Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-06-22
LESSON FOR JUNE rs
REVIEW: JupAH's PROSPERITY
AND ADVERSELY

INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
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
Crannelrs Pocket Lessons:
/. Judah's Prosperity. Based on
ID Reliance on God, lesson 1.
(2) Courageous Venture for God.
lesson 2.
(3) Business Methods for God,
lesson 8.
(4) The Vision Of God, lesson 8.
(5) The Law and Leadership Of
God, lesson Z.
(6). Wise Leadership Back to God,
lesson 8.
2. Judah's Adversity. Due to
ID Presuming Upon Gods Bless.
ing, lesson A.
(2) Presumiug Upon Gods Pur-
pose, lesson ..
(3) Rejecting Gods Word, lesson
| 10.
az Prosecuting Gods Messenger,
lesson IL.
(5) Disloyalty to God and Man,
lesson II.
u. 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 state
ment of its outstanding teaching.
Note the following suggestions:
Lesson /. Asa cleared the land Of
idolatry 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 usurl
the throne. Jehoiada checkmated her
by hiding away Joash for six years
At an appointed time Joash was
crowned king and the usurpep 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 presumptuously intrudec
into the priests Office. AS a Judg
ment God smote him with leprosy
''Pride goeth before destruction, ana
naughty spirit before a fall"
Lesson 5. Isaiahs vision Of Cox
brought him to sense Of his sin
fulness. Mans supreme need toda!
is vision Of God.
Lesson 8. Isaiah fOresaw the end
all strife in the world through tn
establishment Of Christs kingdom
Peace and restoration shall come b
the earth when Christ shall come AM
remove from mems hearts the caus
for strife.
Lesson z. Hezekiah led his peopl
hack to God. This he did by means
the passover feast. The only way 70
SHINING and divided people to &c
hack to God and be united Is aroun
the crucified Lord.
Lesson s. Through the repairing 9
the temple the law Of God was fount
When it was read before the kin
It brought penitent sorrow. God a.
cepted his penitence and postpone
the evil day.
Lesson 9. Jeremiah was arreste
and brought to trial because he bold
proclaimed Gods word to the natiol
The one whom God calls to proclaii
His word should faithfully disehare
his duty regardless Of what men ma
do unto him.
Lesson 10. Jehoiakim tried to d
stroy Gods Word by burning it. TT
ing to destroy Gods Word will nj
avert His judgments.
Lesson II. Because of jeremiah
fidelity to God he was cast into priso
Casting the pronhet into the dunget
will not turn aside Gods judgments
Lesson II. NebuchadnezZar captur
Jerusalem and carried away the pc
pie captives. Though Gods judgmen
tarry they eventually fall.
A In His Steps,