The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-09-01

The principal characters and the
leading events Of these Bible lessons
should be impressed on the memory
Of all. This should be done In such q
wsy as: To show what were the
marked characteristics Of each per.
son. the relation Of each person TO
the course Of the history, the relation
u each event to the movement Of the
history. the bearing Of each person
and event on the progress Of the
world toward the divine Goal. the com.
ing Of the kingdom Of God. the prip.
ciples which each one sets forth
clearly TO shed light upon the path Of
life and progress today.
Rehobosm. First king. B. C. ss2--
first year Of the kingdom. Bad Ad-
vice. Folly. Threw away nve.sixths
Of his kingdom. Event. Division Of
the kingdom.
Asa. Third king, n. c. sss-twenty.
FIRST year Of kingdom. Reformer.
Prosperous Kingdom. Event. Great
revival Of religion.
Jehoshaphat Fourth king, B. c.
s21-sixty.second year Of kingdom.
Strong character General. successful,
religious. Events. Intellectual, NOR.
al and religious progress. Suffered
from bad alliance with Jezebel. Moab.
tie stone.
Several bad rulers. Jehoram. Aha.
ziah. Athaliah. Introduction Of Baal
worship. Temple desecrated. Decline
In morals and prosperity.
Joash. Eighth king. b. c. $50
ninety.seventh year Of kingdom. The
bad king. Good 30 long a. under
good advisers. Events. Temple re.
stored. and its worship. Black ODE
lisk.
Ahas. Twelfth king. d. c. 73s-
Two hundred and forty.nfth year OF
the Kingdom. Events. Assyrians
come In contact with Palestine. Dial
OF Ahas. Isaiah prophesyins.
Hesekiah. Thirteenth king. u. c.
773--two hundred and sixtieth year Of
the kingdom. Good. religious. active
rcformer. Taylor cylinder. Events.
Fall OF Samsria--end Of Israel. DE.
struction Of ennacherib--wide ex.
tended revival. Life prolonged IL
years 10 answer to prayer.
Manasseh. Fourteenth king, d. c.
ss+--,wo hundred and eishty.nin,h
year Of the Kingdom. The bad king
suffered csptivity-changed life.
Events. Assyrian ation--par.
tlal reformation.
Josiah. Sixteenth king. b. c. S3s-
three hundred and forty.nfth year OF
Kingdom. Youthful conservation.
cleansing Of temple. widespread revi.
val. Events. Finding the book Of the
law. Bible study. jeremiah.
Jehoiakim. Eighteenth king. n. c.
607-three hundred and seventy sixth
year Of the kingdom. Weak. wicked.
defiant Of God. Events. Burns the
book o. Jeremith. Beginning OF the
captivity. Nebuchadnexzar besieges
Jerusalem. Daniel carried TO Babylon
The second captivity began at tho
close Of his reign when many captives
were carried to Babylon. with his son,
King Jehoiachin.
Seu'Hah' i~cule'u anu 1881 kluBs
u. c. bs6.3s7. Weak and false to his
agreements. Events. Jeremiah i'm.
prisoned. At the close OF his reign
Jerusalem and the temple were de.
stroyed by Nebuchadnexsar, and the
end OF the kingdom Of Judah came In
II. c. $50, after 3s7 years Of existence.
There were three deportations by
Nebuchndneazar: /. The fourth year
OF Jehoiakim. Daniel. etc 2. 10000 at
the close Of his reign. 3. $500 In the
three deportations Of the final cam.
paign.
Geography. Study the map for the
three kingdoms involved. Egypt. Pal.
cstine. Assyria, the great routes OF
travel. and the situation Of Palestine
between the two world powers; Jsru.
salem being of one side from the
routes between the other two. This
10 the key to the situation.
Note. In this history. what were the
things that urged or attracted the M.
ton TO the downward course. What
was the essential element that would
have enabled the nation to move up
ward to true success and character.
No nation and no individual can at.
tain the highest good from life with
out supreme conservation to God. a
lofty ideal and holy enthusiasm In
the service Of God and man. Trace
IN the history what God did for the
people to inspire and move them to
the upward course. as prophets, writ
ten scriptures. revivals. prosperity. re-
wards Of obedience. What obstacles
I'D God put In the way OF the down.
ward course Of the nation and puts
them in the way Of sinners today; a.
adversity, losses.
The rise and fall Of Israel 10 .
picture Of what is going on continu.
; lily among individuals. The whole
course Of the history 10 q magic mir
rcr In which sinners may see them.
elves.
On the bank of the Niagara river,
a sign board bears this startling
legend. Past Redemption Point be-