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Concealed y E ia se net h he e
yant who. after some hesitation. through
The IN man p'e2i"eai God rhe atteF t hSH o.
p,,te ~ rs tsSt te establish me ,ssapsrioTlsy
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laid for Its execution. f
EIGHTH LESSON.-August DIST. Elijah
/ On Mount Carmel. Kings xviii, so-4s;
promon,ory. Mount Carmel about forty
q israel There az prophets q 81 BAL. il
associates. Ahab and his courtiers, as
serlbled. for the great test. After the
vain ssan, efforts .o secure proofs Of power
sacrifice was laid upor, an altar and wa
ss eao up FSgn ng sse
and the descending fire. consuming the
sacrifice, the wood. and the stones, and
licking H. i, up, the water. The prophets Of
then seized and slain.
NINTH LEssON-Aug. %, Elijah Dis.
couraged /. Kings XIX. l-s. The news Of
4 the triumph. over Baal and the slaughter
wife Of Ahab. aroused the onlniity Of that
wicked woman who declared her purpose
to slay Elijah. Alarmed at this threat
Elijah fed toward the south. Seated un-
he requested the Lord to allow him to die.
1t seemed to him that the cause Of right
eousness was lost and that there was
nothing more he could do. Sleep came to
him. for a time breaking in upon his
sorrow. And then an angel touched him
and he found a cake and Q, cruise OF
water for his hunger thirst. Refreshed he
4 travelled on southwark.
TENTH aLEsSoN-sept. 4. Elijah En-
RI rel T. K y a.
Horeb the mount Of God. at whose base
israel encamped after leaving Egypt
Elijah ,:aia entered Into 4; cave, There tne
Of forty days had not been heard came
to him with inquiry us to his motives. His
profession Of zeal and statement OF peril
were followed by divine direction to stand
Lord. Obcying he witnessed a strange phe-
nomena-a strong wind, the rendng
mountain the broken rocks, the earth
quake; but God was mot In these Then
came still small voice that aroused his
reverence and gave Instruction. He was
told to return to ano!n. another prophet
and two kings, with the announcement
who had not bowed the knee to BaaI.
ELEVENTH 1LEssON-sept, II, Elijah
Taken up to Heaven. II. Kings H.. I'LL.
The official career Of Elijah must tcrmi-
nate and another must come in his place
and continue his work. The method OF
preston upon all. Elisha, the successor
and close companion, was permitted to
witness y what transpired during the. clos
Gilgal, Bethel and Jericho, the great re-
iigious centers and sea IS of theological
learning. We're made to feel the influence
crossing OF the Jordan. the journey on the /
east side, the final request and promise,
the chariot Of fire, the ascending prophet |
I. and I'd the he descending mantle all tended to
"A ~nyr r. a. : Twin ffyv
y TWELFTH LESsON-Sept. IS; Israel
Reproved Amos. ". AIS. Passing over a
century Of history during which several
y. re !, kings ruled IN Israel. we come
ton was rapidly Fastening to, its over
throw, the patience OF the Almighty hav-gl
ing been exhausted. Distant sixty years i
only was the captivity. Once more tile
a warning voice. This mouthptece Of God
did not come from the schools-he was
herdman, called and qualified for his ms
sion by a. (, SPECIAL inducement. He de-
TO seek the Lord. He exposed and con-j
demned the prevailing wckedncss and |.
urged reformation. As motives to better
would be gracious unto those who turn to I;
him. .1'tis 4
!, LAST aWoRDS-We see in these lessons
the two sides Of life-that which, is against
GOD SOD and that which is submissive to him.
: ~ o''S % ~ o' SAAAcu w sven
kings and men in high station; the other
~ those who through self-denial and un-
. rsmany adverse circumstances stand for \
the right How obstinate are the wick cd, Fr
how they reject reproof and warning Fl
How subtle and persistent is evil! How
beautiful yet thankless. in those days
der that good man broke down. But
when one through fear forgets God and 4
takes to flight for afety he is laid aside
and another is called to service Behold /
Jeroboam and Ahab, types OF unEodly
rulers: Behold Asa and Jehoshaprat, rep.
resentatives of God fearing kings Behold
Elijah, Elisha and Amos n,injst avg is.int II