The Holt County sentinel., 1915-12-17
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 10
FALL AND CAPTIVITY OF ISRAEL.

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lcriy be IL sifuScd, l'r"N. 81
In the sweep OF our ak years cycle
of study we prefer To consider this les
son first and use the Christmas story
,l.uke . 1901 to illustrate the love OF
tod which Israel the last ten iribes)
oblivion.
I. The stif.Neeked People, w. et3.
The fact ". 81 Of Israels captivity
has always appealed to the interest
and the imaginations OF men. The
cause Of the captivity was threefold
~ They had sinned" ". -. Il
was not a single onense but q course
Of action which was performed taD
openly, walked" ". 81. For 2I5 years
following solomon's reign they had
been openly idoiatrous and trespassed
upon Gods grace. ,bI Secretly" ".
~. Hosea's reign was the same as
that OF his ~ predecessors. Doubt.
less he was u good diplomat and poll.
ttcian. though his vacillation between
Egypt and Assyria brought ruin. but
In Gods sight the secret acts and
ma L,,,, IN. 80. 10. III, 70,
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and the world is sadly needed, 80
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them nv IN. for.Iy.nc.. n, MI. .,o,..
mont ~. as,i,s. ion, 10. I.r..,
cared M, how.v.r ,or hIs ,ory,,,..
meas desnI,, IN. fac, 4, Nh. n. ,h.,
brought then, nm ou, n, IN. land ~
Egypt" Il In nassIns s,rap.e that
Israel should an fuIiv y,oia,. IN. .,.
pre,s command. n, God ,I.v os.,.
D,u,. .s..i. D., ao,a6 .,c, som.
claim they did moi no.se.. IN. iaw
II beinr az m Iat.r da,. a ..,, evident.
,y foolish proposi,iop I'M, eyon a,
how cnn men NJ our Tim. yi,,.,. az
many of I'M, main pr.c.,,. a, IN.
word of Gods noe. mi. ,,,y., ,ha,
In. NH. doe. no, .,i.,, TIL. nm.
swer TO mi. ouery 4. n spf,cien, an.
swer TO IN. d.s,ruc,ly. crI,ic. Isra.,
sets nm IDOLS" az Ia, and "hur,,
sacrifice" $50. Den, I.,au which
things they did 10 nroyoL. IN. Iord
10 anger" a, They abandoned them.
selves =, .yu A. ,,,n.n a., r.,,,,a.,.
all possibility OF reformation they NOT
alone served idols" ~. 10, hut they
sold themselves To do that which was
.yiI' ~. ~.
n. The s,v.r.isr Cad ~, ,.,a
Gods character and viii Ind been
fully Sc, before the pa,,on Nv .o'
3.Gl. R.p.a,.J WARNINGS "a, h,,
been given nv faithful proph.,s also
repeat,d forxIyIu,s go, Isr,o, 4,
Il an willful they "wou,d M, bear" 80
IA. bu, deliberately followed IN their
fathers foots,,ps 20, proud and vain
wv. Il, IL, and a., utterly ahapdone,
~. ~ and hence mus, rece,y. m.
Judgment of God. righteous ,s.r
see ES. eoI, or else God "a M, chr.
eous. lie r.p,a,adly sou,h, IN ,mrr
them asid. I'm, they s,.w hIs ,at,n,,,
PROPHETS Maj, 81 2a.ae, God 4.
calling in mercy Win Ian, snn.,,ry
I'm this nressn, evi, age. nnh.,,., a,
| GO0 ana his word Is Sill Drpyalpnfs
skepticism and loose morals every.
where abound. and shall God yo an
and call forever, PROV oe,I. D.,
3:e.lW.
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Gods love for Isr.., 49, nan,,as.
mad. ,i.,,, ,.,o.,. ~
and ,ba msssavss ., w.rn,n. 49,
claimed nv nj. nronhs,s m, ws ,av.
n more m.rye,ou. rsy.,.,,o, =, s,s
love I'm the per,on a, M. Son 49,.
birthday We ars .hor, 20 ah.arv.
Samaris ,os, n, crown n, mia. :" nv,
we NAV receive n crown a, r,sh,son..
ns.. a. IN. -. =, 60. ous'
, 10, II Tim Az I'm, no, 40 "n,...
We obey Uohn 4. %, nj. ~ord
Le, N. ,hsrs,or. ~. M ,,.
s~iic nr,,.s an .c,ory =, o.. q. ~.
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