The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-08-20
The Sunday Schools.
LESSON FOR NEXT SUNDAY
l Kings Is. 1916.

l Kings Is. 30-46.
1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah ha
done, and withal how he had slain all the pre-
phets with the sword.
, Then Jezebel sent messenger unto ElijaI
saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also
if mark not thy life as the life of one of then
by tomorrow about this time.
, And when he saw that, he arose, and wen
!, for Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, an,
left his servant there.
4 But he himself went days journey int
the wilderness, and came and sat down unde
a juniper-tree: and he requested for himsel
that he might die; and said, 1t is enough; now
Lord, take away my life; for am not bette
than my fathers.
And as he lay and slept under a juniper
tree, behold, then an angel touched him, ant
said unto him. Arise and eat.
And he looked, and, behold, there was
cake baken on the Goals and cruise of water
at his head And he did eat and drink, and
laid him down again.
And the angel of the Lord again the
second time and touched him, and said, Arise
and eat; because the journey is too great fol
| thee
| And he arose, and did eat and drink, and
| went in the strength of that meat forty days
and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God
And he came thither unto cave, and
| lodged there; and, behold, the word of the Lord
came TO h1n, an i ne said unto him, what do
est thou here. Elijah?
10 And he said, have been very jealous for
the Lord God of hosts: for the children of Isra-
el have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down
| thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the
sword; and I, even only, am left; and they
seek my life, to take it away.
| IL And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the
mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord
passed by, and a great and strong wind rent
|
| before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the
wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but
| the Lord was not in the earthquake:
IL And after the earthquake fire; but the
Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire
still small voice.
l3 And it so when Elijah heard it, he
wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out,
and stood in the entering in of the cave. And,
behold, there came voice unto him, and said,
What doest thou here, Elijah?
IA And he said, I haye been very jealous for
the Lord God of hosts; because the children of
Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown
down thine affairs, and slain thy prophets with
the sword; and l, even only, am left; and they
seek my life, to take it away.
Is And the Lord said unto him, Co. return on
thy way to the wilderness of Damascus; and
when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king
over Syria;
16 Aud Jehu the son of Nlmshi shalt thou
anoint to be king over Israel; and Elisha the
sou of Shapbat of Abelmeholah. shalt thou
anoint to be prophet in thy room.
II And it shall come to pass, that him that
escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay;
and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu
shall Elisha slay.
Is Yet 1 have left me seven thousand in Isra-
ell all the knees which have not bowed unto
Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed
him.
GOLDEN TExT.-After the fire still small
voice, Kings 49, II.
TIME-B. G. 9O7, Immediately following tine
last lesson.
PLACES.-1 Beer sheba, in the south of Ju-
dab; Mount Horeb, in the Sinaitic wilderness;
Damascus, the capital of Syria; Abelmeho-
lah, in the Jordan valley.
Ahab, enthused with the wonderful
things that Elijah had done, fastened to
inform Jezebel of them. the Staying of |
the prophets and ALL The woman was
so angered at Elijah's work that she re-
solved on putting him to death, to avoid |
which fate the Prophet fled to the wilder
ness. He had been enjoying season of
success in his work, and now that he had
met with a crushing reverse of fortune,
the reaction was overwhelming, and we
find him exhausted, resting beneath a
juniper tree in the wilderness. But the
Lord did not forsake him here. He was
awakened to the fact that his physical
necessities-even though he had just |
prayed to the Lord that he might die. He
was abmonished to eat because he had a
hafora nan1nI |
strength. After eating of the food thus
prepared for him he went forty days un-
to the Mount of Horeb, and lodged in a
cave. But here the Lord was with him,
and bade him go forth and stand upon
the mount and behold the work of the
Lord. The Lord commanded Elijah to
go back to his forsaken field, and gave
him work to occupy his mind. He was
commissioned to anoint HaZael to be
King over Syria, and Jehu to be King
over Israel.
HaZael afterward conquered nearly all
of IsraeFs territory, and slew many of its
people. Jehu slew the whole house of
Ahab and all the leaders of the Baal- |
worshiping element. Elijah had witness
of the success of his work, although there
were temporary discouragements, and re-
verses. A great harvest was seven thou
sand souls that still remained firm in the |
faith, and as long as such results were
possible, the Prophet could not feel that |
he was alone in the work of his beloved |
Master, or that the work itself could ever
sustain lasting defeat. The study of |
the experience of Elijah is profitable
one, as showing the mysterious provi-
dence of God for the welfare and safety
of His children. Let doubts come; let
come; let great reverses
come; but place an implicit trust and
hope in Him who shapes the destinies of
His creatures; for beyond the dark and
present, success and joy await
the faithful worker.
John Mackley does not believe that a
'pretty" man, as he expresses it can make
a successful editor This is doubtless ac-