The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-07-22
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL.
Lesson in the International ses.J
for July pa. i9o4-"JehosAa-
phat's Reform"
prepared by the Highway and BY
way Preacher.)


turned 10 Ills house in peace 20 jerusalem
2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer
went out 70 meet him. and said 20 King
Jehoshaphat shouitest thou help he IN
cody and love them that hate the Lorai
/ therefore IS wrath spon thee from osios'
I the Lord
3 Nevertheless thsre are good thinss
found Ia thee. IL THAT thou hast taken
away the groves out % tie and. and Las
I prepared thine heart 70 seek Coo.
] 4 And Jeh0shaphat dwe.t az JeruA.ern'
and he went OUT again through ne people
from Deershsba 10 Mount Ephralm, and
brought them back unto the Lord COD d
i their fathers
5. And he SET Judges n the land through
out al the fenced cities Of judah, city ~
s And said 70 the Judges. Take heed
4 what ye DO for ye Judge not Tor man. but
for the Lord. Who Is with you In The jlas-
I ment
be upon you. take heed and 40 Il. for there
I is no iniquity with the Lord our God Tor
/ respec, OF persons. nor taking Of girls.
s Moreover ia Jerusalem ala Jehosha-
phat sci Of the Levites and OF the priests
and Of the chief OF the fathers Of lsrae..
for the judgment Of the Lord. and FOR con-
troversles when they returned 20 Jerusa-
lem
3. And he charged them. saying. Thus
shall sc 90 In the fear OF the Lord, faitn-
fully, ana with perfect heart.
10 And what cause soever SHAH come -
you OF your brethren that dwell In their
cRiee between blood and blood, between
Law and commandment, statutes and Jr1g-
nents Sc shall even wan them that they
trespass not against the Lord anc 50 wrath
come upon you. and upon your brethren.
this DO. and ye shall not trespass.
H. And, behold Amariah the CHIEF priest
IS over you in al matters OF the Lord. and
Zebafiah the son OF Ishmael, the ruler Of
the house Of Judah for az the kings n az
;ers also the Levites shall be officers be-
fore you Dea. courageously. ana tie
LORD shall be with the good
TIE LESSON includes chron. r-2o;
Kings 2
GOLDEN TExT-"Deal couragsous,y.
and the Lord shall be with the good =
Chron 1911
TINE -JeEoshaphat began 10 reign IL
sls T. c. Lesson events occurred ~ "a en-
tleth year OF his reign.
PLACE-Jerusalen and Judea-
PERsoNs.-Jehossaphat. and the seer.
Events in Judah.
Jehoshaphat's righteous and prospsrou-
: reign - ChrOn II
, Jehoshaphats unko.y alliance with Ah2o.
- Chrun Is
Events OF the Lesson.-Chap -
Jehoshaphats miraculous victory C-ef
Moab and Amm0n.-Chap 20l-so
Jeh0shaphats Second wicked alliance
I with lsraeA-CEap. -g.3
Jehoshaphat's Disastrous shipping Yea
ture-Ns. 81 81.
Events in Israel.
Ahab was killed IN battle with the Svrs
ans against whom he had gone when he
persuaded Jehoshaphat 10 join forces with
him The lesson to-day occurred astes
Ahab's death AL Of the interesting
history OF Elijah. the Prophet which Will
: be considered II the lessons Tor August ard
n September. occurred during JehoshapAags
reign.
2 Comparing Scripture with Scripture.
"Jehu the seer went out &C
, meet him. The same prophet who had
rebuked Baasha. king Of Israeli Kings
. l6:l COD repeatedly sent His prophet.
. TO rebuke sin in high places See / sam
2 1870: Sam 1871: l Kings 1871. /
Kings III. etc. Ps 1873. but-Ps
! 1889
! "Shoudest thou help the ungodly ana
o love them that hate the Lord?" Eph
, Sill; Cor. 6:14-l7; ? John 10.ll Th..
. ungodly alliarce probably led later 70
= the marriage Of Jehoshaphats son
y Jehoram to Ahab's daughter-2 Chroa
/ 21:6.
I. Nevertheless, there are good things
d found In thee"-See Jehoshaphat'ss pien-
'e did record in , Chron IL God is always
'e ready TO see the good and give due credit
le He went out again See ? Chron
1879. In the prosperity Of the king
i dom and the interest Of the king in other
re things. the early reforms had undoubt
10 edly lapsed as they do to-day. We meet
, to remember ! Cor 1888.
&c Brought them back unto the Lord
81 Dan. 1875. Jas $500. Rom. 1871
20 "Set judges in the land. This mean
his reappointment Of commissioners 81
Il public instruction mentioned in Chap
% 1912. Perhaps with new powers ant
a large stan Of assistants
3 Take heed what ye do. for re judg.
= not for man. but for the Lord. who 4
= with you in the judgment This woult
$ be a good text to hang over the desi
e OF every Judge in the land to-day Much
OF OF the evil in Israel had arisen from dis
honorable judges-Comp. ] Sam. ST.
y with w and 5
y Moreover "-Jehoshaphat did not res
y content with educational and judicia
= reforms. He reestabiished the religion
lNItlAOuS Ol ALf NiAfrAN anu LfNAAr-
~ charging them 20 serve in the fear D
n the Lord. faithfully. and with perfec
e heart" Reform must 80 deeper thar
- mere externaiities If il is TO be perma
a nent and effective The heart is III
a. place TO start every reform. for-Mat;
az 1919
n Deal courageously 1t takes brav
81 man TO be reformer. Matt. 5:2e-31
1e Matt. 1928 Make no compromise
We God in dealing with sin accepts moth
ing but unconditional surrender. II
never temporizes. Dare We, ''Dea
r. courageously." therefore. for ''th
II. Lord shall be with tho good" 1hi
OF lesson furnishes striking example o
s. this and this promise was renewed b
n Jesus in Matthew 2s: 1920 and job
I4:23.
Us Seed Thoughts.
as Three points about God are emphs
VS. sized in this lesson: mo iniquity wit
IL Him"-Deut 32:4 Rom. OLA. NO Re-
i'll .pect OF persons Acts 10: "a: Rom :