The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-10
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LEssoNIv. JULY 2s-I. KINGS
Iss I-ie.
Geldsn Text: -Rest In ths T.srd and
Walt Patiently for Hin-Psa- s7i5-
Eliiah's F1iahs ana Encourassnent-
sussestioas to reaehsrs. etc.

| pictures Of lightning. or descriptions OF
/ battle
! Ey1ah. who had wisely stayed without
] the city II was no duty Of his TO put
himself needlessiy into the den of the
lions Faith does not supersede "sancti-
fed common sense" 80 let the gods do
/ to me, and more" A common oath of
scorched by her rage. IF I make not thy
| life as the life OF one OF them" Tie dead
| prophets of Baal.
:. He arose. and went for his life"
The rapid movement Of the original is lost
here. The Hebrew runs, And re-saw.
and he rose and he went for his life
Canon Spence. He knew all the by-ways,
and hastened out OF the Kingdom of Jeze-
bel to Beersheba on the farthest verge
| of the kingdom OF Judah, a run of ninety
nve miles. that must have tried even his
nardy frame and trained endurance And
left his servant there" Tradition speaks
OF this boy as the son OF the widow OF
zarephath, whose life Elijah saved, and
no less a person than the prophet Jonah.
T. He himself went days journey in-
70 the wilderness" Elijah did not feel
himself safe till he was beyori the ter
| ritory of Judah. for Jehoshaphat was
closely allied to Ahab q Kings a: q; and
his son Jehoram married the daughter of
Jezebel e Chron. n: 8: Kings 8: 49,
And sat down under a juniper tree"
Rather the broom-plant. Genista, retem
bush; the most longed-for and most well
come bush OF the desert. abundant in beds
OF streams and yalleys. where spots for
camping are selected. and men sit down
and sleep in order to be protected against
wind and sun. Robinson, Pal VOL l.. D.
zOS- He requested for himself that he
% nlsnt ole. The pent-up emotions of his
spirit. which had gone through so tre-
mendous strain, broke I'D as in one terri
Die sob, when the strong man, like a tired
child requested for himself that he
must die Il am not better than my IA
theirs" Who died without reforming the
world. His life seemed like a great fall
ure. His work was done. Nothing great
er than -- could be possible
.. He lay and slept under a juniper
tree. Tired natures sweet restorer,
tie sleep. natures soft nurse"-shakes-
peare He giveth his beloved sleep
| (Psa. LIZ: p. See Mrs. BrowninK's poems
sleep. Sleep that knits up the raveled
sieeve OF care. are."-shakespeare. Then an
angel touched him." Gods angels sre
still ministering spirits sent forth to
minister for them who shall be heirE of
saivation' (Heb. 1: 10. The unseen spir-
Its are not all evil. but more and mightier
are the angels who have all through mans
history been his helpers.
Q. "And. behold, cake ftbat
nao oeen) baken on the Goals Cor embers)"
Simply the ordinary food of the desert
Arabs. And cruise Tor bottle) of wa
eouragement. God has provided living
waters and the mamma from Heaven IN his
Word, and In the presence of the Holy
spirit; though sometimes we do not re-
member me the provisions. as HOpefvi forgot
mis- precious key when in the dungeon of
Giant Despair. And laid him down
again. Not because he did not appreciate
the girt, but from his complete exhsus-
uon. Sleep had not yet done its work
came second time Kindly rec
OknlZlnK the ~ he
O. Went IN the strength OF that meat
forty days" Without obtaining anything
further than what the wilderness might
AFFORD To Horeb." The same as Mount
because here God revealed the law to
Moses.
g. Whit doest thou here, Elijah?p
There vas doubtless some reproof In these
Worls. but 1t was reproof fragrant with
iove. It was an awakening cry, to show
him that he was far away from his field
OF work. The voice was repeated. perhapa
with different emphasis What doest thou
Win different emphasis. What DOEST
In1u In nereI What doest THOU here?
What doest thou HERE?
10. Il have beon very Jealous" UnviI-
ing that any other god should have the
nonor and worship that belonged to Je-
novah. For the children of Israel have
1oIsaken tiny covenant" etc. The whole
outward worship Of the kingdom had heen
turned towards idols. "And 1, even / on
ly, am left" Obadiah had preserved a
hundred prophets in cave. but as thew
oio not come forth to stand with Elijah
ne oic % not count them as anything.
IL 60 forth, and stand upon the
mount That is, just outside Of the cave.
he went to the opening and looked out
ana. behold, the Lord passed by" In
tne symbols OF his power. 90 great and
strong wind" A hurricane a tornado
Rent the mountains, and break in pieces
the rocks" write this Almost Iy1fh,,,
signs OF the effects Of such q tornado. IN
the White Mountains. THE Lord was not
In the wind" This was not HIS rnarke6
and peculiar manifestation. And after
the wind an earthquake" One of the most
terripie manifestations Of earthly nower
Ihe everlasting hills were scattered. the
perpetual hills did bow" s.But the 7 ora
was net in the earthquake" 1t was hut
the very slightest manifestation Of his al
mighty power.
II. Fire Lightning, vivid. continual
terrible. "AD@ after the IRE a sttII small
voice; LteI@ily, a sound of soft stiII-
Is Return on the way, back to Is
raeI' 10 the wilderness Of Damascus !"
which Is situated on the borders of fha
desert. Anoint sHa&aei to- be King ovar
syria He. the confidential oficer Of
bennadad, was to succeed him He was
20 pc tne means OF Furnishing Ahab and
Israel. and thus compel them TO repent-
ance and fitness for the better times"
10 Jehu to be king over II.
raeL he was TO destroy the house cf
AneD, root and branch, ana its idolatrv-
and to restore the worship OF Jehovah.
Esna to be prophet in thy
room To have some one to take I'm nj.
work which thus woold be carried 81,
Without ceasing. Gods Worknen Al.
but the work goes on"
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