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Ion where for seventy years they served a foreign power. But God had not forgotten His people. In due time after the purpose of affliction had been fulfilled He would deliver His people from their chastisement and bring them back into their land. It is still true that “whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth” (Heb. 12:6). His love will not permit Him to forget those whom He chastens but through the chastening enriches the afflicted and in due time provides for their de liverance. To those already in captivity, as the result of the first phase of the captivity (2 Ki. 24:10-16), the prophet Jeremiah who remained at Jerusalem sent them a letter of instruction and warning. It is with a portion of this letter that this week’s lesson is con cerned. Those Addressed in the Letter vv. 1, 4 Jeremiah specifies four groups for Whom his message was intended: (1) “ the residue of the elders which were carried away captives,” i.e. those still surviving from the time when they were carried to Babylon with Jecon- iah; (2) the priests; (3) the prophets; and (4) all the people. Everyone was included. None from the greatest to the least was exempt from the need of this message. So all of us today need to heed the principles laid down in Jeremiah’s letter for we have all experienced the chastening of God at some time or another and probably will again.
Helps for the Children Hezekiah, the Good King 2 Kings 18:l-7a; 2 Chron. 29, 30 Memory Verse: “ Trust ye in the Lord for ever” (Isa. 26:4). Hezekiah, the king of Judah, was a godly king. God’s Word says, “ He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord.” He removed idol wor ship from his people and completely trusted in his God. There was no other king of Judah so godly as he. He clung to the Lord “ and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments . . . and the Lord was with him; and he prospered whither soever he went forth.” The first year that Hezekiah was king, he repaired the house of the Lord, restored the worship in the temple, and had a great service to rededicate God’s house to Him. Hezekiah and all of the people sang and prayed and rejoiced that once again they were obeying God’s commandments concerning their wor ship. The king sent letters to all of his people that they should come and keep the passover feast unto the Lord in Jerusalem. Many of the people laughed at the invitation and made fun of the men who brought the letter to them. Others knew that they were in captivity as God’s punishment for their sins. They humbled themselves and came to worship God again. For seven days a multitude of the people prayed, confessed their sins, and sang praises to their God. Since the time of King Solomon there had never been a time of true worship like this. God was pleased with their seeking for forgiveness and their returning to worship Him as He had commanded. King Hezekiah trusted God to give him the strength to live pleasing to God in the midst of his people who were idol worshipers. Rather than worshiping idols with them to make them like him, Hezekiah dared, in God’s strength, to stand against all o f them and to put God first in his kingdom. Only those who love God’s Word and those who spend much time in prayer can have the courage to stand for their Lord when others laugh at them or even torture or kill them. Great strength and victory are for all of God’s children who heed His com mand to “ trust in the Lord for ever.” May 27, 1951 GOD CHASTENS HIS PEOPLE Jer. 29:1, 4-14 Pointers on the Lesson Sin ultimately brought Judah into captivity. They were taken to Baby- A P R I L , 1 9 5 1
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