Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-13

own house.
|. And 1T came to pass when the Lord
would take up Elijah into heaven by
whlrlwind."
we have now come to the record of Eli
lah,s last day on earth in mortal body.
suddenly he appears before us in Kings,
XVII, |, and now as suddenly he is to be
taken from us. Like Aaron and Moses, he
Is to be taken away in perfect health
lNum XN, -; Deut. XXXlv, y; and like
hnoch, he Is to be taken without dying.
Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal"
= ANA Elijah sad unto Elisha larry
here' pray thee; Tor the Lord hath sent
me to Bethel"
10y comparing Gen xii, e, and Deut. ri,
81, II would seem that Abrams first altar
in the land was not far from Gilgal. In
Gen. xii, s, we see his second altar at Bethel.
Here also Jacob saw the ladder set up on
the earth whose top reached unto heaven
(den XVIII, H. 10
AS the Lord liveth, and as thy soul
llVeth, Will not leave thee. So they went
down to Bethel"
ms Is the steadtastness OF purpose which
has something in view and gets it. See
chapter lv, 30; Ruth /, 10, IL III Sam. XIV,
Il; Phil. iii, ID, A. There is nothing like
indifference here, but on the contrary a
wholeheartedness which indicates intense
desire
o. hnowest thou that the Lord Will take
away tiny master from thy head today"
This was the question of the sons of the
prophets at Bethel. We will find more of
them and similar question at Jericho.
And he said, Yea, | know it; hold We
your peace"
Elisha was well aware that Elijah was
to leave him, and like Jacob with the an
gel, he was in his heart clinging and say
ing, Il Will not let thee go except thou
bless me" Gen. xxi, 26). There would be
more OF the spirit and power of God in be-
levers today if there were more turning
away from man, and eager waiting upon
God such as is seen in Jacob, Elisha, Paul
ana others.
T. Ana hliJah sald unto Elisha, larry
here' pray thee; Tor the Lord hath sent
me 10 Jerlcho.
Inns Is met py ohe same REFUSAL as at Till
gal' anu Is lolIowed Tvs % by the same
question from the sons OF the prophets at
Jericno as that asked at Bethel. He heeds
not EllJah's request, nor is he moved by
.he repeated reminders That ELIJAH Is about
10 leave MN.
D. ANA EllJah SAID unto him, larry, l
pray thee, mere Tor the Lord hath sent
me 10 Joruah.
redeemed soul VIII stay at Gllgal IRE
proach rolleu away salvation obtalneD
1iere tney may stay ana DC saved as by
h.e, 'ney VIII 70 larIner 10 bethel mouse
vi you -hu revelations Oh glory ana consent
10 larry 1here' thinking ana talking OF
.nelr iu'ure napplness' they may still,
.nouSh saVeu' DC without much reward;
- Une9 press Oh 10 ,he Guy OF pam trees
.Deu t AANiN' o. PHEASANT put barren Tvs.
~ my may reJoice Ill oeliiS blessed with
an sPlrItt'ai dressings, ana the good things
"hich ne VIII not withhold from them that
walk uprigh'ly, ana yet i've largely self
isn NE ana pear llttle 1rult.
/" Ana Hlly men oil the sons of the
prophets went ana st91d to view afar off:
ana they TWO STOOD ~ JORDAN;
riltE dlar OIL LOOKING on only two really
IN tIie business on hand' one OF them about
10 DC taken ana the other eager for one
'ninS' desiring IL most earnestly; and yet
al 'he nlty-Iwo are among the prophets.
o. Ana EliJah took his mantle and
wrapped IL together, and smote the wa
ters, ana they were divided hither and
ohlCher' so that they two went over on dry
ground,
Inc Hlst we heard OF this mantle it was
NO' 'e'iNNN "iti
MN at iioreo IN the sui small voice, AM
mule later IL was thrown upon Elisha rs
ne was plowlng Il Kings xix, 10, 19).
NOW IL Is IKE Moses roo stretched out over
the f'ed sea- or IKE the Ark of the Cove
haht on the shoulders OF the priests at this
same JORDAN hVe hundred years before.
y. ASK what shall do for thee before
DE taken away from thee"
jordan, the river OF Judgment, has been
crossed; Elisha would not tarry at any de-
llghtiul experience, but on, and on, and
now IN the power OF resurrection he stands
WIN EliJah on the verge OF separation from
MN ana hears this great question. 1t is as
II Elllah said' why have you chung to me?
why nave you SO perseverlngly followed
on' what Is IT. that you SO earnestly de-
sire? ASK 1t now that you may receiveit.
And Elisha said, pray thee let double
portion of thy spirit be upon me-"
10. "And he said. Thou hast asked n
hard thing: nevertheless If tbou see mo
when am tal,an from the IL I'LL ho
INTO tho. hnt 70 no. - LII ~ Sc &c o.
~ ~ -, ouo - noI, ~ shaii Io' oe So
"A haru 'hin6 ior Elisha ana perhaps he
knew not what he asked. Elijah knew
what it had cost him to obtain the