The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-06-15

True and False Leaders of Judah.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Some Lessons From Judahs History
!. Central Thought Of Each Lesson
Gathered Around the Key Words OF
the Days Lesson Subject, Namely,
Prosperity and Adversely.
A good outline is the following from
CrannelPs Pocket Lessons:
l. Judah's Prosperity. Based on
"a Reliance on God, lesson 1.
90 Courageous Venture for God.
lesson 2.
CD Business Methods for God.
lesson 3.
"a The Vision of Cod lesson 5.
90 The Law and Leadership OF
God, lesson Z.
(6) Wise Leadership Back to God,
lesson s.
2. Judah's Adversely. Due to
ID Presenting Upon Gods Bless.
ing, lesson 4.
CD Presenting Upon Gods Pur
pose, lesson 9.
(3) Rejecting Gods Word, lesson
10.
(4) Prosecuting Gods Messenger.
lesson II.
(5) Disloyalty to God and Man,
lesson u.
II. Golden Text Review.
Assign the texts to your class the
preceding Sunday and ask them to
show how the lesson illumines 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.
III. Character Study or Portrait Re-
view.
Assign the following characters the
Sunday before: Asa, Joash, Jehoiada
Uzziah, Isaiah, Hezekiah, Hilkiah
jeremiah, Baruch, Jehoiakim, Ebed.
melech, Zedekiah.
". The Summary Method.
This method calls for the salient
facts of each lesson with a state
ment of It's outstanding teaching.
Note the following suggestions:
Lesson l. Asa cleared the land of
idoIatry 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
the throne. JehOiada checkmated 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 fails.
Lesson 3. Jesus arose from the dead,
showed himself to His disciples and
sent them forth as witnesses for Him.
Certainty of the resurrection of Christ
is essential to witness for Him.
Lesson 4. Uzziah made a notable
civic and military record but in his
pride he presumptuous1y intruded
into the priests Office. AS a judg-
ment God srAOte him with leprosy.
pride goeth before destruction, and
naughty spirit before a fall"
Lesson 5. Isaiah's vision of God
brought him to sense of his sin
fulness. Mans supreme need today
is a vision of God.
Lesson 6. Isaiah foresaw the end of
all strife in the world through the
establishment of Christ's kingdom.
Peace and restoration shall come to
the earth when Christ shall come and
remove from mems hearts the cause
for strife.
Lesson Z. Hezekiah led his people
back to God. This he did by means of
the passover feast. The only way for
SHINING and divided people to get
back to God and be united is around
the crucified Lord
Lesson g. Through the repairing of
the temple the law of God was found.
When 1t was read before the king
it brought penitent sorrow. God ac
cepted his penitence and postponed
the evil day.
Lesson 8. jeremiah was arrested
and brought 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 not
avert His judgments.
Lesson II. Because of Jeremiah's
fidelity to God he was cast into prison.
Casting the prophet into the dungeon
will not turn aside Gods judgments.
Lesson II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS captured
Jerusalem and carried away the peo-
pie captives. Though Gods judgments
tarry they eventually fall
In His Steps.