The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-08-12
THE SUNDAY BIBLE scRoo,
rogaon in the international Series
foi August Ia, l9O4-"oha-
diah and Elijah"
prepared by the "Highway and by.
way" Prcachor)
WI - W ~ v NJ TI0UIl-s
LESSON TENT.

and Elijah went 60 shew himself unit 0
3D. And there Was "a sore famine IA
aria.
governor a. his house. (Now Obadiah
lcl tie Lord greatly;
For il was So. when Jezcbel cut on
prophets ofthc Lord that Obadiah took
hundred prophots. ana ma them rs
~ H. ia a cave, and fea them with bread and
3satcr) ,., ,..t...
q S And Ahab said unto OBADIAH GO INTO
land. unto al fountains ~ water ahc
(. AN brooks: peradycnturc We may ma
. TO save tie horses and Tie mu.ea
KS that we lose not al the beaata
-. they divided the land between tAcm
throughout "a: AhaD went ono way
tfns and Obadiah went another way
Obadiah was IN the way, be-
met him and be knew him.
W face an. said, Arr thou that
IN IN2
uswcrod Him, ! am: 50 tell
M 3D. Elijah Is here.
III s.4fe said, What. have sinnei, that
NJ MN eNtlst deliver thy servant into the
tsnae I'd Lab. 20 Say me?
~ do Lord th4 God lyeth there Is
rU.n or Kingdom. whittier ms lord
Il ,oIt ~ s.nt 70 seek thee. and when tncy
sr iie ls not there, he took an oath
ogtI. km--om and nation, that they found
r tlrow thou sayest, Go, tel! thy lord,
pe..t. D. i5nh is here.
n And % shall come 20 pass. rs soon as
IAN ernc from thee. that tie Spirit OF the
t.rf ha carry thee whittier ! know not
ahca / come and to-. Ahab, and 10
carrrt ana thee, he shall STAY me. hut
IN. servant fear the LORD from my youth
M Nas ID not tod my lcrd what dld
UIrr J,aebcl slew the prophets OF the
Iord hw I hd an hundred men Of the
.ma prophets by nifty ia cave and FED
fhefa witE bread and 3aterI
W aud now thou saS est. co. tell thy ord,
Bood EiJah is here and Ire sha.. say
15 Ana Elijah said. As the Lord Of hosts
lneth. hufore whom ] stand. ! viii surely
s,n u5so.f unto him to-day
lis So obadiah went 20 meet Ahah, and
tod u and Ahab went 30 meet Elijah.
THE LESSON Includes The three verses
following he lesson text which give us
the account OF the prophets interview Win
Ahab There IS no parable. in Chronicles
GOLDEN TENT -"i tbs servant fear
he L0rl from my youth ri Kings 1872.
TIME About tha,r oue-Laf years
after tie first all " Elijah u
ILACE -Probal.y rot far from Mount
Camel. m the coAn.f3 northwest ~ drz-
fte..
Comparing Scripture with Scripture.
Tie Prophets Return: Note that:
l) 1t was timed by GOO; after many
cays"-C God always acts In the fullness
o. time" Gal 4:4: Eph. 1910, etc. II
vas not for Elijah TO know until Goo
spoke Remember Jesus rebuke. Acts
l.t
I'D 1t was ordered by God When
1od said Go" Il was safe for Elijah to
eturr. The place OF peace and SAFETY is
with God.-Ps. 3l;l5.
CD II meant blessing. God in the
person Of His servant Elijah was to re
turn 10 the land. Gods Withdrawal
moart drought Gods return was tc
bring rain God SENDS blessings when
conditions permit rs. S0.5. To- Il Will
send rain upon the earth" We talk flip
PANTY Of the weather the weather-fore
easter gives us. and forget that nature
Is under Gods control, and that lie
sends the sunshine and the rain -Jer
I4.22; Ps 147:S
(n Elijah found conditions changed.
Ahab had been searching for the prophet
with murder In his heart (v. 100; now be
is seeking pasturages with anxious
dread (ys. 3. g.. The famine had
reached TO the kings gate ". p. How
the prophets words when preGicting the
drouo ht must have burned into his soul
How the consciousness of God must
have been forced upon him. The lone
and terrible drought had subdued the
wilful spirit Of king and people. II
had gained for God hearing Hosea
5:15: Ps 70: "a 107:S9
Meeting with Obadiah was
cody man ". 9 in Goddess house
hold. a man who served Cod in secret
How the wicked turn to the righteous
in time Of trouble Obadiah went out
seeking a spring Of water. and he found
the one whose prayer would bring album
dance of rain. John 1880 Oba-
diah's faithfulness won for him the
honor OF the first meeting with Elijah
But he was terrified at Elijah's com
rsrs Like many Christians to-day
tho ear cf man was upon him. and he
frsgot that the God who sent him would
care for him.
Meeting with Ahab Elijah sent for
tic King. The prophet went to meet the
God-fearing Obadiah. but he summons
the wicked Ahab to come to him. Here
ts a suggestion Of the dignity and mates
~ ard power of God which will some day
be manifested as he summons before
His throne those who now wickedly and
rebc liously disdain Him. Matt 25.32;
Rom 1i:10-12 Note the two views OF
the sltuatlon Ahab in hardness of
heart and blind unbelief charges the
prophet with troubling Israel Eek.
1872: lisa. CO, Matt. 1874. And even
Jesus disciples are sometimes troubled
with blindness Mark 6:52. But the
prophet puts the blame where it belongs.
All how often the deceitful and wicked
heart Ger. 17:N charges God with
trouble and misfortune when the fault
lies at the door Of ones sinful self.
THE GOLDEN TEXT
Fear thou not for | am with thee"
lmmanuel--"G God with us" Matt. 1893
Marvellous truth. The angels said to
The frightened shepherds. Fear not
Tor Jesus * come Jesus said TO lIis
rembling troubled disciples. Fear
not" for It Is your risen Lord And
Ills uegsaae 10 the human heart Is