money" The kinp'sn.
retay reports the work done. !.
seems collection was taken uc for d.
temple ,Apsifs not only in tho tenN
itself, where the systom Of Joash \
Kings 1S,A-is) sssms to have been n.
vertsl ~, bst also throughout Jud.t
and Dsstsaih, and all the land 4
Israel q cArsa. $3.50.
~. -SAswsd tie king. "a C,Sl
book, TT vas Of tho utmost inv,,
taaes - the hing in the work h. w
doing.
~. 1As Resuiss Of Finding the B.st
Va 1tAo. First. A Desire for h
strue+asa. "And Shaphan read It }.
fore tAs king" OF course at the kipr.
request. He Wa anxious to know win,
The truth WA. and the nature Of 4.
law hs had bssn trying blindly to OSs
Seosnd. An Awakened Consciess.
IL wSsa tAs king had heard d
he 'rsHt hts sIethes:" An expression q
deepest sorrow and consciousness d
danger.
The reading Of Gods Word bripn
conviction Of SIN. II shows us eur 4.
porturss from the true standard, III
a mirror N which we see our veal.
ness and our sin; It IN measuring In.
BY vhich We learn 'rhow far and vit
we stray"
Third. Seeking Moro Light on 10
Path Of Dirty. 10. "The king CON
maaded Hilliah. /" etc. His leading d.
fcers, and nost intelligent.
l2. "0o -. inquire Of the Lord Sr
ms:" 1s must know from the high.s
source Just what he ought to do, fO'h
was Of the utmost Importance.
IA. Went unto Huldah the proph~
ess:" through whom they would b
qrAre Of the Lord. We do not knpv
why thsy won't 70 her instead of Tho
other woll-known prophets. The keep
er of the wardrobe was q person Of
consideration In ancient times,
Fourth. Gods Threatenings viii
Come 10 Psss. 10, II. ~ will bring
evil upon thh place My wrath -.
shall not bs quenched:" Thena'Onhsi!
gone no far in sin, was so thorough!
imbued with idolatry, that nothing
could persuade them, as whole, tor
pent and be saved. Nothing but The
actual infietion OF tho threatened puf
ishment would cleanse them from Ispf
airy. 1bc reformation Of josiah wS
of great value. II saved remnant
portion Of the people as the hope I"
the future; but for tho mass Of thep~
pie 1t was the wind rufiling the surface
of tho waters, but not changing ~
deeper fow. This threat was accom-
plished within 3S years. "Because nt!