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Pleasant Fields
of Holy Writ
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Subject: Finding tie Book of the
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discovered DN filkldn the III lS7' 2
when the temple was being repaired. +
This Was so important d maIter.and
is 80 important to us. that we should
give 4 full study to it. AS the PEG
pie fell into idolatry they not only
broke the law. but they hid the man
uScTIpt because the sight Of 1t trOu-
bled their conscience. so some PEG
pie hide their Bibles or pun them
away where they cannot be seen, be-
cause the sight OF Gods Holy Book
ACCUSES them Of neglect. 1t Is sad
thing when any one trieS to forget
his sin by closing his eyes to that
which conyinces him of sin. 1t IS
We'll to keep our Bibles before Us,
even il We do net read them. This
Book OF the Law was the i'entatrucn.
or the first five books OF the Bible.
written by Moses, and the part which
the King read TO the people verses
800 Was probably the Book OF Deu-
terunOmy. We must remember that
these books of the Old Testament
were all copied by hand. There wa>
no printing in those days. 1t is one
Of he wonderful proofs OF Gods care
OF Ills word that for so many cen
turtles The Bible, both Ola and New
Testament. We're copied by hand on
! parchment>, and so one copy Wa
made from anoJEer. The writer's -
the. copied We're liable 10 make mis-
! tales. Yet ~ have The Bible virtual
! |; as il WAS WritIen God pre-
served u Tor us.
II would seem strange that King
Josiah. d good king. did not know ;he
words OF the law Of God. But we
II u$t remember that he lived in III
ell age when even he priests or
n. !" SEES We're corrupt. SO that.
! while il" had been taught what was
| right, he did not know how Cod lonS
| before had told the people they mus
worship and also help one another
| Tnrre are some men TO-DAY who are
moral and even believe that there 4:
a Cod because they have been so taG-
gnu. and yet they do not Join troll
| church or confess Christ before men.
Such moral living is cot enough. =
may know that | have Il father, anu /
ma, even follow the life ne taught
| nio to live: vet if | do not have any
/ thing 10 do with my father, do no;
/ love him or talk with him or live
with him. | am no: IL model .on. So
il was with Josiah. 1t was not enough
for him to purify the temple of COD
and lead Il moral life and urge his
people to be good; he must know anC
I dc Gods will Is declared by Him
lthru Moses.
/ Doctor Meyer instances siMiia:
experience in the life OF LIther,
whom we are remembering especial
lily this year When Luther. twenty
two Years old. was studying at Ell
furt. he found in the university lib
rary copy of the Bible and he read
it for the first time and exclaimed,
10 God. could | have one of these
books | would ask no earthly trea-
isurc,' 1t was 4 new knowledge OF
God that came to him as he ad,and
doubtless this was one Of the first
steps coward the reformation The
\ same experience came to Augustine
: when. wearied of his sinful life, he
heard one day. as he lay III the gar
den. a voice saying Take; reac.
And he read the Bible and was con
-kKerted. for the. Biblaa told him What
he ought TO do. And il brings us
1.-THE same message, 1t is not enough
for you and for me to be good; we
Unjust serve God, and the Bible tells
US how 10 serve Him.
4 1t is a custom with some people &c
neglect The Old Testament and tC
say that it is ali done away with il
1.-THE Gospel | do not find it so. Christ
distinctly said: Think not that
: am come TO destroy the law or the
prophets. | am not come 10 destroy
but to fulfill" and then He goes OIL
. to say that one jot or one title (anC
! IL
Hebrew alphabet) should not pass
away till all be fulfilled st. Matt. V
III, 49, The law and the prophets
not only lead us to the teachings OF
the New Testament, but they inter
pref them. If We study carefully the
books of Moses We find how God il
His love planned for our salvation
land made it possible for His people
/, to be saved in anticipation of the
coming of the Redeemer. We VII
find also the ten commandments
, which form the basis of all rightc
Gus laws today, and We will discover
how God cares for the bodies anC
minds of His children and for theil
Fellowship, through the detailed
{ rules He gave for their living ano
working together. 1t is simply won
c derful how God thus long ago in the
. infancy of the human race antici
tpated all the modern efforts of socia
:, workers and reformers of every
kind; the law which Christ came tc
fulfill tells us all about human pros
Iperity and how to gain it.
y 1t was i fine thing for the kins
: to read the law himself to the PEG,
G pie. He called them all together ano
: told them that the law had been
found and that they must observe
and keep it if they would have Gods
blessing. When Il ruler takes
, stand for Righteousness and religion
before the people-be he king OF
tpresident-he has tremendous in
t1uence There are not many inStan'
1 ces in history, ancient or modern, OF
lsuch faith, alas. But We love tC
think of Washington's Christianit!
land of his bold confession of it. Lin
.coln aid not hesitate to pray to Goo
and to urge people TO pray in the
/, hour of our country's need. VIII!
should not d Governor, d Mayor, 8
President take leading interest il
Christianity, which alone can bring
all that is of lasting benefit?
. would like to see some of these men
l-chosen by the people to serve the
, public interest-realiZe and act upon
1 the realization that they must lead
y in the way of religion and righteous
. lness. If all kings and princes had
followed Josiah's example and reaC
the Bible sincverely before the PEG,
pie and babe them repent of theiI
jSinS. there would have been no Euro.
pran war. When will men learn that
1 Gods Judgments stand, and that nc
6 ination can survive unless it follows
7 GODS law.
Perhaps our greatest lesson today
is that we should appreciate, rever
ence. believe in and obey the Bible
Josiah only had the first five books
We have the whole of Gods revela
ton: and Christ's words, Search
6 the Scriptures" and MY word shall
not pass away" apply for us to the