The Adair County news., 1922-04-04
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By REV. P. b. FTTZWATER. d. D.,
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute Of ChicagoD
Copyright, 1922, Western Newspaper Union
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LESSON FOR APRIL 9
THE LORD PRESERVES JoAsh

LESSON TEXT-II Kings Hill.
GOLDEN TEXT-The Lord preserveth
all them that love Him.-Psalm 1920.
REFERENCE MATERIAL-II Kings
u:1S-2O; II Chron. 23:1-21; Matt. 2:13-2S.
PRIMARY TOPIC-God Takes Care of
q Boy.
JUNIOR ToPIC-How a Boy Became
King.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
"A Boy Saved for a Great Career.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Secret of Personal and National
Safety.
Joash, viewed in the light of his an
cestOrs, was poor prospect for a king.
His grandmother was the wicked
Athaliah and his great grandparents
were Ahab and Jezebel. There was
enough bad blood in his veins to as
sure his doom. Despite this fact, he
brought about some noble reforms and
turned the people back to God.
I. AthaIiah Usurps the Throne
wv. 1-3).
1. Her attempt to destroy the seed
royal wv. u. In order to remove
any rival claimant to the throne she
tried to kill all the royal male chill
dren.
2. Joash preserved by JehOsheba
(vv. 2, 81. Though Athaliah was keen
eyed she was checkmated by another
! woman. Her fatal omission was not
| to get rid of the women too. This
woman, the wife of the priest, stole
away the child and hid him in the
bedchamber for six years. God had
promised that through the Davidic
line the Messiah should come. In
order that this line be unbroken JOash
must be preserved. No purpose of
God can fail.
u. Joash Crowned King (vv. 4-12).
1. Jehoiada'S preparations (vv. 4-11).
The high priest and his wife were in
telligent and strong characters. AS
the high priest, Jehoiada felt that il
| was his duty to thwart the heather
| project Of Athaliah. Doubtless his CO.
operation with his wife made possible
the saving of Joash.
1) Secured the aid Of the military
leaders ". A.. He knew somehow
that these men were not loyal tC
Athaliah. (2) Bound them under
solemn oath ". A.. He took an oath
Of them in the house of the Lord
Honest men will stand by their word
J (3) Excited their spirit of patriotism
". A.. He gave them a sight of the
kings son. This, no doubt, was a grea
surprise. Now having seen the he'll
to the throne they would risk every
thing, even their lives, in order Il
set him on the throne. (4) Coordinate.
all matters wv. SID. The soldier!
were divided into companies and arm
were distributed to them. Eacl
group was assigned to specific duties
2. The coronation ". 12). (D Th'
kings son brought forth. This was
great day in Jerusalem. After sil
years of usurpation, the people all tn
while suppOsing that all the heirs t
the throne were dead, now to gaz
upon the kings son would be nOtabl
event. (2) Put the crown upon hin
This was the formal induction into OF
fee. (3) Gave him the testimony
This was a copy of the law, shOwin
that the king was to rule accOrdin
to the law of God. The act of putin
the law upon his head showed tina
the king himself would be under tn
control of the law. az Made hiI
king. This shows that he was mad
king by the choice Of the people. Is
AnOinted him. They poured oil upo
his head. This was the usual methO
of consecrating prophets, priests an
kings. (6) Clapped their hands. Thi
was a token of joy.
III. AthaIiah Slain wv. 13-1O.
1. The noise of the coronation {
Joash brOugh Athaliah to the tempt
". 15). Up to this time she though
her place on the throne was. secur
and that her heather religion ha
free course.
=. Her dismay ". 14). Upon he
arrival at the temple she saw I'll
king wearing the crown and su
rounded by the guards, so that sh
could do nothing. In her despair sh
exclaimed: Treason, treason" Ho
prone wicked men and women are
cry out as though they had bee
wronged when their wicked plots an
conspiracies are exposed and thwarted
3. Athaliah executed (vv. Is, 16
The orders were that she should NJ
be killed in the temple. They lie
her out by the way of the horses el
trance to the kings palace and sic
her. What a tragic end for the sill
ner! Sin can only prosper for tim
w. Worship of the True God "
II, 18).
JOash was seven years old when h
was made king. The high priest mao
, q covenant between the Lord, the kin
and the people that they would be I'll
Lords people In carrying out tn
covenant they broke down the temp
of Baal and slew the priest of Baal.