The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-09-20
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
NTERNATloNAL LESSON COMMENTS
For SEPTEMBER rs.


Summary ana Topics.
Lesson I.--Topic: Rehoboam's answer
to the ten tribes and their revolt Place:
The assembly was held at Shechem. After
Eolomon's death the people assembled at
Shechem to choose a new King. Solo
mons son, Rehoboam, was heir to the
throne; he was young and tender heart
ed, but vain and wicked; the people asked
to be relieved of excessive taxation; Re-
hoboam counseled with the people as to
what answer he should give; he forsook
the counsel of the old men and listened
to the counsel Of the young men; ne re-
turned stern reply and said that ne
would be more severe than even his father
Solomon had been; ten of the twelve
tribes then revolted and chose Jeroboam
as King
r. Topic; Jeroboam's effort to estab-
fish himself ia his kingdom. Place: The
northern part of Palestine. As soon as
Jeroboam was declared King Of the ten
tribes, he took measures to establish him-
self in his Kingdom; there were bright
prospects before him; he enlarged and
fortified several cities; he then took steps
to keep lis people from going to Jerusa-
lem to worship, fearing that if they did
their hearts would become attached to Re
hoboam and that they would kill him; he
made two calves Of gold and set one up in
Bethel and the other in Dan, urging the
people to worship in these cities instead Of
going to Jerusalem. This became sin,
for the people soon fell into idolatry
LII. Topic Judah's prosperity and vic
tory. Place: Judah, Asas kingdom. Aft
ter the death Of Rehoboam, Abijah, his
son, reigned in his stead; his reign was
short, and at his death, Asa. his son,
reigned in judah forty-one years Asa was
q good King and did that which was right
in the sight Of the Lord; he removed the
oil Il
set up in the kingdom, and broke down
the images which had been erected to-
idols; he commanded his people to seek
the Lord and to obey the law he fortified
the cities in Judah; the land had rest from
war many years; Asa raised an army to
meet the Philippians who came against
him; the battle was set in array; Asa
Philippians to flee.
~. Topic Jehosaphat establishing
judiciary. Place Jehoshaphat reigned
over Judah At the death Of Asa,
Jehoshaphat, his son, reigned in his stead
for twenty-five years. Jehoshaphat was a
good King and trusted God; he thorough
" cleansed the land Of idolatry, but he
committed a great error in joining HIM
self to Ahab; he went with Ahab to tight
against Ben-hahad, King of Syria; the
prophet Of the Lord warned him not to
go, but he did and Ahab was slain Then
Jehu, the prophet, reproved Jehoshophat
for helping the unQodly.
". Topic: The idolatry Of Israel,s kings.
Place: Omri and Ahab reigned over the
ten tribes. Omrl and Ahab were both
very wicked kings; they led the people
into the worship Of idols and fully estab-
lished Baal worship in the land; the pro-
phets Of God were slain and His worship
forbidden; Omri founded the city Of sa-
mara and made it his capital; at his
death Ahab, his son, reigned in his stead:
Ahab was worse than any Of the kings
that had preceded, for he married Jezebei,,
heather woman; he built house in
honor Of Baal in Samaria and set up i'm
ages. to the heather god; the judgments
OF the Lord Tell upon Ahab, and he was
slain in battle.
vi. Topic. Ehjah's obedience and faith.
Places: Samaria, Brook Cherith, and Zare-
phath. Elijah the prophet appeared to
Ahab and told him that there would be a
great dought and famine in the land
which would continue three years; the
Lord seLt Elijah to the brook Cherith;
the ravens fed MIN there; the brook dried
up; Elijah was sent to Zarephath; Wild
ow woman was commanded to feed Elijah:
he asked her for little water; told her
to bring him a morsel Of bread; she said
she. had but little; Elijah encouraged her
and asked her TO bring him cake first;
he said they would all be supplied
Ahab. Place: Somewhere in Ahab's
kingdom. The famine had lasted three
years and Elk months; the supplies were
exhausted; the Lord told Elijah to show
himself to Ahab; Obadiah and Ahab were
seeking grass; suddenly Elijah appeared
to Obadiah and asked him to tell Ahab
that Elijah was there; Obadiah feared and
said that if he should tell Ahab that Eli
jah was here, and then the prophet did
not appear to Ahab, he would be slain:
Elijah said that he would certainly appear.
VIII. Topic Elijah convincing Israel
that Jehovah is the true God. Places:
Mount Carmel and Jezreel. "A test was
| proposed by Elijah ia order to prove that
he was the true God; BaaPs prophets pres
pared their sacrifice and called upon their
god to send fire; no answer; Elijah pres
pared his offering; dug a trench covered
the offering and the altar and filled the
trench with water; Elijah then called
| upon God and fire fell from heaven the
sacrifice and the wood and the stone were
consumed, and the water in the trench,
was licked up; the people said, Jehovah.
is God. The $50 prophets Of Baal were
slain.
TX. Topic: Elijah's fight. Places Jez-
reel Beersheba and Horeb. Ahab told
Jezebel all Elijah had done; Jezebel sent
be killed; Elijah fled for his life; dismissed.
his servant; went days journey into the
wilderness; sent angels to care for him.
X. Topic: Gods manner of dealing with.
/ Elijah. Place: Horeb the mount OF God.
Elijah was at Horeb or Sinai in cave.
God asked Elijah why he was there; Eli.
| jah told the Lord how jealous he had
! been, and how they had sought his life; Z.
! God caused q great wind to rend the
mountain and break the rocks, and after
4 the wind an earthquake, and after the.
! earthquake fire, but the Lord was not
1 revealing Himself in these; following these
manifestations the Lord spoke in 4 still
4 small voice.
! XII. Topic The parting Of Elijah and
/ Elisha. Places; Gllgal, Bethel. Jericho.
| and the place where Elijah was translat.
| ed; Elijah made q farewell visit to the
i schools Of the prophets; Elijah asked Eli
sha what he should do for him; Elisha
/ said, Let a double portion of thy spirit
| be upon me" Elijah went up by whirI-
wind into heaven
| XII. Topic: Israel reproved and exhort-
ed to seek God: Places Amos was ma
/ tive OF Tekoa, but prophesied at Bethel.
Jeroboam II. was King Of Israel; the
kingdom was prosperous and rich; the
people were very wicked and were wor-
Shipping idols; because of their sins Amos
tells them that they would be carried into
captivity.
Mountains Are Melting.
The Intense recent heat, says Geneva
special in the London Express, has had an