The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-05-11
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:, Lesson
By RI, rIl.".i.., y
Teacher OF English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute OF ChicssoJ
Copyright. isri western Newspaper unioa
LESSON FOR MAY IA
AEZEkiAH LEADS MS PEOPLE
BACK TO GOD

LESSON TENr.-II Chron p1T
GOLDEN TENT God 10 gracious and
merciful. and will not turn away Hts face
from you. II We return unto Him
II Chrou. ps
REFERENCE MATERIAI.-u Chron
p.V ch z MN Amos eT-l5
PRIMARY Topic King Who Wot
shiped Ood
JUNIOR TOPIC. - Hezeklsh's Gres,
Passover
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SENIOR TOPIC
Putting Religion FIRST
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Wise Methods Of Reform.
.. Hsrekish Proelsins Q psssoves
wv. I-iS).
The way for = SHINING and divided
people to get back tn God and be-
united. II around the crucified Lord.
l. The Invitation Was Represents
tive OF the Nation w. 2a) The king
took counsel with the princes and the
congregation to show that the proc.
lamation was the expression Of the
nations desire.
There was not sufficient time to
sanctify the people. nor To- gather them
together at the regular time. 50 they
resolvei inst.sid of postponing II for
year IL hold IL on the fourteenth day
u the second month. This liberty
had been granted before In nm ext
gency (Num. 9:6 49,. This debility
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.
5-p). IL included all of both nations
who would come To keep the passover
to the Lord God Of Israel. Israel is
nov used to include both kingdoms
The effort was to win back the nation
were sent with the message We're au-
thOrized 10 supplement the proclama
uoa with urgent exbortation to join
ss IA united nation. This urgent inyi-
tation was tactfully put rs follows
"a IL touched ancestral memories
Turn again unto the Lord God OF
Abraham, Isaac and Israel" ". %.
Both Kingdoms had . common ances
try. ca Recent bitter experience
BE not like your fathers. and breth
rem. who treSpassed against the Lord
God and were given up To desolatiotI.
as ye see" ". ~. This was deli
cate subject, but their ruin was 81
marked that such truth could be
pressed. CD Yearning for captive
kinsfolk Your brethren and children
shall lind compassion before their
captors" ". 81 ca The instinct ~
self -preseryation-"So that they shall
come again into this land" ". ~. 60
The forgiving mercy Of God ". ~.
God will not turn any sincere seeker
away from Hin. Him that cutDeth
(John o 80.
4. Israels deception OF the Invita-
ton wv. l0-l2). This invitation In
Israel m.t n mingled reception. CD
cere Invitation only excited opposition
and ridicule. GU Some with humble
hearts came TO Jerusalem This Is
ever the case. The gospel 10 a SAVIOR
Of life unto life and death unto death.
%. The Passover Kept wv. l3-2D.
1. Affairs Removed wv. IL. iD. In
the time Of Ahaz (ch. ~ pa. these
heather affairs were erected In Jeru-
salem. Before there could be worship
Of the true God all these traces Of
idolatry must he removed. This act
Of the people was voluntary. and shows
that a right spirit sctuated them.
2. The Passover Killed ". l5).
q The Priests and Levitss Ashamed
wv. 1920. The zeal u the people
put to shame the priests aud Levites
They wers stimulated to perform their
duties according to the law Of God