The Penn's Grove record., 1891-01-16
LESSON ANALYSIS.

!. COld S~hallen2e:
Call on the name Of your god, but
put no fire under (25).
Choose you this day whom ye will serve
Josh, "a !; 49,.
Return thou after thy sister.in-law
Ruth ! Isl.
II TIE Lord be God, follow him: but il
Baal, then follow him Il Kings Is
2Il.
Would ye also go away' (John 9 SD.
II. = n Earnest RESPONSE
They. called on, ..Baal from morn
ing even until noon t26).
Thy leaped about the altar which was
made 4 Kings IS :25).
They cut tLems elves after their man
ner Il Kings Is :2Sl.
The mariners e.. .cried every man unto
. his god Jonah ! ~.
Use not vain repetitions, IS the Gen
: tiles do Matt. 20.
ILL.,, A Disappointing SilsnoeI
There was neither yoice, nor any to
answer t29J.
Their rock is aot as our Rock (Deut.
81: 81.
There was no voice, nor any that an
swered Il Kings IL: 20.
Call now; IS there my that will answer
thee? dob 5: ~.
They have mouths, but they speak not
(Psa. lis: 81.
!. "Choose you one bullock for your.
selves, and dress it first" ~ The
coutendIng parties; ca The pom
of contention; 49, The accepted
test; ~ The decisive result.
2. "There was no voice, nor any ;hot
answered. ~ The worshipcrs'
appeals;t2 q The idols siIence.-,1,
Blind iiolatry; q Dumb dos; 81
Useless appeal.
8. "Eliiah Knocked Them" ~ Je-
hovah's representative triumphant;
a. Baal's represent itiyes routed
II. ELIJAB's TEST PaEPAHED.
|. The Alta Repaired:
He repaired the altar OF the Lord
that was thrown down 1907.
Throw down the altar OF Baal tJudg.
6: 25).
The children of Israel have. 80. thrown
down thine affairs Il kings 10: l0J.
Their affairs are as heaps in the f1rrows
(Hos. u: IL.
They. -. have digged dowd thine affairs
tRom. II: 81,
II. The Tribes Represented;
FL ]ah look twelve stones. according
10 the. tribes 1911.
Ali these are the twelve tribes OF Israel
(Geu. 40: 23L
Take you twelve men out of the tribes
Of Israel Josh. =: l2l.
Take you hence out Of the midst O.
Jordan, i. twelve stones Josh. 4: 81.
These stones shall be for q memorial
flor aver Josh. 4:7l.
III. This Sacrifice Made Ready:
He. .cut the bullock IN pieces, ana
laid it on the wood 1881.
De shall. {. cut it into its pieces (Lev,
l:SJ.
The sons Of Aaron. . shall g. lay wood
in order LEV. |: u.
The priests, shall lay the pieces. lin
order upon the WOOD Lev. /: g..
Tue priest shall burn the whole on the
altar (Lev. l:9J.
!. "Come Zeal unto me; and all the
people came" IL Eltiah's call;
a. t,rael's respense,-{1 Choosing
the Lords side; ~ Abandoning
B ais side.
Z. "Wr Ii tue stones be built an altar
in the name OF the Lord" ~
The representative stopes; ~ tbs
subm ssive PEG plei (3l The conf
dent prophet; az The sacred altar.
8. Pour 1t on the burnt offeri Ig,
and on the wood" ~ The altar
rebuilt; ~ The Offering preparedi
(3l The water applet; H. Tue test
ready,
III. ELIJAH's TEs TRIUMPHANT,
|. The True God;
o Lord, the God OF Abraham, OF
Isaac, aud Of Israel (s6J.
/ am the Lord, the God Of Abraham thy
father (Gen. rs: ID.
| am tue God OF thy father iExod B.;
The Lord, the God Of your fathers
lExod- 3: 13).
Thou shalt have none othcr gods before
me (Exod. 20: 8.
II. The Fsrvsnt Appeal,
Hear me, o Lord, hear me, that th!s
psor Ie may know (37l.
Have mercy UP n me, aud hear nay
prayer tPsa 4; u.
o God, in the multitude Of thy mercy,
answer tPsa. 10: 49,,
Ask, and it shall be given you duke
II; 81.
Elijah. prayed teryent!y JAS 5 :lT.
III. rae DECISIVE Responses
The fire o the Lord fell, ah1 Coz
aumed the burnt offering (3Sl.
There came forth fire from Lstore tue
Lord Lev. 9: 81.
There went up fire ont OF tho rock
tJudg. 8; 81.
He uswered him from heaven by FIRE
Il Chrun. al: 26.
When Solomon had made an end o.
praying, ths ire came down t2CLron
7:l.
/. LET it be known this day that
Nho- go n-s 49, H