The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-09-23
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
LESSON XII. THIRD QUARTER. INTER
NATIONAL SERIES. SEPT. 25
Text of the Lesson, A Comprehensive
Quarterly Review-Golden Text.
Psalms elf, S-Commentary Pre-
pared by Rev. ID. N. Stearns.

pared by Rev. ID. NJ. Stearns.
LESSON 1.-The kingdom divided Il
Kings xii. 1920 Golden Text. Prov.
xvi, IS. Pride goeth before destruction
and naughty spirit before fall"
How often one is led to think of the
word, surely the wrath OF man shall
praise Thee. the remainder of wrath
shalt Thou restrain" FPS. lxXvi, 10.
Because OF Solomon's sin God said He
would take the kingdom from him.
leaving him, however. n small portion
Of 1t for David's sake. This lesson tells
how that was brought about Reno
boam seemingly acting his own pleas
ure, but God overruling for His pur-
poses
LESSON II.-JerObOam's idOlatry q
Kings xii, 25-33). Golden Text, / John
v, 81, Keep yourselves from idols"
Jeroboam knew that God had given
him the kingdom, but he could not
trust God to keep that which He had
given him, SO he wrought out little
plan Of his own that the kingdom
might not get away from him, and this
plan was in open defiance Of and dis
obedience to God.
LESSON III.-Asa's good reign Oh
Chron. xiv, LIP. Golden Text, III
Chron. xiv, IL, Help us. o Lord our
God, for we rest on Thee" 1t is re-
freshing to turn from such as Reho-
70 hn
ever imperfectly, had faith in God.
The manner of his life was to do good
and right in the eyes of the Lord, and
that is everything. Note the words fol-
lowing the golden text, Gin Thy name
we 60"
LESSON V.-Jehoshaphat's reform QI
Chron. xix, lid. Golden Text, III
Chron. xix, II, Deal courageously, and
the Lord shall be with the good"
Verse o might have been better
golden text. Thus shall We do in the
fear of the Lord, faithfully and with
n perfect heart" Jehoshaphat's heart
was lifted up in the ways of the Lord
xvii, O., and he had great and Won
derful victory over His enemies Chap
ter 20) but in this lesson he is rebuked
for helping the ungodly.
LESSON N.--Omri and Ahap q Kings
xvi, $3.50. Golden Text, Prov. xiv, "a,
righteousness eXalteth a nation, but
sin is a reproach to any people" In
contrast with tie two previous lessons
we have in this lesson two men who
did more evil than all that We're before
them Omri was very wicked, but
Ahab was worse.
LESSON VI.-God taking care of Eli
jah q Kings xvii. 1-16). Golden Text
| Pet V, Z, "He careth for you" We
might not think that bread and flesh
brought by ravens and water from the
brook was very good fare; neither
might we be in love with constant ra-
tons of meal and oil. We might not
like lonely tent life by the brook nor
even the widows humble home. but to
such as Elijah or John the Baptist or
Daniel, even, the item of food was a
minor matter.
LESSON VII.-Obadiah and Elijah q
Kings xviii. 1-16). Golden Text,
Kings xviii, II, II, thy servant. fear
the Lord from my youth" Elijah in
his lonely places and Obadiah In the
house of ungodly Ahab both feared and
served the Lord according to ability
and opportunity, as far as we know.
The Christian who truly desires to
serve the Lord may fully trust Him to
manage all the details OF his life.
LESSON VIII.-Elijah on Mount Car
mel q Kings xviii. 30-46). Golden
Text. Kings xviii, u, IF the Lord be
God, follow Him." In Elijah see a
man filled with desire that God may
be glorified and that people may know
Him as the living and true God. David
had the same desire when he went
forth against Goliath, and Daniel and
his friends when they went to the fur
mace and the lions den.
LESSON IN.-Elijah discouraged q
Kings xix, 1-S). Golden Text rs. cXX.
/, ''In my distress | cried unto the
Lord, and He heard me-" The only
way Of peace and victory is mind
stayed upon Jehovah, seeing no one
but Jesus only. However strong we
may be In the Lord, we are utterly
weak and helpless in ourselves, and
the moment we allow ourselves to
dwell upon people or circumstances we
sink like Peter when he took his eyes
off the Lord.
LESSON X.-Elijah encouraged q
Kings xix. 9-1S). Golden Text, lisa.
xii, 10, Fear thou not, for l am with
thee" 1t must not have looked quite so
hopeless to Elijah when he learned from
God Himself that there were 1000 yet
in Israel who had not bowed the knee
to Baal and that he was not the only
witness on whom the Lord could rely.
LESSON XI.-Elijah taken up into
heaven QI Kings ii. LID. Golden
Text, Gen. V, "a, He was not. for God
took him" 1t is not wise nor brave to
covet death, even though death be
gain. Ii is better to leave all to God
and be strong i'm Him. We may never
die q Cor XIV. 81, SO; Thess. iv. 1919,
and until we leave this mortal body or
get q glorified one we shall never have
more to bear than He will give us
grace for
LESSON XII.-Israel reproved amos
V, 4-1J). Golden Text, Amos v. O,
"Seek tho ord and We shall live" Je-