The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-08-19
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson in the International Series
for August 81, l904-"Elijah
on Mount Carmel"
prepared by the "Highway and By.
way" Preacher.)
Copyright, 1904. by j. NJ Edson)
LESSON TEXT.

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:
~. AMI 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
! % And he put the wood In order. and cut
/ the bullock 10 pieces and laid him on the
wood and said, FIJI four barrels with wa
ter. and pour It on the burnt sacrifice, and
on the wood
81. And he said, Do II the second time
And he said DO IL the third time And
/ they did II the third time.
30. And the water ran round about the
altar; and he filed the trench also with
water
/ 80 And II came 10 pass at the time OF the
Offering Of the evening sacrifice. that Elijah
/ me prophet came near. and said. Lord God
/ OF hbraEam. Isaac. and OF Israel let II
/ be known this dag that Thou art God In
Israel, and that I am Thy servant, a7d
that have dcre all 'tose things at Thy
word
/ 81 nclr ne o Ior. rear me. that this
. q pie may know that Thou az; the Lord
. Hcl. apI tlut Thou laa turned their Eeau
/ back agaia
/ g And The hrc Of the Lord fell. and
consumed the burnt facrlnce, ard the wood,
and the siencs and the Dust and licked
{ W tire water that vas g. TIE trench.
/ @ ANA when all the people saw it. they
| fel on their faces. and they SAID. Tie
Lord. lie Is the G0G the Lord lie Is tie
God
/ o. And Elijah safe unto them. Take tts
prophets o. Bnai. Jet not one Of them es-
cape And they took them. and Elijah
brought them down 70 the brook kIshon.
and slew them there
a. And Elijah said unto Ahab. Get thee
up. eat and drink for there Is d sound OF
abundance Of rain.
q So Ahab went up 10 eat and 10 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.
u And said 10 his servant. Go up now.
look toward the sea And he went up.
and looked. and said. There Is nothing.
And he said. 90 again seven times
~ And II came 10 pass at the seventh
time. that he said Behold. there ariseth
a little cloud out Of the sea Ike a mans
Ind And he said. Go up. say unto Ahab.
Prepare thy chariot ard get thee down.
\ that tie rain stop thec not
Is And Il came TO pass In the meanwhile
that the heaven was black with clouds and
wind. and there vas a great rain. And
Atab rode. and went 20 Jeffeel
u And the hand Of the Lord vas on III.
jah. and he girted up his loins. and ran
before Ahao TO the entrance OF JcErcei
GOLDEN TEXT -''lf the Lord be COD
follow him."-i kings s.a
TINE soon after the events Of last iss-
son
PLACE. Mount Carmel. probably near
It's summit
Comparing Scripture with Scripture
Faith That Could WAit-As We con.
template EliiAh's glorious triumph on
Mount Carmel. let Us no, forget the Ions
three and ore-half yearS Of patient wait.
lng. The test OF success In Gods WORK
generally comes at this point Dayic
emphasizes IL In Ps. 27:i3-il. and Paul
says: Having done all. stand" Ell.
jah waited and his waiting brought IL
glorious triumph. Heb. 1885. Gal 6:s.
Rev. $50. The longest night has IL
end Noah waited 100 years for the
food. Abraham waited a lifetime for
the son Of promise Israel waited co.
years for coliyerance. David vaitec
many pcrilous years for the kInEcom
Faith That Knew No Fear Elijah
had ied TO the brook and then Zarcpha,t
TO escape the foes Of God. nov he facei
them. True faith sometimes runs frou
evil nd evils forces And faith made
Elijah bold 10 command q king 10
gather representatives from all over the
nation. and 10 challenge the $50 false
prophets 10 decisive test True faith
never fears In the face Of Gods foes
Matt 1896 p s7;i-5. $50. iis:S
Faith That Dared the Test-Elljah
on Mount Carmel with God vas mlghtlsf
than all Of naal's prophets, and the kitf
Of Israel behind them Hut remember
that Elijah vas actlnF tor God. at Gods
direction. see verse 30. and Tor Coo
honor and gloty and the salvation o,
Israel when God plans the test u l,
ilVays safe 10 risk everything upon u
"orc With God ls a majority" Huv
rich Gods word 10 In examples Of a,
truth % this
Faith 10 Execute Gods Judgments. =
The lav Of the Mosaic tlspensailun ~
qultcd ,ha, false prophets b. slain
ncut 1875; 1850. zech ia;s.a Total
% observe aud execute al II Gods Wnfd
IL disastrous See examples 10 1 sam
1879. !. ?. %. KinFs isilis Paul
AZ Gods faithful apostle. performed !
painful duty Cor t,i.s. Tin. i.s0
God las rIycn us the sword Of The Spirit
which is the wcrt a. God. With which Z,
tsht asaiusl the false prophets and n,
evil lot a. b. bod and fearless 10 n,
Nis'dinE ~ that usapoh Heb tte
Path That Hfolsat the Bsitinr -
Path that cogld uait. faith that tnsu
no fear. faith that dared he test. nIti
that executed OOtt Judgements. vastt.
sind Of faith which Cuuli bfirs n,
blessing sound ot abundance II rain
Eiiiah's ear vas cuickeued 10 hear h,
sound before there Vas cloud 10 sieht
. There is always sound 81 abundance o
rain where faith performs her Who'll,
duty All the uthes brought into a.
storehouse mean the pouring out Of a.
blessing Mai 3.i0 Real faith Il over
coming faith. john5.l
THE GOLDEN TEXT.
IL the Lord b. Cod. follow Him
. This Il the chsllsues that come
TO every soul We are ready 10 or