The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-04
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR OCTOBER 8.

subject: The widows on Increased. III
| Kings, w, 1-s-G Golden Text Psalsn
xxxvii., S-Memory Verses, B-7-Com-
lnentary on the Days Lesson.
| r A widow in trouble u. AZ i. "a
/ certain woman" JossDhus says this
| woman was the widow Of Obadiah, Ahab'
| steward, and that the borrowed money
/ mentioned in the steEt had been expended
4 on the support Of the. hundred prophets
/ whom he hid and supported Il Kings
/ 1850. "Of the wives. etc. II appears
from this that thesz0embers Of the colleges
| Of prophets did not withdraw themselves
from common domestic life altogether
! Unto Elisha" Elisha made it his home in
/ Samaria u Kings 2:25: 6:32). This appeal
shows that he was looked upon as the lea1-
! er among the prophets. He seems to have
made journeys around the country for tbs
! purpose OF lnstrUetlng the people. We
hear of him IN various places. The creds
! tor The man here spoken of had evi-
| IDENTIFY been engaged in some transactions
! for which money had been borrowed and
had died before it could be paid off sTo
| be bondmen." The law Of Moses provided
! LEY. Is: 39-41) that in caser Of poverty and
! inability to pay his debts man and his
/ children might be sold and remain in bond
| thew 1925 shows that this law was still in
force in our Lords time. This fact, thus
incidentally introduced in history Of Elisha
shows that in his day the law of Moses
was the basis Of judicial and civil proceed
| ings in the kingdom Of Israel The terri
be tyranny of debt may fasten upon those
! who do their best to avoid it.. 1t is more
| keenly felt in proportion to the desire to
| do everything in the fear Of the Lord. 1t
| often brings suffering upon the family.
Grace cannot keep US from financial re-
verses.
.. y; The he, wp9a9 q; poverty q. y 2.
| you? The sons Of the prophets were poor
| and it would signify little to make collec-
tion for her among them. Elisha was also
a poor man. What hast thoH?" The
Lord always delights to take the little ~
have and increase it. He pursued th%
course in feeding the multitudes with
committed to her management, her need
mast be supplied by His blessing and in-
creasing that little pot of oil. The
/ only thing she had in the house was pot
| of oil. The word rendered pct is from a
root meaning 10 anoint'. and the clause
has been rendered, Save the oil with which
] shall anoint myself The word may be
noticed because at indicates the poverty of
| the widow. 1t was not the finest oil, such
1 as would be used for cooking food, that
| she had, but the more common kind which
| every Oriental makes use of after a bath.
Some think that this pot Of oil was what
this woman had kept for her burial: See
Matt. 26:12. Out Of this last pot Of oil
the sign Of her utmost poverty ElishG
1 furnished the source Of her future comfort
| and happiness.
| Ill The prophets advice Tvs. 3, Al, 8.
Borrow empty vessels" But why did
| not the Lord supply the vessels as He did
the oil? Simply because she had the abil-
! ity to obtain the vessels. Those who think
! it cripples their faith to help themselves
should remember that the exact opposite
is the case. What right have ! to expect
| God to undertake my case when / have
not done what can to help myself? mot
! few" This method Of aid was test Of
| her faith and an aid to her fsith. The as
! sistanee was given in way to benefit her
| and her sons in character and spiritual
I life.
/ 4. "Shut the door" So as not to draw
crowd of curious spectators round, or
| make vain and needless display of the
miracle. Some miracles God works in Sc
! fret for a chosen few. The work was to be
| done in quiet, without display, and where
| the moral influences might have their per-
! feet work. 1t was like praying in secret
Matt. 500. It is not in the crowd chat
God works His wonders in nature and
| grace; it is in the lonely place, to the SOLE
| tary individual. The one who would see
the grander revelations of God must turn
his back on the human multitude. Pour
out" God would supply the oil; from q
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ceases 10 now " - because there are no
empty vessels there no souls hungerlng
and thirsting for righteousness The re-
suits were according to her ta,th. Every
vessel she borrowed was niled WITH tns
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