Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-07-27
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL.
Lesson in the International Series
for July 81, 19O3-.omri
and Ahab.'
Prepared by the Highway and BY
way" Preacher.)
tCops slght. 1904. by J, NJ r,dson.:

LESSON TENT.
q Kings ls:2S-s3: Memory Verses. So-SS,
y. In the thirty and first year of Asa
king OF Judah began omri TO reign over
Israel. II years: six years reigned he IN
rirzah.
81 And he bought the hlil Samaria Of
Shemer Tor two talents OF silver. and built
ON the hill, and called the name of the city
which he built after the name of Shemer
owner of the hill Samaria
=" nut omfi wrought evil in the eyes OF
,he Lord. and did worse than all that were
before him
Jeroooam the son of Nebat, and IN his
SIN whereMith he made Israel TO sin, to
provoke the Lord God OF Israel TO anger
with their vanities
% Now the rest OF the acts OF Omrt
wien ne ola, and his light that he showed
are theS not written in the book OF the
ShrohicIes OF the kings OF Israel?
% 90 omri slept with his fathers and
Was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son
/ relshsd in his stead
- And in the thirty and eighth year OF
Asa King of Judah began Ahab the son OF
omri 10 reign over Israel; and Ahab the
son OF Omri reigneG over Israel in Samaria
/ twenty and two years
~. Ana Ahab the son OF Omri did evil
Ia tae sight OF the Lord above all that were
before him.
u ma II came to pass. as IL IL had been
asht thing Tor him TO walk in the sins OF
'eroooam the son of Nebat. that he took
10 WIFE Jezcbel the daughter OF Ethbanl
king OF the Zldonlans. and went and served
Baal and worShiped him
o. ANA ne reared up an altar for Baal in
Ihe house OF Baal, which he had built in
Samara
-. And Ahab made y grove: and Ahnb
I'D more TO provoke the Lord God of Israel
10 anger than all the kings of lsrae, that
Were before him
THE LESSON includes Kings is:25-i6:s3.
giving portion Of the history OF the upper
kingdom which is not given in Chronicles
GOLDEN TE%T.-"R Righteousness xelt-
eth nation. but sin is a rcproach to any
people. Prov. 1874
IiME.-Thirty. i've years from the nc
cession of Nadab 10 that ot Ahnb ana tha
beginning OF Ahab's reign. Ahab came Ia
Inc throne 9lS Il. G. We 20 back over
twenty years in time from the lesson OF
laht SUNDAY TO take mp the story OF Ahab
and Elijah.
Events in Israel Included in This
Lesson.
Israel was plunged into a bloody period
or internal strife following the reign OF
baasha Baasha died in the twenty-sixth
/ year OF the reign OF Asa, king OF Judah ana
/ MS son. Elah. became king and re!gned two
years. when Himri, captain of half his
] army, murdered him. seized the throne
ana thcn slaughtered all of the ROYAL fam
ny. Himri reignCd seven days, and then
burned himself 10 death in the palace OF
IlZah 10 escape capture by Omn cam
tain OF the host Of Israel Half Israel then
ioio"ed Omri aud half Tibni. Warfare be-
/ tween the two divisions Of unhappy Israel
finally ended in the death of TlbnI whom
Omrl became sole king. Upon his death
Ahab, his son. became king in the thirty
eighth year Of the reign OF Asa king OF
judah.
Comparing Scripture with Scripture.
Bought the hill Samaria and built
on the hill'-the palace at the CAPITAL of
Tirzah was in ruins (see verse 1S). and
Omri selected this desirable site. COM
Dining as 1t did strength, beauty and fer
tility, for the royal buildings.
A WICKED FATHER.
"Omri. did worse than all that were
before him. Note the steady decline
IN the moral and religious conditions in
Israel. The seeds Of idolatry which
Jereboam had sowD are bringing forth
a terrible harvest. Gal 6:7-S Sins
road always runs downward.
Acts OF Omri. written. "-Itis a SOL
emn thought TO realize that God records
the acts OF men. Rom. 14:12. Even the
words spoken. Matt 1876. Rev.
20: 12-15. The record left for mans
reading was but small part Of this
wicked Kings most Ubiquitous reign.
God has the complete record. however.
and 1t will be brought forth some day.
"Omri slept with his fathers. Death
must come to all. The wicked may es-
cape God in this life. but deaths hand
drags into the presence of God.-2 Cor.
$40.
A MORE WICKED SON.
"Ahab. did evil in the sight Of the
Lord above all that were before him.
There were two reasons for this his
wicked father and his most wicked
wife. It is said that wife makes or mars
a man. Ruin came to Israel again and
again through matrimonial alliances.
See Josh. 23:12. 10; Neh. 23:13: %, 20.
Even Solomon made shipwreck in this
way. | Kings l1:1-5, and Jehoshaphat
fell into this snare later See Chron.
21:6
Jezebel, the daughter of the Zidonian
king, was utterly given TO the devil.
She 1t was who brought all the licen-
tiousness connected with the worship
Of Baal and Ashcroft The connection
between the indulgence Of impurity and
the declension Of the spiritual life liz
very close In Romans Paul tells us
that men that refuse 30 retain God in
their knowledge are given up to the
workings Of passion. They lose the
sweet. clear impression Of the truth and
nearness OF the Christ. BE purel
Reared up an altar for Baai The
sun was worshiped under various i'm
ages. Reference is made TO the one set
up by Ahab in 2 Kings 80 The priests
officiated barefoot and dancing and kiss
ing the image were among the chief
rites. From passive share in the wor-
ship Of Baal. he quickly passed 10 the
active participation and lent his ener-
gies and hngly wealth and influence TO
establish and enrcnd THE .L...l.-1,