The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-07-14

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sUBJEcTs-Eiijah's Flight and -
THE LESSON.
1. The Flight Of Elijah.-vs, 1,
-And Ahab told Jessbel all thai \
had done:" But the story did n,
feet her - the actual events +,
have done.
Q. Then Jezebel sent q me...
unto Elijah" who had wisely i
without the city. $50 let the eoS
to me, and more:" A common =,
that age. "If l make no, ,hy n
the life Of one Of them" Tn
prophets Of Baal.
s. HE arose and went for nj, \
He knew all the byways. and h,r'
out of the kingdom of Jezebel ID,
sheba on the farthest verge N
kingdom Of Judah, a run Of s J
that must have tried even hh }
frame and trained endurance
II. Elijah in the Dungeon Of \
Despair.-V. 4. HE himself WI
days journey into the wilden1
Elijah did not feel himself saa
he was beyond the territory Of
for Jehos shophat was closely AL
Ahab Il Kings 22:4); and his d
horam married the daughter Of II
(2 Chron. 21:e; 2 Kings S:ls). :
sat down undera juniper tree:'
the broom-plant, Genista, reten
Although but q bush, it is larses
to give considerable shade and !
ton. The pent-up emotions i
spirit, which had gone through
mendcus q strain, broke up u
terrible sob, when the strong mn
q tired child, requested for
that he might die." II am 10,
than my fathers:" Who died u
reforming the world.
III. The Causes and Cure oil
Despondency.-Vs. 6-16. The flint
was physical. 1t was the reacaa
exhaustion Of physical and nerd
ergy, after the excitement and
nervous strain Of his great w
Carmel. The cure was twofold l
~ sleep. s. HE lay and slept
juniper trees" "He giveth His
sleep."-Psa. 1877; (2)food. n
angel touched him." The unas
its are not all evil, but mon
mightier are the angels who d
through mans history been hhl
6. "And behold acah
had been) baken on the Goals"
! bers): Simply the ordinary ioa
desert Arabs. "And o cruise (al
Of water:" For US, too, in ourh
discouragement, God has prohii
ing waters and the mama fron
in His Word, and in the pruI
the Holy Spirit. "And laid h,
again." Not because he did Da|
ciate the gift, but from bis q
exhaustion. Sleep had otyai
work.
The second cause was lonellI
want of human sympathy. q
doest thou here, Elijah" Il
awakening cry, TO show him As'
fur away from his field Of wort
10. II have been very jealou
willing that any other god shs'
the honor and worship that hsd
Jehovah. "For the children
have forsaken thy covenants
whole outward worship Of thsH
had been turned towards idoh
I, even I only. am left:" 0ha
preserved hundred prophstsh
but as they did not come forth
with Elijah he did not count
anything. He felt himself toh
an awful desolation.
The cure was found (l) !H
lowed memories Of Horeb. b
revealed Himself to Moses,
also been discouraged. Suc
slowly come out Of worse t1
those Of Elijah. (2) In V.lsn
assures Elijah that there W
true followers of Jehovah .
Elijah had counted wrong o.
men are continually doing.
II. "Go forth and stand 2
mount" That is, just ouia1
cave. He went to the open
,, looked out. "And, behold,
, passed by:" In the symbols
. power
12. "Fire:" Lightning, uV
: ual, terrible. "And after ths'
small voice:" Literally. .
soft stiffness"
13. "That he wrapped bis
, mantle:" In reverent awes'
!. Of God. The first lesson
taught Elijah was that be
: wrong tests to his work. d.
I, cess was not to be measurea
. that strike the senses, by n'
shoutings Of the people @
: These pass away, but the ~
: does not pass away with
!, showed Elijah also His metis
. ress by silent, invisible D"
forces. not easily measured
The Fourth Cause was 'n'
a Active Work for the Cause
:, doest thou here?" Why az
where your work is? Many,
n respondent be0use he is ."
A work for q good cause.
IS. "Return on thy va!