The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-08-01
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Josiah, A Religious Reformer
By HIGHT c. MOORE ss.s i.

other cities in their forbidden
worship of Bael and the heaven
lv bodies. .,
JOSIAH OBEYG HIS BIBLE
The Celebration by the Reformer.
The great Feast Of the Passover
had been neglected. The new-found
bool; of the Law contained eX-
plic.t directions for its obServ-
ancc. The good king therefore
commanded his people to assem-
bic az Jerusalem, and observe
the great feast exactly as COM
aarded by Jehovah, There was
instant and general response
from every quarter Of the coan-
try. 1t proved to be one Of the
greatest PassoverS in ali the his
tor of the Hebrew people.
There was a, distinct moral
,u:ckenine throughout the land.
THE PLACE OF THE BIBLE
N RELIGIOUS REFORM
(D The Bible RESPECTED. $50.
;iah-Jedidah-Dav.d." The kin
yclongcd to family that be.
Iced in the Bible. Some hae
fpilcd and FILTERED but ;llustri.
Gus names were on the famil!
register. His mother must have
been lover Of the Word Of God
And the great king David was {
star of the first magnitude in The
sky of Young Josiah.
CIV The Bible Neglected. On
to the house Of Jehovah. The
Bible was in the right place but
the people were not church-goers
And they did not have the Bible
IN their homes. How can any
people prosper without the Word
Of God?
(3) The Bible Rebound. "The
priest found the book" No great
en- discovery is possible. To find
the Book of the Law was a
greater thing than to find money
to finance temple repair. 1t is
time that people today refund
their Bibles long covered with
dust or tucked away in trunks or
neglected in any way.
(4) The Bible Entrusted. DE
livered the book" 1t is too good
to keep. 1t must not remain
hidden. 1t belongs in the public
place. The highest are none too
high to take care Of 1T.
90 The Bible Studied. Car
ried the book to the king" Snap
han and Josiah had the inquiring
mind, the seeing eye, the under
standing heart. Immediately they
searched the Scriptures. Nor did
they search in vain.
to- The Bible Awakening.
Heard the words - rent his
clothes" Josiah's spirit was stir
red when he heard the word. OF
course it was! How high was
the ideal in the Law and how far
short he and his people had
come! 1t takes the truth to
show where we are and where
we ought to be.
CD The Bible Published. "He
read in their ears" 1t was before
the days of print, and manuscript
copies Of the Bible were rare.
But the living voice then as now
was potent in Bible publication.
Circulate the very words Of the
Word.
t8) The Bible Accepted. "Made
covenant" The king led, the
crowd followed, the people pledg-
ed their fidelity. Let everybody
everywhere receive the Bible as
the authoritative word of the liv-
ing God!
co. The Bible Directing. "To
walk after Jehovah, and to keep
his commandments 1t is our
rule of faith and practice. 1t is
on" guide in the path of life. II
points the one straight way tc
duty. 1t unveils the shining
crown and the eternal glory.
(1O) The Bible Obeyed. "Dit
according to the covenant" Tt
know the Bible we must love it
If we love it, we will heed it
If we Heed it, we will transmutC
it into character and translate il
into conduct.