The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-11-11
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson in the international Series
for November Is, leo4-"Joash
Repairs the Temple"
prepared by the Highway and By

tue mouse OF our Zoo. -NtA Wsg
TIME-The work OF repairing the tenn
pc covered a period of abcus . years
IL was begun early IA Joash's reign, ana 10
Icigned ~ ears-s1e-sfO Is. {.
PLACE Jerusalem.
The Lesson Outline.
notwithstanding the Lords Temples
/ A Tempe 70 BE Repalred.-Ns -
d The Repairs Ordered-vs 4. >
90 TIE Work Neg. ectec.-y. g
90 Failure Apparent-vs is
H. A Tempe Repaired VS. s-ls
% Planning the Work AMI WORKING
the P.an-vs 9. 10.
90 Workmcn Engaged W II, u
80 The Work Completed Tvs -. IL
90 Faithful Deallng.-v. 10.
Comparing Scripture with Scripture
/. A Temple 10 BE Repaired.-Un-
der the six years reign VI Athaliah
the priests OF Baal had cespoiled the
temple and made breaches in its walls
In such condition il was unsighuy d
Cishonoring to God. There is another
temple that needs repairing. The teAl-
pie Of the body. / Cor. 3:l6-li. An
how sin has made breaches in the walls
and ~despoiled il II its treasure and de-
stroyed its beauty. Read some OF the
ugly conditions found in the temple of
the body as enumerated in Gal. 5:ls-2l.
The condition Of the temple is known
There are come marks Of the despoiler
upon our lives. Man Is conscious Of the
TACT OF sin in his life and heart. And TO
the extent that sin is there, TO that ex-
tent Is the body temple dehled.
% The Repairs Ordered, IS. 4, g.
Let the priests repair the breaches Of
the house. wheresoeyer any breach
shall he found" This was the order Of
the king to those in charge Of the tenn
pie and he designated how they were
TO obtain the needed money to carry
on the work. v. 4. Gods command 10
the Keepers OF this temple OF the body
IS: BE We holy. for I an holy" Lev.
11:44: 1872: l Pet. 1:15. 16; Matt. 5:4s.
The king had a right to order the tenn
pie repaired. nay, It vas his duty TO so
90. God as the Creator and Ruler Of
man has a right, nay He must demand
that the temple Scared and marred by
sin be repaired.
~ The Work Neglected. V. s..
"But-the priests had not repaired the
breaches in the house" And this after
% years. Day after day. week after
week. month after month. year after
wear rolled by and still nothing was
done. The intentions Of the priests
undoubtedly we're good. They meant %
obey the kings orders, but kept put
ting II of. The devil wins more vic
; tories through that one plea Of to-mor-
: row than In any other way. Not many
, want the ~disfgured temples. Few theIs
! are but that expect some day TO begin
the repair work. but oh. how long il
: goes unGone. The breaches are not re-
. paired.
. go Failure Apparent, VS.. Z s.
: Joash called his priests TO account and
= God calls man 70 account for his neg
lect. Heb. 81. s. leash was not will
: ing TO let the matter rest where II was
and God is not willing in the face OF
mans failure TO stop there. He calls
= man 10 account. He brings him face
> 10 face with his utter failure. But the
temple Is 10 be repaired. Where the
priests failed the king takes hold and
: pushes the work TO completion, ard
where man has failed God Is ready 70
e supervise and accomplish the repairing
Of this temple OF the BODY.
II. A Temple Repaired. % Plan
nirg the Work and Working the Plan.
. Va. 9. 10-The king now assumes &C
.ivc direction Of the work. as is appar-
ent from the account IN . Chrsn. "a
, Jehoiada acted as TIE kings shiei
agent. Specialization marked this sec
: mi effort at repairing the temple. a
special fund with a spec nc purpore was
raised. II wa to be applied 70 the
,efnite work of repairing the temple
Tho people were glad and lager TO give
Nwhsn they understood that their gifts
q would Ne applied directly to the temrl'
q -epairfag. The reason a great deal oI
i reform work fails IS because II Is made
4 20 broad and general that II never get
n y here or does anything and conse
ouertly does not win the confidence o.
A favor OF the people. The king had
clean cut plan. and he worked the plsr
vigorously. The reason q great mani
/, body temples are not repaired is becaus'
Z. The effort is so general and broad tina
/, Is rot workable. The only plan whicl
will work Is Gods plan Mans plan
" have always failed. We need 10 acop
Z Gods plan. Eph. 2:10. and then le
. God work the plan. Phil 2:13
(2) Workmen Engaged. rs. II. r.
. Trained hands TO do 2 particular work
What are Gods agents in repairing th
d body temple? The Crucifed Saviour
Whose blood clears way the rubbis
= OF sin. ! John III; The Holy Spirit
d Rom. s:2s: The VIII. for Christ an
His Spirit can Go nothing for a ma
unless tine will Is surrendered. Jas. Al
Heb. 12:5-1i.
= go The Work Completed. VS.. 13. L
ie Phil lie: Eph. Alb; ] job, 80.
az Faithful Dealing. v. Good int
IS Whose hands we commit ourselves vi
prove faithful. I Thess. 5:24; 2 Thea
s:s. Q Tim. 1:1o: / Cor 1913.
" The Golden Text.
=. I'VE will not forsake the house OF OF
" God" What is involved in this pledge
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