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ELIJAH is TRANSLATED.
LESSON WI, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, FEB. IS.

Text of the Lesson, II Kings II, iii.
Commit Verses, Oil - Golden Text,
Gen. V, s4--Commontary by Rev. ID. NJ.
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mission Of II. $, Hoffman, publisher Philadel-
pha.l
After the story Of ALab and Nab0th, as
in the last lesson, we have the record Of
Ahab's repentance, the league Of Jeho8ha-
phat and Ahab, the death Of Ahab in battle
according to the word Of the Lord q Kings
xxi, 3S), and also the death Of Jehosha-
phat In ii Kings we have the record of
the death, by fire from heaven at the word
Of Elijah, Of two captains ard their flftes,
whom Ahaziah, the wicked son Of Ahab,
sent to Elijah; and also the death of Aha
ziah, because Of fall which he had in his
own house
l. "And it came TO pass when the Lord
would take up Elijah into heaven by a
whirlwind."
We have now come TO the record of Eli
jah's last day on earth in u mortal body
Suddenly he appears before us in l Kings,
xvii, /, and now rs suddenly he is to be
taken from us Like Aaron and Moses, he
is to be taken away in perfect health
(Num. Xxx, 49, Deut. xXxiv, y; and like
Enoch, he is TO be taken without dying.
"Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal"
O. "And Elijah said unto Elisha, larry
here, pray thee; for the Lord hath sent
me to Bethel"
BY comparing Gen. xii, 6, and Dcut. XII,
80, ii would seem that Abrams first altar
in the land was not far from Gilgal In
Gen xii, s, we see his second altarat Bethel
Here also Jacob saw the ladder set up on
the earth whose top reached unto heaven
Gen xviii H. 19),
''As the Lord liyeth, and as thy soul
liveth, will not leave thee. So they went
down to Bethel"
This is the steadfastness of purpose which
has something in view and gets it, See
chapter iv, 80; Ruth i, 1G, IL II Sam. XIV,
81; Phil. iii, 10, II. Thoro is nothing like
Indifference here, but ON the contrary a
wholeheartedness which indicates intense
desire
g. "Knowest thou that the Lord viii take
away thy 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, 81 will not let thee go except thou
bless me" Gen. xxi, 2G). 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
and others,
A. "And Elijah said unto Elisha, larry
4 T., I b,4
me to Jericho"
This is met by the same refusal as at Gill
gal, and is followed VS. 81 by the same
question from the sons of the prophets at
Jericho as that asked ut Bethel He heeds
not Eliiah's request, nor is he moved by
the repeated reminders that Eliiahis about
to leave him.
g. "And Elijah said unto him, larry, |
pray thee, here for tie Lord hath sent
me TO Jordan"
If a redeemed soul will stay at Gilgal ire
proach rolled away, salvation obtained
there they may stay and be saved as by
fire; ifthey will go farther to Bethel (house
of God and revelations OF glory and consent
to tarry there, thinking and talking of
their future happiness they may still,
though saved, be without much reward;
IL they press on to tho city of palm trees
(Deut xXXiv, 81, pleasant but barren Tvs
100, they may rejoice in being blessed with
all spiritual blessings, and the good things
which He will notwithhold from them that
walk uprightly, and yet live largely a self
ish life and bear little fruit.
T. "And fifty men Of the sons of the
prophets went and stood to view afar off.
and they two stood by Jordan"
Fifty afar off looking on, only two really
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