The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-07-14

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l.m-Ii.a ., '"' 1..'sea.,
n" reformation under H.
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J.. Hezek'ah's Proclsr,..,.
I'D Ia' rr-r.r r.rn3r.t...
lesson would h" 10 return IN d.
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81 'h' Wur-u.r 81 .Irlnyah m
began In 'rr nuns hear H..
bow j." called 'hr r,url,. tot
t-'.lH) then ,g'Icd upu1 d r
"i H. house of Good and rs -4,,.,
wv. =. 100. How hr called III.
r"u"""d sacrifice and wn-,,.
~ ID The restoration 40 II.
Offering and OF 'ho hrIrD..,r.-;,.
M" result uf these Offering, IN H.
NlIiraI music ami iu The wo->bi,
great congregation (2g y, ~
Pu"l of song always follows d,
COMPANIES It rrur revival NJ =.
Having cnu~rcratnd Ihcm>a,vsy
IN" Lord. IIc2rkinh sends or.
proclamation. The cunSrrrati,r
people. ~ referred In chapta- =.
very complete. CSce w. 2I-3Gl q
kiah was a man or deem J,scs.-.
as we'll rs Of true plrty. Ne "a,
meaning uf The sacrifice NJ r,d.r.,-
ana put the passover forward .,
very hrart-ccntcr of The worsh,
Jehovah. (Ser w. 10y Wbosre
derStandS the passover unde,,,
Gods way Of salvation fSea ~,
12:l3-23: | Cor. 81. =. Rom %,
John :.nGD HpzckiNh did not or,
his call to those If Israel oIo,s
extended il beyond It's borders IA Il.
Of Ephroim. Tins munjrss,ip,h.
missionary spirit. IIezakiah had
pie Scripturnl warrant Keeping I
passover out of it's regular order
9-10. God il not God nf lin.
place. Wherever obedience is Dos,
whether il be matter of time or
God approves. Hp2rkiah how'd
did not net upOn his own initI,-
but sought counsel. (Srr Y. ~ !
man who il the most clearly i'll
God is the man who is most eager
anxious to know how God is lea 1
other men and will listen most pat |
~ To their counsel. The fact that |
people had not gathered themss
together ut Jerusalem" for a
time, might have warranted a 4
Their delay. Not so with this enthj
istic young king. He was not bod
by precedent, but was anxious
please God.
II. Hezekiah's Eshortation Nv.
~. Hczckiah began his pxhortsat
BY calling attention Ia the t-eSpaS
" their fathers ". y. AZ the 81
line he reminds them that IL God Il
hem over Ia drsolaIion because "A
themselves were Stifr-nrckcd H. 4
md yielded not themselves unto 4
."rd Ia enter his sanctuary. which
iad Sancrifird unto Them. they WOO
ONE under the hrrcrnrSS ~ Cod
wrath. for they had turned from "
ord they had "trrSUa><cd against N
ord God of their fathers" Becsns
# that trcSpa~S God had "giyen ID
~ 10 doSularion." Literally he
made them "an aStnuiShment"
StoniShmcnt and dcSolatlnn vas w
.noWn, AS We seq" ". y. AuyM
With eyes open can see today the de$
alton of individuals. nf families. coo
and nations who treSnaJ
cainSt God. For q cooperation 4
ave had the deity ~ chris, and 4
of his Word called it'1
urStio! and that the individual RI
: the dictator of his own ConSclen1
nd life. and II is because men hs''
from their faithful allegian1
. Jesus Christ and fail 10 obey y
"rnInand. that we see the strife az
"Soiailon OF today.
The first departure caused people
- "Stiir-ncckcd' and Jehovah Is ca
IL them 10 repentance. Int they Woui
ot hear (Scc On. 1913; EX IS
.om. lO:2D. Ia place Of this SUI
"ckn"NS' Of their hearts Hezekl'
threats them 10 turn again 10 u
ord and not {" b" Stiil-u"ck"rrs>&Ss.
Ipir fathers ". -. that II they