The Tupelo journal., 1904-12-02
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson in the International Series
for December A, 19O4-"Hezekiah
Reopens the Temple"
prepared by the "Highway and By
wayv Preacher.)

DRY verses, 2S-30. Read the entire chapter.
Fol the complete story of Hezekiah'a
reign, read also chapters 1922. and the par
allel account In 2 Kings, 1920.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"Them that honor Me
l will honor."-1. Sam. 2:30.
TIME.-At the beginning Of Hezckiah's
reign. about 726 B. c.. The prophet Isaiah
was Instrumental in bringing about the
great reforms.
PLACE Jerusalem
Introductory Note.
The last king of Judah about whom We
have studied was Joash, who began his
4O-years' reign in the seventh year Of Jehu
OF Israel. His son, Amaziah, reigned %
years; Azariah, 81 years; Jotham, 16 years,
and then AhaZ, the father of Hezekiah, for
16 years. 1t was during the reign of Heze-
kiah that the Northern kingdom of Is
rael was utterly destroyed by Assyria.
Although Ahaz walked in the ways OF
the kings of Israel" his son, HeZekiah.
seems to have ad a cody mother, who
brought him up tc 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
the priests and Levites and ordered them
10 bdnCllIy themselves diu tSh ~
cleanse the temple and restore it's fit
tings furnishings. Our lesson takes
up the story at the point where this WORK
has been accomplished.
The Lesson Outline.
THEME:-A Great Revival.
I. The Preparations.-vs. Is, Is.
"a Filthiness Put Away. IL.
ca The Lords Vessels Restored.-v. N.
II. Meeting in the Lords House.-vs. Z0-S1.
% Power of a Good ~Example.-v. ~.
C) The Sacrifces.-vs. H-24.
60 Praise and Worship.-vs. 2S-SO.
90 Offerings to the Lord.-v. 81
Comparing Scripture with Scripture.
|. Preparation for the Great Revival
% Filthiness Put Away, v. 18.-The i'll
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 lee
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
a church, and must be cleaned out be.
fore the revival a come.
(2) The Lords Vessels Restored, V.
19.-If there is anything being withheld
from God which belongs to Him, ii
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 and money to the world, the flesh
and the devil" There is need that we
restore unto the Lord that which be-
longs to Him. ere we a expect that the
revival blessing will come to us or to the
Lords church.
II. Meeting in the Lords House
Q) Power of a Good Example. v. 20
Hezekiah is the model for all leaders
who would bring about a revival and
fill the Lords house. He rose early
intense desire.-Ps. 5. 8; 63:1: 1905
He gathered the interchangeable and
systematic methods, 2 Tim. Az. Went
ND to the house of the LOrG-Deflnite-
ness of urpos Ps. 27:4. 1t is doubtful
if any Christian fully realizes the pow
er Of a good example. There Is no one
who does not influence some other life
for good or i'll. What a responsibility
rests upon the Christian.
(2) The Sacrifices. VS.. 21-24-The sins
of the people must be atoned for. The
start must be made with the shedding OF
blood. All. how many attempted re-
vivals fail Just here. Noted speakers,
big halls, fine singers, and depended
upon for success, and the Lamb of God
which taketh away the sin of the world"
is forced to take a back seat. Begin
with the blood. 1t will cleanse from
all sin q John 1:7-9), and thus pre-
pare for service. Heb. 1922. God and
His people must be united before re-
vival blessing can come, and the blood
Of Christ is the only thing that can
bring God and a. together.
90 Praise and Worship, VS.. $3.50. II
takes a cleansed heart to give a clear
voice. 1t is only a cleansed heart that
can be a devout heart. But how the
soul can sing and worship when it has
been reconciled to God. Ps. 51:12, Is.
What a power there is in the shout OF
praise to God. 1t brought Jericho's
walls tumbling down. 1t 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. believe we
IRE becoming altogether too formal and
cold in our worship. The amen corner
is being deserted and the worshiper Is
afraid to hear his own voice in meeting.
Too many are content to sit with closed
lips. The Lord wants us to open them.
az Offering to the Lord, v. 81. II
we have cleaned away the rubbish, II
we have restored that which belongs
70 the Lord, if we have been cleapsed
rom all sin in Jesus blood. then We
are ready to bring offerings to the lord
which He can accept.-Ps. 24:3-4; Matt.
5:23, "a.
The Golden Text.
Them that honor Me 1 will honor"
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