The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-07-07
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL.
lesson in the International Series
for July 10, 19o4-"Jere-
boam's Idolatry."
prepared by the Highway and By
way" Preacher.)
h, copyright, 1904. by J. NJ. Edson1
LESSON TEXT.


Mount Enbraim and dwelt therein; and
went out from thence, and built Penuel.
as And Jeroboam said in his heart. Now
shall the kingdom return to the house of
oavid:
% 70 ,ht, noo,ia no ~, m 40 sacrifice in
the house of The Lord at Jerusalem, then
shall the heart of this people turn again
unto their lord even unto Rehoboam
king Of Judah and they shall kill me, and
20 again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
2S whereupon the king took counsel, and
made two calves of gold and said unto
them. II is too much for you to go up 10
Jerusalem; behold thy gods, o Israel,
which brought thee up out of the land of
Egypt,
2g And he set the one In Bethel and
the other put he in Dan.
3O And this thing became a sin; for The
people went to worship before the one, even
unto Dan.
81 And he made an house Of high places,
and made priests of the lowest of the peo-
pie. which were not of the sons of Levi.
~. And Jeroboam ordained feast IN ,he
month, like unto the feast that is in Judah,
and bs nsyarad ,,nn, ,ba ai,ar So aid he
I'm Bethel sacrificing unto the calves that
he. had made. and he placed In Bethel the
priests of the high places which he had
made
80. SO he offered upon the altar which he
nad maae IN Bethel the htteen.h aay oI
he had davisad ~, bis own bsart. and or.
dained a feast nnto The children of Israel:
and ha orarod .o -, III II 49, ana hurn,
incense
THE LESSON ipcIuass besidss the Iss.
son text the ,bIrtsantb ana fo,irteenth
chapters of 1 Kings wherein are recorded
Gods warning ana retribution upon
Jereboam The fuIfIlment Of the prophe-
ces of the prophet Of Judah against the
altar at Bethel, and that OF Ahijah the
pacprIad AGAINST 1ere'oan s.ni anu M" 'aMy, amy
l5:2s-SO, should be read
GOLDEN TEXT-"Keep yourselves
from Idols. II John 1921.
PLACES NIarshoa,r'o miooSy capI;a 90 a., - ar.,
schechem, and later Tirzah, among the
hills few miles north OF Schechem: and
aaJ,a nT,me'' anu Dan, "here inc TWO go'deh
Eyents q, Tsrasi n, ,...,.
Kincs "a asa'"s' a''ar a' be'heh-i
/ Ahijah's prophecy aeains, Jereboam and
Jereboams house-l Kings 1il-2O.
, Deieat OF Jereboam by Abijah' king of
ruan., a., -, 10 -
n.,
sentb YEAR NJ Jerehna ~ "uJut roIa tne s.sn. etn
H:3l.
Abijam (called Abijah in parallel pas.
sases IN Chronicles), son Of Rehoboam,
naaih 81 Ahfinss t1'i,, ,,.,.., 49,.
Jereboam's reign and beginning Of reign
of good King Asa.-l Kings 1858.
comparing Scripture with Scripture.
Jereboam said In his heart. Com
pare words IN verse 33. Instead OF taxi
ing counsel OF God he searched In his
own heart for the solution Of problems
OF his Kingdom.
Now shall the kingdom return to
the house Of David."-Comp. prophecy
of Ahijah in l Kings 1881. .3S. Had Jere-
boam believed Gods word from what
Sin would he have been kept and what
punishment he would have been
spared Jereboam acted on expediency,
Dut expediency is worse than folly II
IL De at the sacrince or righteousness
and truth. He who trusts in his own
near' anu takes MS own way, Is a
ioo'' IL run peiore Hod is 10 SINK
Nhee-oeep ihto the swamp. we mus
MANI al 'hihss a''er the pattern
SHOWN "s on tne mount ana take our
'ihe from uoa almanac What q
contrast 10 tne course OF JereDoam was
ina. Vi lhe ooh Oh man! lie would do
hol"'"s vi Himseh' his eye was al
ways on ris ratner dial plate. and
thus ne knew when Ills time was not
set iu'nl'eu' ne was always consult
.ns 'n1 noVement Vi ms rathers VIII
cru u,u ons muse Things "hich ne
90" 90, o 20, .' uo'"s, ''n'iariy make
~ WI anu way tny poie-s'ar. oh
We "p'e ~ sd, WIN our dressed
,,,, I,, nv "e o"h WIZ, p"'
~, ""' VI '''''' ''a' 'eh' Me-
oio tniquity.
"'e WV e"''eS VI so'u' -iuoia'
"is.
,oo',a re >, S'esrs Snes,', oi '"e lowest Oh 'ne
s.,,,an a'" 'e"'' "o"'esS fre'
iuo'au. 'erepoahh broke the sec
ohu VI 'he Ten commandments and
pa'eu Tue wa! ior the breaking or the
h,s' anu 'h'ru' unuer iater KINGS not
ANY Ahap. III 'his uay we need to re-
member Una, covetoushess Is idolatr,
, WV, ''o', '"a' iuoia'iy Is one OF INT
Works Oh the nesh or the natural maj
'ua'' o. -V,, anu 'ha' we must nee IRON