CHAPTER XXII. TREMB PAO ■ 'l'l<Klfl! PAGE The B11ttle of Detl1-ahemesh: or, the A Medley of the Memoranda of Evil, doing, its Conseqnenoee, and its End ... 268 Downfall of a Boaster The Last of Amazia.h ... 810 ... 812 A Pitiahle Prinoe; or, an Unfortunat,e Child of Fortnne 264 CHAPTER XXVI. The Couneel that destroys, and that The Reign of Fifty-two Yea.re spoilod which saves 265 in One Hour 31G Our Friends and their Fate, eto. 266 Premature Responsibility, eto. 817 A Chapter of Tragedies 267 Seeing God 818 The Resoue of Joe.w 270 A Victorious Career 319 A Clouded Olose .. . 820 Uzziah the Prosperous 321 CHAPTER XXIIl. Uzziah the Leprous 323 The Time of Action, after Six Years' Waiting 273 CHAPTER XXVII. The Constituents of Sucoess 274 The Blameless Reign of a Son who Sin surprised at its Failure 275 followed all that was Good in a The Basis of National Prosperity 276 Father's Example, and took Warn, First Purity, then Pe&ce 277 ing of what was Wrong in it ' 826 The Coronation of Joash ... '277 Uzzia.hand Jotha.m, Father and Son... 326 The Fall of Athaliah 279 Features of an Honourable Life : The Close of a Revolntion ..• 280 Jotham 827 The Accumulation of Spiritual Power 828 A Brief Record of a Bright Reign 829 CHAPTER XXIV. The Sad and Strange Unreliableneas CHAPTER XXVIIL of Haman Disposition and Life here 287 Horal Weakness . .. 288 " This King Ahaz : " the " Progress" Church Renovation 289 of a King litemlly devoid of Religion 884 A Noble Character and a Useful Life 290 Spiritual Rebound 336 Sad Successive Stages 291 Divine and Human Pity 337 The Early Years of Joash ... 291 Blow upon Blow .. . 838. A Good Int.ention well carried out 292 Sin in its Issues ... 838 The Life, Death, Burial, and Epitaph "This is that King Ahaz" 889 The Sending Back of the Captives- of a Great Man 294 an Incident of the Isra.elitish War 842 The Downward Career of a King 295 An Unfortunate Embassy ... 844 Divine Retributions ; or, the Predic- tions and Prayers of a Dying Man comiDg Tru 297 CHAPTER XXIX. The Reformation of Hezekiah-" the Thing done suddenly " •.. 849 CHAPTER XXV. The Height of Opportunity 850 Another Type of Uncertain Chara.et.er 302 Doing Duty 351 " Doing Right, but-" ... 303 Confession, Propitiation, Oonsecration 852 Gold, and the Favour of God 304 The Public Worship of God 853 The Folly of Irreligion 304 The Aooeasion of Hezekiah 854 Human Presumption 305 The Purification of the Temple 856 The Aocession of .A.maziah 306 The Re-dedication of the Temple 857 A Campaign against the Edomit.ea ... 306 The Revival of Religion in Church or The Declen.rrion of Ama.zi&h 309 State ... Off - ... 859 INDEX. V
OHAPTER XXX. TRl!:11111 PA4'. TRnlll HOii The Penitent 40~ The Celebration of the Pnssover, with The Forfeited Heritage 407 its Se.ored Suggeetions .. . 362 The Reign of Manasseh 408 Lottore to Ephraim: Generosity 863 Mane.sseh's Repentance ... .. . -HO Four Ree.sons for Repentance 365 Lessons from the Life of ManR8B8h ... 412 The One Essential Thing ... !166 Manasseh ancl Amon-Father and Religious Enthusiasm 866 Son : a Parallel and a Contrast 413 Preparations for e. Grand National Passover 367 A National Passover at Jeruse.lem ... 370 CHAPTER XXXIV. An Ideal City: Jerusalem in the First The Reign of Josiah-its Unexpected Days of Hezekiah 872 Boon, in e. Republication of Re- vealed Religion, with the Legitimate CHAPTER XXXI. and Happy Resnlts following there- upon ... 416 The :Works that came of l!'e.ith 374 Piety in Youth 417 After the Exoitement 375 Faithful Work ... 418 The Service of the Consecre.ted Life, The Hidden Treasure 419 and of the Snbstance 376 Communication and Continua.nee 420 Systematic Church Finanoe 376 Josiah the Good 421 Earnestness 377 The Repairing of the Temple by A Religious Reformation in the Days Josiah ... 422 of Hezekiah 378 The Book of the Law 423 "The Camp of the Lord" :~: 379 The Value of the Bible 425 A Nation's Liberality; or, a Leotiue Judah'e Last National Covenant 426 on Tithes 379 The Secret of Prosperity ... 381 CHAPTER XXXV. CHAPTER XXXIl. The Solemn Celebration of the Pass- The Wea.knees that bodes Strength ; over ,.. 429 the Defiant Strength that bodes The Lamentations for Josiah's Death 429 " Shame of Face " 384 The Preferable Service 431 The Shadow which Hezekiah costs on The Service of the Lord 432 his own Life's History 386 The Moral of the Passover... '133 In Face of the Enemy 387 An Early Sunset ... 433 Reeting upon Words 888 The Great Passover of Josiah 434 Sennacherib and Hezekiah: Abue- The Death of Josiah 436 ment and Exaltation 389 The Trial of Restoration ... 8S9 CHAPTER XX.XVL Hezekiah's Happiness 390 An Assyrian Invasion of Judah 391 The Final Indictment, Sentence, and The Invasion of Sennaoherib : 1. A Exeoution of it ... 441 Sommons to surrender ... 394 Three Melancholy Speote.ole■ 442 The Invasion of Sennaoherib : 2. The An Unlamented Death 443 Great Deliveranoe ... 396 Stooping... 443 Hezekiah's Siokness and Prayer 398 Deseore.tion and Deetruotion -H4: Hezekiah's Fall and Repentance 899 Exile 415 The Greatness of Hezekiah 400 J ehoahaz; or, Three Mouths of Royalty H6 Hezekiah's Mistake 400 'fhe Fortunes of Jehoiakim 4-17 J ehoia.ohin the Worthleee .. . H9 Zedekie.h; or, the Fall of Judah 450 CHAPTER xxxm. Cyrus of Persia. ; or, the Return of Uncertnin Repentanoes 404 the Exiles .• , ~ The Apostate ... 405 PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES ANO SONS, LIM1TBD1 LONDON AND BECCLES,