The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-07-28
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL.
Lesson in the 1nternat.e-, G:rj.s
for July 81, 19O4--"Cta.I
and Ahab."
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copyright. 1904 by J. NJ Edsonl
LESSON TENT.

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copyright. 1904 by J. NJ Edson1
LESSON TENT
q Kings ls2S-33; Memory Verses, SO-3S)
70. In the thirty and first year Of Asa
king OF Judah began Omri to reign over |
Israel, IL years; six years reigned he in |
rirzah.
"a. And he bought the hill Samarla Of |
Shemer for two talents of silver and built |
On the HILL and called the name of the city |
which he built after the name Of Shemer, |
owner Of the hill Samara
20. But Omri wrought evil in the eyes OF |
the Lord. and did worse than all that were
before him
26. For he walked in all the way OF
Jeroboam the son Of Nebat and in his
sin wherewith he made Israel to sin TO
provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger
with their vanities
"a. Now the rest of the acts of Omri
which he did. and his might that he showed,
are they not written In the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Israel?
rs. SO omri slept with his fathers. and
was buried In Samaria; and Ahab his son
reigned In his stead.
29 And In the thirty and eighth year Of
Asa King Of judah began Ahab the son Of
Omr to reign over Israel; aud Ahab the
son OF Omri reigned over Israel In Samaria
twenty and two years.
S0 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil
In the sight OF the Lord above all that were
before him.
81 And 1t came TO pass, as If it had been
light thing for him to walk in the sins OF
Jerobosm the son of Nebat, that he took
to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal
king of the Iidonians and went and served
Baal, and worshped him.
~. And he reared up an altar for Baal in
the house Of Baal, which he had built In
Samara
]
/ did more to provoke the Lord God Of Israel
to anger than all the kings Of Israel that
were before him,
THE LESSON includes Kings 10 5:25-1G.34.
giving portion of the history of the upper
kingdom which Is not given In Chronicles.
/ GOLDEN TEXT-"Righteousn exalt-
eth nation; but sin is "a reproach to any
people Prov. 14:A.
/ TIME. E.-Thirty-fve years from the ac-
cession OF Nadab to that OF Ahab. and the
beginning of Ahab's reign. Ahab came 10
the throne 9lS b. G. We go back over
twenty years in time from the lesson of
last Sunday, to take up the story of Ahab
and Elijah.
Events in Israel Included in This
Lesson.
Israel was plunged into a bloody period
Of internal strife following the reign of
Baasha. Baasha died in the twenty
year of the reign of Asa, king of Judah, and
his SON. Elah, became king and relgned two
years, when Zimrl. captain of half his
army murdered him, seized the throne.
and then slaughtered all of the royal fam
lily. Zimri reigned seven days, and then
burned himself to death in the palace OF
Tirzah to escape capture by Omr cap
tain of the host of Israel Half Israel then
followed Omri and half Tibni. Warfare be-
tween the two divisions of unhappy Israel
finally ended in the death of Tibni when
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Ahab, his son, became king in the thirty
eighth year Of the reign of Asa king Of
Judah.
Comparing Scripture with Scripture.
Bought the hill Samaria. and built
on the hill'--the palace at the capital of
Tirzah was in ruins (see verse 1S), and
Omri selected this desirable site. COM
bining as it did strength. beauty and fer
tility. for the royal buildings.
A WICKED FATHER.
"Omri. =. did worse than all that were
before him. Mote the steady decline
in the moral and religious conditions in
Israel The seeds Of idolatry which
Jereboam had sown are bringing forth
terrible harvest. Gal. 6:7-S. Sins
road always runs downward
Acts Of Omri. :. written. ."--Itisa SOL
emn thought to realize that God records
the acts Of men. Rom. 14:12. Even the
: words spoken. Matt. 1876. Rev
20:12-15. The record left for man:
reading was but a small part of this
! wicked kings most iniquitous reign
God has the complete record, however
and it will be brought forth some day.
,, "Omri slept with his fathers. death
must come to all. The wicked may es
cape God in this life, but deaths hant
drags into the presence Of God.-2 Cor
$40.
A MORE WICKED SON.
: "Ahab. did evil in the sight Of tn,
Lord above all that were before him. -
There were two reasons for this, hi
wicked father, and his most wicked
wife. 1t is said that wife makes or mar!
man. Ruin came to Israel again ant
. again through matrimonial alliances
u See Josh. 23:12 10; Neh. 2313; 20, 20
Even Solomon made shipwreck in thi
way. Kings 11:l-5. and Jehoshapha
: fell into this snare later. See Chron
: 21:6.
JeItDtl, the uduSHltI Vi lut
king, was utterly given to the devil
: She 1t was who brought all the licen
tiousness connected with the worship
II of Baal and Ashcroft The connection
[. between the indulgence Of impurity an,
the declenson of the spiritual life |
e very close. In Romans | Paul tells u
u that men that refuse to retain God Il
II their knowledge are given up to tn
e workings of passion. They lose tn
I. sweet. clear impression of the truth an,
o nearness of the Christ. Be pure!
" Reared up an altar for Baal."-Th
u sun was worshiped under various i'm
e ages. Reference Is made to the one Sc
e up by Ahab in 2 Kings 3:2 The priest
IS officiated barefoot and dancing and kiss
II ing the image were among the chic
J. rites. From passive share in the wor
ship OF Baal, he quickly passed to tn
J. active participation and lent his ener
t. gies and kingly wealth and influence t
II establish and spread this abomin inabl
7. heather worship.
II Seed Thoughts.
y. Sin, like noxious weeds, is a rapi
"a grower and prolific seed producer
~ God sees evil when man is blind to 4
II Omni and Ahab may have been winnin
n the approval and applause of their pee
'e pie, while they were incurring the con
)f demnation of God.
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