The Arvada enterprise., 1922-06-22
LESSON FOR JUNE Is
REVIEW: JUDAH's PROSPERITY
AND ApvERsiTY

REVIEW: JUDAh's PROSPERITY
AND AovERsiTY
GOLDEN TExT-"Blessed 10 the nation
whose God 10 the Lord."-Ps. ss:l2.
PRIMARY AND JUNIOR TOPlC-Men
Who Obeyed God.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
True and False Leaders Of Judah.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Some Lessons From Judah.s History.
I. Central Thought Of Each Lesson
Gathered Around the Key Words Of
the Days Lesson subject, Namely.
Prosperity and AdvsrsIty.
A good outline is the following from
Crannell's Pocket Lessons:
l. Judah's Prosperity. Based on
~ Reliance on God, lesson l.
(2) Courageous Venture for God.
lesson 9.
(3) Business Methods for God,
lesson 3.
az The Vision Of God. lesson 8.
(5) The Law and Leadership Of
God. lesson Z.
(8) Wise Leadership Back to God,
lesson 8.
2. Judah's Adversely. Due to
~ Presuming Upon Gods Bless.
Ing, lesson 4.
(2) Presuming Upon Gods Pur.
pose. lesson 8.
(S) Rejecting Gods Word, lesson
10.
az Prosecuting Gods Messenger.
less0n II.
(5) Disloyalty to God and Man,
lesson II.
u. Golden Text Review.
Assign the texts to your class the
preceding Sunday and ask them to
show how the lesson iliumlnes the
text, or ask the class to prepare on
all the texts and have the members
Of the class draw the text and give
the answer.
~. Character study Or Portrait Re.
view.
Assign tile following characters the
Sunday before: Asa. Joash. Jeholada.
Uxxiah. Isaiah. Hexekiah. Hilkiah.
jeremiah. Baruch. Jehoiakim. Ebed-
melech. Zedekiah.
w. The Summary Method.
This method calls for the salient
facts Of each lesson with q state
ment Of its outstanding teaching.
Note the following suggestions:
Lesson 1. Asa cleared the land Of
idolatry and called upon Judah to
seek the Lord. Because he rested upon
the Lord, God gave him victory over
his enemies.
Lesson 2. Athaliah attempted to
destroy the seed royal and then usurp
ths throne. Jshoiada chsckmated her
BY hiding away Joash for six years.
At an appointed time Joash was
crowned king and the usurper slain.
Every attempt to thwart Gods pur.
pose falls.
Lesson 3. Jesus arose from the dead,
showed himself to His disciples and
sent them forth a. Witnesses for Him.
Certainty Of the resurrection Of Christ
IL essential to witness for Him.
Lesson I. Ussiah made q notable
civic and military record. but In his
pride he presumptuously intruded
into the priests once. Al . juds.
msnt God smote him with lsprosy.
pride goeth before destruction, asd .
naughty spirit before Q fall"
Lesson Q. Isaiah's vision Of God
brought him to . sense Of his sin.
fulness. Mans supreme need today
10 q vision Of God.
Lesson q. Isaiah fores W. the end Al
all strife IN the world through the
establishment of Christ's kingdom.
Peace and restoration shall come "a
the earth when Christ shall come and
remove from mems hearts the Gauss
for strife.
Lesson Z. Hesekiah led his people
back to God. This he did by means Of
the passover feast. The only way fos
q shining and divided people to get
back to God and bs united 10 around
the crucified Lord.
Lesson 8. Through the repairing Oi
tho temple the law Of God was found
When II was read before the kinS
u UBOU8ut pcUltenS SVsuu~' oVu ~
cepted his penitence and postponed
the evil day.
Lesson 0. jeremiah was arrested
and heought to trial because he boldly
proclaimed Gods word to the nation
The one whom God calls to proclaim
His word should faithfully discharge
his duty regardless Of what men may
do unto him.
Lesson 10. Jehoiakim tried TO de-
stroy Gods Word BY burning It. Try.
Ing to destroy Gods Word will moi
avert His judgments.
Lesson II. Because Of Jeremiah'a
6dslity to God hs was cast into prison
Casting the prophet into the duneeo1
will not turn aside Gods Judgments.
Lesson II. Nebuchadnexxar captured
Jerusalem and carried away the peo
pie captives. Though Gods Judgment
tarTy they eventually fall.