The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-10-28
THE SUNDAY BIBLE. SCHOOL
Lesson in the international Series
for October 80, l90a-"EIsha
at Dothan.'
prepared by the "Highvpy ANA by
way Preacher


way" Preacher
copyright 1904. by AZ EseanJ
LESSON TENT Kings 6.S--3 mem
ors verses. l5-lZ Read KINGS 90 all
Is u q for The closing Incidents a tie .iis
~ Elisha
GOLDENTENT The angel 81 tie Lore
.frampeth round about them nat fear
lnu and dellvercih them ''-fs Af
Enthusiastically in the closing years u
J,lorAm King n Israel
PLACES Dothan and saHnfi1 TIE
former WAS about u miles not 20 ne
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The Lesson Outline.
THEME Dafgers and Deilycfances
/ letaers Danger and he4iN. ta1lee Va
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Tie Plot.-v :.
The Plot Revealed "
Tie Plot Thwaftcd. 10
Al E.ishas Danger end Deitesance.-
Va. ILL
rhe Exaggerated Enemy.-vs ~ H.
The Plot Against Elisha -v ~
3 The Hosts OF the Enemy -NH j.. -.
The Hosts OF the Lord -. lsl.
III The EreTnys Danger ard Lever
ancc.--Vs. ls-2S
Entrlppcd.-Ns lS- -
Helpless ~ 70
! Returning Good for Evi--v =
Comparing Scripture with Scripture.
lsraels Danger and DellVeranCe
IA The Plot V. S, Took counsel @ltA
bis servants" The wicked plotting
aaalnst Gods children. Ps. 31.l2, l4O:5.
syria IN her persistent EFFORT 10 en-
trap and crush Israel is typical Of the
devil Paul speaks Of the snares Of
the devil. | Tim 81 and > Tim. .26.
and Peter describes the devil as a
roaring lion, Pet 5:S. The prayer
of David. RS. 27:1l. should be our
prayer.
t2l The Plot Revealed " Sod,
from whom nothing can D. hid der.
28.2t. Who seeth the things done In
secret ops 44:2l and 9i:lD. Who
never slnmbers or sleeps Cps. l2l:4l,
r, .oaled the plottings OF Syrias King
10 Elisha, and the latter was thus
aoie to preserve Israel against most
powerful and crafty enemy. The
man of Coda type OF the Christ in
his watchcai and faithfulness TO-
wards Israel Christ in His relations
10 Ills disciples performs even a more
rerfect service Jesus knows all the
perils that threaten us. Heb 4:15.
sent unto the king Of Israel Eli
sAa sent TO the king. but Jesus comes
10 IT'S disciples lie warns us az danger.
Ho opens doors OF escape. Cor 1913:
Jude a.
l8 The Plot Thwarted v l0.-The
Hing listened to Eiisha's warning ard
obeyed It. thus repeatedly escaping.
If We will but hear Jesus as lie whis-
pers warnings to us and will then
obey. we shall escape, rs did Israel,
the snares set for our feet John
5:2i when we are entrapped i is
our own fault JAS. l:l4-l5
II EHsha's Danger and Deliver
arce CD The Exaspcrated Enemy
VS. III II What puppets the wicked
are In the hands Of Cod RS. 1910
aI.l3. and how impotent is Their
rae, The powerful king Of Syria, with
DTS vast army his able generals. his in.-
uerse resources, was utterly powerless
Whcn God was reckoncd into the ac-
count. IL always troubled. end exas-
,erated and disappointed enemy that
fights against God. Ps "a; rs. 76:10.
t2) The Plot Against Elisha, v 10.
The righteous when they take issue
Wlih evil are always marked as spe-
cial objects Of hatred and revenge.
g Tim 1912: Matt 5:ll-l2. But Eli
sha was not the man to flee and hide
himself. AT Dothan" was the place
N duty, and there Elisha stayed al
though II was most easy Of access for
the enemy. How little the servant
d the Lord has TO fear when he is
standing true TO God against the evil.
Ps 5R.22.
90 The Hosts OF the Enemy. VS. IA,
l5-How strong the evil seems; how
firmly entrenched; how tremendous
the odds appear. One defenseless
prophet and his panic-stricken serv-
ant and a vast army come 10 take
them. Shall we belittle the enemy
Shall we doubt their power for harm
and evil? MOI But we need TO see
the Lords hosts. II often seems as
n We were outnumbered. but we never
are Rom 1884, Chron. 1921. 8;
Matt 2s2o.
(i) The Hosts OF the Lord. VS. l6
lit takes the eye Of faith to see
The hosts OF the Lord are there. We
need to pray. Lord. open mine eyes.
glimpse OF Gods power and re-
sources will restore lost courage and
give strength. One with God is a
majority always Phil. 4.6. 4 Heb
1876
III. The Enemy's Danger and De-
liverance Cd Entrapped, VS.. IS. IS
The Lord taketh the wise in theil
own craftiness. Job 5:13; l Cor. 8. ~
How repeatedly Jesus entrapped His
enemies when they had CAREFUL,
planned to entrap Him.
(2) Helpless, " 90 No foe Is 81
powerful but that in the hands o
God he is absolutely helpless Tn
wicked are always blind. but some dal
they are TO come face to face viii
God then will they realize thei
weakness and helplessness.
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