Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson x.-Third Quarter, For
Sept. 8, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

LESSON L-Isaiah's prophecy con-
corning Sennacherib Qsa- xvii. IL
BS,. Golden Text Ps- XVI. 1. God Is
our refuge and strength. a very pres
emit help In trouble" Senpacherib Is In
the line Of Cain and Pharaoh and all
enemies OF God and His people to be
In the disappearing anti
christ OF the last days. back Of whom
and through whom Is always seen the
devil. The devotion OF Hezekiah to
the living and true God was too much
for the great adversary. and so he
stirred up the king of Assyria against
Hezekiah. But see how two men who
knew God prevailed in prayer.
LESSON 1.-THE suffering servant OF
Jehovah lisa. LII. 3. to iii. 12,. Golden
Text, lisa. liii, 6. 1.-THE Lord hath laid
on Him the iniquity OF us all" We
find this record right In the midst Of
the last part OF Isaiah. the middle
chapter Of the middle section, and the
middle verse Is Iii. 8. which gives US
the heart OF all Scripture. II with His
stripes we have been healed, then as
His redeemed ones standing against
the world. the desh and the devil. we
must be content to suffer with Him
and count It a great privilege phil 1.
20; Pet ~. 10: V, 1. 1OD. We shall
be satisfied when He is Qiii, III.
LESSON IIL-Manasseh's wickedness
and penitence I'll Chron. xxxiil. l-20I.
Golden Text lisa 1. 10. II. Cease 10
do evil. learn to do well" or all the
wicked kings OF the ten tribes none
exceeded Ahab in wickedness. but
Manasseh In Judah seems to have ex-
ceeded him. BY comparing ii Kings
XXI with our lesson chapter we see
how fearful the record is. n looks as
II be did the very worst that be could
do. The conversion OF such a wicked
man should greatly encourage parents
who have ungodly children. for God is
full OF mercy.
LESSON Iv.-Josiah's devotion to God
Oh Chron. Ill. 4, 1-13). Golden Text,
Eccles XII. /. Remember now thy
Creator in the days OF thy youth"
This boy king probably knew only OF
his fathers zeal for God. and may
have been thus inspired with similar
zeal When he was only sixteen he
began to seek God earnestly, and when
he was twenty he purged the land
from Idolatry and did that which the
man OF God said 800 years before that
he would do Il Kings Kill. 2; II Kings
xiii. l6I. When he was twenty-six
he began TO repair the house OF the
Lord his God.
LESSON V.-Tbe finding of the book
OF the law I'll Chron. xxxiv. 1889.
Golden Text Ps. cxix. IL. Thy word
have | hid In my heart that ] might
not sin against Thee" AS be went
on in his good work. God gave him
more light by causing the book Of The
law to be found. This was fulfill
ment of the word. Then shall We
know II o. follow on to know the
Lord" Hos- vi 81. IL we act up to the
light we have. God will In some wa,
send us more. The Lord knew tina
Josiah would inquire into this and b.
obedient and humble himself befor,
God.
LESSON VL-Ieremiah tried and &C
quilted der. XVI. 7-1ol. Golden Text
Ps xvii. /. THE Lord Is my light an
seems strange that priests and prophet
Of the Lord should want to kill a ma
because he spoke the words OF tn
Lord. simply because the message di
not suit them. but there were In thos
days. and there are today. professe
messengers of the Lord whom Ii
never sent, prophets of the deceit {
their own heart speaking lies IN a
name der. XIII. IA. 10. 81. %. 26l.
LESSON VII.-Jehoiakim burns Il
: prophets book DER. xxxvi. 20-S2
Golden Text. Isa- II. 8. The word
our God shall stand forever" 1t WI
not the prophets book. but the Lord
book. which the king cut up and burn,
~ In the fire. but the book was write
> again Immediately In a larger editio
and the Lord attended to JehoIakil
There are many now who seem
have no fear Of God while professii
III to be His messengers and who rut
at lessly set aside large portions Of Scri
90 ture. calling them myths and fabl,
,n The Lord will see to them. and
q cxix. so. stands
70 LESSON VIII.-Jeremiah cast in
III prison Uer. xxxvii. 4-21. Gold
Text, Matt v. IL. blessed are
when man shall revile you and per
III cute you and shall say all manner
III evil against you falsely for My SAX
He IL still hated and prosecuted
the truths sake. even as many W,
'o before Him. and are now and will
till the kingdom comes John Nv.
"a y, W fat hnr Of N,
stand the truth and will not II
can help 1t. but he cannot lay hni
on any child OF God without perm