The Yale expositor., 1904-12-16
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XII, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, DEC. 10.


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%I4EssoN Elisha succeeds Elijah Oh
SHings ii, 12-22). Golden Text, II Kings
~. o. LET double portion of Thy spir-
at be upon me-" The whole hearted
perseverance, of Elisha is rewarded by
Ills hearts desire being granted, and
Ny a symbolic act he shows that his
FORMER life is now disposed of, and lie
WILL henceforth live wholly for the
Lord God of Elijah. His first acts are
waters divided and waters healed, sug-
gesting the work of the second day in
Gen. /, 6-S, and the healing of the wa
fers In Eek. Xvii, s, 8.
LESSON 1.-THE widows oil increas-
I'D Oh Kings iv, 10. Golden Text, Ps.
xxxvii, 3, Trust in the Lord and DO
good; so shalt thou dwell in the land,
and verify thou shalt be fed God
loves to deii er, 10 LESS, Il 80. While
He does not need us nor anything that
we have, YET re Is graciously pleased
10 use us and to take such as we have,
and bless aud use it as He did the lads
aoaves and GsbeG
LESSON III Elisha and the Shunam-
xnite "a Kings AZ, 2o-10. GOiaen' IcAt,
Rom. vi, -, THE gift Of God IS eter-
nal life through Jesus Christ our Lord"
This lesson tells of life given and life
restored. 1t is written of our Lord,
SIN Him was life, and the life was the
aight Of men, ana He Himself said, IL
-, -.
again, II ON come that thev might
have life, and might have it more
Abundantly" Gohn i, 4; xi, %; Y, 10.
LESSON IV.-Elisha ana Naaman Oh
Kings V, Id Golden Text, Jcr. xvii,
Nd, Heal me, o Lord, and 1 shall be
healed; save me, and l shall be saved"
Not only can lie give life and restore
Aife from tue dead, but He ia always
able to heal oil manner of sickness and
Bll manner oe disease. lie has Ill DOW
ser in heaven and on earth. lie is the
same yesterday, today and forever.
LESSON V.-Ellsha at Dothan I'll
Kings vi, S-23l. Golden Text, Ps. xXxiv,
y, "The angel Of the Lord encampeth
Epund about them that fear Him and
delivereth them" A true believer
bought to be one to whom the unseen
W more real than things visible to the
tlAtural eye. We look not ut the things
which are seen, but at the things which
kafe not seen Oh Cor. Nv, 49,. Moses
khdured as seeing Him who Is invisible
HHeb. XII, 2T, and so may we.
y LESSON VI.-Joash, the boy king Oh
Kings xi, 1-16. Golden Text, Prov.
Sxix, ., when the righteous are in
euthority the people rejoice" TO the
Wicked God saith, Hitherto shalt thou
Spme, but ne further Dob xXXyJ'i IL.
he VINO setp thu sand az bound for
Rhe sea der. V, 22J can as easily stay
hli the proud waves of iniquity; moth
Apg can ever be beyond His control
He had purposed to have son OF Da-
Ntd on Davids throne, and in spite of
tbe cruel and ungodly Athaliah He cid
n, for every purpose of His shall be
performed.
LESSON VII.-Joash repairs tho tenn
ole Oh Kings xii. 4-15D. Golden Text,
Neh. X, 80. I'VE will nor forsake
the house Of our God" The house of
the Lord is one of the most prominent
of Bible topics. The tabernacle, the
bemple, the Lord Jesus, the church, the
Individual believer, all come under this
topic, anj tie great truth is ~ He
wants the temple unde1led and all for
himself (Ps. iv, -. If it is de4.ed He
han cleanse it. The only W. to carry
40 His work is by the willing offerings
gg HIS people voluntaril, brougAt TO
Him, not begged from any one.
Hudah Qsa. 1, 10, 1920. Golden Text,
Hea. 1, 16, II. "Cease to do evil: learn
10 do well" The word of Goo and the
Hue servant of God always tells the
4rhole truth, then reveals grace. The
lord Jesus was a1d r tie truth. bed
lie was full of grace and truti Gohn
u ID. I'D, the Spirit th~orpb which
Hafah tells the whole truth about Is
ERel, then reveals the grace OF God
tfsowing how the sins, though as scar
Nd, may be washed clean away The
Hpeat love Of God and the awful sin
6f man ara two of The most prominent
tpptcs in Scripture.
LESSON IX.-WorIl's temperance Sun
day Qsa. xviii, 1-13j Golden Toxt,
Esa. xviii. Z. "They ai-. hove erred
Through wine. ana through strong drink
are out of the way" The world the
Gesh and the devil are all the enemies
NJ God, despislng and hating Him and
His word and insisting on their own
sinful, selfish. self indulqcnt way, even
Hefying Hin and His word. but they
nhall be broken to pieces Qsa. viii,
q. 10), and only that which is Of God
shall stand.
LESSON X.-Hezekiah reopens the
femple OF Chron. xxx $3.50. Golden
Text, / Sam. Ii, so Them thlt honor
Me viii honor" This is tho Story
Of denied temple cicnnsen una conse-
Grated end leads MS TO ask 40 know
the eignitcas,e - T." y -
the burnt Offering? DO anOw Christ
IS my sin bearer. Gn n. -il iove
constrained me to present my body a
living sacrifice 20 be c!eaacc1 and kept
MI for Hirnsclf?'