The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-26

LESSON IN. July io--t- KINGS
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ON FaEl. Assoraing % ths word Of
the Lord--I. Kinss lss Is.

The On Includes chaps, Il: = 20 II;
tt-the story Of the deterioration Of Is
raei. fruit OF Ieroboam'n nln. and the
advenf OF Elijah. The period extends ov-
rael 4
lesson We studied ne division Of 6olomon's
out its own destiny. To-day we must tnka
general view OF the movement OF the
history OF Israel for the next seventy
years. the main features. the moral ten
denotes. the events which affected the NE
OF the nation. and made IL What it was
when Elijah suddenly appeared. We thui
see why the prophet was sent. what were
the reforms he was 20 inaugurate. the
reasons for the famine. and for the life
OF Elijah as told In this lesson. Cot
teaches BY history. The past II light
that shines on the path Of to-day IL Il
well TO call attention TO the eonnrmations
OF the Bible from the lately discoveries
monuments
Time.--Ahab began % reign about 81
II. c. common chron. s1O- Elijah APP
peared. according 20 Smith. IN Ahab's
tenth year and prophesied sixteen &C
eighteen years. tuf HH
Piace.-D Samaria. the new capital OF
Israel. 90 The brook Cherith. a deep ra-
vine, with a brook running Into the south
crn Jordan. cD Zarephath. a Phoenician
Mediterranean
RuIers--Jehoshaphat king OF Judah. a.
&. 9if-sss: Ahab. king OF Isreal. B. c. SIS
s9s. Aesha. king Of Moab. B. c. s1S-0S:
Ethbaal. king OF Tyre and sidon. Benha-
dad H.. king OF Syria
/. And Elijah The TIshbIte. OD His name
means my God b Jehovah. A hitting name.
Professor Green says. but a striking CO.
Incidence between the name and the ca
reer does not disprove the historical char
acter OF the former. as appears from Win
neld Scott. Victor Emmanuel" or Queer
Victoria CD His origin. Who was OF the
inhabitants OF Giiead- The Tishbite may
mean "of Tfshbe." Said unto. AhAh. With
a sudden abruptness. almost like a nash
OF lightning from a clear sky. the prophet
m God appears before Ahab In his palace
and Samaria. with n message from Je-
hovah. As the Lord fJehovah. as Lord
always means when printed In capitals IN
our Rthlel God OF Israel Mveth. As Ger
tainly as God lives. sure as the laws Of
nature he has ordained. Before whom !
stand As an ofiiccr. and ambassador
bearing hts authority. There shall not b
dew nor rain But according 10 my word.
Not according to his own caprice OF
Judgment, but tiii the Lord. when he saw
that the famine's work was done. should
make known his will through his servant,
Elijah. thus proving that ne was his SER
want First At Cherith. Elijah immc-
diately left Ahab's presence. and hid him.
self. till Gods time came for his message
TO be delivered.
= Get thee hence. and turn thee east
ward. l. e. toward the Jordan and GIL
cad. his own country. And hide thyself
by trather. I'M the brook (the torrent
course. or wady) Cherith. that is before
Jordan Before may mean towards" !.
-. on the west side, or Ito the east Of
in Gilead beyond Jordan III Is probable
that Cherith II to be sought In the region
east or the Jordan. where. indeed. Fuse
bius and Jerome placed Il"
! For drink he had the brook For
food. have commanded the ravens 10
feed thee. Farrar and many critics think
this highly poetic expression. q meta
phoF. conveying the lesson that ths
prophet was maintained by marked inter-
Ventions OF that providence Of God which
Is Itself In all its workings supernatural
>. Arise. set thee TO Zarephath. The
name tmeanng smelling house) points &c
furnaces or workshops for the refining OF
metals. Greek. Sarepta luke 4: %.
Which beiongeth to zidon. On the shore
between Tyre and Sidon. Here the proph-
et would be safe from Ahab. who would
scarcely think OF looking for Elijah IN
the territories OF Je1ebefs father IN the
house OF a peasant. I have commanded
Put u In her heart.
10. Gate OF the city. or village. The
widow showed by the oath. AS Jehovah
thy God iyeth." that she was a vror-hiper
OF the true God.-Spence. Gathering the
sticks For her fire. Fetch me
little water. His first need after his lor.
walk through the famlne-stricken lana
would be water.
r. A. the Lord thy God mveth. she
recognized Elijah a. a prophet. 1 have
not a cake. The more common bread
used In all the interior. particularly IN the
rural districts. is n nat cake OF unfeavened
dough. no thicker than a pancake. OF :
circular or oval form. and ten or twelve
Inches In diameter."-van Lennep. barrel.
An earthen jar. In the East. the people
kept their corn In earthen Jars 10 proteet
II from insects which swarm In the heat
OF the sun.-canon ExelL And a IIttIe
OIL Olive OIL To eat with the bread
something as We eat butter. A cruise
bottle. probably earthenwarp Two
sticks. That Is. few. as we say ..two
or three" Dress Il. Prepare Il for rnt-
ing That VIC may eat a. and die Tn.
famine prevailed there. and she was In the
last extremity -
Il Fear not DO not be troubl.d Nm,
take heart and trust God. MAKE NJ
thereof little cake first This must haVe
seemed very strange and hard 10 her ~
nrst. amazingly cool" but the favor was
not asked from the selnshnens OF the
prophet. -
"a For thus saith the Lord Goa q, Il.
raeL Now comes the portion on whIch
she was 70 rest The barrel OF meal mhalI
be supplied. -''0-''-
Is And she went and dsd. an. h.a
faith. and her faith produced GOOD worss
iSt Dia eat man days Between two and
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