Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-08-02
Lesson for August q
JOSIAH

LESSON TExT-II Kings 22:1-S'
31-23.
GOLDEN TEXT-Thou shalt wor-
shin the Lord thy God, and him only
shalt thou serve.-Matthew 4;1O.
PRIMARY ToPIc-when . King
Read the Bible.
JUNIOR ToPIC-When q King
Used the Bible.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR
TOPIC-Things That Keep God Out.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT
ToPIC-what Our Religion Owes to
Reformers.
!. Josiah, a Cody Young King
Oh Kings 22:1, p.
HE did that which was right In
the sight of the Lord, and turned
not aside to the right hand or to
the left" About one hundred years
elapsed between the reformation
under Hezekiah and that Of Josiah.
Sometime during this period the
Book of Gods Law had been lost.
Two wicked kings had reigned In
this interval. 1t was incumbent
upon the king to have the Law OF
God at his command and faithfully
to read 1t. A country's highest well
being can only be attained when 1t
has cody rulers, and rulers and
people not only read the Bible, but
order their lives and conduct ac-
cording to its teachings. Not until
rulers and people return to God and
conform their lives to the standard
Of his Word can we hope for return
Of permanent prosperity.
II. The Book of the Law Found
Oh Kings q :S-1O).
1. The occasion wv. S-S). 1t was
while restoring the temple during
Josiah's administration that the
Law was found. In clearing out the
dark corners to make repairs and
to find q place to store the sub
scriptions made by the people, many
lost things were found, among which
was the BOOK or Law.
2. The Book read before the king
wv. 9, 1O). Upon making a report
Of the work to the king, Shaphan
Informed him Of the finding Of the
Book of the Law of the Lord, and
he read the Book before the king.
III. The Effect of the Reading Of
the Law Upon the King Oh Kings
% :11-20).
1. He rent his clothes ". 11). As
the Law was read before him he
was led to realize the awful extent
of the nations departure from God.
The rending of the royal robes In
dicated the kings penitence and
sorrow.
2. The king sent a deputation to
make inquiry of the Lord wv. II
2O). He included himself in the
guilt before God ". 49,. His sense
Of sin was so keen that he sent to
inquire of the Lord as to whether
there was any means Of diVerting
the divine judgments.
8. The message Of Huldah the
prophecies wv. 1920.
q. Confirmation Of what the Law
said wv. 15-1T. She said that all
the curses written in the Law must
fall, for the sins had been so fla
grant that Gods wrath could not
be restrained. 1t was not too late,
however, upon repenting, to obtain
mercy from God, but the outward
consequences of sin must be real
lied.
b. Acceptance Of Josiah's re-
pentance wv. 1920. Because Of
his tenderness of heart and deep
penitence, the Lord said he was to
be gathered to his grave in peace
and should thus escape all the evil
brought on Jerusalem and its peo-
pie. What Huldah said was true,
even though Josiah died In battle
Oh Chron. 80 :22-25).
w. The Reformation Instituted
by Josiah Oh Kings % :1-25).
1. The king read the Law (vV.
/, p. He gathered together the in
habitants of Jerusalem, including
the priests, Levites, and elders and
read unto them the Law. What a