Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-08-10
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson in the International Series
for August ID, 1eO4--"Ota-
diah and Elijah-1
prepared by the Highway and By
way" Preacher)
Copyright. 1904, by ]. NJ. Edson)
LESSON TEXT

LESSON TEXT
u Kings SI-16. Memory Verses 1860
| l. And IL came to pass after many DAYS
that the word OF the Lord came TO Elijah
! In the third year saying. Go. shew thyse.f
unto Ahab: and Will send rain upon the
/ earth
2 And Elijah went to shew himself unto
Ahab. And there was a sore famine In
/ Samaria
| j. And Ahab called Obadiah. which was
the governor Of his house. (Now Obadiah
reared the Lord greatly:
= For IL was so. when Jezebel cut or
IN" prophets OF the Lord, that Obadiah took
an hundred prophets. and hid them by
hfty in cave. and fed them with bread and
/ water)
! .. And Ahab said unto Obadiah. Go into
me iand. unto all fountains Of water. and
unto all brooks: peradventure may find
grass to save the horses and the mules
awe. that we lose not all the beasts.
D. So they divided the land between them
| to pass throughout 1t: Ahab went one way
by himself. and Obadiah went another way
/ BY himself
: 4 And as Obadiah was in the way. be-
mold Elijah met him: and he knew him.
ana feIl on his face. and said, Art thou that
my lord Elijah?
5. And he answered him. 1 am: go tell
thy lord, Behold. Elijah is here.
. And he said. What. have sinned, that
/ thou woulcst deliver thy servant into the
hands OF Ahab, to STAY me?
10. AS the Lord thy God liveth. there is
no nation O. kingdom. whittier my lord
hath not sent TO seek thee: and when they
said. He is not there; he took an oath
OF the Kingdom and alton, that they found
thee not
II. And now thou sayest Go, tell thy lord
Behold. Elijah is here
u And it shall come to pass. soon as
/ am gone from thee. that the Spirit of the
Lord shall carry thee whittier know not;
and so when ! come and tell Ahao, and he
cannot find thee, he shall stay me: but
thy servant fear the Lord from my youth.
l3 Was it not told my lord what did
when Jezebe slew the prophets OF the
Lord. how l hid an hundred men Of the
lords prophets by nifty in a cave, and fed
them with bread and water?
Il. And now thou sayest. Go. tell thy lord
Behold Elijah is here: and he shall STAY
Is And Elijah said. AS the Lord of hosts
!iNeth before whom l stand, l Will surely
shew myself unto him to-day.
10 SO Obadiah went 10 meet Ahab. and
told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
THE LESSON includes the three verses
following the lesson text. which give US
the account of the prophets interview with
Ahab. There is parallel in Chronicles.
GOLDEN TENT thy servant fear
the Lord from my youth. II Kings 1872
TIME.-About three and one-half years
after the first appearance of Elijah to
Ahab.
Carmel in the country northwest OF Jez-
reel.
Comparing Scripture with Scripture.
The Prophets Return: Note that:
% 1t was timed by God; after many
days"-God always acts in ''the fullness
of time" Gal. "A; Eph. ITO. etc. 1t
was not for Elijah to know until God
spoke. Remember Jesus rebuke, Acts
IL.
(2) 1t was ordered by God. When
God said Go" it was safe for Elijah to
return. The place of peace and safetyIs
with God.-Ps. Bile.
CD 1t meant blessing. God in the
person of His servant Elijah was to re-
turn to the land. Gods withdrawal
meant drought Gods return was to
bring rain. God sends blessings when
conditions permit. Ps. S6:5, Is. 81 Will
send rain upon the earth" We talk flip
PANTY of the weather the weather-fore-
caster gives us, and forget that nature
is under Gods control, and that He
sends the sunshine and the rainier.
APP: Ps. 147:8
(4) Elijah found conditions changed
Ahab had been searching for the prophet
with murder in his heart ". 100 now he
is seeking pasturages with anxious
dread Tvs. D, g. The famine had
reached to the kings gate ". q. How
the prophets words when predicting the
drought must have burned into his soul
How the consciousness of God must
have been forced upon him. The long
and terrible drought had subdued the
willful spirit OF king and people. 1t
had gained for God hearing-Hosea
SIS; Ps. IS: "a; 107:39
Meeting with Obadian.-Obadiah was
a Cody man ". 81 in Goddess house
hold. a man who served God in secret
How the wicked turn to the righteous
in time of trouble. Obadiah went out
seeking a spring of water, and he found
the one whose prayer would bring album
dance Of rain. John 1880 Oba-
diah's faithfulness won for him the
honor OF the first meeting with Elijah.
But he was terrified at Elijah's com
mand. Like many Christians to-day,
the fear Of man was upon him. and he
forgot that the God who sent him would
care for him.
Meeting with Ahab.-Elijah sent for
the king. The prophet went to meet the
God-fearing Obadiah, but he summons
the wicked Ahab TO come TO him. Here
is a suggestion Of the dignity and majes-
~ and power Of God which Will some day
be manifested as he summons before
His throne those who now wickedly and
rebelliously disdain Him. Matt. 1882:
Rom. 14:10-12. Note the two views OF
the situation Ahab I'm hardness OF
heart and blind unbelief charges the
prophet with troubling Israel Eek.
Jesus disciples are sometimes troubled
with blindness. Mark 6:52. But the
prophet puts the blame where II belongs.
q. IL "a L.. 4