The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-07-15
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL.
Lesson In the international Series
for July II, 19o4-"Asa's
Good Reign"
Prepared by the Highway and BY.
way" Preacher.)


strange gods and the high places. anc
brake down The image.. and cut Gown tho
groves.
g. And commanded judah 10 seek the
Lord God Of their fathers. and 20 10 The
law ana the commandment.
b. Also he took away out OF all the cities
OF judah the high places and tie images,
and me Kingdom Was quiet before HIN.
o And lie built fenced cities IN Judah
ior me land had rest. and he had no war
IN those ears. because the Lord had gwen
him rest
Therefore he said unto judah, Let us
oul4d these cities and make about them
wa4ls, and towers gates. and bars. while
ne 4and Is yet before US. because we have
sought the Lord our God. We have sought
hln, aud lie hath given us rest on every
s'oo 50 they built and prOspered.
g ana Asa had ala army OF men that
"aEe targets and spears, out Of judah three
AuAditd thousand, and out Of Benjamin.
tA"t pare shields and drew bows two hun
uIe1 ana iourscore thousands, al these
Mere mighty men OF Vaior.
.. And thcre came out against them
Lerah The Ethiopian with an host OF
Thousand thousand and three HUNDRED
eA@i prs nl came unto Marcshah.
~ ii.t Asa went cut against him, and
t.ty iIt battle in array ia the valley ol
~-lAa.ra al Martshah.
~ ANA asa cried unto the Lord lis Cod,
tn- a-.-. I>olG, II IS nothing With Thee tC
le-i. NAt Ltr with many, or with them
l-at Aate no power. help az. O Lord. our
Coz. io4 sc resi- on Thee, and IN Thy name
We 50 against this multitude. q LORD,
IAoa art our Cod, set no man prevail
against Thee
j. 20 tAr Lord smote tie Ethiopiars be-
iofe Asa. ana before Judah. ard he Ethi-
OpiaEs l.a.
THE hssoN Includes chror. chap
.sls ~ - and 10, and Kings ls.s-A
GOLDEN TEXT HEN US o Lord oul
COO Tor we rest on Thee. 30 Chron. l8.l1
TIME beginning OF Asa's reign. ss5 Z.
T. 10 ~ y. .. The battle with zerah was
ii-bnoiy .l Asa's fourteenth year.
Il--N1L Jerusalem. where Asa rcigned.
Ihe place where Zlrah. tho Invader. was
defeated A" as - mics southwest OF Jerusa-
en-.
PERSONS Asa. the king. zerah. the
Ethiopian INVADER
events in JUDAH During Asa's Reign.
Prophet Azariah encourages tie king
thron. l5.l-z
Asa puts away ido.atry - Chron 1914
t.l-6.
Prophet Hananls Rtbuke and end OF
asa 5 reign Ctron 1918.
Events IN Israel During Asa's Reign.
Death of Jeroboam and reign OF lis son.
NaAap NH1 yaarsl-1 Kings 1890 and
4''-.' ~ JereDOam died Ia second year OF
Asa's reign
baasha conspiracy and reign. and muir
Ger ot al ~ Jese DCam s house, Kings
U.21 90 1875.
Death o. baasia and fwo years reign OF
- son E.ah.-l Kings 1865.
Assassi axiom OF Elah and All Bsasha.s
If ne
asa reign aud seven days reign of Zimri
a Kings i6.s-lS.
Omi chosen king lie destroys his rivals
l.Mf lHi Tibni-l Kings lG.lG-aS
Death % Dmri ana beginning Of Akab's
Isihn ~ ihirty eighth year Of Asa'sreien.
Som pairing Scripture with Scripture.
asa did good and right in the
eyes Of lie Lord. - Here is the test Of
All conduct How does il appear 10
God? Is it in harmony with His
WORD VIII it meet Ills approval
Luke 1915.
TOOK away the affairs broke
down the images and cut down the
groves The evils OF the reigns ~
solomon and Rehoboam (see l Kings
II lis and 1i:22.2D confronted Asa.
ana nothing but the deepest convic
ZION and strongest will would have
ever dared attempt such reformation.
But 2 clean heart and right purpose
give heroic spirit and firm will.-Pbil
= IL Eph. Clio. Desperate diseases
require heroic remedies The only
thing TO do with sin. whether national
or individual is to put IT away
2 Cor 6.i7
Commanded judah TO seek the
lorp This is the way OF all real
blessing and prosperity There is
'lo3c and striking connection between
llF verse and the statement in verse
s. $50 they built and prospered."
Here Is cause and effect-Prov. 1884;
Psalms 1912. There are many prom.
ist5 90 The seeker after God. Matt.
I.F-S: Matt 6:3S; Heb. 11.6.
TITO to he law & But there was
more 10 Asa's reform than froth and
fireworks The test of its genuine
nc' wa IN the doing Seeking the
.L9r ued in doing for the Lord
81 1863 lest of Our religion is iuI
he doing Matt. 7:21; John 1915.
TNero came out against them. "-
10 THE testing time came Heb 10
81 Ja "a.
Asa cried unto the Lord "-"Our ex-
rmi1 Gods opportunity . Cor.
l..a Rom S.31
Tirnrnls in Asa's Prayer -GD
carH0m in Gcd 1T is nothing
with T.so" etc. 90 Appeal to God.
HON o God CD Submission TO
GOD $50 rest on Thee Cd Identid.
cation ID God. In Thy name we
q. AGAINST This multitude let no
man nr all against Thee"
$50 Lord smote When VIC
.orA eam Asa did not claim the glory
lana re1 thereof -Ps. Si.2
T oN stion never should be. how
nt ms have We on our side. but
Nf.Ia.r ue have God as our ally.
Seed Thoughts.
TtDre are affairs to-day that need
h. Use affairs erected TO self
li,tn, pleasure. ambition. etc. and
ur which self is being sacrificed to all
lua ODD and true and eternal
Yh Lord sought is the Lord found
III m PAUL said 70 the Athcni@Eg. Cod
f, .rt nr from every one OF MS.
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