The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-09
/ TEE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR AUGUST IA.

lnentary ON tie Days Lesson.
E,;;a, ,ooa j., ,,,aat ALab ~ d,
En5sn goes = TVS ess st slap y r zJs
lave aa sssn,s sssI lono Is El;;aS The tb;rd
year ~, J r. 4 snnnosed tkat he dwelt' ~
fhe Cherith about year and at Xares
nhath IVA wears and III months. 1T was
nav n tbe third year since he went to
onlv a. he had directions from God The
fimse lad eome when fhe peopie were ID
state Of mind to receive the benefit God
intended them to receive through the ters
rible calamity that had come upon them.
Unto Ahab." The King had remained.
portunitv was to be given him Of repent
ance, and Elijah was sent in order to de-
clare to him the cause Of the national
Judgment and to promise him. on condi.
ton of his removing It. the immediate
blessing Of rain
2. Elijah went. a marvellous proof
Of the natural intrepidity Of this prophet.
or his moral courage and his unfaltering
confidence in the protecting care Of God,
that he ventured to approach the presence
of the raging lion. Sore famine While
it is clear, from chapter IL: 1914, that the
famine extended beyond the Kingdom Of
Israel, it is still probabls that it was es-
pecially oppressive in Samaria and the
provinces immediately adjacent Corn
must have been obtained for the people
from Egypt or the adjoining countries.
else life could not have been sustained so
long
III. Ahab and Obadiah searching for
food rvs. 36] q .0bad;ahv There are
no less chan twelve men Nv th;s name 70.
fe,red to - tbe Old rssta ~ ~ ne S,os
conspicuous among them was Obadiah tbs
prophet. "Governor.' He was Al officer
II fiiph rank and great influence II Ahahia.
court. Feared tie Lord, II Is. indeed.
very remarkable that Obadiah. 1 devont
worshiner If Jehovah. was allowed ID re-
tain h;s nosition when .Jezehel was n,,ft;ng
forth every effort 70 rid the countrv of
Gods true followers. No doubt il was
because Obadiah could he Trusted He
was man Of integrity and induStrv--ii,,st;
the sort Of 4 man that Ahab would wish
ia ar,noint over his household II i not
uncommon to find wicked Len and hatera.
81 Christianitv EMPLOYING Christians nre-
fers bjv IL others s;ynnlv beea,ss Il Z ia
their interest to do 50. T7l
4. "C,1t of the nrophets,' The Story of
.JezebeFs slaughter 81 fbe Dronhefs sis nj.
given ia. but ri a referred to a this les
son and in chapter Ia: f0-l4. NOT salts
fed III establishing the worship of Baal.
this wicked woman undertooS "a exfer--
inmate Inc nronhets "A the lard This.
persecution she had probably ordered IN
Won geanre ,acsusa E,;ah eor,d not 10
fonnd and IN s,,snic;an that fhey Svers,
s,,Svv to h;s concealment NJ do,bt fbe.
larger number whom .fezebel cut Eff weres
sons Of the nronhets. those who belon~ed
to the schools Of the prophets. which we.
learn from Kinas we're both numerous
and larcelv freo15enfed II was 10l Of
these men whom obadiah saved Il the
INA ~ ,,s,seo,,t;an "Rv f;ftv THAT T.
he lid them n two caves f'ftv n each'
These we're thew Ii whom the world was.
not worthy. mentioned "a Heb. II: 81 a.
This was done s secretly. al his own ex-
,,ense snd u the r;sls of losino Ill noa;-
Hon and he if and would therpfore
Il ss,o,,ss ,,rf tlat IL S,,as tr,,a ,yr,
sinner of .iehovab "Cso through tbe
land" fR w II 8 said to he custom
reaches its highest no;nf, for the King
himself and h;s chief minister 10 % forth
and sae s' ,el;af Tbs shows fsrther how
h;rb Nos fbe ,,os;t;on of ohad;ah Il tha
:. e AZ ~;
Eli IgI Elijah v meets obad;ab rvs 5rlsl
s.NIet him ' nee,nin S''N n ;mnrndenf 10
r,ssh yv;tho,,t nrevia,,s int;mat;an into the
nba ,l;sh + anro,nca III rafurn n The
King Knew q him. The 1s p Ts rs s
would make him easy to recognize, and
he must have been seen more than once
in Samaria. son his face. To Oba-
diah Elijah was Gods true representative.
BY his actions Obadiah showed his pro-
found respect and love for the Drophet.
s.Is it thou?'' fR. w His language and
actions are full of emotion and surprise.
Is it thou. to find whom every roval de-
vice has been exhausted. thou Elijah. in
broad daylight. RIGHT here near the gates
Of Samaria! s. ATell thy Lord 1t would
be news Of great interest to the King.
Obadiah's fear IS very natural. He il
relvad -, xa,,-,, : 4, ,,s.o,<a ~ AknI ,,l;ok