The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-21

Lesson Iv.-Third Quarter, For
July e, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES,

Text Of the Lesson, u chron. xxxuv
1-15-Memcry Verses, 1, 2--colder
Text, Feel xii, 1--commentary pre-.
pared by Rev. .. N. stearns.
This is an unusually good lesson for
the boys, inasmuch as it is the story
OF boy king who began to reign when
ne was only eight years old and he
did right In the sight Of the Lord. turn
ing neither to the right hand nor to
the left, Reference should be made
to that other boy. King Joash. who
began to reign when he was only
seven years old and reigned forty
years In Jerusalem. He also did right
In the sight OF the Lord as long al
Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
but in his later years he caused Je-
hoiada's son to be stoned to death be-
cause he brought him a rebuke from
the Lord III Kings xii; III Chron. XIV.
Josiah reigned thirty-one years in Je-
rusalem; but, although he was a good
king and wrought great reforms and
kept the greatest passover since the
days of Samuel fII Chron. xxxv, ISL.
yet the last part OF his reign was
clouded by willfulness, which cost him
bis life and caused jeremiah the
prophet to lament for him. for Jere-
miah prophesied during the last eight.
cen years of his reign (Jer. /. /, q.
That even a very young person can
serve the Lord we learn also from the
story Of Samuel. who as a child minis
tered unto the Lord II Sam. Il, is, 2f.
26; Iii, u. The prophet Jeremiah said
when. called to his office. "Ah, Lord
God. behold, | cannot speak, for am
a child" but the Lord strengthened
him and assured him der. 4, COY. Tim
othy from child knew the Scrip /
lures, and our Blessed Lord said at |
the age OF twelve, 'T must be about |
my Fathers business luke ii, 49).
The life of the Lord Jesus was abb |
solutely perfect all through. The life of
Samuel was about as nearly perfect |
as ordinary mortals. by the grace of |
God. get to it. and with him / as /
sociate Joseph and Daniel. But when
redeemed by the great sacrifice of
Christ we must take no other pattern |
than His life who left us an example
that we should follow His steps II Pet.
u, 2D. The only way is to continual
" consider Him. and run with pa.
Hence. looking unto Jesus" Heb. xii i
l-3). One of the most remarkable Il
-hings about Josiah was that he was
mentioned by name 300 years before
ne was born by an unnamed prophet
who predicted that he would do GER
ain things. which he did exactly as II
predicted Il Kings xiii. 1, 2, and III II
Kings xiii. 1-1D. Josiah was one of
seven men In the Bible story who were
mentioned by name before they were
BORN. Let those who are interested
iearch them out
A very interesting incident to me
the other boy king, Joash.
5 the way the money was obtained to
epair the house Of the Lord / refer
o the chest, with the hole in the lid,
llaced by the altar to receive the Of.
erings Of the people. and it worked
plendidly. and money was gathered
q abundance. Whether Josiah gath
red his money for repairs in the same
vay or not 1t Is not said, but the same
hing Is written In each case concern.
lg the workmen-viz. that no reckon.
lg was kept with them because they
ealt faithfully OH Kings XII. 9-15:
xii, u.
Note that Josiah in doing right In
le sight OF the Lord turned neither
} the right hand nor to the left (verse
!. Remember the oft repeated phrases
! Leviticus, unto the Lord and ''be-
IRE the Lord" and the command
} Abraham, walk before me and be
lou sincere" (Gen. xvii. /. margin).
When he was sixteen years old he be-
IN to seek the God of David. his IA
Ter, and when he was twenty he be-
IN to purge Judah and Jerusalem
ON idols verse 81, so that he must
ave sought the Lord according to Jer.
xix, 18. From verse 1t would seem
at he personally superintendent the
'eaking down of the idol affairs, and
erefore the work would be cone thor =