Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-05-11
LESSON FOR MAY IA
HEzEkIAH LEADS HIS PEOPLE
BACK TO GOD

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LESSON TEXT.-II Chron. So1-H.
GOLDEN TEXT.-God IL gracious AM
merctful. and will not turn away His fac
from you. Il ye return unto Him.
REFERENCE MArERIAL-u Chron
29:sl: ch. 81; @:2e-33; Amos e:T-l6.
PRIMARY TOPIC.-A King Who Wor
i SHIPPED God.
JUNIOR TOPIC. : Hezekiah's area
Passover.
INTERMEDIATEAND SENIOR TOPIC
Putting Religion First.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Wise Methods Of Reform.
/. Hezekiah Proclaims q Passeve,
(vv. 1-18).
The way for a SHINING and divided
people to get back to God and b.
united, IL around the cruciAed Lord
/. The Invitation Was Representa-
tive Of the Nation ". 2a). The kim
took counsel with the princes and the
congregation to show that the proc
iamatton was the expression Of the
nations desire.
2. The Time Was Unusual wv. 2b-4)
There "a not sufficient time tt
sanctify the people, nor to gather them
together at the regular time, so they
resolved instead Of postponing 1t fol
q year to hold 1t on the fourteenth day
of the second month. This liberty
had been granted before In an ext
gency Mum. 9:6-13). This iexibility
with reference to the holding Of the
passover shows that Gods ordinances
were made for man and not man foI
the ordinances.
3. The Scope Of the Invitation wv
6-9). 1t included all of both nations
who would come to keep the passover
to the Lord God of Israel. Israel ID
now used to include both Kingdoms
The effort was to win back the nation
which had seeded. The posts who
We're sent with the message were au.
thorized to supplement the proelama,
ton with urgent exhortation to join
as a united nation. This urgent invi.
tation was tactfully put as follows:
"a 1t touched ancestral memories
turn again unto the Lord God OF
Abraham, Isaac and Israel" ". g.,
Both Kingdoms had q common ances-
try. (2) Recent bitter experience
BE not like your fathers and breth.
rem, who trespassed against the Lord
God, and were given up to desoiation,
as We see" ". y. This was a deli.
cate subject, but their ruin was 50
marked that such truth could be
pressed. 90 Yearning for captive
kinsfolk-"Your brethren and children
shall find compassion before their
captors' ". o.. a. The instinct Of
self-preseryation-"So that they shall
come again into this landr ". o.. (5)
The forgiving mercy Of God ". 81.
God will not turn any sincere seeker
away from Hin. Him that cometh
unto Me I viii In no wise cast out"
(John 6:8Tl.
4. Israefs Reception Of the Invita-,
ton wv. l012l. This Invitation Ii
Israel met Q mingled reception (I)
Rome Knocked. The urgent and Sin,
cere invitation only excited opposition
and r1dieuIa. ca Some with humble
hearts came 20 Jerusalem This q
ever the casa The gospel 10 o sAvoz
Of life INTO he and death INTO death.
~. The Passover Kept tyy. IS-2Tl.
/. Affairs Removed Wv. 12 14). In
the time Of Ahas Zen. % ~, these
heather affairs wese erected In Jsru-
salem. Before thera could be worship
OF the true God ali these traces Of
idOlatry must be removed. This act
Of the people was voluntary, and shows
that a right spirit actuated them.
2 The Passover Killed ". f5).
3. The Priests and Levites Ashamed
(vv. 1920. The zeal OF tbs people
put to shame the priests and Levitea.
They were stimulated 10 perform their
duties according 30 the law Of God
az given by Moses. They even took
charge Of the killing OF the passover,
since many Of the officers NOT
sanctifed ~ az to render tAaa service
for Themselves Though unpFepared
cerenonialiy. vet they took part In
this most sacred service and we're &C.
cepted Is worshipers through the In
terceesion Of Hezehiah. God accepted
the purpose Of heart r1thew than the
letter Of the law.
a. The Praise Of Glad Heazts wv.
n. ~. They continued seven days
With gsadness: ~ The LeTftes and
priests sang Gods praise daily on load
instruments ". ~. ca Hauekiahp
comforting words to the Lewttee ".
~. Ha commended them end theit
teaching Of the knowledge 0 Cod,
(3) Thy made contessicn q thelp
sins to God ". ~. 81,
8. The Passover Prolonged Seven
Days Wv. 1870. The kingp objecS
In prOiohStn5 me feast was TO make
as lasting an impression as possible,
80 as to result Ii the thorough con.