The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-20
SCHOOL,
Lesson Iv.-Third Quarter, For
July 20, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text, Eeel. xii, documentary Pre-
pared by Rev. D. N. Stearns.
This Is an unusually good lesson ~
the boys. inasmucn as it is the stor,
Of a boy king who began to reign whel
he was only eight years old and b
did right in the sight Of the Lord. tssr-;
ing neither to the right hand nor L
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
years in Jerusalem. He also did right
in the sight of the Lord as long us
Jehoiada the priest instructed him
but in his later years he caused Je
hOiada's son to be stoned Ia death be-
cause he brought him Il rebuke from
the Lord III Kings xii: II Chron. XIV,
Josiah reigned thirty-one years in Je-
rusalem; but. although he was a good
king and wrought great reforms and
kept the greatest passover since the
days of Samuel I'll Chron. xxxv, 49,.
yet the last part Of his reign was
clouded by willfulness. which cost him
his life and caused Jeremiah the
prophet to lament for him. for Jere-
miah prophesied during the last eight
cen years of his reign der. |. l. p.
That even very young person can
serve the Lord we learn also from the
story of Samuel. who as child minis
tered unto the Lord Il Sam. ii. Is. 81.
%: iii. Il. The prophet Jeremiah said
when called to his Office. "Ah. Lord
God. behold. cannot speak. for ! am
child" but the Lord strengthened
him and assured him Ger. i. 60. Tim
othy from child knew the Scrip
lures. and our Blessed Lord said at
the age of twelve. II must be about
my Fathers business" luke ii. 4N.
The life of the Lord Jesus was alb
solutely perfect all through. The life of
Samuel was about as nearly perfect
rs ordinary mortals. by the grace of
God. get to it. and with him / as
sociate Joseph and Daniel. But when
redeemed by the great sacrifice of
Christ we must take no other pattern
than His life who left us an example
that we should follow His steps Il Pet
ii. 21,. The Only way is to continual
~ consider Him" and run with pa
thence. looking unto Jesus" ,Heh xii.
1-3). One of the most remarkable
things about Josiah was that he was
mentioned by name 300 years before
he was born by an unnamed prophet
who predicted that he would do GER
tain things. which he did exactly as
predicted Il Kings xiii. |. 2. and II
Kings xiii. lin. Josiah was one of
seven men In the Bible story who were
mentioned by name before they were
born. Let those who are interested
them out.
A very interesting incident to me
the other boy king. Joash.
is the way the money was obtained to
repair the house of the Lord refer
to the chest. with the hole in the lid.
placed by the altar to receive the of
ferinss of the people. and it worked
splendidly. and money was gathered
in abundance. Whether Josiah gath
cred his money for repairs in the same
way or not It is not said. hut the same
thing is written in each case concern
ing the worssmen-viz. that no reckon
ing was kept with them because they
lealt faithfully I'll Kings xii. y-l5:
xii. u.
Note that Josiah in doing right in
he sight Of the Lord turned neither
o the right hand nor to the left Verse
,. Remember the oft repeated phrases
n Leviticus. unto the Lord aud be
'Ore the Lord" and the command
% Abraham. walk before NE and be
hou sincere" (Gen. xvii. !. nnrgin,.
When he was sixteen years old he he
IAN to seek the God of David. his ia
her. and when he was twenty he he
.an to purge Judah and Jerusalem |
rom idols verse 81, so that he must |
ave sought the Lord according to Ter |
xix, IL. From verse it would seem
hat he personally superintendent the
down of the Idol affairs. and |
therefore, the work would be done thor
ughly. Verse s refers to the prpdic
ion of the man of God in | Kings xiii.
which we have already mentioned.
Verses 6 and Z speak of his CARRYING
lis cleansing into four of the other
ribes and of his return to Jerusalem.
would seem as IL he really did what
q cnuld RI cloonco h., i,,a e,,..,,. -,
try and turn the people back to God
was the last call from God for lust
wenty two years after his death the
list batch Of captives were carried to
'abylon. he being succeeded by four
ad kings. who reigned twenty-five
ears.
In the eighteenth year of his reign.
hen he was twenty-six years old he
egan to repair the house of the Lord
Is God verse g.. Four times in
erses to 10 the house is mentioned
he tabernacle, for about 500 years,
nd then the temple were the heart Of
le national life. and at the beginning
nd close Of the life on earth of the
ord Jesus He cleansed the temple. AS
as their treatment Of the temple. so
as their treatment Of God. for there
e revealed Himself to them.
II as believers we would cleanse our.
Ives from all 6lthiness Of the flesh
Id spirit. perfecting holiness in the
ar OF God. we would know more
lily what 1t means to be temples Of
e living God. dwelling and walking
MS and manifesting Himself to us
our Father. the Lord God Almightr
Cor. Vi. 18: vii. Il.