The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-05-19
LESSON FOR NAY II
jHEzEklAh LEADS Hts PEOPLE
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LESSON TEkT.-II Chron. sO:1-x7.
GOLDEN TWGT.-0od 10 gracious and
msrciful. and will not turn away His facs
from f my. you; ~. 7 " r'tur" unto HIM
REFERnNcE MArER1A1.-r1 chron.
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JUNIOR TOPIC. - Hezek,ah's Great
INTERMEDIATEAND SENIOR TOPIC.
Putting Religion First.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC,
Wise Methods Of Reform
l. Asxekiah Proclaims 4 Passover
(vv. 1-18).
The way for a SHINING and divided
people to get back to God and be
united, Is around the crucified Lord.
/. The Invitation Was Representa-,
| tive of the Nation (v. oa). The king
took counsel with the princes and the
congregation to show that the proc
lamation was the expression of the
nations DESIRE
2. The Time Was Unusual wv. 2b-l).
There was not sufficient time tn
sanctify the people, nor to gather them
together at the regular time. so they
resolved instead of pt,stponing it for
q year to hold it on the fourteenth day
Of the second month. This liberty
had been granted before in an ext
gency (Num. 9:6-13). This flexibility
with reference to the holding Of the
passover shows that Gods ordinances
were made for man and not man for
the ordinances.
3. The Scope Of the Invitation wv.
SOY. 1t included al! of both nations
who would come to keep the passover
to the Lord God Of Israel. Israel is
now used to include both kingdoms
The effort was to win back the nation
which had seeded. The posts whc
were sent with the message We're All.
thorized to supplement the proclama.
ton with urgent exhortation to join
as a united nation. This urgent invi.
tation was tactfully put as follows:
} ~ It touched ancestral memories
Turn again unto the Lord God Of
Abraham, Isaac and Israel" ". 81.
Both kingdoms had q common ances.
try. (2) Recent bitter experience
BE not like your fathers, and breth.
rem, who trespassed against the Lord
God, and were given up to desolatiOn,
as We see' ". y. This was deli
cate subject, but their ruin was So
marked that such truth could be
pressed. (3) Yearning for captive
, kinsfolk-"Your brethren and children
shall find compassion before their
, captOrs" ". 81. "a The instinct of
self-preservation-"S that they shall
come again into this land' ". 81. 90
The forgiving mercy of God ". 81.
God will not turn any sincere seeker
away from Him. Him that cometll
unto Me I will in no wise cast out"
(John $3.50.
4. Israel's Reception of the Invita-.
ton wv. 1O12). This Invitation in
!, Israel met mingled reception. ~
Some Knocked. The urgent and sin.
!. cere invitation only excited opposition
and ridicule. (2) Some with humble
hearts came to Jerusalem. This Is
ever the case. The gospel is a SAVIOR
of life unto life and death unto death.
u. The Passover Kept tvv. 1920.
l. Affairs Removed (yv. Is, 14). In
the time Of Ahaz Zen. % :24), these
heather affairs were erected in Jeru.
salem. Before there could be worship
of the true God all these traces OF
idOlatry must be removed. This act
of the people was voluntary, and shows
a that right spirit actuated them.
: 2. The Passover Killed ". 15).
3. The Priests and I.evires Ashamed
! wv. 15-2W. The zeal of the people
! put to shame the priests aud Levites
'. They were stimulated to perform thei,
duties according to the law of Coo
as given by Moses. They even took
charge of the killing of the passover
since many of the officers We're no,
$ sanctified SO as to render this service
: for themselves. Though unpreparet
}, ceremonially, VT they took part il
: this most sacred service and We're ac
!. cepted as worshpers through the in
: tercession Of Hezekiah. God accepte.
It the purpose Of heart rather than til.
letter of the law.
i. The Praise of Glad Hearts wv
y, o2). They continued seven day.
n with gladness: a. The Levites am,
;. priests sang Gods praise daily on lo,lt
q instruments ". Ply. (2) Hezekiah.
v comforting words to the Levites (v
n 22). He commended them and thei
= teaching of the knowledge of God
- (3) They made confession of thei
: sins to God ". 22).
:, s. The Passover Prolonged Sever
/. Days (vv. 1920. The kings Objec
e in prolonging the feast was to max
IS al lasting an impression as possible
J. 80 as to result In the thorough cor
version of their souls to God.