The Holt County sentinel., 1917-07-06

about 139 to I23 II. G.. over the king.
dom Of judah. It's capital being In Jcru.
salem. The kingdom was nearing its
md. and was destroyed within few
Years after tn. death Of Ahaz. His
character presents many Interesting
questions for discussion; the character
II his reign. the wealth and prosperity
e his father aud grandfather. the de-.
yclopmcnt Of his character from the
home wherein he originated. why M.
ton can be successful and not be right
cous or vir,uous. that Is. outwar,lly
successful. and the application Of these
questions 10 our present.day political
and commercial lives.
!. Ahax, the Ruler. wv. 1.5). The
character Of Ahaz IL not to be admired.
lie played a prominent aud evil part
Ia the history of the Kingdom Of Judah.
We find his name recorded among III"
syrian inscriptions ~ the year ~ u.
g.. the Hebrew historian having
dropped the prefix "Jcho" from his
name. The full name indicates that
d" had "grasrcd Jehovah" Yet he WIS
untrue ,n his name. The historian says
che lid not that which was right In III"
,isht If III" Lord" Thi, puts II mildly,
Lat indeed few of the kings ~ Judah
lid otherwise. aud he patterned his
conduct not after III" goud model If his
father. hut the thoroughly had conduct
Il the kings Of III" northern nation,
Israel. lie was hut twenty years of
~. when he took the throne. hut hu,i
already entered upon II course Of action
opposed to thrt III his father.
u. Ahax Ruined. The choice lay
before him ~ following IN the steps of
his grandfather Czzlah and his father
lothian I'll Chron. I 40. lie chose Ia
defy God. openly dlsoheycd him and
was dsloynl to his God and his coun.
try. walking In the ways II the kings
81 Israel, ". -. burnt his children In
the lire. after the denominations ~ the
heather. ". -, made molten Images
~ Bnai, ". -. aud spread that wor.
ship into the high places On the hills
und under every green tree ". ~.
made sacrilcgious use Of the temples
treasury. nnd wns dishonest rs we'll Ms
profnn.. II. trusted Buaiim more than
he trusted God.
~. Ahas Rebuked. God did not nj.
low him To pursue his course ~ action
without protest. when the children of
good men 90 wrong. there Is no meas.
urlng III. extent ~ ioprhyiIy to which
they viii sink. Nevertheless, God was
opposed uni tried 10 save the young
man AMI the nation. God used III"
king of Syria ~ one agency for rchuk'
Ing this mad young man. lie carried
away great multiiudrs cup'iyc, one
hundred nnd twenty thousand In on"
day ". -. and "two hundred thou
sand women. sons AMI daughters"
". - ut another date. Ahaz himself
wns filled with terror NJ the great Gu
lam,y that overlook Him. lisa. : ~
While he received temporary help ui
Kings II: q. iO). he received ultimately
ruin from the king ~ AsSyrln, for he
became yas>al and was summoned
,n Damascus H. pay homage 10 that
king, ~ appears from III" account III
Kings l6:T,9 aud also from the Assy.
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n,hor cn,.,nt,s ,,s, ATTACKED him
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nv,,y c,r,Iy,s md IN, phIlIs,Iu,s
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80 w,h,on lrnr,,h, unnn him m,
,,nrs, ,hn, ,,wnys comes 90 ,hos, who
,rns, IN man liar ~, IA Th,rn I.
h,,ss,n, which always awaits those
,.h" ,rnS, en- 1",nynh Jor ~ s,
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