Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-23

Lesson /. 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 n great and
powerful country. and at the height OF
its power. IL was mighty nation or
warriors. Nothing could stand before
the Assyrian host. They swept over
the country leaving desolation and
death behind them. Their king sent
| abusive letters 10 Hezekiah 20 alright
him. Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah
prayed and God destroyed their enc
mics.
IL. Topic: Study or an Old Tesla
/ 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 al
/ God interposed. Then IL was tEat
! Hezekiah asked FOR added years. and
received promise OF fifteen years more.
III. Topic: The suffering dtoning
l 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 10 the atOnemeut. The life and
/ mission OF Christ is related in few
words embracing humiliation. suffer-
ing. atonement and eNaltat0n. 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 70 right
eOusness
". Topic: The gospels gracious call.
Place: Jerusalem. Regardless OF the
mean opinions OF men and their lack
of faith in the Saviour n magnificent
kingdom was founded. and 70 III invita-
ton 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.
V. Topic: Chapters in n sinful life.
Place: The kingdom Of Judah. particu-
larry the capital. Jerusalem. The
faithful Hezekiah closed his life. leav-
Ing his son ManasSeh 10 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 atiliction which
led him to repentance Then he sought
70 repair some OF the evils.
VI. Topic: vital factors I'm a success
ful life. Place; Jerusalem and Judah.
Manasseh's effort 90 reform his king
dom did not produce much fruit. bis
son Anon disrcgarded this effort on
on I'm idolatry FOR two years. when he
was slain by his servants I'm his own
house. Then his youthful son Josiah
came 20 the throne. Ife 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
thc neglect OF the temple the people
had been without the book OF the law
In r-f had
founS and brought before the king.
He was greatly moved because Of the
fearful dlsObcdiencc OF the people. and
the awful curse OF God which was
pronounced upon the very sins Judah
had committed. He at once sought 20
know what the Lord would say unto
them. The promise 90 him was that
the curse should not come upon the
people during his life.
VIII Topic: Trying 60 destroy Gods
word. Place: Jerusalem. At the death
OF Josiah his son. Jehoahaz reigneC
three months I'm Judah. lie was taker
10y Necho 20 Egypt. and his brother
JchOiakim was made king. De reigneC
eleven years and did evil In the sigh
OF the Lord. In the fourth year OF hi
reign he burned the Book of the Law
The Lord directed the prophet Jere
miah TO write another. In this wer'
more warnings 10 the people. TIL
king was slain. his kingdom destroyed
and his son carried in chains int
Babylon.
IN. Topic: Persecution OF the right
eOus. Place. Jerusalem. The kingdom
OF Judah was fast Fastening 10 il
end The judgments OF God wer
about TO fall upon the people. Jers
miah. the prophet. was almost alone 4
standing for the right and his life wa
in constant danger. His was a missio
- requiring courage. faith. strength. vii
or y. Topic: Decline and fall OF IN
80 kingdom Place; Jerusalem. Zedekia
q was the twentieth and last King {
judah. He took no warnings from III
judgments OF God which had falle
upon the people before his reign. II
despised the warnings of the proph,
jeremiah. and Knocked the mesSengel
OF God. Then the city was taken
the BabylOnians. The house OF &C
was burned, the wall about the eft
broken down. the palaces were burDe
and the vessels from the temple WEI
carried 10 Babylon. The sons OF Zed
kiah were slain before his eyes. az
then his own eyes were put out. al
he was carried captive TO Babylon.
NJ. Topic: Vision OF the glOriol
gospel. Place: Babylon. Ezekiel W.
among the captives carried TO Babyk
in the second siege against JerusaleI
But God gave him visions or the
ture and how He would bless His pc
pie. Ezekiel prophesied for twent
two years. His prophecies were
great encouragement
XII. Topic: The study OF a god