Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-06-15
LESSON FOR JUNE is
TnE DownFALL or JUDAH


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LESSON TExT-u Kings 1:i-n.
GOLDEN TEXT-Be not deceived: God
9eWstA, that shall he also reap.-0al. 81.
REVERENCE MArERuAL-Deut. Bis
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90
PRIMARY roPIc-ood Furnishing Dis
mbsd3eat People.
JUNIOR ToPTc-Ths Capture Of Jsru-
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nTT7uRarxD1ATr AND SENIOR TOPIC
"a Netjon That D4pobeyed Cod
HoUHo PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
~Assuits-of National Disobedience 10 God.
zedekiah was made king Of Judah
o. the king Of Babylon (24:17l, but IN
unite Of this kindness and the word
% the Lord spoken TO him BY Jeremiah
Ger. S8:17. 10: Ct. Jer. % :8), he re-
4elled against the king Of Babylon. BE
relied upon the help Of Egypt, but all
mat Egypt could do was to cause
temporary interruption OF the Siege Of
Jerusalem.
L. The SsIos Of Jerusalem wv. 1-3).
I. Time Of wv. 1. p. II began on
the tenth day Of the tenth month Of
the ninth year OF Zedekiah's reign and
lasted about eighteen months. The
tenth month according to the Jewish
calendar corresponds to our December
January, as their calendar year began
about the middle Of March. The reason
The exact time il given is that this
was to be an event Of great importance
% the Jews In their exile.
2. The Methed ". u. Nebuchadnez-
EAR came in person with a large army
and encamped against Jerusalem and
built forts against It round about Il
On thought that siege walls were built
around the city, shutting 1t in. On
the tops Of these walls forts were built
from which missiles Of destruction
could be hurled by their engines Of
war against the city. with the city
shut in Its fall was only a question
Of time.
g. The Famine ". 81. It Is estimat-
ed that one-third OF the people Of Jeru-
n1AULh uACU VI 5AnA EhNAVus
%. Zsdekish's Flight and Fate (vv.
40.
1. "The City was Broken Up" ". a..
The ChRldeans had succeeded in max
ing IN opening In the wall so large
that they could make their way into
the city in spite Of all that the He.
bfews could do. Resistance was car
Ned on to the bitter end.
2. Zedekiah's Flight ". ~. The king
with his men Of wal fed by night to-
ward the plain. His object, no doubt,
to cross the Jordan at Jericho
and hide in the mountains east of
Jordan.
s. Zedekiah's Fate wv. SD. ~ He
oyertaEen In the plains Of Jericho
". 81. When his flight was discovered
the Chaldean army pursued and cap
tured him. (2) He was brought to
the king OF Babylon at Riblah ". o..
@lbiah was a town north Of Damascus.
Il was the kings headquarters from
which he directed his armies against
Tyre and Jerusalem. Before Neb-
uchadnezzar, Zedekiah was tried as
q criminal. 49, His fate ". ~. His
cons were slain in his sight; his eyes
were put out: he was bound with fet-
ters OF brass; and they carried him
20 Babylon where he remained pris-
Oner until the day Of his death (Jer.
a. :11).
ili. jerusalem Destroyed (vv. 8-1O).
The dismantling Of the city was de-
iayed a month, perhaps awaiting in
stFuctions from Nebuchadnezzar, who
was at Riblah.
i. They Burnt the House Of the Lord
~. 81. This was the sacred temple
built by Solomon with additions and
notifications. Before burning 1t they
plundered 1t OF all its sacred contents.
2. Burnt the Kings House ". 81.
This was doubtless the palace built
BY Solomon.
B. Burnt All the Houses Of Jeru-
salem ". o.. The implication is that
the common houses were left for the
people ". 12).
4. They Broke Down the Walls Of
Jerusalem. The aim was to render
the walls useless as a means OF de-
Tense.
w. The Disposition Of the People
wv. IL, 12l.
/. Carried Them into Captivity ".
~. The people who were left In the
city and those who had deserted to
the Babylonians were carried to Baby
ION: all such MS would be OF use In
Babylon.
2. The Poorest of the Land Were
Left ". 12). The people who would
mot likely make any trouble were left
40 yine-dressers and hasbandmen.
Doubtless they were looking forward
to colonization by foreign peoples. The
object in leaving these people was that
the country might be ready for their
coming. Over these people Gedallah
was appointed as governor, with head
quarters at Mizpah.
To the Thief.
Let him that stole, steal no more
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