Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-12
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HEzEkIAHu LEADS HIS PEOPLE
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LESSON TExT.-II Chron. 30:1-27.
GOLDEN TExT.-Go is gracious anA~~
}merciful, and will not turn away His face
from you, II We returh into Him.
, REFERENCES MArERrxL.,-rr chron.
2s:31; ch 30. s4:29-3 -3s: Amos g:7-i5.
Il. PRIMARY 'TOPIC.-4A King Who Wor-
SHIPPED God iineSssf.a fr. ,,..stsi.r ssi, 44e -,
JUNIOR TOPIC. - Hezekiah's Great
Pass0vef.Ni-s'f eos 44assss,a fst,.is.
INTERMEDIATEANp,s SENIOR TOPIC.
Putting Religion FiEst..-
YOUNG, PFQPLE Il. AND ADULT TOPIC,
Wise Methods Of Reform.
I..Hezeklah Prociaims 4 Passover
(vv. 1-1S). H.. .....s.
The way for q SHINING. and divided
people to get back-sto God and be
united is around e-crucified Lord
/. The Invitation Was Representa-
tive of the Nation, w.. .2al. 4, The king i
took counsel with the princes and the
congregation to show that the proc
Iamation was the expression of the
natfon s deslre!i's usiais4 .ilav .3fs
q The Time Was Unusual (vv. 2b-4)- s
There, not, sufficient time to :,
sanctify the people, nor to gather them
together at the regular time. SO they
resolved Instead of postponing 1t for
year 10 fiddiit on the fourteenth day.
of the second. month";. This liberty
had been granted before in an exi-
gency tNum. 9:6-13). This fiexibility
with reference to the holding OF the
passover shows that Gods ordinances
were made. for man and not man for
tlra f.rflfs M as.sa15
j 8. The Scope of the Invitation wv.
5-9). 1t included all of both nations
who would come TO keep the passover
TO the Lord God of Israel. ) sIsraefsa ID
now used to include both, kingdoms
The effort was to win back the nation
NJ tEh had s<eeli& Xlls sets ssyiAss =
wore sent with the message were au-
thorized to supplement the proclama-
don with urgent exhortatIon to join
as d united nation: This urgent invi-
tation was tactfuily put as follows: +,
Q) 1t. touched ancestral memories
Turn again unto the. Lord God Of
Abraham, Isaac and Israeli (v. 81.
Both Kingdoms had Z common ances1
try. e(2) Recent bitter experience =
"Be not like your fathers.l and breth-
rem, who .trespassed. against, the Lord
God, and were given up to desolation.
as We see" ". y. This was a deli
cate subject, but their ruin was so
marked that such truth could be
pressed. (3) learning for captive
kinsfok-"You brethren and children
shall find compassion before their
captors" (v. 9l (4) The instinct of ?
seif-preservation--" that they shall
come again into this land" ". a. t3) !.
The forgiying mercy of God ". o.
God win not turn any sincere seeker
away from Him. Him that cometh
unto Me will in no wise cast out''
(Joini 8 :37).i4.e .sassi. - saq,4s.,,i.
4 lsrael's Reception OF the Invita-
tion wv 10-12l. This invitation In
Israel met a mingled reception. ID
Some mocked The urgent and Sin
cere invitation only excited opposition
and r1diculee t2)e Some with humble
hearts came to Jerusalem This is
ever the case. The gospel is SAVIOR
of life unto life and death unto DEATH
II. The Passover Kept tvv. 1920.
!. Affairs Removed (vv. 13, 14). In
the time of Ahaz (ch. % :24), these
heather affairs were erected In Jeru-
salem. Before there could be worship
of the true God all these traces of
idolatry must be. removed. This act
of the people was voluntary. and shows
that a right spirit actuated them. As'f
2. The Passover Killed ". I5).
8. Tile Priests and Eevfres Ashamed
fvv. 1920. The zeal OF the people
They were stimulated to perform their
duties according to the law of God
as given by Moses They even took
charge Of the killing of the passover.
since many of the. officers were not
sanctified so as to render this service
for themselves. Though unprepared
ceremonially, yet they took part in
this most sacred service and. were ac-
cepted as worshipers through the In
tercession Of Hezekiah. God accepted
the purpose of heart rather than the
letter of the law. " ''sA'''''t' - 'fssk
4. The Praise Of Glad Hearts (vvs
21, 22).. They continued seven days
with gladness: Cd The Leutes and
priests sang Gods praise daily on loud
instruments (v. ~. (2) Hezekiah's
comforting words TO the Levites (v.
22l. He commended them and their
teaching of the knowledge of God
CD They made confession "a. Of thsar
sins to God ". 22l.
5. The Passover Prolonged Seve1x
Days tvv. 2s-s7,. The kings object
In prolonging the feast was to meka
as. lasting an. impression a. RossiblaA
80 as to result In the thorough con
version of their souls to God -.