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True and False Leaders of Judah,
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Some Lessons FSom Judah's 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:
l. Judah's Prosperity. Based on
C) Reliance on God lesser: /.
90 Courageous Venture for God.
lesson 2.
CD Business Methods for God,
lesson 3.
(4) The Vision Of Cod lesson 8.
(5) The Law and Leutprship of
God, lesson Z.
(O Wise leadership Back to God,
lesson 8.
& Judah's Adversely. Due to
Q) Presuming Upon Gods Bless
Ing lesson 4.
(2) Presuming Upon Gods Pur-
pose. lesson 0.
90 Rejecting Gods Word, lesson
(4) 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 tho
text, or ask the class to prepare on
all the texts and have the members
Of ehe class draw the text and give
the answer.
III. Character Study or Portrait Re-
View.
Assign the following characters the
Sunday before: Asa, Joash, Jchoiada,
UZziah, Isaiah, Hazekiah, Hilkiah,
Jeremiah, Baruch, Jehoiukim, Ebed-
melech, Zedekiah
w. The Summary Method.
This method calls for the salient
facts Of each lesson with Il 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 uSurD
the throne. Jehoiada checkmatcd her
by hiding away Joash for six years.
At an appointed time Toash wns
crowned king and the usurper slain.
Every attempt to tlfwart Gods pur-
pose falls.
Lesson 3. Jesus arose from the dead,
showed himself to Ms disciples and
sent them forth as witnesses for Him.
Certainty of the resurrection of Christ
Is essential to witness for Him.
Lesson 4. Uzzinh made notable
civic and military record. but in his
pride he prcsumptuously intrudod
into the priests Office. AS judg-
ment God smote him with leprosy.
pride goeth before destruction, and
naughty spirit before fall"
Lesson S. Isainh's vision Of God
brought him to q sense of his sin
fulness. Mans supreme need today
is vision Of God
Lesson g. Isaiah foresaw the end Of
all strife in the wo Id through the
establishment of Christ's kingdom.
Peace and restoration shall come to
ti'C Shl III wien NiilSl Sllail Coille ana
remove from mems hearts the cause
for strife.
Lesson Z. Hezekiah led his peonle
back to God. This he did by means OF
the passover feast. The only way for
n SHINING and divided people to get
back to God and be united Is around
the crucitied Lord.
Lesson 6. Through the repairing of
the temple the law of God was found.
When It was read before the king
1t brought penitent sorrow. God nc
ceptcd his penitence and postponed
the evil day.
Lesson 8. Jeremiah was arrested
and brought to trial because he boldly
proclaimed Gods word to the nation.
The one whom God Allls to proclaim
His word should faithfully discharge
his duty regardless of what men may
do unto him.
Lesson 10. Jcho;akim tried to de-
stroy Gods Word by burning ii. Try
ing to destroy Gods Word will not
avert His judgments.
Lesson II. Because Of Jcrcmiah's
fidelity to God he was cast into prison.
Casting the prophet into the dungeon
viii not turn aside Gods judgments.
Lesson II. Nebuchndnczzar captured
Jerusalem and carried away the peo-
pie cnptives. Though Gods judgments
tarry they eventually fall.