Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-06-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson XII. Second Quarter,
For June f8, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, % Kings xvii.
'-1@-Msmory Verse, 14-GoIden
Text. Prov. xxx, 1-Comfnsntary
Prepared by Row. o. M. Stearns.

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Prepared by Row. D. M. stearns.
brief summary OF the story of the
ten tribes and their sin is found in
verse Fl Of our lesson chapter I'm these
words. He rent Israel from the house
OF David. and they made Jeroboam.
the son OF Nebat. king. and .Jerobonm
drave Israel from following the Lord
and made them sin a great sin" Our
whole lesson today Is a summary or
the sin OF the ten tribes. From their
nrst King. Jeroboam. to their last. Uo.
shea. they had. including these two
nineteen rulers covering a period of
2do years. part of which was an inter.
re2num and part n time of nnorcbv
There was not one good ruler among
mem all. nor any real turning to the
i-ord. though He sent them from time
to time rs His messengers 10 pleod
WIN them. the unnam med man of Cod
from Judah and the prophets Ahiiah
Elijah. Micniah. Elisha. Jonah. Hosea
Amos and Oded. The record OF their
persistent rebellion and sin Is given
briefly In verses IL TO IS Of our lesson
rhhpier. and what record II isi They
would not hear did not believe I'm the
Lord their God. rejected His statutes
lett all His comma ndments. followed
vanity and became vain. sold them
selves to do evil i'm the sight OF tho
Lord The record concerning Judah
over hundred years later reads thus.
They Knocked the messengers OF God
and desplsed His words and misused
His prophets until the wrath of the
LORD arose against His people till
there was no remedy" III Chron.
xxxvi. 1Gl.
Last days have always been times OF
great rebellion against God. as were
the days of Noah before the food
"ien. vi. .. II. 12l. and. according to
the testimony OF our Lord Jesus. such
VIII lie the case again nj the end of
This age just before lie shall come IN
His glory 10 set up His kingdom Of
righteousness and peace on this earth
(Matt. xiv. 31-39: Luke xvii. 26-3M
The present usbelief I'm high places. I'm
pulpiiS and in many theological semi
narteS Is sure indication that we are
I'm the last days Of this evil aye. which
are described IN II Tim. Hi. Is: ~. &
4; III Pet iii. 81. As truly as the food
came In the days Of Noah. the captivi-
Ties of Israel and Judah I'm their day.
the destruction Of Jerusalem and the
scattering Of Israel among all nations
So surely shall tlir Judgments come that
are To close this age and Introduce
better one of peace and righteousness
The warming as To what would come
upon them II they turned away from
the Lord and served other gods Is writ
ten very plainly iR Deut ~. 1927. and
elsewhere. and. though the purpose OF
Cod may lac delayed. whether for mer-
CIV or Judgment. II cannot he frustrated
Osa. XIV. 24i God gives many warn
ing before He finally lets the stroke
fall. In the days Of the king proceed
Ing Hoshea II king of Assyria carried
away many captives (chapter XIV. 90.
but the warning was not needed
This was probably the Sargon of
lisa. Xxx, |. On what is known as Sar-
CONS cylinder. exhumed from Nineveh,
are found these words. IL besieged the
city OF Samaria and took H. | carried
Off 2T,2S0 OF the citizens. chose fifty
chariots for myself from the whole
number taken. All the other property
OF the PEOPLE of the town left for my
servants to take. In the place OF those
taken into captivity ] sent thither in
habitants OF lands conquered by me
and Imposed the tribute on them which
require from Assyrians." This reads
very much like verse "a OF our lesson
ho M no .sI
how this mixed multitude under the
teaching OF one of the priests of Israel
learned to fear the Lord and serve
their own gods after the manner
OF the nations (verse so. They fear
ed the Lord and served their craven
images" (vcrSe AZ. which means that
they did not I'm any true sense fear the
Lord Verse 81. They are described in
lisa. xxx. 13 as those who aOnOr God
only with mouth and lips. but have re-
moved the heart far from Him. and
their fear toward Him is taught 10y III
precept OF men. See also Eek. xXxiii
81. and the words of the Lord Jesus i'm
Matt. XIV. 30. The last days Of this
present age are described In III Tim liz
Israel had been brought out of Egypt
and placed in the land given to Abra-
ham. Isaac and Jacob that they might
be n peculiar people unto God. set
apart for Himself unlike other ma
lions. having God Himself as their
king. Judge and lawgiver (Ex. xix. 4-6:
lisa. xxxiii. 22). But first secretly and
then openly they turned from God TO
idols and did as the heather whom the
Lord carried away before them oversees
9-10. Though He sent many messen-
gers who entreated them to turn from