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(By REV. p. B. FlTZWATEK. d. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicagol
Copy nght, 1922, Western Newspaper Union
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-lI Kings
u:lS-2O; ii Chron. 23:l-2l; Matt 2:15-2S.
PRIMARY TOPIC-God Takes Care OF
a Boy.
JUNIOR ToPIC-How Boy Became
King.
INTERMEDIARY 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 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.
!. AthaIiah Usurps the Throne
wv. 1-3).
l. 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
Gren.
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.
II. Joash Crowned King wv. 4-12).
1. Jehoiada's preparations (vv. AID.
The high priest and his wife were in
telligent and strong characters. AS
the high priest, Jehoiada felt that it
was his duty to thwart the heather
project of Athaliah. Doubtless his CO.
operation with his wife made possible
the saving of Joash.
ID Secured the aid of the military
leaders ". ~. He knew somehow
that these men were not loyal to
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.
! (3) Excited their spirit of patriotism
". ~. He gave them a sight of the
kings son. This, no doubt, was a great
surprise. Now having seen the heir
to the throne they would risk every
thing. even their lives, in order to
set him on the throne. (4) Co-ordinates
all matters wv. 5-11). The soldiers
were divided into companies and arms
were distributed to them. Each
group was assigned to specific duties
2. The coronation ". 12). Q) The
kings son brought forth. This was a
great day in Jerusalem. After six
gears of usurpation, the people all the
while supposing that all the heirs to
the throne were dead, now to gaze
upon the kings son would be notable
event. (2) Put the crown upon him
This was the formal induction into of
fee. (3) Gave him the testimony
This was a copy Of the law, showing
that the king was tC rule according
to the law of God. The act of putting
the law upon his head showed tina
> the king himself would be under tn,
control of the law. (4) Made hin
king. This shows that ne was mad
king by the choice of the people. (5
Anointed him. They poured oil upol
his head. This was the usual metho,
of consecrating prophets. priests AM
kings. (6) Clapped their hands. Thi
was token of Joy.
III. AthaIiah Slain wv. 13-1D.
1. The noise of the coronation o
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.
=. Rer dismay (v. 14). Upon he
B arrival at the temple she saw tn
King wearing the crown and sui
rounded by the guards, so that ST
could do nothing In her despair sh
exclaimed: Treason, treason" HOY
prone wicked men and women are t
cry out as though they had bee
wronged when their wicked plots an
conspiracies are exposed and thwarted
s. Athaliah executed wv. Is, 16,
The orders were that she should nc
be killed in the temple. They lie
her out by the way of the horses er
trance to the kings palace and slev
her. What a tragic end for the sir
ner! Sin can only prosper for tim'
w. Worship of the True God (vv
II, 18).
Joash was seven years old when h
was made king. The high priest mad
a covenant between the Lord, the kin
and the people that they would be tn
Lords people. In carrying out thi
covenant they broke down the tempt
of Raal and slew the nripst of RnaI