The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-10-21
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson In the International Series
for October 20, 1eo4-"Elisha
and Naaman."
prepared by the Highway and By.
way" Preacher.)


Oh. Kings 5:l-ls; Memory verses, 1n-14)
Now Naaman. captain OF the host OF the
king OF Syria, was a great man with his
master. and honorable. because by him the
Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he
vas also mighty man in valor, but he was
a leper.
g And the Syrisns had gone out by COM
panies. and had brought away captive out
OF the land Of Israel a little maid; and she
waited on Eaaman's wife.
3. And she said unto her mistress: Would
God my lord were with the prophet that
is In Samaria, for he would recover him Of
his leprosy.
4 And one went in and told his lord. say
ing: Thus and thus said the maid that Is
of the land of Israel
5. And the king of Syria said. co to, 20,
and / will send letter unto the king of
Israel And he departed and took with him
ten talents OF silver. and six thousand
pieces of gold. and ten changes Of raj
ment
9. And he brought the letter to the king
of Israel. saying: Now, when this letter
is come unto thee. behold have Herewith
sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou
mayest recover him of his leprosy.
z. And II came TO pass, when the king OF
Israel had read the letter. that he rent his
clothes, and said: Am l God. TO Kill and
to make alive. that this man doth send
unto me to recover a man OF his leprosy?
Wherefore consider. 1 pray you. and see
how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
g. And 1t was so. when Elisha the man OF
God had heard that the king of Israel had
rent his clothes, that he sent to the king.
saying: Wherefore hast thou rent thy
clothes7 Let him come now to me. and he
shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
0. So Naaman came with his horses and
with his chariot, and stood at the door OF
the house of Elisha.
10. And Elisha sent a messenger unto
him, saying: Go and wash in Jordan seven
times, and thy flesh shall come again to
thee. and thou shalt be clean.
IL. But Naaman was wroth. and went
away and said: Behold, thought, He
will surely come out to me. and stand, and
call on the name of the Lord his God, and
strike his hand over the place, and recover
the leper.
L. Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers Of
Damascus, better than all the waters OF
| Israeli May 1 not wash In them. and be
clean? So he turned and went away In q
rage.
IL. And his servants came near. and spake
unto him and said: My father, II the
prophet had bid thee do some great thing,
| wouidest thou not have done 1t! HOW
much rather then. when he saith unto thee'
| Wash. and be clean?
IL. Then went he down, and dipped him.
| self seven times in Jordan, according to the
/ saying Of the man OF God; ana his flesh
| came again like unto the flesh OF a little
child, and he was clean.
| ScRIPTURAL SECTIoN.-Al OF Chap
ter g.
1 shall be healed; save me, and shall d
| saved."-Jer. I7:A-
TIME.-In about the eighth year OF -
horam, king of Israel. :.
/ PLACE-Damascus, Samaria, and ford
OF Jordan, about 25 miles from Samaria-
Il Ill ms frQ
A Hopeless Case (V. D.-A great gen
eral-A kings favorite-A distinguished
man-An honorable mana man o
valor-BUT A LEPER.
All the power, all the distinction, al
the honor, all the success which tE
world may give to man cannot cove
up that little word of three letters-BUT
Naaman had everything the world coul'
give-but he was a leper. There is
BUT that stands between every sou
and peace of mind and true haappines'
No matter what this world may say OF
soul, God has to add, But he Is sin
ner. The case is hopeless.
The Glad Tidings (Vs. 2-D.-Ther
was another, BUT a bright one, whic
had to be reckoned with in Naaman'
life. Naaman was leper, BUT ther
was a Hebrew maid in his househol
that knew God and Gods power to saw
Man is a sinner, Rom. 1923; John 1: 8
BUT Jesus has come ready to cleans
and mighty to save. ] John 1:e; Hell
7:25.
An Humble Messenger-"Captive on
of Israel a little maid''-Go
IL pleased to use very humble mean
sometimes. She was only little Ht
brew slave, but she had a message.
was % A simple message. She kne'
the true God. She knew of His servar
Elisha. and these two thoughts wer
the theme of her message. (2) A pos
g. tive message "He would recover hill
of his leprosy." There were no ifs. and
g or butts about II. The simple. positiy
Gospel message is the most powerful.
. The Quest for Help (Vs. 5-g.-Na;
/ man went with ID Credentials from Ii
D King, (2) Great treasure. But Mama
had to learn that Gods favor could NJ
be bought. There is nothing the soul ca
do to merit Gods saving grace. lisa, "a;
Conditions of Deliverance (V. 10.-S
simple. Seven dips in Jordan and the
healing. The way of salvation is {
n simple, so easy. so sure. Repentan'
: for sin, Faith in Christ as Saviour. Th;
n Naaman had arranged in his own mir
Just how he was to be healed is evidel
q from verse II. How common is tn
u mistake.
? The Peril of Pride Cvs. 11-12).-"Nai
man was wroth and went away" A
q how many souls quarrel with God b
e cause pride bars their way to salvatio
God is no respecter of persons" "
must all come as needy, helpless 81,
ners, or not at all.
The Deliverance Cvs. 13-1D.-Thar
e God there were wise servants in Ma
n mans retinue to advise him. Thar
God Naaman had sense enough to listt
e and courage enough to heed. Naams
d obeyed the prophets orders and vi
v cleansed. And when man is ready
obey God, deliverance always comes.
IL pa1iOious ThouOht