The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-03-29
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y iihast ile erpereBee a desth kN
"a ast leta di,iscly 1as grated a.
b. sucoessag u what NAY Re termed
.be proficiency u the prophetic order
. Israel ssa ise supt6atea8cney -
fhe ~sctaulr ~ the prophets Ne
bad been 1jab. constant attendant.
apA had iow received according 70 bis
prayer dguble portion u blBah spirit.
iei viii many points a likeness
.slsis pte,ieee-sur. he wss very aai.ke
aim fl3sh was man Of simply
gnaigiaus personal force ~ nature
lae ttha kiagiiest % men; born 70
rae - bate sh.ms, 10 slails down En-.
90 h high places, 20 sound tie ressil.
e q reform through a nation and 10
snt.sf,i 81 the voice Of one crying 10
a.. s'Iefnes. Repent. that the king
i,al - I,.lof ,h may come and once
mons, blv,~ ple lapd. liat alter the
,aofm, aad ihr earthquake, and the fire
same The .liii small voice o. 70
startling II is tree tct htit less p..ss't'.
.ise AMI tai, Va The evangelic pro.
,Aiet Flt,bt
fli.ha ,ppeats 50 htso maie bis
lruue % head quarters It this time n
aeara Mesba, King o. MoAt had
hated, fet,e.l led against the rule Of Js-
huram aius Of lsravl. But Jeh0raln,
aided by Jeh slaphAi. king VI judah,
ant dueeted by 'hr advice ~ Elisha.
hsd suecee,'e 10 putting an sud tnfthe
revolt 2 Kings III This was prob
ahl, the raple Aesha ~ The one Inen-
40, cd IN the famous Moatiue sIone
diseovedhine ytafs ago. aud supposed
to be the oldest specimen of alphabe'
tic writing preserved to the present
Zine.
Elishas prophetic ministry, 80 far
"A appears IN , he Scripture record was
wholly confined to The kingdom Of Is
raol. His name is not once mentioned
in the books OF Chronicles.
Elisha may be termed the miracle
working prophet. Bat his miracles
were quite different from those which
were given 10 Moses to perform more
like those performed by Christ himself.
They we're tnainly such as show the
infinite kindliness Of Gods care for the
needy, the troubled. the afflicted.
They were . most beautiful kind Of
obiectteachiug. illustrative of the va
rious ways in which the Gospel Of
Christ is fitted and competent TO meet
tie spiritual necessities Of us all.
The pious Widows cry Distress { | |
her husband had lost all bis property;
had incurred heavy debt; had, accord
ing TO the laws and usages Of the time
been obliged to mortgage his own
sons. Yet he had been Godlearing
man; aud had not come to poverty
through his vice Or sinful extrava.
gances. There was tradition that he
had become bankrupt through the ex-
penses incurred while generously
spending all TO aid in supporting other
prophets, or ''sons Of the prophets. I"
in times Of persecution. And now his
death had left his wife poor.
The Law Of Creditor and Debtor !:
(See Levitt. XIV 80 4l.) The law Of
Moses, like the Athenian and The Ro.
man law, recognized seryi,ude for debt
allowing that pledging Of the debtors
persoa. witch in rude state Of socie.
IS, il regarded ~ the safest aud most
natural security Ii did not establish
the custom. but finding it established
allowed il and. allowing it, set limits
10 il Where as elsewhere the debtor
sold himself, his children. aud his
grandchildren into HOPELESS slavery,
the Jewish Laws cunineu the debtors
power Of pledgiag within the boun DIS
ofthe period u jubilee Ia the present
case il would seem that, 50 long a. the
debtur lived, the creditor had not EN-.
forced hi, right over his sous, but now
on his death he claimed their service
10 which lac was by law entitled.
The Woman making her request
knowni she came with strong crying
tears. She cried with loud voice.
Gen Hi; Kings Xxx: 3s, SO Tier
manner Was thoroughly respectful
Size does not appear to have attributed
fault or wrong to any one---only
presents the exceeding bitterness Of her
Gaze. tittfd "a touch with sympathy a
heart Of stone lut she does not seem
10 hasefasksd ! ditfetk, Tor anything.
It was as hen John the Baptist hay
ing been isrlseaied iSis disciples wen;
aud Told Jesus lisha evidently IN.
trrrup.s her sad story with his own
tIses ton. What shall | Do tar tteet 2
lhe " man ais efed Tut FIRST
she sas AnsweFed ba qnes ion. IL
y a. i hesfis1 siieh broispi, eot her
osn sell nigh sitter Hesitation Had
D thiag ivn in ii,,- boa-c save little
Amounting ell. lilsssed are hey that
hunger aal ttit-t blessed anc the
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