Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-02
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR SEPTEMBER y
sahjeess The Captivity ef Jsdsa. NJ.
Chron- xrxvf-. fi-3f = Golden Tent.
NUN xxxif.. eS-Mernory Verses. 1871
documentary On the Days Lesson

fvs. 1873. IL. "Zedekiah." He was
one OF the younger sons OF the good Jo-
siah and uncle OF JehOiachin. he was
q weak king. with no strength OF char
acter TO DO what he knew 70 De right
Anxious 10 follow the counsels OF Iere-
miah. but without courage 90 DO 50. be
became the mere sport OF factions. ana
az last was brought into rUinous con-
flict with Babylon against his own bet
ter judgment. j.. ~Humhied not him.
self Although jeremiah repeatedly
entreated Zedckiah 20 obey the word
OF the Lord. yet the king through the .
pride OF his heart and for fear OF Of L
Tending his princes would not listen 4
% the prophets advice.
13. "Rebeiied" etc. This was the
height OF folly Had be- possessed Wis .
dom and courage enough 90 obey the
words OF jeremiah and remain true
. 60 his allegiance 90 Babylon. Jerusalem
/ might not have been destroyed. Made
f him swear" Ncbuchadnezzar had
/ bound Zedcklah by n most solemn oath
I 20 keep the peace by fidelity % the
/ conQucror who had set him on the
\ throne In Jer 2T.3 we end messcn-
gers from the kings OF Edom. Moab.
/ Ammon. Tyre and Zidon consulting
. with Hczekiah. perhaps conccrting a
+ plan 20 throw OF the Babyioniao yoke.
and in LICK. 1915. Xedekiah is repre-
scented rs sending his ambassadors into
Egypt that they might give him horses
and much people. Thus De seems 20
have laid broad plans Tor his rebellion,
and in all ibis he was encouraged by
the false prophets az his time der. IS.
III. Gods effort 90 save His people
Tvs. IA. 10.
a. '"rrancresscd very much" Here
we see the vile depths into which Ju-
dab had fallen. All classes were COR
rupted. Restraint was thrown OF and
the people openly practiced all the
heather denominations. cven p0luung
the house OF the Lord.
10. The Lord-sent 60 them" God
did everything He wisely could TO pre-
vent His people from rushing down 60
their own destruction He laid upon
them several lesser evils as warnings.
These were dcvastatous 81 the country
, from which "a few years would suffice
, Co recover. Then Jerusalem was cap
turcd and part OF It's trea sure removed.
, but the city was not destroyed. and the
, temple stood. Kings were made cap
tive as q warming to coming kings.
: Prophets were sent Co VAIN and enc
( treat.
H. Judah utterly rejects the Lord
1 (v. 15.
1G. "lIocked." etc. Jeremiah was
imprisoned. beaten and Threatened
, with death, Uriah was put Co. death
\ der 26-2O-2aI. $50 remedy The na-
p zion had gone bey ond an hope. The
- . body was honole~slv corrupt lt ls
, possible 90 sin too long. to SIN away
: the day of grace. % sinner, awake
!. repent
y IV. Jerusalem destroyed (vs. t7-2n
l. Therefore" Because OF then
great wickedncss. "He brought-th'
d.
u. yo8r and six months The fortihc1
i. tons were strong ana the defense wa
T.. brave and skiifui. The thud 81 th
bnttering rams shook the walls day aui
- night. archcrs made the defense in
~ crcuslngly hard by constant showers cd
n arrows from the high wooden forts
~ catapauits of al sizes hurled stone
~ into the town vita "a force as dcadL
4, as that of modern bullets. and dart
80 tipped with nre kindled the roofs %
- the houses. mines were dug under Oh
walls. and attempts at escalade D.
ladders were renewed ut every favol
N able opportunity. "Who slew cu
30 The siege was fuu of horrors. Th
t city was reduced 90 the last extremity
Fearful pictuses are presented hy Ic
10 emiah i'm Ills prophecy and I'M the il.
N meutatlOns The destructive IRE 81
~ the bcslcgers was alded by "a sever
~ famine lJcr. $500 and al the terrlD
20 exped ents lad been tried to which tl
~, wrctchcd inhabitants of a besiege
-, town are forced TO resort iu such case
-l Mothers boiled and ate the flesh
their own infants liam. 4.10, EZe
a 5:1O, ladies in magnificent robes wa
~ dered about searching The refuse heal
80 for morsel Oc food lLam 4.5-lt
~ NO compassion" So hideous we
~ the cruelties pracuced bv Oriental vi
= tors upon their captors that. We're
not for the most convincing evidence
- sculpture and inscription. where q
-.. perpetrators glory in their deeds. 81
"a, should hardly believe 30 possible
~ men 10 treat their fellow creatur
80 with such barbarity. when the ASA
ants We're once masters OF the pla
an indlscrim.nate slaughter appea
TO have succeeded. aud the city "
= generally given over 90 the ham
- The prisoners were either impaled a
y. subjected TO horrible torrents or "a
ried away rs slaves. He gave then
etc. God permitted the Chaldeans
80 thus destroy Jerusalem. lie mig
- have done 10 Northumberland arr
oN' what He did 20 Sennacherib's host.
.,s -. Carried he away" When
80, Chaldeaus finally entered the city
king and his men OF war he'd. but I'll
- were pursued and captured. Ze
- kiah's sons were slain before his ey
- mis- eyes were then put out and he v
II carried 10 Babylon In chains He y
'AN put in prison till the day OF his 5e.
der 52:T-l1). '~ro him and his son
There were three kings after Ne
10Y. chadneZZar before CYRUS eSfa u