The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-12-02
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
for December 4, 19o4-"Hezekiah
Reopens the Temple"

Lesson in the international Series
for December 4, 1eo4-"Hezekiah
Reopens the Temple"
prepared by the Highway and By
way" Preacher.)
Copyright. 1904. by J. NJ. Edson)
LESSON TEXT Chron. 2s:ls-sl: men,
ory verses. $50. Read the entire chapter.
For the complete story Of Hezekiah's
reign. read also chapters 3o-32. and the par
aliei account In Kings. 1870.
GOLDEN TExT.-''Them that honor Ne
viii honor."-1- Sam. 2:3o.
TIME-At the beginning Of Hezekiah's
reign. about lbs B. c. The prophet Isaiah
was instrumental In bringing about the
great reforms
PLACE.-Jerusaiem-
Introductory Note.
The last king OF judah about whom We
have studied was Joash. who began his
fo-years' reign In the seventh year Of Jehu
of Israel His son. Amaziah. reigned .
years: Azariah. 81 years: lothian. 1s years.
and then Ahaz. the father of Hezekiah. for
Is years. II was during the reign OF HeEe-
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 had n godly mother, who
brought him up te fear and serve God
When he became king at the age of -
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 1T
tings and furnishings. Our lesson takes
up the story at the point where this work
has been accomplished.
The Lesson Outline.
THEME:-A Great Revival
J. The Preparations.-vs. Is. 1s-
Cd Ffithiness Put Away. Is.
CD The Lords Vessels Restored.-v II
II. Meeting In the Lords House.-vs. M
Cd Power OF n Good Example.-v. 70.
Cd The Sacrihces.-vs. H-A.
CD Praise and worship.-vs. $50.
90 Offerings to the Lord--v. IL
Comparing Scripture with Scripture
l. Preparation for the Great Revival.
Cd Fflthiness Put Away. v. 1s.-The in
dividual or the church that wants
rssYssl has got to do some house-clean-
ing. Prayerlessness, the closed Bible.
neglect of religious obligations and
church services, worldiiness 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
q church, and must be cleaned out be-
fore the revival can come.
(z) The Lords Vessels Restored. v.
1s-f 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 fiest
and the devil" There is need that We
| restore unto the Lord that which be
| longs to Him, ere we can expect that the
| revival blessing will come to US or to thu
| Lords church.
II. Meeting In the Lords House.
| (1) Power Of a Good Example. v. 20
Hezekiah Is the model for all leader
| who would bring about a revival ant
NIL the Lords house. He rose early
intense desire.-Ps. s, 8; S3:1; 1906
He gathered the rulers-Energetic ant
systematic methods, Tim. Az. Wen
up to the house of the Lord-Definite
ness Of purpose. Ps. 27:4. II Is doubtful
II any Christian fully realizes the pow
er Of q good example. There is no on
who does not influence some other lif
for good or i'll. What a responsibilit.
rests upon the Christian.
(2) The Sacrifices. VS.. 21-24-The sin
of the people must be atoned for. Tn
start must be made with the shedding o
blood. All, how many attempted re
vivals fail Just here. Noted speakers
big halls, fine singers. and depende
upon for success. and the Lamb of Go
which taketh away the sin of the world
is forced to take back seat. Begi
all sin Il John 1:7-e). and thus pre-
pare for service. Heb. 9:22. God an
His people must be united before r'
vival blessing can come. and the bloc
of Christ is the only thing that ca
bring God and man together.
(3) Praise and Worship. VS.. $3.50.
takes q cleansed heart to give a cles
voice. II is only q cleansed heart ths
can be q devout heart But how th
, soul can sing and worship when 1t hs
been reconciled to God. Ps. 51:12. i
What q power there il in the shout {
praise to God. II brought Jericho
walls tumbling down. 1t scattered III
hosts of Midian before Gideon and h
faithful band. David urges US over an
over again to shout and sing praise
unto the Lord. There is,power In II
shout and song of praise. I believe "
are becoming altogether too formal an
cold In our worship. The amen corn'
js being deserted and the worshiper
afraid to hear his own voice in meetin
4 Too many are content to sit with closs
q lips. The Lord wants us to open ther
(O Offering to the Lord. v. 81.
We have cleaned away the rubbish.
We have restored that which belonl
D to the Lord, II we have been cleans,
from all sin in Jesus blood. then v
are ready to bring offerings to the Lol
which He can accept.-Ps. 4:S-<; Ma
5:13. ~
The Golden Text.
L Them that honor Me I will honor
:. Divine reciprocity. A recognition Of
mutual relationship, desirable both
a God and man. What does God desir
The viii, the heart, the life. What do
man need? observation-disclosures 4
VI natural man II . stranger to &c
Is Eph. 1:13. 10. Fellowship. becau