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Exposition and Practical Application Outlines and Suggestive Points By T. C. Horton
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Jehoash Repairs the Temple NOVEMBER 7, 1915. LESSON VI. 2 Kings 12:4-15. (Commit v. 9.) G olden T ex t : “God loveth a cheerful giver.”—2 Cor. 9:7.
DAILY BIBLE READINGS Mon., Nov. 1—2 Kings' 11:21; 12:8, Tues., Nov. 2—2 Kings 12:9-16. Wed., Nov. 3—Ex. 30:11-16. Thurs., Nov. 4—Mark 12:38-44. Fri., Nov. 5—Ezra 1:2-6, Sat, Nov. 6 —2 Cor. 8:1-11. Sun., Nov. 7—2 Cor. 9:6-11.
EXPOSITION AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
vs. 4, 5. “And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of everyone that passeth the ac count, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man’s heart to bring into the house o f the . LORD, let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them re pair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be \found." The parallel account of the repairing of the temple, which is found in 2 Chron. 24:4-14, con tains some instructive facts not recorded here. In our notes we shall refer to both accounts. The reign of Jehoash (or Joash) opened well. He began by instituting great reforms in Judah. This promising opening of his reign was very largely due to the in fluence of Jehoiada <(v. 2). The greater part of the reign of Jehoash is to be greatly commended. In the passage immediately before us he appears more zealous for the work of the Lord even than Jehoiada him self. But the zeal of Jehoash and his de votion, though very 'energetic for the time being, had no great depth; so when Jehoiada -
was gone and he came under other influ ences, he"went back utterly to the evil ways of his predecessors, and his reign that began so auspiciously ended in disaster, dishonor, iniquity and ruin (2 Chron. 24:15-26). Our lesson today presents to us the brightest page in his history. He had been brought up in the temple (2 Chron. 22:12), and had in his early childhood evidently been greatly impressed with the ruin that had overtaken that magnificent building during the fifteen years of misrule that had intervened Since the reign of Jehoshaphat. Having carried out the reforms that demanded immediate attention, he now gave himself to renewing the house of Jehovah, The house to whose kindly protection he owed his own life and present power. The best kings of Judah gave themselves to repairing the house of God (2 Chron. 29:3; 34:8, 9), and Jehoash by his action here recorded won for him self a place alongside those mighty men of God—Hezekiah and Josiah. A modern meet ing house is not a “house of the LORD” in the full sense that the Jewish temple was but it is set apart for God in a peculiar way and stands for God’s honor among the peo-
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