Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-08-18
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Teacher pf Eust~u ia..a iu Tie Moody
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LESSON FOR iu6UST 10
FINDING The BOOK OF THE LAW.

!. me cccN or ne Law othd wv.
1f1D. T. H., occasion ". -. 1t was
found while .lc work of repairing the
temple WAS going oI. 1t what part in
the tempt" We dn not know; perhaps
I'm The treasure house. for it was found
while bringing oar the money to pay
for the repairs. Perhaps this was in
or near the ark. for The law was usual
ly kept in or by the ark.
=. BY whom ". ~. IIilklah, tho
| high priest, was the finder. 1t is
strange thar the high priest was igno-
rant of tie plac" where the law was
found. II is a sad comment upon the
moral and spiritual condition of priests
CHd kings, since they were appointed
guardians of Gods law. 1t is. however,
ALWAYS true that when one does not
want to have his life ordered by the
| Bible he will nut it out of his sight.
| The Disappearance of the Bible from
| our homes, and the neglect of it in our
| study, is a certain sign Of evil in our
! lives. Be assured. however. that
| though the law of the Lord be removed
| from our sight it shall sooner or later
come before us to judge US. God has
declared that his Word shall not return
unto him void, but shall accomplish that
whereuntO II hath been sent.
8. Its disposition ". lG). Hilkiah
gave the law to Shaphan the scribe,
who delivered it to the king along with
| his report as to the disposition of the
| money which had been collected.
IT,. The Book of the Law Read wv.
| Is, 90 30). l. To the king ". 49,.
| This was n most impressive scene. the
| king listening TO the reading of the
| law of God. II was the proper thing
to do, for those appointed by God to
rule over the people should be anxious
TO know the will Of God concerning
them. The pious king, believing in 1t
as Gods Word, was anxious to know
Gods thought concerning the nation.
His interest became intense, as he was
made conscious of the apostasy obs
1-zsaasale fraps- God,s zlasxs ~. ll>iaE4 y
/ ETY. was to know what was Gods puI
4 pose as to the nation in view of tfysfr
| idolatry. 1t Is sensible thing TO make
oneself intelligent as to his RESPONSE
bilities, even to know what judgments
| shall befall those who have turned
from God. One should know the worst
while there is time yet to escape his
| wrath, for repentance is the only door
of escape from perditlon.
,. To the people wv. 20, 30). At the
| direction of the king the priests, elders
and all the people were called together
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it ever should be. People have a right
TO hear what God has to say to them
as well as the king. To keep the people
ignorant Of the Word Of the Lord is a
great crime. The crying need Of the
age with all its boosted knowledge, fine
church equipment and cultured minis
try, is for the Word Of God to be
brought TO the ears of the people.
III. The Effect of the Reading Of the
Law. wv. OOPS; 1889. When Gods
Word is inte!llgently read and under.
stood there is bound to be an impress
sion made.
!. The king rent his clothes ". 100.
The man who will honestly listen TO
the reading of Gods Word will be
brought to his knees, for he will be con.
victed Of sin, and will take the place of
establishment before the Lord. The
king first saw his own sins and con.
fessed them. 1t IS a good sign when
one sees his own shortcomings and
failures, and not primarily those Of
others.
2, The king made inquiry Of the Lord
through Hulduh the prophecies wv. 20.
2Sl. His supreme motive In this In.
qulry was to find out whether there
WINS +Jr1e way to avert the awful iudg-
pgnfs which were impending as set
forth in the Word Of God. After all,
the human heart inStinCtively turns
from threatened woe to inquire wheth-
or there is not way of escape. Along.
side of the flaming, laundering Sinai
was placed the Levitical system Of
offerings. Law and grace are not far
The law becomes our school.
master TO bring us 10 Christ. Through
Huldah the message came that God
had taken account of all their sins and
that judgment must fail, but Josiah
would be spared the sight Of all Gods
visitation Of wrath. The pcnitence of
the king turned aside Gods wrath
from himself, bur the nation would be
obliged 70 suffer for It's awful apostusy,
3, The king made a covenant wv. Al,
By, This WHs 70 tho effect that ha
would walk In the commandments Of
the Lord. He also made the people
stand 70 this covenant. lie no tnnbt
Acted from thc sincerity ef his heart.
T. Further reforms (v, B3), Josiah
now reached Dat as far es the national
took away their aborninn.
tons and made Israel to serve tha
Lord their God. The fact that tho hoou
u the law was found implies thnt h
lod beer lost, The way it had baan
pst Is not definitely set forth. but mn.
nefous ways may he suggested The
Bible IA lost book 10 many professlne
,hrlst!ons today mnybe through iars
Z interest In It, willful neglect or nel,,
ect through the stress of llfe's hual,