The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-10-21
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson in the International Series
for October %, 1904-"Ehsha
and Naaman"
prepared by the Highway and BY
way" Preacher.)

tl Kings oI-l4. Memory yorscs. lQ-l4)
Now Naaman. captain Of the host Of The
hhg Of Syria, was great man with his
master. and honorable. because by him the
Lord had given dcliveranco unto Syria, he
was also mighty man In valor. but he was
d ieper.
And the syrians had gone out boy COM
panies. and had brought away captive out
or the land OF Israel little maid. and she
waited on Naaman's wife
3. And she said unto her mistress. Would
God my lord We're with the prophet that
Is IN Samaria. for he would recover him Of
his leprosy.
a. And one went in and told his lord. say
ing; Thus and thus said the maid that Is
of the land Of Israel.
8. And the king Of Syria said: Go TO. go.
aud 1 Will send letter unto the king Of
Israel And he departed and took with him
ten talents Of silver and six thousand
pieces of gold. and ten changes Of raj
ment.
e. And he brought the letter to the king
OF Israel. saying: Now, when this letter
is come unto thee. behold have herewith
sent Naaman my servant 20 thee. that thou
mayest recover him Of his .oprOsy.
T. And 10 came 20 pass when the king OF
Israel has read the letter. that be rent his
clothes. and said: Am / God. 20 Kill and
20 make alive. that this man doth send
unto me TO recover a man Of his leprosy 2
Wherefore consider / pray you, and see
how be sookcth a quarrel against me.
s. And 10 was so. when Elisha the man OF
God had heard that The lSng Of Israel had
rent his clothes. that he sent TO the king.
saying: Wherefore hast thou rent thy
clothes? Let him come now 70 me, and no
shall know that there is a prophet In Israel
g. SO Naaman came with his horses and
with his chariot. and stood al the door OF
the house Of Elisha.
TO- And Elisha sent messenger unto
him. saying. Go and wash in Jordan seven
times. and thy flesh shall come again to
thee. and thou shalt be clean.
H. But Naaman was wrOth, ana went
away. and said: Behold. 1 thought no
will surely come out to me. and stand. and
call on the name Of the Lord his COD, ana
strike his hand over the place, and recover
the leper
Il Are not Abana and Pharpar. rivers OF
Damascus. better than all the waters ot
Isrsel2 May ] not wash In them. and be
clean2 So BE turned and went away IN a
rage
L. And his servants came near, ana spake
unto him and said. My father, II me
prophet had bid thee DO some great thlhs'
wouldest thou not have done III no"
much rather then when he satin unto lhee'
Wash, and be clean!
a. Then went he down. and dipped MIN
self seven times In Jordan, ACCORDING 70 'he
saying Of the man Of God, ana MS '',1 hssn
came again ike unto the flesh OF h''o
child. and be was clean.
sCRIPTURAL SECTION.-An OF CHAP
ter :. or-s o,d
7 shall he healed: save me, and / SHAH DC
saved. ."-Jer. Hl4.
TINE.-In about the eighth year OF Je-
horam. king Of Israel. ,x,.
PLACE.-Damascus Samaria, and iorus
of Jordan. about 25 miles from samaria
story of Salvation illustrated
A Hopeless Case (V. D.-A great gen.
eral-A kings favOrite-A distinguished
man-An honorable mana man oil
valor-BUT A LEPER.
All the power, all the distinction al
the honor. all the success which ths
world may give to man cannot cover
ND that little word Of three letters-BUI.
Naaman had everything the world could
eive-but he was leper. There is
BIJT that stands between every soul
and peace OF mind and true happiness
No matter what this world may say OF
soul. God has to add, But he is a SIN
ner. The case is hopeless.
The Glad Tidings (vs. 2-D.-Ther'
was another. BUT a bright one, which
had TO be reckoned with in Naaman
life Naaman was leper. BUT there
was a Hebrew maid In his household
that knew God and Gods power to save
Man is A sinner, Rom. 1923; John 49,
BUT Jesus has come ready to cleanse
and mighty to save John 1:S; HE'D
1925
An Humble Messenger-"Captiye oul
~ Israel a little maid"-God
is pleased to use very humble means
sometimes. She was only little He
brew slave. but she had message. II
WAS 0) A simple message. She knew
the true God. She knew Of His servant
Elisha and these two thoughts were
the theme Of her message. (2) A posi-
tive message. "He would recover him
of his leprosy." There we're no Ifs, and'
or butts about II. The simple, positive
Cospel message is the most powerful.
The Quest for Help (Vs. 5-e).-Naa'
man went with C1) Credentials from thu
King (2) Great treasure. But Naamar
had TO learn that Gods favor could no
be bought. There Is nothing the soul car
do TO merit Gods saving grace. lsa' 64'6
Conditions Of Deliverance V 1O).-S'
simple Seven dips in Jordan and theI
healing. The way OF salvation is 81
simple. 80 easy. so sure. Repentance
for sin. Faith in Christ as Saviour. Tha
Naamen had arranged in his own mine
inst how he was 10 be healed is eviden
from verse II. How common Is thii
mistake.
The Peril Of Pride (Vs. 11-12).-"Naa
man was wroth and went away" All
how many souls quarrel with God be
cause pride bars their way to salvation
Good is no respecter Of persons W.
must all come as needy. helpless sin
ners. or not at all.
The Deliverance (Vs. 13-1D.-Thanl
God there were wise servants IN Naa
mans retinue to advise him. Thanl
God Naaman had sense enough TO lister
and courage enough to heed. NaamaT
oheved the prophets orders and wa
cleansed. And when man Is ready t
obey God. deliverance always comes.