The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-10-14
THE SUNDAY BICLE SCHOOL
Lesson in the IntsrnatioA a. Series
for October 10. iOos-"Eh. IA
and the Shunammits
prepared by the Highway and By.
way" Preachsr)
(t1pyr.sff lrO4 ~ "a Eaaonl


or God 70 Mount Carmel And u came 20
pass. when the n an ~ God saw her afG-
on. that ke said Oh Oehazi BIS servant. Be
loid. yonter Is that shunammite:
=. Run now. pray thee. % meet her and
say unto her. d. f. Well With tkee2 Is 4,
WEI with thy husband Il % We. with he
ch..tf Ald she answered. 10 Is we.
q And when sLe game 20 The man n Cod
- tie h. size caught him Is the feet. bui
rthazi cam" near % thrust her away. And
We man ~ God said. Let Ter alone. iOI
nrf sou. is seSei within her and the Lord
ham hil q from me. and hath not tod ne
= Ihen sfe SAID. Do / desire son q
no .oriF DiI ! not say. DO not deceive
meg
- Then b. said to Getazl Grid up ny
40lAs, and take my san 20 th.r- hand. and
80 .hy way II thou meet any man salute
him not. AM ~ aly salute thee. answer
Rim not again. and Jas ms stan up3a The
face Of the child
o. And the mother ~ he cLi.c said As
! tie LorI .iyeth an4 as lily sou. .iNetL. !
VII not leave thee And re arose and
followed her
81. And Geiazi passed on before them.
ard laid tie stan upon thc face OF the child.
but there Was neither volee. nor hearing
Wherefore be- went again % meet him auo
to.i him saying The child is not az ake1
- And wien Elisha was come .nto The
house. behold. tEe had Vas lead. and laid
Up9n his bed.
- lie went in there:ors. and shut he
door upon them twain. and pray % Unto the
LORD.
81 And he went up. and as upon ths
skid. and put has mouth upon his mouth.
and his eyes upon his eyes ana Lis hands
Upon his hands. ard he stretched himself
upon ne child, and the flesh u the cEi.c
"axed warm
s. Then he returned and walked ~ thI
house u ana fro. and went Up az sisetchss
himself upon him ana tie cti.i sneezei
seven times and the child opened Ills eyes
- And lie called Gehazi. ana said. cal
this shunammlte So he called Ter. AM
wien ste Was come Ia unto aim. re SAID
lake W thy son
n Then Sic went IN. and fell AZ rs feet
aid bowe1 herself 90 the gr0unii an1 TOOK
~ her son. and went out
sCRIPTCRAL SECTION The who's
s.5ry OF tie shunamulte woman beginning
=. verse
GOLDEN TENT The gifi ~ God ia
cternAl life through Jes Is Christ OIL Lord
Rom 8 -
TINE -Jncer ain.
PLACE -sh-inem a Few miles south o.
Nazareth Ssmarla ne probable nome
d Elisha. and Mount carmel. where TINS
~ phet often sought retirement
Burdened Souls Succored.
Prophets Presence Gained tNs. 70
2Sl The FIRST thing that impresses il
self upon us in connection with this
lesson is the desperate need q this
5rOkeu-hearted mother Her only boy
the gift OF God 70 her for her kindness
20 the prophet III Kings : SID. hac
died suddenly. probably from sunstroAs
US. iS-20) All. what . heart-breakeI
death is. And God is the only one
Who can heal the cruel wounds The
shunammite would not carry her bur
zen alone. She must go 90 the prophe'
81 God. The sisters in the stricken
home at Bethany would not carry their
burden alone They must tell Jesus
John ll.sl
In her sorrow the Shunammite was
no, rebelliOus There is a beautifully
touching suggestion in verse 81. where
sic took her lifcless darling and laid
him on the bed OF the prophet. OF
faiths submission TO God God had
given and God had taken away Jol
t:2l)
Prophets Services Won (Ns 2S-3D
-Gehazi would not do, The Shunam-
mite must have Elisha. Gehazi's par,
In this story is suggestive OF the hin
s-ances which may lie in the pathway
II the seeker after God of the futility
of human means 10 restore life II re
minds Us OF the disciples failure &c
heal the demoniac son and OF the final
appeal TO Jesus Luke 9: 37-4O. Why
should we be content with the Gehazi
when we may have the Christ HIMSELF
Note three things in connection with
the Shunammites interview with the
prophet;
/. The soul unburtened-sh told
The prophet all.
, The soul hanging on-"As Jeho-
yah liyeth and as thy soul liveth. will
not leave thee" The Jacob spiri, lGen
1920 is the spirit that always OBJ
tains the cooperation and help " God
Note the parallel in this particular be-
tween tho Shunammite woman and the
Syrophenician woman mark :: 25-29)
8 The soul triumphant-"And he
arose and followed her
The Blessing Obtained US 32-27) -
The prophet saw the need before him
ne heard the mothers sobs lie knew
her lssi-s. but before he could serve
ler he must seek Tie Lord in prayer.
he mus, learn Gods Will Then he was
ready 10 lay out his life for the Ne u
the child MOUTH 90 mouth eye to eye
hands 70 hands His vitality going
into the cold. dead frame OF the boy.
And az last tie responding life-ifs
given from God En- response 70 faiths
plea and loves sacrifice of self Here
ls q lesson for every servant Of God
With dead souls an about and Christ
waiting 20 give life. We need 10 get into
close contact with them. We need 10 put
mouth 70 mouth. and eye 20 eye. and
bands 20 hands in order that we may
warm 10 The life-eiving power Of Jesus
Faiths plea and lOTe's sacrifice will
bring the awakening thrill. and the
opening eye. and lot souls all about
rs VIZ be saved Let MS give ourselves
10 the task as urreservedly and earn
-stly as dld the prophet
n,,,-...ta from the Rams Horn