The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-16

AMN LIE AAAAA - ~" %E
Him. He viii cast thee on foressr-L
SISRJFcT-Captlsiiy Of the Ten Tribes
TIE SECTION includes the last years
Of Israel. in 2 Kings IS 81 EI-<l: ant The
prophets Amos and Hosea
TlME-The fail 81 Samana ooh place
an Decemt<r. - or early IN Il AL AL
thorifies agree hers.
PI.AcE-samaua. the capital Of Israel
EXPLANATORY
4 Decline and Fall Of Israel.-The
two prophets. Amo~ and Hosea, WIN
Al their intense earnestness and love,
were unable TO make the people see,
through the gorgeous clothing Of the
ration the deadly ANGER hat was
eating out it's life Jeroboam the
GO. died about 74c. and ia less than
40 decades the proud Kingdom over
xhich he ruled ceased 10 exist. -Four
81 The six kings who succeeded him
were struck down by assassins, and
one died in c1Ptivity--Kent-
? II The Moral Causes Of the Fall Of
Tsrael.-I Forgetting God. They for
cot God and all He had done for them
AZ n. Hence came sin and weakness
They lost their confidence in Gods
wisdom and power 10 defend them as
He had done in the days Of Old Hisa
thority waned. His commandments
were forgotten and set al naught.
?. Hypocrisy Y. 9. did secretly
They covered their idoiairy with pre-
lenses that il was a worship OF Je-
hovah..Cook-
2 Idolasry. -Built high
places Affairs in groves on a hill. for
worship. sometimes for worship OF
Jehovah. hut often for the worship OF
idols Prom tie tower Of the
watchman:- In lonely spots. to guard
vineyards and iocks-
V. 10. -Imagcs:- Perhaps carved IL
some figure. but often only obelisks.
representing some idol. ~Groves:
Asherim. wooden images carved on
pillars. 81 the goddess Asherah. cor
responding TO the Irccian Venus
VII. Whom Tie Lord carriedaway."
INTO captivity ~ the Assyrians- These
nations were nearer -Assyria. and FRS
attacked. and ye. Isaael did rot take
warning. but did the very things which
brought evil upon others.
4. Resistance 10 Good Influences.
y.I3. Yet the Lord testified against
az. v. unto). by an the pro Dhets.~
Those who speak forth what God
would say to men. --Aud hy al the
scers:- Those who see visions which
God reveals Prophets OF every kind
were sent
VIA -Bui hardened their necks.- 4
metaphor derived from those oxen
who. in spite Of al efforts 10 guide
them. hold their necks set and firm
In the way they determine TO 60. IL
expresses unbenting obstinacy and
sels-wiii-
S. Unbeiicf. That did not believe in
the Lord They Of course knew His
existence. but they did not trust in
us guidance. in His wisdom and good
1ess. so rs 10 DO what lie commanded.
G. Disobedicncc- Wis. They rejected
His statutes The natural result Of
unbelieL And His covenant e the
iawwas called. because ii was an agree
ment between God and His people. lie
10 preserve and defend them. they 10
obey. lSce neu-- 21.l. q. i3) Ills testi-
i~imonieS.- His law. which i tie tcsti-
mony lie bears for truth and against
Iniquiiy. And followed van
ity.- Idols who were absolutely pow
ericss a. help them. Became yain.-
Weak. helpless. with no power TO re-
sisf attacks.
:. Cruelty and Crime VIZ. Caused
their SONS TO PASS through
the fre.- Not merely ~mafe them
pass through the IRE for publication
hut burnt them with FIRE. This was
done in the worship 81 Moicch. The
Eahbins tell us that this idol was made
Of brass. and that the head was that
Of q calf with a crown upon IT, 1t was
made hollow. and 4 furious fire was
kindlcd within II. : when the
arms were red hot. the victim was
thrown into them. and was almost i'm
ncdfately burned TO death. while its
cries were drowned BY drums DIV
lration and cnchanfnenfs.- These
were different ways Of seeking 20 know
future events. and Of imposing upon
the people. -And sold themselves to
do evil The metaphor is taken from
the practice OF men selling themselves
INTO slavery. and so giving themselves
wholly up TO work the will of their
master.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
No nation. and no individual. can at
tain the highest good from life with
out supreme conservation to God. a
lofty ideal and a holy enthusiasm in
Sin is ungrateful and mean as wen
as wicked Gods goodness. which has
ever blessed our lives. which has done
more for us thar we can ask or even
think should lead US TO love a..d serve
Him with our whole heart.
When religion displays itself In bust
neSG "a w-r7 - - t.Fr.r