The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-11
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON u, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES. JULY 10.
Text OF the Lesson, 1 Kings xvii. 1.19.
Memory Verses, go - Golden Text, I
Kings xvii. I6-Commentary by the Rev.
ID. NJ. Stearns.

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fore whom l stand" This is the first re-
corded word from Elijah the prophet, as
he comes to Ahab with his message from |
God. This Is that Ahab who did more to |
provoke the Lord God of Israel TO anger |
than all the kings of Israel that were bo-
fore him (chapter xvi, 33).
2. land the word of the Lord came un-
to him, saying" A true man Of God re-
ceivos his message from God and delivers
1t for God, seeking only to please God.
While he must of necessity stand before
people to deliver his message, he does not
aim to please people, but like Paul says,
LAS we were allowed of God TO be put in
trust with the gospel, oven SO we speak,
not as pleasing men, but God who trieth
our hearts" Il Thess ii, A; Gal. /, 100.
"Get thee hence and turn thee east
waro and hide thyself by the brook Cher
it'll, that is before Jordan. " 1t is a great
thing, perhaps the greatest thing in the
life of child of God to learn to live alone
with God. Our Lord Jesus was much
alone with His Father both in the humble
home in Nazareth and after He entered
upon His public work.
4. "And it shall be that thou shalt drink
Of the brook, and l have commanded the
ravens to feed thee there. When wo are
on the Lords business and just where He
would have us to be, all our temporal
needs are sure to be supplied (Math. vi,
33). We shall always fluid THAT which we
have need Of day by day without fall
ezra VII %.
8. $50 he went and did according unto
the word of the Lord. Willing and obedi-
ent is always the way of blessing lisa. !,
! 49, Elijah asked no questions and made
h,,t 81, Gf1
has rs clear a plan for each of us as He
had for ijah and If we arc only willing
and obedient He will guide us in it.
8. "And the ravens brought him bread
and flesh in the morning and bread and
flesh in the evening and he drank of the
brook" We arc not to have fellowship
with that which is in Gods sight unclean
or seek help from the ungodly, but if He
commands the unclean to minister unto
us we are TO accept all things rs from Him
and be thankful Il Thess. W 49,.
T. "And it came to pass after awhile
that the brook dried up because there had
been no rain in the land" If Elijah had
depended upon the brook, he would nat
urally feel discouraged as he saw 1t grow
ing less and less day by day, but depend
ing upon God he could say, "All my
springs are in Thee" BPS. lxxxvii, y.
go Christ, thou art my fountain ever
flowing, and my sweet wayside brook is
Thine and mine" he is El Shaddai, the
mighty God who is all sufficient Gen.
xvii, y.
s. "And tho word of the Lord came un-
to him, saying" We need fresh word
from the Lord for every occasion. What
He told us to do last time may not be His
message for us next time even though the
circumstances may be very similar. zee ii
Sam. V, 10, 49, We must wait on our God
! continually and trust in Him with all oul
heart and lean not to our own under
standing, then We shall always be sure Of
guidance (Hos. xii, q; Prov iii, D; lisa
xxx, 2D. We must gather mamma fresf
every morning.
o. "Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which
belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there. BE
hold, have commanded widow woman
there to sustain thee" These are His new
orders. God has been watching His child
and doubtless Elijah had communion will
God every day.
! 10. $50 no arose and went to Zare
, phath. And there was the widow woman
, at the gate of the city gathering sticks
and he asked her to bring him drink o
water Perhaps as the Lord whispered II
Samuel, "Behold the man" Il Sam. tx
~, He may have whispered to Elijah
"This is the woman of whom told thee
II. "And as she was going to fetch 1T h
called to her and said, Bring me, pra.
, thee. a morsel of bread In thine hand.
His wants were not many, either IN N
way of food or raiment. He did not liv
to eat, but to do the will of God. Like on
Lord Jesus, his meat was to do the will o
hot md hn L hn
bread would be given him and his waite
would be sure 1t is good thing to learl
to be content in any state whether full o.
hungry phil. iv, IL, 12).
IL "And she said AS the Lord thy Coo
liveth, have not a cake, but an handful
of meal in a barrel and a little oil in |
cruise. i" This Is her pitiful story, with TIT
added itom that when she and her con haG
eaton this she expected they would have t.
die. Perhaps her poor heart was saying
"Hath God forgotten to be graciousS" ant
she was wondering what some of Hi
promises could mean. 1t was surely hel
extremity and His opportunity, for Goo
helps those who cannot help themselves
FPS. lxxii, 12).
ID. "And Elijah said unto her: Feal
not. Go and do as thou hast said. Blu
mako me thereof little cake first ant
bring it unto me, and after make for thee
and for thy son." 1t was not very
abundant welcome for the man of God
and some would feel that there was great
mistake somewhere. But one who hac
been ministered unto by ravens would not
be apt to faint i'm this emergency.
IA. "For thus saith the Lord God OF Is
rael, The barrel of meal shall not waste
neither shall the cruise of oil fail, until the
day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the
earth" The God of Israel had fed mil
lions of people for 40 years with bread from
heaven. He had brought water out of the
rock for them. He had divided the Red
sea and the Jordan. He Is the Creator OF
heaven and earth, and there Is nothing toe
wonderful for Him der xxxii IL, 27.
Is. "And she went and did according
to the saying of Elijah, and she and he
and her house did eat many days. The
margin says "a full year" Faith just
believes what God says without any other
evidence, or in spite of all seeming evil
dence to the contrary, and acts according