The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-09
HEZEKIAH'S
GREAT PASSOVER
SoAsy Ssbssl Lsssss r. ~ II. 1911
Specially Arranged Tor This pspsr
LESSON rExT-s Chronicles a


GOLDEN TExT-"Man lIooketh on the
outward Appearance. hut the lord isck.
eth on the HeAN.--t Ham. 1871.
TIME userhefs Dates for the Acres-
sion Of lothian. Ahas and Nesekiah ere
.. G. Ne. ~ and IN. Hosh-a becoming
king Of Israel IN u. e. ~. Hsstinss
Gtves the dat~s - y. c. TO- 1Ai. III anl
PLACE The temple In Jerusalem.
PROPHETS -Hesea. Micah and 1sasaA.
Hesehiah was the good son Of . bad
father. Ahas: and Ahas was the bad
son Of . good father. lothian: and
after the good Herckiah came his bad
son. Manssseh. Hut there must have
been rsssons back Of these seeming
contradictions. In Hesekiah's case
one may have been his mother. Abijah
the daughter Tor granddaughter q
2ceharish, Twenty. nine ZechAriaAs
are mentioned In the Pible. This wAs
not the author u the book Of proph.
~cy. but may have been the prophet
who had 40 much influence over King
ussiah.
iiesck,ah did that which WAS right
In the eyes ~ the Lord Gods ap
prevail IN the only Nc goa, for . King.
u president or the humblest citizen
II In the fsta, defect In mo~t forms Of
government that this ovcr.rulc Of God
In ignored
iirsckiah began bis reign by doing
the ihing that plainly needed most
10 he done nrst lie found the TEN
pie. The sacred meeting place OF God
and man. With Its doors closed by
Ahas. Its lan,ps out. It's aitarS cold. It's
noorS and hangines covered with dust
and dirt Therefore the young King
summoned the priests and l~vitcs to
the court on the east of the Temple
opposite the closed porch or entrance.
and In q frank and noble address de-
clared his conviction that oil the ma
tionAl woee had their origin In . mes.
lee, ct the worship Of Jehovah. and
his determination TO make . new GOV.
cnant with the Lord Then he had~
them. a. their nrst task. to cleanse
the Temple thoroughly.
The Second Step the Worship and
Praise THUS far the priests and l.~
vites alone had been purified. Now
the royal house and the people were
TO be formally rec"nc''ed to Jehovah
How ~M this done H-sekiAh cath.
cred the chief men ~ Jerusalem, Who
hrcush, bul,ocks. lambs. rams. and he.
goats Tor sin ohrrine, seven OF each
The city rulers laid their hands upon
the animals. thus Identifying them.
sel'rs Win them Teen the priests
KILLED the animals and sphnkled their
blood before the veil In the Holy
flnre ana upon the affair OF incense,
pouring out the remainder ~ the
base ~ the altar a burnt oner'nss IN
the court e-for~ the Temple, The TAT
81 the oner'nss Vas burned on the
altar ~ burnt onrrlngs and the hesh
MAS Afterwards eaten by the priests,
II ~M mark 81 IN" new national
feeling that srose during heEekiAh
reign that this omrr'ns and those that
followed ~er" not made for judah
alone. but FOR the Northern Kingdom
~ well,
The Third Step. the Wide invi'
'a''m What VAS the next step In
the great reform The hsd'ns cf the
national feast ~ remembrance OF
Uods goodness. the passover, This
should have been celebrated In the
nrs' month Of the year, Nissan, CORE
spending to our April. but because
not enough ~ the priests had been
purned and because 81 the time re-
auirrd 70 gather the people. II ~as Dc.
c'dcd that the eS'xency warranted the
p'stponemens to the next month. iyar
or May, A. the reform had ~iden~d
from Hereksah TO the pr'~~ts and -
vifes. then Ia the chief men o'Jsru
salem. then TO the whole ccuGrsea
h"u of citizens. the next step ~as ia
extend II to the entire nation, from
Reershees, even to Ian
TIE Fourth Step 10 the Great
Passover What further publication
Vas needed before the passover could
be ce'ehr'ed' Jerusalem vas full OF
heather a''ar In every corner" and
nv" ~'s "H" a'~n ana 'ns 'r~s
".e w. "'S '"e H'I'a
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