The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-16

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Lx<Sox TKxz-i Kings i7,i-l6
Go1-DEx TEx1-Thcy that seek the Lcro
mall not urrt any good thing. -Ps- 14:Io
cE>1nAL TrrIu-C Cod shows His iosc -
the punishment a str. and ~ His tender care
Of these who serve Hin
IInE-Eli1ah appeared 20 Ahnb probably
about d 9. "a In the tcnth year q Ahab's
reign
PLAcr-r) sanaris- 90 The brook cacrirh.
east Of the Jordan IN Ciicad ID xarcphcfh.
bet Tyre and Sidon-
rS-Lxns- Jchoshaphat King Of Judah. oi<-
ss9: Ahab. King q 'sraei. $3.50: Ethb1al.
kim u Tyre
his name means Jehovah M Cod" 90 He
was \ native a Tishbc. town IN Giicnd. >
Wild. No unit ainous country cast Of the Jordan
~ His dress was girdlc o. skin and man
sle. or cape. cf shecp-skin- Mot b dew nor
rain;" the fcrtiiiiyef Palestine was greatly de-
ptndenf on the heavy dew& ..But according %
my word when God should tell him 20 call for
Il. TIE famine lasted three year> and half
Jss. 5.i7l. q aud the ravens brouckt him
bread and flesh" Some think the food Vas
brought ~ the Orcoite<. inhabitants Of neigh
boring town OF orbo. The best scholars gen
orally take the story a. Il stands. and UNDER
stand that n speaks q ravens"-Totd z.
AFTER awhile" probablS abo-f aycnr. Elijah
was thus hidden ~ 20 preserve his life: l3l
70 avoid thn importantly Of the people: 81 70
BE- prepared ny silent communion with God for
his greater work ~ As the Lord liyefh -
cake" rather Loaf. the smallest kind Of bread
Bread wus baked In small. round and nat
pavcs about . span tn diameter and fingers
breadth IN thickness. shaped not unlike nat
stones Matt -: sses: and three Of them were
allowed for each person fer enc meal Luke
Ii-5l. "A handful Of mcnl:- wheat ground in
han1milL In q harrcl;" probably an earthen
a.. And little oil - olive oil used Is We do
butter. In n crusc.~ n the present time this
vessel Is made q blue. porous clay. and Il OF
globular FORM about nine inches In diameter.
with sisrder neck about three inches long.
Two STICKS 1 e. few. Dress ~" prepare
Il for ealing. cookit
LESSON COMMENTS
Ahab and his wicked wife Jezebcl had
now for some years been setting the
example OF gross idolatry. and had used
all their power to drive the people from
the worship OF Jehovah. In this they
had been only too successful. Israel had
become almost totally idolatrous- II
they were again to be brought 10 wor-
ship Of the true God severe measures
alone would answer. Gods patience
was not yet exhausted. so He prepared
severe judgments or<hem. Since they
were net willing TO be led kindly by =
look OF His eye God proposed now to
hold them in sternly with bit and bril-
die For this purpose lie raised up :
stern and dauntless man, Elijah the
Tishbise. In all the story Of Elijah We
shall see him executing Gods wrath
upon evil-docrs in order to draw Israel
back to their allegiance 70 their own
God
The solemn warning (verse ~.
Neither rain nor dew these years"
This would be : grievous evil. for in
Palestine there were no large rivers and
wide lakes. and the land was absolutely
dependent on its annual rainfall for its
harvests and even for the necessary
water to sustain life; thus God struck as
the very root Of the National prosperity;
without rain King and beggar must suf-
fen and armies themselves perish. In
this way God proposed % make every
one feel that It was grievous ching for
them % forsake Him for Baal.
The solitary boarder (vcrs. In. God
provided for Elijah in this time Of
famine in . singular way. He sent him
into desert ravinc. where : brook ran
day and night There Elijah lived. fed
BY birds every morning and evening.
and supplied with water from the
strssm. Elijah was alone In this way
he learned his utter dependence upon
God. and had much time 70 think about
spiritual things Then. too. he was
safe from the vengeance Of Ahab and
Jezebei. who wanted to kill him. His
board was not very luxurious, but Is
-
Paul afterwards also learned, TO be con-
tent in whatsoever state be was.
doubt not Elijah. with sense Of Gods
favor. was happier BY the brook, than
Ahab in his palace with an evil con-
science. Riches by themselves can not
make people happy, nor need poverty
make them miserable; but guilty con-
science will make both rich and poor
suffer.
The widows boarding house (vers- g.
l6)- She had only one boarder, Elijah,
and he paid nothing for his board. Ask
the scholars how IL came to pass that
Elijah left the brook. Draw from them
the story OF the coming Of the prophet to
Zarcphath- Have them tell Of the
meeting Of prophet and widow. Show
how bitter the faminehad grown by
this timc- 50 that IL had spread to
Zidon. outside Of the limits Of Ahab's
Kingdom DO not fail TO call atten-
ton TO the faith OF this namelcss
widow. who dared venture out ON the
bare word Of the man Of God. This
faith had 70 be exercised day BY days
for there was never more than enough
meal and oil for one day. Day BY day
the mama fell and day BY day was
her food provided In this way her
hospitality and faith in taking this
pennilcss boardcr were rewarded; she
got IN return more than she gavc.-Rcv.
A. II. Schaufilcr. d. ID.
PRACTICAL. SUGGESTIONS
l. Evil always comes to . people who
forsake God and the true religion.
3 God sends trials In love. to bring
back the people TO Himself.
3 God reveals our way step BY step.
and gives US day by day our daily bread.
TO keep US near 70 Him.
= We need times Of retirement and
meditation
s. God has infinite and wonderful ways
Of caring for his people