The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-25
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both o. them for the rood on ~. q
and both coutaining tests - ~
training In trust Ftrst, Chsc. .n
then Q glance at the relieious - w
the nation during the inter,>reN
and then the lesson verses H. ans
TINE-ElishA died early N =
Of Jshoa:n. sts-sse 2. c. tor 1i-n1
\ EXPLANATORY.
]. Tho Prophet and the s,...
6smaris--A few ys9s after oSS
lesson, still In the reign Of Jss..
the Syrians besieged Samaria 20 .,"'
that there wes the utmost dist,..s
is probable that ElishA bad shos.
king that this misfortune v,.
fruit Of HE sinA
Then came the word Of tAs -,
Elisha, and he announced To n. \.
that within ~ hours plenty A.s
reign In the city.
As promised, the relief came n
ing the night the Syrians heard ny
countable sounds echoing amor. \
hills, as Of horses and chariot, =
ing toward them. They thought 4.
the hosts Of the warlike Hitute.t
the north were coming. and thew y
in panic. leaving their supple, h
hind them.
Thus was fulfilled the promh.
Elisha. No sooner had the mess.n,.
delivered their glad tidings tha. n
people Of Samaria begun to Don, !,
multuously out Of The gates, TO Nm
themselves on tho food and on n
spoil.
II. The Political Changes in I'm.
were. the extinction Of the hou. I
Ahab. the coming Of a new dyu,.]
into power through Jehu, as toretoi1
by Elijah, the destruction Of Baal WOW
ship and violent reforms, consid.,
prosperity. several serious invasion
from Syria and Assyria, and at las !
very low condition politically at M
time of Ehsha's dedth,
III. The Dying Prophets Las. Gih|
VS.. 14-as. After the death Of J,I,
the kingdom became greatly w,,l.
ened. The 6yrisns were the chief en-.
mics, and they had taken from Isr,,l
their possessions east Of the Jord,a
(2 Kings 10: a2-sa), and had desol.td
and devastated the kingdom, and .
reduced Its resources that the hus
had but so horsemen and ten chariot.
In his army Of 10000 footmen e Klac
1870 when his young grandsoo
Jehoash came to the throne.
Elisha. now an old man, over 80 y.sn
Of age. is lying on his deathbed Ii
Samaris. II. The king came down
from his palace to the lowly abode 0!
the prophet. "and wept over his face
70 my father" Expressing the kind
and loving interest the aged proph.,
tookin the eyoung king. "The chariot 0,
Israel, and the horsemen thereof
The prophet of God was Of more var,
for the defense Of the kingdom thanas
army with chariots and cavalry.
Is. ''Take bow and arrows:" Va l.
to II describe q symbolical action Is,
preparation for the test which wu h
follow. II said to the king: shootin,
the arrow means victory over your op
pressors. And the king understood Ii,
symbol. For II was an ancient Gun
tom to shoot an arrow or cast o spea
into the country which an army IN
tended to invade.
16. elisha put his hands upon th
kings hands:" To show that God
power would work through the.king
hands.
II. "Open the window, eastward:
Toward the scene Of the recent defeat
Of Israel by Syria. and where Syrian
still held the country. THE arrow Q
the Lords deliverance:" This was sal
TO explain to Joash the meaning Of Ii
symbolical action and the one to 70
low. It meant deliverance from Ii
power Of Syria. "Aphek:" A tow
now called Fix, six miles east Of Ii
Sea Of Galilee. ON the road to Dana
Gus.
IS. "And he said: Take the a
rows:" That IL, those left In the quve
"Smite upon the ground" Shoot the
one after another to the ground 0,
OF the same eastward window. Il
was not merely to shoot, he was
HIT" And he smote thrice, and stage
He had so little faith, 90 little earres
ness that instead Of shooting till Il
prophet told him to stop, or till evel
arrow was gone, he sped three arro'
and bssely stayed his hand.
10. sand the man Of God was wroth
lie was indignant that when SUI
blessings were offered. when such d
liverence for his native land was
most thrust upon him, such o mob
snd splendid career was opened befo
him, the young king should be % wea
so blind, 80 wicked % to throw aw'
bis opportunity. Thou shoulde
have smitten flve or six times:" "
should have shown zeal, and faith, a
sornestness by shooting more arrov
q l.