Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-21
ReliaioMs 9epartlnent.
5. S. LESSON FOR SEPT. 27th
THIRD QUARTERLY REVIEW.


am, Jeroboam, Omni, and Ahab,
with the we'll drawh characters of
these kings and the prophet minis
tries of Elijah and Elisha, and the
baleful work of the execrable Jeze-
bel.
Lesson l shows us how the son
and successor of Solomon lest three
fourths of his kingdom by being a
fool and listening to fools. The
golden text says, ''The companion
of fools shall be destroyed"
Lesson 2 shows Jeroboam estab-
fishing idolatry by making golden
calves at Bethel and Dan, and ex-
cusing himself on the plea that it
was needful to save his people who
had chosen him king, from becoming
united again to Judah and Benjamin.
Lesson relates the wickedness of
Omni, who had succeeded the destroy
ed house of Jereboam, and who eX-
ceeded all his predecessors In impie-
ty. and Ahab, his son, who was
much worse than his father, for he
took wife, the infamous Jezebel,
and was by her persuaded to intro
duce the worship of Baal and Ashto-
rath, the idols of the Zidoniary and
other nations. into Israel.
Lesson presents Elijah, the fish
bite, who comes on the scene like
flaming meteor and declares that he
was commanded to predict that nei-
Their dew OF rain should fall for three
years and six months. AS he was
obliged to flee for his life God told
him to 90 to certain brook and live
there and drink of the brook while
ravens should daily feed him. The
brook dried up and he was told TO 90
to a widow woman in Zerephath who
would feed him till rain should come
on the earth. The word of the Lord
was fulfilled.
Lesson 5. Near the end of the
great drought the Lord said to Elijah
$50 show myself to Ahab." He
met Obadiah, Ahab's servant, and
requested him to tell his master that
"Elijah is here" Obadiah had fear
ed God from youth and had saved
the lives of a hundred prophets by
hiding and feeding them, but he
feared to carry the message. Elijah
said, Il will show myself to him to-
day" They met. Art thou he
that troubleth Israeli says Ahab.
II have not troubled Israeli" said
Elijah, ''but thou and thy fathers
house because ye have forsaken his
: commandments and followed Baalim. -
Lesson tells of the gathering of
Israel by Ahab's command, or con-
sent, to Mt. Carmel to test the ques-
ton of who is the true God? 1t was
, to be by common consent, the God
that answered by fire from heaven
: and consumed the sacrifice. The
e priests of Baal made the first offer
ing and prayed, agonized and cut
= themselves from morn to eve, with
+ out the least result. Baal did not
2 hear or help. Their experiment was
perfect failure.
Lesson Z presents Elijah calling
the people to see while he rebuilds
Gods altar; he lays the wood, pre-
pares and spreads the sacrifice, COW
I ers the offering with twelve barrels
y of water, and prays the God of Is
g rael to send fire from heaven. The
fire descends and burns the offering
the wood. the stones and the water
lie The astonished people cried, "Je.
is hovah is the God Jehovah is tho
f. God !" Then the $50 prophets OF
lie Baal were slain. and Elijah went tt
Carmel's top and prayed for rain
to and quickly the heavens gave the
W "great rain of his strength"
Lesson presents the lately brave
ly and triumphant Elijah fleeing fo
his life from the wrath of jezebel
Ill She sends word that she will sla,
b. him within twenty-four hours, ant
or he leaves his place, work, and thu
ee kingdom, passes through Judah
stops at Beersheba, goes day
Journey into a wilderness, and a
il, night crawls under a tree and pray
OF the Lord that be may die. The Lore
gives him sleep, wakes him up ant
1 feeds him; lets him sleep again an,
ny again, feeds him, and bids him 90
: forty days journey to Horeb an
no. there by tempest, earthquake, fire
,ur and a still small voice, instructs him
OF assures him that he has 1000 faithful
ones in Israel. and sent him again t
a take up his abandoned work.
Lesson 9 shows Ahab seeking i
~ vain to get the vineyard of Nabotl
for Naboth would not sell his lano
use Jezehel forms plot to murder M
both and his heirs and carries it GU
life and Ahab goes down to take posses
eat sion where he meets Elijah, who az
ing cuses him of murder and says, 81
the place where dogs licked the bloc
VINO of Naboth they shall lick thy BLOOD
even thine;
ugs Lesson 10 tells of the translate
ndi- of Elijah. The Lord had told hi
MS before and he had told his pupils
the prophets schools. On the da
ions he stated from Gigal and went
.a Bethel, then to Jericho, thence
raw Jordan, smote its waters with h
mantle, and went over, where Elisl