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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR SEPTEMBER "a.

Summaries.
Lesson I. Topic: Gods protection OF
His people. Place: Jerusalem and the
Assyrian camp. Hezekiah was King
of Judah and Sennacherib of Assyria.
At this time. Assyria was q great and
powerful country, and at the height OF
its power. 1t was mighty nation Of
warriors. Nothing could stand before
the Assyrian host. They swept over
the country leaving desolation and
death behind them. Their king sent
abusive letters to Hezekiah to alright
him. Hezekiah and the prophet IsGfaH
prayed and God destroyed their enc
mics.
II. Topic: Study Of an Old Testa-
ment prayer. Place: Jerusalem. Great
suffering and sickness came upon Hez-
ekiah, King of Judah. The prophet
Isaiah saw that death was the newt
able result Of such sickness only as
God interposed. Then it was that
Hezekiah asked for added years, and
received promise of fifteen years more.
III. Topic: The suffering, atoning
Saviour. Place: Jerusalem, the pro-
phet Isaiah's home. This is the deep
est and loftiest of the Old Testament
prophecies. and points clearly and def
nitely to the atonement. The life and
mission of Christ is related in few
words embracing humiliation, suffer
ing, atonement and e1altation. The
main thought Is that the Servant is to
be the instrument in establishing the
true religion, by removing the burden
of guilt and bringing many to right
eousneSs.
w. Topic: The gospels gracious call.
Place: Jerusalem. Regardless Of the
mean opinions of men and their lack
of faith In the Saviour a magnificent
kingdom was founded, and to 1T invita-
tion and joyous welcome is extended.
Jehovah's thoughts transcend those Of
man as much as the heaven is higher
than the earth. The thoughts and
ways of Jehovah are His purposes Of
redemption.
". Topic: Chapters in a sinful life.
Place: The kingdom of judah, particu-
larly the capital, Jerusalem. The
faithful HeZekiah closed his life, leav-
ing bis son Manasseh to reign in Judah.
By him the good work Of reform was
worse than undone; the people went
into the lowest depths Of wickedness.
In his mature years Manasseh was
made to feel the rod Of affliction which
led him to repentance. Then he sought
to repair some of the evils. '.. -.
vi. Topic: Vital factors in success
full life. Place: Jerusalem and Judah.
Manasseh's effort to reform his king
dom did not produce much fruit. His
son Anon disregarded this effort on
the part of his father, and led people
on in idolatry for two years, when he
was slain by his servants in his own
house. Then his youthful son Josiah
came to the throne He made earnest
work Of destroying idol worship and
Of repairing the house of the Lord.
VII. Topic: Purpose and mission Of
the Bible. Place: Jerusalem. With
the neglect of the temple the people
had been without the book of the law.
In repairing the temple this book was
found and brought before the king.
He was greatly moved because Of the
fearful disobedience of the people, and
the awful curse of God which was
pronounced upon the very sins Judah
had committed. He at once sought to
know what the Lord would say unto
them. The promise to him was that
the curse should not come upon the
people during his life.
VIII. Topic: Trying to destroy Gods
word. Place: Jerusalem. At the death
Of Josiah his son, Jehoahaz reigned
Inh ~ a rvo @ 70 + or
by Necho to Egypt, and bis brother
Jehoiakim was made king. He reigned
eleven years and did evil in the sight
of the Lord. In the fourth year Of his
reign he burned the Book of the Law.
The Lord directed the prophet Jere-
miah to write another. In this were
more warnings to the people. The
king was Slain, his kingdom destroyed
and his son carried in chains into
Babylon.
TX. Topic: Persecution of the right
eous. Place: Jerusalem. The Kingdom
Of Judah was fast Fastening to its
end. The judgments Of God were
about to fall upon the people. Jere.
miall, the prophet, was almost alone in
standing for the right, and his life was
in constant danger. His was mission
requiring courage. faith. strength. will.
K. Topic: Decline and fall OF the
kingdom. Place: Jerusalem. Zedekiab
was the twentieth and last King OF
Judah. He took no warnings from the
judgments of God which had fallen
upon the people before his reign. He
despised the warnings of the prophet
jeremiah, and mocked the messengers
of God. Then the city was taken by
the Babylonians. The house Of God
was burned, the wall about the city
broken down, the palaces were burned
and the vessels from the temple were
carried to Babylon. The sons of Zede
ldah were slain before his eyes, and
then his own eyes were put out, and
he was carried captive 20 Babylon.
XI. Topic: Vision of the glorious
gospel. Place: Babylon. Ezekiel was
among the captiVes carried to Babylon
in the second siege against Jerusalem.
But God gave him Visions of the fu'
ture and how He would bless His peo.
pie. Ezekial prophesied for twenty.
two years. His prophecies were
great encouragement.
XII. Tonic: The study OF a godly
young man. Place: Babylon. Hare
we learn Of the beginning of the cap
tiyity of Judah. Babylon was at this
time in the zenith of its power, ruling
all Western Asia and extending its gu
thority to the river of Egypt. Danis:
was auong the captives OF tie first
siege :isainst JeruFalem. He was theb
airnut twelve years old. He lived
through the seventy years OF captivity.
Snake Bound Man to q Tree.
Bound fast to q small tree by tnt