Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-14
LESSON FOR MARCH 10
The DOWNFALL OF ISRAEL


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REFERENCE AATERIAL-Hosez Z;
Amos --s-l6
PRIMARY ToPlC-what Came Of
Wrong Doing
JUNIOR TOPIC-Ix-zsIs Punishment
fer L-Soc sdlzncs
INTERSlED AND SENIOR TOPIC
Results u DlscpS1lelce - God.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
How National sins Are Punished
I. Israel Taken into Captivity
wv, 1-6).
This was the fulanment Of that
which Amos had predicted n the days
OF Jeroooam H. 81 a time when The
nation was ~ the height u lis pros
ptFlty. The northern kingdom was
ruled by IS kings, all Of whom were
wicked, Their wlckedneSs was not be
cause Of lack Of information Or 0p-
poTCuuity. but in spite u IL God
promised the first king HIS blessing
II IL would be loyal 10 Him. JerO-
beam departed from God and the
spysJa>y thus begun continued down
ward ~ the end. In the reign u
HUShea, the last king, the king OF
ASsyria came ana be>ieged S&maris
sud carried the children " lsrsei cap
tive 10 A>syTia. from which they never
returned
a. The Sins Which Caused Their
Deem CIV. T-lsl,
l. C0ntormeG 10 the ways Of the
heather (vy. --9). God had com
, IHsIded them not 70 follow in the
ways u the hearhen. but these
IsraeiireS, instead Of maintaining lives
ot separation, secretly did that which
was GiSpleaS.Bg 10 God Secret sins
inst SIS surely as open sins bring ruin
for al things are naked and open 10
Him with whom We have 10 do. One
may nsl8tain his reputation before
men while pEacricing sins bat ruin
wtI sooner Or later oyerTske him
Even though God had east out the
heather for praerlciuE these sins, the
Isr4eliJes followed iii their ways God
demands separation Oh Cor 6:lTl,
> Served idols wv. lnI2}. Taey not
tA4A- AA+-EA Nr--4acE-A ming "A INK
srsrure> u the heather but wUrsliPe6
their gods Il was not 4 long step
from following in the statutes u the
heather 10 woEShipiug their gods
Before they woFSLlEed idols they cast
on tie true God I60laEry came IL
because the race cid not wish 10 re
tain God n its affection Rom. ] y
~ People today are worshiping
idols because they have first cast OF
me authority Of the living Ged Nan
IS wOyship1ul being When he
ceases 30 worship the true GOd, he
y0Tships other gods. Neutral ground
Is impossible.
s They were rebellious Wv. -
49, God by his prophet had said
ante them '-TuEn ye from your evil
WAYS sH1 keep ny commandments. =
bur they srubboTUly refused His
testimony. even rejected HIS statutes
Cud in love. tried 10 save Them he
sent some u the nOOlsS1 and best
prophets who ever spoke Is nan t0
persuade them 10 turn from their
sins. such IS Elijah and Elisha, ont
they hardened their uecks ana plunged
deeper into wicketiHeSs-
Caused their sons and daughters
- pass through the IRE " Ia. This
was the dreadful Aioloch wor>hip--ths
most cruel rite Of heather worship
II was done by kindling s IRE in 8
hollow metal image until its arms were
red hot and placing live children
therein 10 be burned 10 death
:. BeSorted 10 magical practices
(v. IL. When faith IN the Jrae God
wansS. men always turn 10 The magical
ans IN this way they sold them
selves 70 evil in the sight u the Lord
10 provoke HIM 70 anger.
III. Judgment Falls ". 1s).
AT this stage Of the drama the cur
tain falls. God could lot be inactive
longer
! God was very angry. Gods anger
is not raving fury. but the reyulsion
Of His holy nature against sin. SIN
cannot exist in His presence. His
wrath must strike Though He waits
long. The debt must be paid and always
with compound interest There Is Only
ole way 10 escape Gods wrath that
Is. TO turn from sin
=. Removed them out q His sight
Tie land Of Palestine Is regarded as
the land Of Gods sight; that 5. the
place u His manifested presence
Their national identity was bl0Ited
cut forever. These people are sUiE
scattered among the nations. and ss
separate nation doubtless they wiz
never return 10 their land Tie tudg
ment was severe but not more 81
than the sins merired. God had waited
long The despisjng OF His grace
must eventually work ruin. WHIST
judgment must fail upon the people
today who reject His grace and mercy
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