The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-08-19
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson In the International Series
i for August 81, 1eo4-sEhjah
on Mount Carmel.o
prepared by the Highway and By
way" Preacher.)

| Copyright. 1904. by J. M. Edson-)
| LESSON TEXT.
| q Kings is:3o-4s: Memory Verses, $500
20. And Elijah said unto all the people.
| Come near unto me And all the people
came near unto him. And he repaired
the altar of the Lord that was broken
| down.
81 And Elijah took twelve stones accord
Ing to the number OF the tribes OF the sons
OF Jacob. unto whom the word OF the Lord
came. saying. Israel shall be thy name:
~ And with the stones he built an altar
In the name of the Lord: and he made a
| trench about the altar. as great as would
| contain two measures of seed
n And he put the wood In order. and cut
the bullock TO pieces. and laid him on the
wood. and said. Fill four barrels with wa
ter. and pour It on the burnt sacrifice. and
| on the wood
"a. And he said, DO IL the second time.
| And he said, Do II the third time. And
they did II the third time.
| s5- And the water ran round about the
| altar. and he filled the trench also with
| water
36 And IL came to pass at the time OF the
| onering OF the evening sacrifice. that Elijah
the prophet came near. and said. Lord God
OF Abraham. Isaac. and OF Israel, let II
| be known this day that Thou art God In
Israel. and that / am Thy servant. and
that I have done all these things at Thy
| word.
a. Hear me. o Lord. hear me, that this
people may know that Thou art the Lord
| God. and that Thou hast turned their heart
back again.
s. And the fire OF the Lord fell. and
consumed the burnt sacrifice. and the wood.
and the stones. and the dust. and licked
up the water that was In the trench.
80 And when all the people saw II. they
fell on their faces: and they said. The
Lord. He is the God: the Lord. He II the
lGod.
40. And Elijah said unto them. Take the
prophets Of Baal: let not one OF them es-
cape. And they took them: and Elijah
brought them down to the brook kishon.
Al And Elijah said unto Ahab. Get thee
up. eat and drink; for there Is q sound OF
| abundance OF rain.
a. So Ahab went up to eat and to drink
/, And Elijah went up to the top Of Carmel;
and he cast himself down upon the earth
| and put his face between his knees.
Il 43. And said to his servant. Go up now,
| look toward the sea And he went up
and looked. and said There II nothing
And he said. Go again seven times
a. And IL came to pass at the seventh
time. that he said. Behold. there arisetf
a little cloud out Of the sea. like man.
hnd. And he said. Go up. say unto Ahao
Prepare thy chariot. and get thee down
that the rain stop thee not.
a. And II came to pass In the meanwhile
I that the heaven was black with clouds and
wind, and there was a great rain. And
Ahab rode. and went to Jezreel.
81 g. And the hand of the Lord was on ELI
Jah: and he girded up his loins. and raf
before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
GOLDEN TExT-'If the Lord be God
follow him. Kings ls:2l
TIME.-soon after the events OF last les
. son.
PLACE.-Mount Carmel. probably neal
r it's summit.
Comparing Scripture with Scripture
Faith That Could Wait--As we con
|, template Elijah's glorious triumph oil
Mount Carmel, let us not forget the lonl
r three and one-hah years of patient wait
ing. The test OF success in Gods worl
generally comes at this point. Davi'
emphasizes IL in Ps. 27:13-l4. and Pau
says: Having done all. stand" Eli
jah waited and his waiting brought IL
glorious triumph. Heb. 1896, Gal. 6:s
Rev 2:1o. The longest night has II
end. Noah waited 100 years for tn
r food. Abraham waited a lifetime 70
the son Of promise. Israel waited 40
Years for deliverance. David waite
many perilous years for the kingdom
Faith That Knew No Fear.-Elija
lhad fed to the brook and then Zarephat
Ito escape the foes Of God. now he face
: them. True faith sometimes runs fror
n evil rnd evils forces. And faith mad
!, Elijah bold to command a king {
; | gather representatives from all over tn
q nation. and to challenge the $50 falls
Iprophets to decisive test. True fait
never fears In the face Of Gods foei
Matt 10: 26: Ps. 27:1-3; 5S:4; 1855.
Faith That Dared the Test.-Elija
i on Mount Carmel with God was mightie
n than all OF Baal's prophets. and the kin
, of Israel behind them. But remembe
II that Elijah was acting for God; at God
n direction, see verse Sc, and for God
/ honor and glory and the salvation {
a Israel When God plans the test It |
always safe to risk everything upon 4
Zone with God is a majority" Ho'
u rich Gods word is in examples Of th
truth of this.
Faith to Execute Gods Judgments- =
The law of the Mosaic dispensation n
quired that false prophets be slaiI
Deut 1875; 1920; Zech. 1923. To IA
= to observe and execute all Of Gods wor
II is disastrous. See examples In San
st 1872, 3, 8, %; Kings 13:14-1s. Pau
IF as Gods faithful apostle, performed
sr painful duty. / Cor. 5:1-5; Tim 1:2
m God has given us the sword Of the Spiri
a which is the Word of God, with which I
:. fight against the false prophets and ii
evil. Let us be bold and fearless in II
~ welding OF that weapon. Heb. 4:12.
y Faith That Brought the Blessing
70 Faith that could wait: faith that kne
c. no fear; faith that dared the test; fait
!. that executed Gods judgments, was II
,r kind of faith which could bring Il
blessing. Sound of abundance of rain
Elijah's ear was Quickened to hear Il
= sound before there was q cloud In sigh
There is always sound Of abundance
rain where faith performs her who
DO duty. All the tithes brought into Il
I'd storehouse mean the pouring out Of Il
to blessing. Nal. $40. Real faith L. owe
. coming faith. 1 John 5:4.
THE GOLDEN TEXT.
eff the Lord be God. follow Him
, This In the challenge that com
~ to every soul. We are ready to Ct
~ with the people on Mount Carme
III "The Lord. He is God; the Lord, I
2. Is God" But how about followir
ID Him. We should follow Him. becaus
|, ID He invites us. Matt 11:2s. &
!. His way is the only safe way. Ps.
p" (O He is the only through Guic
John 14:6. (D Cross-bearing meal
crown-wearing. Matt. 1910 and Jam
d 1:12. 80 His way leads to mansio
In Heaven. John 14:2. (6) His way
ia profitable. ! Tim AS.