The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-02
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson in the international Series
for September a, 1eo4-"Eh-
jah Encouraged"
prepared by the Highway and BY
way" Preacher.)
tCOpyfIBht. Is0f. By J. NJ Edson-D
LESSON TEXT.


lodged there: and. behold, the word OF
the Lord came to him. and he said unto
him. What doest thou here EliJah7
10. And he said. have been very Jealous
for the Lord God of hosts: for the children
of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant.
thrown down Thine affairs. and slain Thy
prophets with the sword; and ]. even ! only.
am left; and they seek my life. to take IL
away.
II. And he said. Co forth. and stand
upon the mount before the Lord. And.
behold. the Lord passed by. and a great
and strong wind rent the mountains. and
brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord;
but the Lord was not in the wind: and
after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord
was not In the earthquake:
L. And after the earthquake fire; but
the Lord was not in the fire: and after the
fire a still small voice.
13 And # was so. when Elijah heard It,
that he wrapped his face in his mantle.
and went out, and stood in the entering In
of the cave. And. behold. there came
voice unto him, and said. What doest thou
here. Elijah?
a. And he said, have been very Jealous
| for the Lord God OF hosts: because the
| children Of Israel have forsaken Thy COW
enant, thrown down Thine affairs. and slain
Thy prophets with the sword; and ], even
only, am left; and they seek my life. TO
| take II away.
Is. And the Lord said unto him. Go. re-
| turn on thy way to the wilderness OF Da-
| mascus: and when thou comest, anoint Ha-
zael to be king over Syria:
| I6. And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou
! anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha
/ the son Of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt
| thou anoint to be prophet in thy room
II. And IL shall come to pass. that him
1 that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall
| Jehu slay: and him that escap eth from the
sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay-
Is. Yet have left Me seven thousand In
Israel, all the knees which have not bowed
| unto Baal. and every mouth which hath
not kissed him.
Is So he departed thence, and found
/ Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowine
| with twelve yoke of oxen before him. and
he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by
him, and cast his mantle upon him.
| GOLDEN TEXT.-"Fear thou not. for
1 am with thee."-Isa. H:l0.
TIME.-About forty days after last les
son.
PLACE-Mount Sinai. or. as it is often
called, Mount Horeb.
Comparing Scripture with Scripture.
The PIace.-"Came thither unto q
cave" In the Mount Of God, the place
where God appeared to Moses in the
flaming bush lex. 3:1-2) and the place
where Israel had received the law (Ex
; 1s:1-2.) A place hallowed by sacred
memories, and yet not the place for Eli
, jah, as Gods twice repeated question and
His command: 60. return on thy way,
, prove. Elijah spent over 40 precious
days In getting alone with God, wher
he might have found Him in Israel
> Nav not the prophet have erred as th'
8 Samaritan woman did who sought to en-
s gage Jesus in argument about Noun
q Gerazim as the only place to find Got
/. and to worship? John 4:20. How manl
weary days the discouraged Christian
often spends in getting alone with Goo
Elijah made up his mind he would go t.
Sinai to meet God. and the Christian
t often foolishly fixes place and time 70
S meeting God and spends weary days II
finding Him.-Acts 17:27. Ps. 145:1s.
It Was the Place OF Heart Searching
-Q) God Became the Examiner. Jer
I7:lO. The prayer OF the Psalmist shoul'
be our prayer. Ps. 13e: 1924. But W
must submit Jas. AL. Then God vii
5 reveal true conditions to US. Phil. 3:1s
What doest thou here. Elijah?
the question God often has to ask us.
(2) God Became the Teacher. TIL
d Christian often makes a long journe
Il of II to Gods school. even as did Elijah
r But 1t is a blessed place to come. Johl
14:26; 1913; Cor 2:12 God sought Z
turn Elijah's thoughts away from sell
II took the rock-rending winds; tn
mountaineering earthquake. and tn
II fierce fire to turn Elijah's thoughts {
i God. Oh, how hard 1t is to bring tn
soul to listen to God. How God has {
y almost strip us naked, and affiict us sor'
before we will turn from self to Him.
It Was the Place of Encouragement
1t was humiliating to Elijah to realiz
that his boast of standing alone for Go
n was 1000 below the true number, bu
surely he was rejoiced and encourage
to know how many faithful ones ther
Ir we're. Do you ever feel you stand alon
lr for God? Get away in His school. an
al let Him give you the correct censu
70 Alonel Never, for Jesus is ever presen
= Matt. rs: 20; He is ever working with u
Mark 1920; by His Holy Spirit, job
1911.
m IL Was the Place of Fresh Commission
m When Elijah fed from Jezebel he lo
"a his commission. He needed 1t r,
newed. The runaway servant OF &C
generally loses his commission, and IL
only as we get alone with God that v
may receive reappointment in the Lord
: work. Gods first word to Elijah wa!
60, return on thy way" Elijah mu
be ID submissive to Gods will. G
Obedient to His command; God mat
y Elijah retrace his steps, and many
Christian has to do this very thing
fore he can do God'swork. 1t takes su
mission and conservation and obedien
\ to do this. And when Elijah was reaC
\ to 20 back; when his spirit of self il
" portance had been subdued; when
II, was wholly given to Gods will: VIII,
in he was eager to obey. then God reveal
His plans for him.
THE GOLDEN TEXT.
Fear thou not. for / am with thee
Immanuel-"God with u.s." Matt l.:
Marvellous truth. The angels said
the frightened shepherds. Fear no
i for Jesus Is come. Jesus said to Il
trembling troubled disciples. "Fe
not" for II is l your risen Lord. Al
His message to the human heart
still Fear not" Fear not. for ]
comes to save. He comes to help.
comes to bless. May He who speaks {
message Fear thou not. for am wi
thee" hear falsh's response from o
hearts. II will fear no evil, for Th
in art with me-"