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Smday School Lesson
For Sunday,
May 20
By Dr^ Paul Catidill
The
Ofoptc: ORie Defeat Of
Boathern Kingdom
^BlHe Ifeaferial: i Kia^ 12:1-
17; a Kings \1 to 25; JTere-
mlah 18 to 89
The story of the defeat of the
Southern Kingdom can be dealt
with only in a limited manner
within the scope of the present
lesson. Certainly the careful stu
dent will wish to study closely
the above passages of Scripture
as well as the immediate con
text. One cannot appreciate the
present series of lessons from the
Old Testament without doing
more than casual reading in the
Scriptures. One needs so to fa
miliarize himseH with the various
epochs in Israel’s history that ho
will bo able to enjoy from many
vantage points^a short persjiectus
of the whole. In other words, he
shall want to become so through
ly acQuainted with Israel that
her experiences, from beginning
to end, will stand out before him
at all times as a vast panorama.
The Survival of Jndah
Following the downfall of Isra
el 722 B. C.) and the consequent
exile of the inhabitants to Assy
ria, the Kingdom of Judah con
tinued for an additional 135
years. The two kingdoms, be it
remembered, had existed side by
'side already for 250 years. There
are a number of reasons that
may be given for the continued
survival of Judah. To begin with,
Judah was more advantageously
situated geographically. She was
less on the beaten pathway of
invasion and attack from the
northeast. Her life was_ a bit more
sheltered, sequested.
But more than this, Judah,
despite her periods of infidelity,
had manifested a greater regard
for Jehovah than the Northern
Kingdom, This can be easily un
derstood In the light of the minis
try of such a man as Isaiah. There
had been periodically In her
midst outstanding leaders whose
courageous voices had served to
call her back repeatedly to Je
hovah. No nation can hear the
voice of an Isaiah without feeling
to its remotest hounds the Impact'
of his compelling message. Then, |
too, Judah had been ruled by the
house of David; Amd throughout
her 380 years she had bad but
nineteen kings. All of this contri
buted to the stability of the king
dom and made for its survival.
Good and Bad Kings
Judah had both her good and
bad kings. There were, for In
stance, Heseklah and Joslah who
furnished the insiilratlon for re
vivals that were felt throughout
the kingdom. Under the Influence
of Bu.ch men of God as these tell
ing reforms were brought about
throughout the nation.
The Scriptures tell us, for in
stance, that when Hezeklah came
to the throne he did not follow
in the footsteps of his wicked
forebears but, rather. It Is said
that he did that which was right
in the Bight of the Lord, "accord
ing to all that his father David
did." The high places were re
moved by him; the Images brok
en, and the groves of pagan
worshipers were cut down and
destroyed. He even went so far as
'to do away with the brazen ser
pent that Moses had made oe-
cause some* of the i>eople had
come to revere It Idolatrously.
His loyalty to Jehovah was of
such high order that it was said
of him “after him was none like
him among all the kings of Ju
dah nor any that were before
him.’’
The story of Hazeklah’s Inter
cession before God in connection
with the siege of the Assyrian
host under Sennacherib Is thrill
ing beyond w'ords. The result of
the threatened Invasion is too
well known for mention. “It came
to pass that night that the angel
of the Lord went out and smote
In the camp of the Assyrians one
hundred four score and five
thousand; and when they arose
early In the morning, behold
they were all dead corpses.”
But the reigns of the kings of
Judah were not all good. Some of
them were bad! Hanasseh reign
ed for fifty-five years, having be
gun at the age of twelve, and his
reign was one of the most tragic
in the history of Judah. A word
of summary will suffice: He did
the opposite to what his father
had done before him, building up
plaees and eraot-
inf altars for Baal, even 4a AhM>,
the king of Israel, had done. In
worship and in service he depart
ed from the ways of Jehovah. Of
him it was said, "Msnasseh se
duced them io do evil than did
the nations whom the Lord des
troyed before th4 children bf
Israel.” Tragedy u-pon trag^ his
reign!
Parable of the Potter
The ipropbet Jeremiah is cdlh-
ihonly regdrded 4s One di 4he
greatest |>rophetS of the Old Thet-
ameht. (Mlled into his holy oftice
during the rei^ of ^g Joslah,
his mlhistry extended over a pe
riod of some fifty yeafs. “He was
by nature gedtie ahd tender in
his feelings and SyrnhaiHSttc; a
decided contrast to ' thih being
fohnd in the hard and uhihetT;!-
ful Judgement which It Was the
mission of Jerenilah to announce.
God made him strong add. firm,
and immovable like iron, for his
mission. He loved his people as
nobody else, and yet was always
compelled to prophecy evil for
them, and seemed to be the ene
my ef his nation. He was com
pelled more than all the other
prophets to suffer through the
anger of God, which was to af
flict his people.”
In the parable of the potter the
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prophet ie led |ebdv4h doWR
to the potter's house for the
pose of hearing his words. Bjr
means of an object leeeon Jere
miah is instructed to proclaim to
Israel Shat Just as marred aitd
misbapen clay can be remade by
the potter into another suitable
vessel, “as seemed good to the
potter to make It,” even so Qbd
is able to take the nation Israel
and remold hw life according; to
his will and purpose, dut Israel
must be willing to be b the hands
of Qo^ as Is cl4y in, the bands of
the potter. It is a striking picture,
one that is so eimpie that even a.
child could understand. It is a
picture that has afforded inspira
tion for the transfosifiatioh of
tens of thousands of lives In tke.
centuries that havp followed the
ministry of Jerenilah.
If humanity today, humanity
that is wasting itself upon the
shameful indulgences of life,
could be induced to hear this
message of Jeremiah, the parable
of the potter, there wonld be ten4
of thousands of other transforma
tions still. And humanity needs
this message; never before in
world history hare there been
more evidences of perverted lives
and wasted talents than today.
One needs only to glance at the
nation’s annual drink bill and the
•bwtRrtnt'sums *p«nt on gamb
ling 4hd at the evidences of woe
ful crimes to rsallie the need of
thk message now. Ood has a plan
for every life, and that plan is
altrays begt, but It ean be marred
by the In^dnal; it can be igser-
Od and left to the ravages of neg-
ihet. The propKet reminds us How
ever that so long as there U a
Rpafk of faith left, an lota of
tnut, Uod 1b side,to r^ihape, to
remute. the p^ltent life.
liHpena>Ri Domb
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thef ibatg batuBd ihcenid te tahl-
tf . . . . I #111 te&tteP thehi 44
with an ea4t ririhd befofe tbe
enemy.” The court at Jerusalem
ceuld reject, if they so deeired,
the plalhtive appeal of the weep
ing Jeremiah, but they could hot
nullify the hWa^enlng utterance
of Jehovah. In their bold and
daring apostacy they h^d made
their way into the very Jaws of
doom. Already the hot, scorching
breath of the east wind could be
felt approachtn^their threshold.
A^d this is the tragic end that
must be faced ultimately by all
who fail to heed the gracious
admonition of a loving Ood.
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