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(By REV. p. 8. FITZWAFER. D. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
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LESSON FOR APRIL 9
THE LORD PRESERVES JoAsI

THE LORD PRESERVES JOAsH
LESSON TENTH Kings nl-1I
GOLDEN TEXT-The Lord preserveth
all them that love Him--Psslm 145-2o
REF ERENCE MATERIAL-II Kings
uIS-2o. ii Chron. 23:l-2I. Matt 2:1S-1S.
PRIMARY TOPIC-God Takes Care Of
JUNIOR ToPIC-How Boy Became
/ King.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
A Boy Saved for a Great Career
/ YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Secret Of Personal and National
Safety
Joash. viewed in the light of his an
/ cestors. was poor prospect FOR a king.
His grandmother was the wicked
Athaliah and his great grandparents
were Ahab and Jezebel There was
enough bad blood in his veins 10 as
sure his doom. Despite this fact, he
brought about some noble reforms and
turned the people back to God.
l. Athaliah Usurps the Throne
wv. 1-3).
1. Her attempt TO destroy the seed
royal (vv. y. In order to remove
any rival claimant to the throne she
tried TO kill all the royal male chill
dren.
>. Joash preserved by Jehosheba
wv. ,. 81. Though Athaliah was keen
eyed she was checkmated by another
woman. Her fatal omission was not
to get rid of the women too This
woman. the wife of the priest. stole
away the child and hid him in the
bedchamber for six years. God had
promised that through the Davidic
line tho MpSGi0h GhnnI1 In
order that this line be unbrOken Joash
must be preserved. No purpose of
God can fail.
IL. Joash Crowned King wv. 4-12).
1. JehOiada'S preparations (vv. 4-11).
The high priest and his wife were in
telligent and strong characters As
the high priest. Jehoiada felt that it
was his duty to thwart the heather
project of AthaIiah. Doubtless his CO
operation with his wife made possible
the saving of Joash.
% Secured the aid of the military
leaders ". -. He knew somehow
that these men were not loyal to
AthaIiah. % Bound them under
solemn oath ". A. He took an oath
of them in the house of the Lord.
Honest men will stand by their word.
30 Excited their spirit of patriotism
". ~. He gave them a sight of the
kings son. This, no doubt. was a great
surprise. Now having seen the heir
to the throne they would risk every
thing, even their lives, in order to
set him on the throne. "a Co-ordinates
all matters wv. BID. The soldiers
were divided into companies and arms
were distributed to them. Each
group was assigned TO specific duties.
=. The coronation ". 12). ID The
kings son brought forth. This was a
great day in Jerusalem After six
years of usurpation. the people all the
while supposing that all the heirs TO
the throne were dead. now to gaze
upon the kings son would be a notable
event. (2) PUT the crown upon him.
This was the formal induction into Of /
fee. 90 Gave him the testimony. /
This was a copy of the law, showing /
that the king was to rule according /
TO the law of God. The act of putting I
the law upon his head showed that +
the king himself would be under the /
control of the law ca Made him /
king. This shows that he was made 4
king by the choice of the people. 90 +
Anointed him. They poured oil upon
his head. This was the usual method
of consecrating prophets. priests and
kings. go Clapped their hands This
was token Of JOY.
III. Athaliah Slain wv. 13-17).
1. The noise Of the coronation of
Joash brough Athaliah TO the temple
". 15). Up TO this time she thought
her place on the throne was secure
and that her heather religion had
free course.
>. Her dismay ". 10. Upon her
king wearing the crown and sur
by the guards, so that she
could do nothing. In her despair she
exclaimed: Treason. treason u How
prone wicked men and women are to
cry out as though they had been
when their wicked plots and
are exposed and thwarted!
5. AthaIiah executed wv. 10, I6).
The orders were that she should not
be killed in the temple They led
her out by the way of the horses en-
trance TO the kings palace and slew
her. What a tragic end for the sin
1er! Sin can only prosper for a time.
w. Worship of the True God wv.
Il. 49,.
Joash was seven years old when he
vas made king. The high priest made
covenant between the Lord. the king
md the people that they would be the
Lords people. In carrying out this
covenant they broke down the temple
# Baal and slew the priest of BaaI