The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-12-14
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR DECEMBER 10.
Review OF the Fourth Quarter - ReAe
Psalms kill, 1-1t-Golden Text, Luke
w., g. Topic; Israel's Decline anf

Psnifns lx11f., l-lt-GOldeu Text, Luke
iv., g. Topic, Israei's Decline anf
Fall.
Lesson I. Topic: Elisha entering upor
this work, as a prophet. Place: Gilead,
east Of the Jordan. Elisha saw Elijah
father, my father, the chariot of Israel
and the horsemen thereof" Elisha tool
up Elijah's mantle; returned to the Jor.
dan, smote the watersi the river was
divided; Elisha crossed over on dry
ground; the spirit of Elijah rested on
Elisha; fifty sons of the prophets asked
the privilege Of seeking Elijah; Elisha re.
fused; they urged until Elisha was
ashamed; he permitted them to go; they
sought three days, but found him not.
The men of Jericho told Elisha that the
water of the city was poor; Elisha cast
salt into the spring of the waters and the
waters were healed.
widow and her family. Place: Not known.
woman in trouble came to Elisha and
said that she had been the wife of one
OF the prophets, but that her husband
was now dead and the creditor had como
to take her sons as bondsmen. Elisha
said: What shall | do for thee? Tell me,
what hast thou in the house?' She replied
that she had nothing save a pot of oil.
Elisha instructed her to borrow vessels
OF her peghbors, mot few" She wcs
then told to poui out oil into all the Dor.
rowed vessels, and set aside those which
were filled. She did so and all of the yes.
sells which she had borrowed were filled;
the, prophet instructed her to sell the oil
and pay the debt, and to use what re.
manned over foi herself and children.
lll. Topic: Restoring the life of dead
child. Places: /. Shunem. 9. Mount
Carmel, Elisha in his work as a prophet
travelled from place to place; he frequently
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tertained by one OF the leading families of
the place; as reward for this woman's
kindness Elisha promised that within a
year she ,hould embrace a son; when the
child was four or five years old it was in
the harvest fields with its father; it was
suddenly taken sick; carried to the house;
died at noon; the mother went to find
Elisha; the woman told Elisha about her
great affection; Elisha went with her;
the child was restored to life.
~. Topic: The healing OF a leper.
Places: /. Damascus. 2. Samaria These
cities were about llO miles apart. Naaman
was leper. The Syrians had taken cap.
tive little maid who waited on Naaman's
wife. This child told her mistress about
the prophet in Samaria. 1t was probably
Naaman who told the king of Syria what
the captive girl mad said. The king sent
Naaman to the king of Israel. The king
Of Israel rent his clothes; thought the
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Elisha sent to the king asking that Naa-
man be sent to him; Elisha instructed
him to wash in the Jordan seven times
Naaman was healed.
V. Topic Divine protection. Places:
I. Samaria. 2. Dothan. The king of
Syria wa, warning against, Israel; Elisha
warned the king of Israel of the plans
OF the Syrians; Israel was thus saved from
defeat by the Syrians; the king of Syria
asked his servants to show which of them
was informing the king OF Israel; they
replied that none OF them were acting as
traitors, but that Elisha, the prophet, was
telling che king of Israel the words which
he spoke in his bedchamber; the king of
Syria sought Elisha; found him in Dothan;
sent horses and chariots and a great
host to take him; the Syrians were smitten
with blindness; Elisha led them to Sa-
maria; the king of Israel asked if he should
smite them; Elisha provided for their
came no more unto the land of Israel.
vi. Topic: Joash made king. Place:
Jerusalem, the capital of the southern
kingdom. Our lessons now return to the
kingdom of Judah. AT the death of Je-
horam, Ahaziah became king; at his death
manded that all the members of the royal
family be put to death; in. the midst of
the general slaughter, Joash was hidden
in the temple, where he remained con-
cealed for six years; Jehoiada the high
priest then brought him out and made him
king.
VII Topic: Gods house repaired.
Place. Jerusalem. As soon as Joash be-
came king steps were taken to lnaugurate
great reformation, and solemn covenant
was made between the Lord, the king
and the people; Baal worship was over
thrown, and the priests and the Levites
were appointed to serve in the temple;
a chest was placed beside the altar in the
priests court, and the people were asked
to put their offerings in the chest. In this
way much money was raised, and the tenn
pie was repaired.
VIII. Topic: Isaiah warning Judah
Place: Jerusalem, the prophets home.
There was great prosperity in Judah, but
in the midst OF it the people were rebel
lious and profgate, the claims of God
were forgotten, and His worship ignored.
Isaiah saw that because OF their wicked
ness the Lord would soon permit heather
nations to carry them away captive; he
warns the people.
TX. Topic: The evil effects of strong
drink. Isaiah shows that the people were
especially given to drunkenness. The land
was filed with tilthiness, and God pro-
nounced woe upon them because of this.
To-day the liquor traffic is like cancer
eating the very lite out OF society; it de-
stroys the morals OF the country and
blghts wherever iG touches. The man who
sanctions this jniquitous business is a par
taker of all the evil connected with it.
X. Topic: The temple rededicated.
Place: Jerusalem. HezelSiah was the
twelfth king of Judah; he sought the Lord
earnestly; under Ahaz the people had be-
come exceedingly wicked, and the kingdom
was fast going into decay, but now Heze-
kiah cleansed the temple; made great
offerings unto the Lord; he and the people
worshiped the Lord; the singers sang; the
people brought sacrifices in such great
numbers that it became necessary for the
Levites to assist the priests.
NJ. Topic: The cause of the captivity.
Place. Samaria. Hezekah was king of
Judah; Hoshea was king OF Israel; the
kingdom OF Israel had become thoroughly
corrupt and the government was now over
thrown, and the people were carried away
captive; Shalmaneser and the Syrian army
came upon them and besieged Samaria for
three years; Samaria was taken; Shalman-
eser was succeeded by Sargon, one of his
generals. Although Israel was very wick.
ed yet God put forth every effort possible
10 save them; they had been warned by
the prophets and urged to repent, but
Israel was rebellious and would not listen,
therefore the Lord removed the ten tribes
put Of the holy lard and none but the