The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-11-11
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson in the international Series
for November Is, 19o4-"Joash
Repairs the Temple"
prepared by the Highway and By
way" Preacher)

Repairs the Temple"
prepared by the Highway and By
way" Preacher.)
Copyright. 1904. by J. NJ Edson)
LESSON TEXT Kings 12:4-l5; mem
ory verses. s-l2 Read all Of chapter. and
the parallel account in 2 Chronicles "a.
GOLDEN TEXT-"'we will not forsake
the house of our God.'-Neh. 1898.
TIME.-The work of repairing the tenn
pie covered a period of about % years
1t was begun early in Joash's reign, ana he
reigned 20 years-s7s-Si0 d. G.
PLACE.-Jerusalem.
The Lesson Outline.
THEME:-Repairing the Lords Temples.
/. A Temple to Be Repaired.-vs. 4-s.
% The Repairs Ordered.-vs. 4. 3.
(9 The Work Neglected.-v. G.
CD Failure Apparent.-vs. I, D.
II. A Temple Repaired.-vs. 9-la
% Planning the Work and Working
the Plan.-vs. 3. 10.
(D Workmen Engaged.-vs II, IL.
C0 The Work Compieted.-vs. IL. IA
(D Faithful Dealing.-v. Is.
Comparing Scripture with Scripture.
l. A Temple to Be Repaired.-Un-
der the six years reign OF Athaliah
| the priests of Baal had despoiled the
temple and made breaches in its walls
In such condition it was unsightly and
dishonoring to God. There is another
temple that needs repairing. The tenn
! pie of the body, i Cor. 3:16-17. All,
how sin has made breaches in the walls
and despoiled 1t of its treasure and de-
stroyed its beauty. Read some of the
ugly conditions found in the temple of
the body as enumerated in Gal. 5:19-21.
The condition of the temple is known.
There are some marks of the despoiler
upon our lives. Man is conscious OF the
fact of sin in his life and heart. And to
the extent that sin is there. to that ex-
tent is the body temple defled.
"a The Repairs Ordered. VS.. 4. s.
Let the priests repair the breaches of
the house. wheresoever any breach
shall be found" This was the order OF
the king to those in charge of the tenn
pie and he designated how they were
to obtain the needed money to carry
on the work. v. 4. Gods command to
the keepers of this temple Of the body
is: BE ye holy. for I am holy" Lev.
11:44: 1872; / Pet. lis. 16; Matt. 5:4s.
The king had a right to order the tenn
pie repaired. nay. It was his duty to so
do. God as the Creator and Ruler of
man has a right. nay. He must demand
that the temple SCARED and marred by
sin be repaired.
CD The Work Neglected. v. 6.
"But-the priests had not repaired the
, breaches in the house" And this after
% years. Day after day. week after
week. month after month. year after
' :
, done. The intentions of the priests
|, undoubtedly were good. They meant to
! obey the kings orders. but kept put
ting II of The devil wins more VIC
, tories through that one plea of to-mor-
! row than in any other way. Not many
want the disfigured temples. Few there
are but that expect some day to begin
the repair work. but oh. how long II
goes undone. The breaches are not re.
paired.
(3) Failure Apparent, VS.. Z, s.
Joash called his priests to account and
God calls man to account for his neg
lect, Heb. 3:7. s. Joash was not will.
ing to let the matter rest where II was
and God is not willing in the face o
: mans failure to stop there He call!
man to account He brings him fac
to face with his utter failure. But tn,
> temple Is to be repaired. Where th'
priests failed the king takes hold anC
e pushes the work to completion. ant
where man has failed God is ready t.
supervise and accomplish the repairing
:. of this temple of the body.
{ IL A Temple Repaired. ~ Plan
ming the Work and Working the Plan
I VS.. 9. 10.-The king now assumes &C
!, tive direction of the work, as is appar
s ent from the account in Chron. "a
Jehoiada acted as the kings chic
agent Specialization marked this sec
r ond effort at repairing the temple. !
4 special fund with a specific purpose wa
raised. II was to be applied to tn
v definite work Of repairing the temple
! The people were glad and eager to Civ
n when they understood that their gift
= would be applied directly to the tempt
n repairing. The reason a great deal o
> reform work fails is because II is mad
so broad and general that It never get
;, anywhere or does anything and conse
quently does not win the confidence O
!, favor of the people. The king had
clean cut plan. and he worked the pla
vigorously. The reason a great man
body temples are not repaired is becaus
1 .he effort is so general and broad ths
r. II Is not workable. The only plan whic
'e will work is Gods plan. Mans pla1
re have always failed. We need to adoI
Gods plan. Eph. 2:1O. and then Il
he God work the plan. Phil. 2:13.
D. (2) workmen Engaged, VS.. II, H.
ie Trained hands to do a particular worl
Id What are Gods agents in repairing II
body temple? The Crucifed Saviou
Whose blood clears away the rubbis
ut Of sin. 1 John Ii: The Holy Spiri
Rom. s:26; The Will. for Christ al
b. His Spirit can do nothing for a ms
?" unless the will is surrendered. Jas. 4:
pt Heb. 12:5-11.
rs (3) The Work Completed. VS.. 13.
Phil. 1:e; Eph. Alb; John 3:2.
(D Faithful Dealing. v 15.-God. in
Whose hands we commit ourselves W
10 prove faithful. / Thess. 5:24; Thei
- 3:s; 2 Tim. 1:1a; Cor. 1913.
The Golden Text.
1--WE will not forsake the house of o.