The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-01
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson In the International Series
for December 4, 1o04-"Hssskiah
1sopsns che Temple"

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for Dscsmbsr 4, 1o04-"Hssskiah
1sopsns Che Temple"
(Prsparsd By the "Highway and By.
way" Prsachsr.)
(Copyright, 1904, by J. M. Edson.)
LESSON TExT.-2 Chron. 29:1S-3f: mem-.
Org verses, 0-SO. Read the entire chapter.
For the complete story Of Hezekiah's.
reign, read also chapters So-s2, and the par.
allel account in 2 Kings, 1920.
GOLDEN TExT--"Them that honor Me
will honor."--1. Sam. 2.S0.
TIME-At the beginning Of Hexekiah's
reign, about 726 B. C. The prophet Isaiah
was Instrumental In bringing about the
great reforms.
PLACE. E.-Jerusalem.
Introductory Note.
The last king of Judah about whom we.
have studied was Joash, who. began his
l0-years' reign In the seventh year of Jehu
Of Israel. His son, Amaziah, reigned %
years; Azariah, So years; lothian. 16 years,
and then Ahaz. the father of Hezekiah, for
10 years 1t was during the reign Of Heze-
siah that the Northern kingdom of Is
rael was utterly destroyed by Assyria.
Although Ahax walked In the ways OF
the kings Of Israel" his son, Hezekiah.
seems to have had godly mother, who
brought him up te fear and serve God.
When he became king at the age OF rs,
he at once began his religious reforms.
and God says Of him: "He did that which
was right In the sight Of the Lord, accord.
ing to all that David his father had done"
He reopened the temple and summoned
the priests and Levites and ordered them
TO sanctify themselves and then to
cleanse the temple and restore Its it-
tings and furnishings. Our lesson takes
up the story at the point where this work
has been accomplished. 80
The Lesson Outline.
THEME:--A Great Revival. nF'
| l. The Preparations.-vs. IS, 10.
ID Filthiness Put Away, is.
(2) The Lords Vessels Restored.-v. IL.
| III. Meeting In the Lords House.-vs. 20-3l.
| a. Power of Good Example.--v. 20.
! (2) The Sacrifices.-vs. H-2i.
(S) Praise and Worship.-vs. $3.50.
| "a Offerings to the Lord.-v. 81.
Comparing Scripture with Scripture.
L. Preparation for the Great Revival.
"a Filthiness Put Away, v. 18.--The in
dividual or the church that wants .
revival has got to do some house-clean-
ing. Prayerlessness, the closed Bible.
neglect of religious obligations and
church services. worldliness and in
diligence of self, cause the rubbish to
gather in the individual life. Church
suppers and bazars, Sunday night lec-
lures, high-priced, unconverted choir
singers, church debts. gossip AMI friv-
olous talk after meeting, are some OF
the many things that are as rubbish In
church, and must be cleaned out be-
fore the revival can come.
(2) The Lords Vessels Restored, v.
19.-If there is anything being withheld
from God which belongs to Him, 1t
must be restored before He can give the
blessing--Mal. $40. These vessels had
been dedicated to the Lords service and
afterwards taken and put to unholy uses.
We do something very similar to this
when we consecrate ourselves to the
Lords service and then go and give our
! selves, our time, our energies, our abil-
tiles an9 money to the world, the hess
ara the devil" There is need the
restore unto the Lord that W.
longs to Him, ere we can eyr> .,cn ~
revival blessing will eew' @ ~ - ,"A, - ~ ~
Lords church.
II. Meeting T., the Iord,s Hor.
~ power o. Good Examp'., On
Hezekian is the model fer ali leade
VINO Would bring about q revival ar
NIL the Lords hCsusa. He rose early.
iltense desigp.-Ps. 8, 8; 63:1: 100.
He gathered the rulers--E Energetic an
Systematic methods, 3 Tim. az. Wei
w 70 tue .r.ouse OF the Lord--Deflnit,
n--ss Of purpose. Ps. 27:4. 1t is doubtf,
II any Christian fully realizes the pow
' er Of a good example. There is no or
who does not influence some other III
for good or III. What a responsible
rests upon the Christian.
(2) The Sacrifices, VS.. 21-24--Tbe a.,
OF the people must be atoned for III
start must be ..aiaae with the shedding !
! '.oo..' All. how many attempted rt
vivais fall Just here. Noted speaker.
big halls, fine singers, and depende
npon for success. and the Lamb OF Co
which talseth away the sin of the world
is forced to take back seat Begi,
with the blood. 1t will cleanse fron
all sin Il John 1;7-9). ap~ ;,,. -.
pare for service. -. .,eb. e.2e. s Cod p,e sn
.M M ..e must be united before re
.sal blessing can come, and the bloc,
Of Christ is the only thing that ca,
bring God and man together.
90 Praise and Worship, vs.. $3.50. 7
takes cleansed heart to give a clea
voice. It Is only cleansed heart tina
can be . devout heart. But how tn,
soul can sing and worship when It ha,
been reconciled to God. Ps. 51:12. IS
What power there is in the shout OF
praise to God. It brought Jericho,
walls tumbling down. It scattered the
hosts Of indian before Gideon and his
faithful band. David urges us over and
over again to shout and sing praises
unto the Lord. There Is power in the
shout and song Of praise. I believe we
are becoming altogether too formal and
cold In our worship. The amen corner
Is being deserted and the worshiper n
afraid to hear his own voice In meeting.
Too many are content to sit with closed
lips. The Lord wants us to open them.
"a Offering to the Lord, v. 81. If
we have cleaned away the rubbish. II
we have restored that which belongs
to the Lord, II we have been cleapsed
from all sin In Jesus blood, then we
are ready to bring offerings to the Lord
which He can accspt.-Ps. 24:S-4; Matt.
5:23, ~.