Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-07-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson W.-Third Quarter, For
July %, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, n chron. xxsiv,
1-13-Memory Verses, I. 2-0oIdsn
Text, Feel. xii, 1-commentary Pre-
pared by Rev. D. M. Stearns.

pared by Rev. D. N. Stearns.
This is an unusually good lesson for
the boys. inasmuch as IL Is the story
OF a boy king who began to reign when
he was only eight years old and be
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
wears In Jerusalem. He also did right
in the sight OF the Lord as long as
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; ii Chron- xxiv)- |
Josiah reigned thirty -one years In Je-
rusalem; but although he was good
king and wrought great reforms and
kept the greatest passover since the
DAYS OF Samuel I'll Chron. xxxv. 1S).
vet the last part OF his reign was
clouded by wiIlfulness. which cost him
his life and caused jeremiah the
| nrophet to lament for him. for Jere-
| mtah prophesied during the last eight
| con years Of his reign DER. 1. 1. ~
That even a very young person can
serve the Lord we learn also from the
story Of Samuel. who as child minis
i tered unto the Lord q Sam. II. Is. Il,
20; III. D. The prophet Jeremiah SAID
when called to his office. "Ah. LORD
| Cod. behold, I cannot speak. for i am
child" but the Lord strengthened
him and assured him DER. 1. 6-9l. Tim
othy from a child knew the Scrip
lures. and our Blessed Lord said at
the age OF twelve. Il must be about
nv Fathers business" luke II. 49,.
The life Of the Lord Jesus was alb
solutely perfect all through. The life OF
Samuel was about as nearly perfect
as ordinary mortals. by the grace OF
God get to il. and with him l as
sociate Joseph and Daniel. But when
redeemed by the great sacrifice or
Christ we must take no other pattern
than his life who left us an example
that we should follow His steps q Pet.
II. 2D The only way is to continual
ly consider Him" and run with pa
tence. looking unto Jesus" Heb. XII,
p 1-0 One of the most remarkable
things about Josiah was that he was
mentioned by name 300 years before
o be was born by an unnamed prophet
who predicted that he would do GER
tain things. which he did exactly as
predicted q Kings Kill. l. 2, and ii
Kings xiii. 1-1O. Josiah was one OF
, seven men in the Bible story who were
mentioned by name before they were
born. Let those who are interested
search them out.
A very interesting incident TO me
- concerning the other boy king. Joash
is the way the money was obtained t(
repair the house of the Lord l refel
TO the chest. with the hole In the I'D
placed by the altar to receive the or
ferings of the people. and 1t worked
splendidly. and money was gathere<
In abundance. whether Josiah gath
cred his money for repairs in the sam
way or not II is not said. but the sam
thing is written in each case concern
ing the workmen-viz. that no reckon
ing was kept with them because the
dealt faithfully (H Kings XII. DIX
xii, u.
~ Note that Josiah in doing right !
= the sight of the Lord turned neithe
to the right hand nor to the left (vers
q. Remember the oft repeated phrase
In Ieviticus, unto the Lord" and 'b
fore the Lord" and the comman
to Abraham. walk before me and
thou sincere" Gen. xvii. l. marginl-
When he was sixteen years old he b
gan TO seek the God OF David. his +
he thar and when he was twenty he d
gan to purge Judah and Jerusale
. from idols verse 81. so that he mu
have sought the Lord according to Jt
XIX, 10. From verse 2 1t would see
that he personally superintendent G
breaking down Of the idol affairs. al
therefore the work would be done tho
oughly. Verse refers to the pred
6 ton Of the man OF God In Kings x
2, which we have already mentioned
Verses and speak OF his carryi
ali his cleansing into four Of the 9th
/ "a tribes and of his return to Jerusale
w 1t would seem as If he really did wi
. be could to cleanse the land from ID
ing atrv and turn the nconle back to G.
we II was the las. cali from God for I,
In twenty two years after his death
last. batch Of captives were carried
Babylon. he being succeeded by Il
em bad kings. who regned twenty-t
in0 years.
In the eighteenth year OF his rel
when he was twenty-six years old.
"o began to repair the house OF the l.
his God verse g. Four times
verses s to 10 the house is mention
Tho foharnocIa FOR ahout 5O0 vel