Evening Star Newspaper, May 11, 1924, Page 38

JEHOTADA'S VICTORY OVER BAAL.—1 Kings. 14.21-15.23, 21. Golden Text: Be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might.—Ephesians, 6.10. Mother's day recalls the world' debt to the noble women, who in all ages have given of their life, labor and loVe, so that humanity should be blessed by their children. Back of every reform movement in the world's history can be traced the power of the hand who rocked the cradle of the person whose life was the center of that epochal movement We turn away from the study of Israel's history to study one of the most vivid and dramatic events in the record of Judah, during the pe- viod of the divided kingdom, that im- pressively illustrates the power of women in the affairs of men and na- tions., The lesson is a bloody one. The revolting picture is due to the presence of Athaliah, the strong will- ed, coarse selfish and imperious woman who introduced aal worship into Judah. In contrast with the in- fluence of this bad woman, we have in the power of a good woman illus- trated by Jehosheba, whose intiut ness, ingenuity and influence aved J h and moved Jeholada to place the youns lad upon the throne and purge Judah from idolatry Jehosaphat, when in the height of ik prosperity, was filled with the de- sire to unite both kingdo! under one ruler. He S Ahab and brought about the son Jehoran with s disastrous. The curs foretold by with the pr upon the seed ¢ herited all he ambition, cruelty and ¢ s well as h zeal to propag: religion Baal. Through her influence over her mother’s husband both nations were united in to God. After the Jehoram and her son h_ waded through fes of assassinations to Judah |this -moment can be traced to the failure rear and train the chil- dren of yesterday, ho are the youth of today to honor God and obey Him at all times and under all circum- stance The greatest work open to us today is to save the boy#of the present generation. The house of God still offers the protection and training for the of today. Youtp offers the greatest field for pe nal evangelism, enlistment and education. You can save a child er_than at other period in You can give him the hest and st valuable education by starting y Saving a man © . but if you save a you only a soul, but a with all its power of multiplying elf by the years of personal service, free from the evil influence of sin over his life. There is no greater blessing one estow upon his children them the gracions influence of Christian exam- ple and training, such as Jehoiada and his wife gave to the prince, whom they saved from death In the battle for the restoration of the Davidic line and the overthrow of Baal, the central figure in the le: n s oiada, the patriotic and progres- rlest, who remained loyal t during the days when the snce of the ourt was imposing the worship of Baal upon Judah, In Israel the prophets were the leaders in the work of religious reformation. but in Judah, where the. temple wa: the center of its religious life, a priest takes the lead in the work of refor- mation and in planning for the revo- lution, that would place Joash upon the throne of his father. Jehoiada alized that political and social life can only be strong when pure reli- gion dominates the life of the people, not through a national church, but through lives of personal purity Lation. 4 among them Jehoiada was the man for the hour. - was a skilled strategist, the mas- sr of men and methods in Judah crucial hour. While training the ho. prince for the place that the purpose | and providence of Giod had provided for Joash to perpetuate the Davidic line, the priest planned for the over- throw of the usurping queen, Atha- liah, by a series of conferences, cove- nants and a ceremony of consecration of the young king at a psychological No government is secure that is not based upon the affections of the peo- wle. The people’s hatred against the rule of the foreigner had increased with the passing of the years. Every detail had been carefully considered. when the hour came to crown Joash and start the religious reformation to overthrow Baal. It was a bold plan to seek to do both at one time. Jehoiada revealed that he was an excellent executive by the care with which he planned to carry out his program. He selected a day of worship when the temple would be more crowded and better protected than the palace. He sum- moned and secretly placed within the temple walls the Levites from all parts of Palestine. He assigned to each a position of service, so that he had the temple, as well as the young king, protected by the united civil. military and religious forces. It was then that he presented the young prince before the people and revealed the purpose of Jehovah and called for their public acceptance of the young prince as their constitutional head. The cries of the people aroused the wicked queen to realize that her power was imperiled. She. tried to check the rising tide of revolution by her personal presence, but found that Jehoiada was -the master of the situation. It Is a gruesome record, yet no one can tell how much fur- ther the bloodshed was saved by her . The crowning of Joash w but a step in the plan of Jehoiada to cleanse the natlon from the perils of Baal. The greatest victory ever won in Judah for Jehovah was secured by the action of the loyal priest, who, public_covenant from the ging their loyalty to their d, when they agreed to be " The king also made one with Jehovah and the na- tion. The work of reformation was carried out rapidly until the nation was cleansed from every taint of 1 worship, Men have been seeking to solve the problems of the world aiong political and economic lines. The parting words of a waiter, whom the writer spoke with last summer in Germany, cre to the effect that the one hope for Germany and the world was prac- tical applicatoin of the principles of Jesus Christ to the affairs of men. e world is awaiting some heroic call by a man of faith, who will lead the nations of the earth to “be strong in the Lord, and in the ppwer of Hix might,” so that the new era of peace and prosperity, justice and right- eousness will become a permanent possession of all mankind, When that prophet arises the person who has influenced his life for Christ and the A Great Sale of Beds On Our Third Floor Tomorrow —A Whole Carload Bought for This Special Sale. \ $10 White Enamel Crib Special at $7.00 Complete with springs Featuring This Beautiful Style With Spring for —All of Them at Consider- ably Less Than Regular Prices. $27.50 American Walnut- —Very attrac Finish Bed—Special $18.00 e bed in twin size. 5 g ervice of humanity will be a_mother he had a; ently de: all of | holir, when Jehoiada had secretly as- [Sery e P e sembled ‘ind stationed within’ the (oF foster mother, like Jehosheba, who « Ho age o durk with crime | temple the Torces who had been se- | Sarly taught his lips to pray and of the saving power of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is today the only Hope for the world. vhat there is that the seed | cretly banded together. of righteousnese. religion and reform | Six years of unpopular rule had will take root, spring forth and bear | made Athaliah feel secure in her hold fruit. 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