The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-09-01
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON < THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. 3.

AEN ny new H. VI NIehFus
Copyright, 1905, BY Ansnclu Pres Association.
After the death Of Josiah. the las
good king Of Judah, the tw.nty.t w,
years that remained 10 them ere th,
long threatened Judgment fell were III
ed by the following kings JchOahaz Of
Shalluu, three months Eliak.m or Je
holakim, eleven years, JccDuiah or Je
hOiaChim, three months. and Mattan!ah
or Zedeklah, eleven years oversees Ill
and II Kings XXi.i, XIV, but all. with
out exception, did eyil IN the sight Of
the Lord and BUNDLED not themselves
when the Lord sent messengers o. re.
prove them and win them back to Him.
self.
How pitful are the words OF the
Lord by His servants 10 His erring
and deceived people, II have nourished
and brought up children. and they
have rebelled against me- MY people
have forsaken me, Turn, o backslid-
ing children, for | am married unto
Your' 20 Israel thou hast DESTROYED
thysc!t. but In me Is thine belpr Elsa.
! 3; Jer. & ls, ~ IA. HoS iii, 81.
Then listen TO our Lord Jesm Christ,
God manifest In the Seah. 20 JeTusa-
lem, Jerusalem, - bow often would
have gathered thy children .. and
ye would n0tr' See him With tears.
saying. III thou bsdst Known 90. the
thingS which belong unto thy peace"
Hear Him say even To His apostles.
VIII ye also go aEayT' and Have I
been SO long time with you. and yet
hast thou not known meY- Cdatt xiii.
81; Lake xiI. Al a; John " ca. xiv. o.
Ask your own beast. An I rebelilous
and self villed OF en- I willing and
obedjent before.ths sro~a OF the LordI
The expression In TIE sight Of the
Lord" recalls the word 30 Abraham.
Walk before No mo be thou per
feet OF sincere tGen- wi u. and the
promise in EI ~. 81 that II they thus
walked In His sight lie would put
none Of the diseases Of the Egyptians
upon them. What q record Of the de-
velopment Of iniquity and of the wick.
edness OF the human heart this lesson
Is the contamination being described
In verse IL, They Knocked the messen.
gers Of God and desplsed His woris
and misuscd His prophets until the
wrath Of the Lord afUse against His
people I'LL there was no remedy"
A fuller contamination yet 10 be-
made manifest Is found IN II Thcss
II, 3, ., where We read Of one who
opposeth and exalteth himself above
all that Is called God or that is wor.
SHIPPED so that be, As God, sltteth In
the temple Of God showing himself
that he is God Yet We rejoice that
The Lamb shall overcome. for lie f.
King Of kings and Lord u lords n.ey
XVI. IA. II does not seem n n there
could be any hope fos nation which
would treat God rs israel did. and We,
because o. HIS uDcuniitional covenant
with Abraham and David lie will for
His own names sake yet restore them
TO their own land and do all that He
has said for them because the gifts
and calling Of God arc without r..
pen'anee' Rom. II -: Lev. XVI. a.
AZ. "
They bad been duly warned tina, ~
they forsook the Lord severe chas,en.
Ing would be dealt out 20 them lev
XVI; bcut xviii. and jeremiah. who
was still the i.orlS messenger n, tho
time of our lesson. had repeatedly told
Them that II they di no, repent thew
would h. given into the hands N the
king ~ Babylon. who would carrv
them away into captivity for seventy
years der. XIV. s.lii False propl,.t.
who preached peace aud spoke out n,
their own hearts said that Jeremiah
He'd aud ought 10 b. put 10 death. b,
they had him Imprisoned. and Iebol
akin cut aud burned N. words ~ IA.
Lord and they went from bad Ia worse
until, Ms our lesson says. there was po
remedy They proved u d, an lin.
trntion n rrov. xxx. I. "IIe that h..
INK often rcprovrd. haricnc,h Nj, nerg
shall suddenly be- destroyed. and that
without remedy"
NJ II was 10 the days ~ Noah and a,
Lot 10 shall n h. IN the end " ,hl. arc
luke XVII. :G3Oi. and as truly as m,
ho0i aud the hrr from heaven cam,
upon the people Ia those DAYS m sur,..
" shall all that tod has said come
upon the earth NJ thc vnd ~ tbl. ng,.
u cNiiA lsa. A. Z; n Theses ;.iu,
he woni " the Lori by the mouth az
JEREMIAH was literally fulnll,i ana !,
Mail every woni n tho Lord l., ful.
hicd In His tim" lycrSe y. ia ,ly
IL was Jehovah Himself who v,v.
judah aud her rulsry into the hand. ~
The King " Babylon ani said ,,,p,r-p
ING u, u have given the dearly beloved
% my soul into The han,is ~ bcr a..
miles You only have Known n nm F.
he families q the car,h: therefore / .
VIII punish you Tor IN yuuF In.ou.t,,s
Opan. T. .. lvf NiL :, Amas M >, M,
drarrst thing 10 Col On sarb ,.,,,
ls His church, and the Ira sr,cD h.,
'ers 10 The church arr those IN R.y IA
AMI w. In which The assembled chris,
sends Ills last mrssal,-s Ia H. Ill,
CHURCH lovingly but very scar.bIurly
telling her what lie approves and Inn.
approves. that W shc may h. com.
pany u Oyonromcrs and IN due Tim, "a,
with Him In Ills thrive
Happy urc those WIN in, ~, ~,