The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-09
SUNDAY School,
Lesson N.-SeCOnd Quarter, ~
June II, 1917.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES

ASNI Sams XVI documentary
Prepared by Rev. .. M. stearns.
Nv This Hezekiah, whose name signifies
|, "the strength Of Jehovah" was ONE OF
the best kings that reigned over the
kingdom OF judah. In the sixth yeas
OF bis reign the king OF Assyria car.
ried the ten tribes into captivity, as
we shall learn more fully in next
weeks lesson Oh Kings XIX. 1o12),
The king OF SAssyria threatened to do
to judah as heshad done to Israel and
Awrote a blasphemous letter which
Hezekiah spread before the Lord. and
he and the prophet Isaiah prayed and
cried to heaven, and the Lord sent an
angel who smote in one night 1856. 900
OF the Assyrian army II Kings xix,
30; III Chron. xxi, 1920.
Ahaz, the father OF Hezekiah. had
done very wickedly. He worshIped
other gods, cut In pieces the vessels Of
the house OF God, shut up the doors of
the house OF the Lord and made him
affairs in every corner of Jerusalem
and in the cities OF Judah. Therefore
the Lord did bring judah low because
OF him OH Chron. xviii. 1925.
Hezekiah in the first month of the
first year of his reign opened the doors
OF the house Of tae Lord and repaired
them and set the priests and Levites
ut work TO cleanse the temple, which
they did In sixteen days. Then they
offered sin offerings unto the Lord for
all Israel, and burnt offerings. ana
thank offerings, and worshlped the
Lord with gladness. $50 the service
OF the house OF the Lord was set in
order, and Hezekiah Fejoiced, and all
the people. that God had prepared the
people, for the thing was done sud-
denly" Chapter xxx, 8, II, "a, q, 81,
36).
The regular time to keep the Pass
over in the first month being past be-
cause Of the time 1t took to cleanse
the temple, twas determined to keep
1t in the second month, as was per-
mitted in the law Qyum. tx, GID.
Proclamation was therefore made
throughout all Israel from Dan to
Beersheba that they should come TO
keep the Passover unto the Lord COD
OF Israel at Jerusalem, for It was q
long time since the feast had been
kept Gyerses 1-5). The last OF which
we have record was in the days OF
Joshua, when at Gngal they kept IL
upon entering the Land Josh. v. 109s
Before that there Is a record Of only
two Passovers, one In Egypt and one q
year later at Sinai.
After the time OF our lesson we have
only record OF two more in the OLD
Testament, the great one OF Josiah
and the one IN the days OF Ezra nc
the dedication OF the temple after the
return from Babylon Gil Chron. xxxY.
is: Ez vi, 1920. We can scarcely
think that these were the only Pass
overs kept, but these six are the only
ones recorded. II we include the cne
that the Lord Jesus so greatly desired
to keep with his disciples QJnke xxtr.
then we have a record of just seven
great Pasgoverg. OF the blossoms for
our, own souls let us never forget Gha
words, when I see the blood win
pass over you." II was not the blood
and something else, but simply ana
only the applied blood OF the slain
lamb that gave safety. See Lev. xvii,
Ii; Heb. tx. 70: Rev. 4, s, @; Y, o. 10:
vi, IA; Eph. !, 7.
Nothing can by any means add to
the safety which IL ours in Christ Je-
suS. but because OF 1t may the Lord
grant us great appetite for the Lamb.
and as HE lived by tho Father may
we, eating Him, live by Film John vie
81. This call to ali Israel TO turn to-
the Lord might truly be spoken Of az
last call to the ten tribes. for sir
years later they Jsere carried captive
BY the king OF AsgyTIa. As the posta
passed from city 10 city through
Ephraim and Mannsxeh. even unto ZU
bulun. some laughed them TO scorR
and Knocked them, but some humbled
themselves and came TO Jerusalem
verses 10. III. Verse IL seems Il
teach that God can bless only those
who are wiling that Hc should lay Hi
hand upon them for good.
Until He Shalt come again In pcwes
and glory we cannot expect anything
different from Acts xviii, "a. ttSoma
believed, and some believed not.H
Wheat and taree win grow togetheH
until the end OF the age. E6twtths
standing the rcbeilious ones q very
great congregation assembled at Jerue
eaIem TO keep. the Passover (veTse 1914
They cleansed the city Of tdOlatora
and killed the Passover and kept tha
feast not only for seven days. but 80
great WIS their JOY because they had
truly turned to the Lord and He had
so blessed them that they kept the
feast for another seven dnys. There
wMs greater Joy In Jerusalem than haa
been since the days OF Solomon.
HezekiaIs spake comfortably or I'd
the heart 0E Ill the Ley5tes that taught
the good knowledge OF the E.0rd (verx
~. uasrgIn,, ard 70 be was greatly used
Of God In tlais revival The Bible Il
4 heart book, from the heart Of Cod
TO the hearts ~ Els peOpae (Isa- n. II
2, nsaSafH1. and IL Fla WORD does n04
reach car hearts with cDznkort and
ssrau@tis ere should pray, ~s0lve Tbs
sarvauk haaElng heart u Kings iiis
Q, naasn1ny. What apgendsd record %
this king igkonrd Il ehagaeT xyxi, 20s
o. ITO wyomeask faaat which WA Good
and right and sgMth bekors the Lord
bis God He did IL with Al
haa heart nnd prusperndv