The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-12


thoroughly imbued with idolatry, that
nothing could persuade them, as
whole, to repent and be saved. Moth
Ing but the actual infiction of the
threatened punishment would cleanse
them from idolatry. This threat was
accomplished within S6 years. Which
they have read" THE plural is used
vaguely for the singular (see V. 1S),
as we use the passive, which was
read. Cook.
25. Because they have forsaken
me-" "Huldah's words here follow
those of Deut 29:25-27 in their gem
eral tenor and in the order of their
thoughts, but do not present a very
close verbal agreement. - Speakers
Commentary. Therefore my wrath
shall be poured out" Shall be kim
died. q Kings 22:1) would precede
more appropriately the following
words, "and shall not be quenched"
4. The Bible Discloses Salvation fol
the Penitent-26. "And as for (R ".
But unto') the king Of Judah" Even
the terrible curses in Deuteronomy
had bright side, If the people should
repent in their exile and captivity,
God would pardon and restore them
(Deut. 30:1-10) In the spirit Of this
promise Josiah, sincerely desiring to
obey God though the mass of the
people did not, was to be excepted
from the doom in which they were
involved
27. Because thine heart was ten
derr He did not harden his heart, as
did Pharaoh, but was susceptible to
the truth of God "And humbledst thy
self For grace shown to such hui
initiation even in worse case, com
pare the story of Ahab and Naboth. 1
Kings 21:29."- Cambridge Bible.
Heard thee also" "As thou hast
heard me, also have heard thee
(Rs W.
2s. Thou shalt be gathered to thy
grave in peace" Another reading is
in Jerusalem, which gets over an his
toric difficulty. y."-Farrar For Josiah
died in battle. at Megiddo, on the plain
OF Esdraelon, daringly confronting
Pharaoh Necho H. as that monarch.
with powerful Egyptian army, was
on his way to attack Assyria. This.
however, was thirteen years after HUI
dah's prophecy, and had no connection
with the evils of idolatry Of which
she was speaking. So far as they
were concerned, Josiah died In peace.
This new Bible way in which the
ration was to walk was marked by
four steps.
ta) Public Bible Reading. The new.
ly discovered law was recited aloud by
Josiah from end to end to an i'm
mense concourse assembled in the
court of the temple. in which every
order of the state. priests and propa-
cts, no less than mobiles and peasants,
heard the new revelation from the lips
OF the royal reformer, as he stood
erect, leaning against the pillar, at the
entrance OF the inner court. beside the
sacred laver. himself the new lawgiver
OF his people Stanley. See Kings
2s;1. 2; Chron. 1929, 80; and com
pare the recount of Similar Bible
reading in Neh. 8.
tb) Renewal of the Covenant.
Then followed striking scene. Lift.
ing his voice, Josiah solemnly de.
clared his resolution to live in obedi-
ence to all the requirements Of the
divine word. Kindled to enthusiasm
by his example, the elders, in the
name OF the people. FASTENED to give
their eager concurrence in the act OF
the king; the whole body of the peo-
pie, apparently, adopting their act by
a loud Amen. Judah was once more,
at least in outward form. the cove
nant people Of God. -Geikie, See 2
Chron. 34:s1. s2l 2 Kings 1913.
(cl National Reforms The work Of
destroying idols and idolatry, begun
six years before tsee the last lesson),
was now made thorough and complete
g Kings 2S: 4-2O).
(d) Renewal of the Passover. Like
Hezekiah in his great reform e Chron.
30:1-27; 31:1-2D, Josiah restored the
regular temple services under the
priests and Levites g Chron. S5:1-l9):
and especially, again like Hezekiah,
he celebrated "a passover, such as
had not been celebrated from the
days of the judges that judged Israel.
nor in all the days Of the kings of
Israel, nor of the kings of Judah q
Kings 23:22). From all parts Of the
land the people fiocked up to the rem
ovated temple and joined with every
demonstration Of gladness in the eight
days festivity prepared for them. Thir.
ty thousand males OF full age attend.
ed. '-Rawlinson. During all these
days the services of the temple choir
were brought into reduisition-the
singers Of the famous clan Of Asaph
chanting, in relays. the psalms for
the season, appointed centuries before
by David, Asaph and Jeduthun.