The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-08-11
THE SUNDAY BIsLE SCHOOL
Lesson in the International Series
for August IA, 19O4-"oba-
diah and Elijah"
prepared by the Highway and By
way" Preacher.)

SOpyrlgnt, lSV4, Dy j. M. husOn.D
LESSON TEXT.
Il Kings 1S:1-16; Memory Verses, 13-16) |
1. And II came to pass after many days. |
that the word Of the Lord came to Elijah |
In the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself
unto Ahab; and ] will send rain up on the |
earth.
q And Elijah went to shew himself unto |
Ahab. And there was sore famine in |
Samaria
9. And Ahab called obadiah, which was
the governor OF his house. (Now Obadiah |
feared the Lord greatly:
4. For 1t was So when Jezebel cut of
the prophets Of the Lord, that Obadiah took
an hundred prophets, and hid them by
fifty In cave, and fed them with bread and
water.)
o. And Ahab said unto Obadiah. Go into
the land, unto all fountains Of water, and
unto all brooks: peradventure we may find
grass to save the horses and the mules
alive. that we lose not all the beasts.
Q. So they divided the land between them
to pass throughout 1t; Ahab went one way
by himself. and Obadiah went another way
by himself
Z. And as Obadiah was in the way. be-
hold, Elijah met him. and he knew him,
and fell on his face, and said. Art thou that
my lord Elijah?
s. And he answered him. l am. go tell
thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
3. And he said, What. have sinned. that
thou wouldst deliver thy servant into the
hands Of Ahab, to slay me?
TO- As the Lord thy God liveth. there 10
no nation or kingdom whittier my lord
| hath not sent to seek thee. and when they
said. He Is not there; he took an oatn
of the kingdom and nation, that they FOUND
| thee not.
Behold, Elijah Is here.
| IL. And II shall come to pass as soon as
| I am gone from thee. that the Spirit OF the
Lord shall carry thee whittier know not
and so when 1 come and tell Ahab, ana ne
! cannot find thee, he shall slay me: put
! thy servant fear the Lord from my youth.
10. Was 1t not told my lord what did
| when Jezebel slew the prophets OF the
Lord how / hid an hundred men OF inc
lords prophets by fifty In cave, ana Ieo
them with bread and water?
IA. And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy ioro.
Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay
IT, And Elijah said, As the Lord Of hosts
liveth before whom l stand, l Will surely
shew myself unto him to-day.
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, ana
/ told him: and Ahab went to meet EliJah.
THE LESSON includes the three verses
following the lesson text which give US
the account of the prophets interview with
Ahab There is no parallel In Chronicles
GOLDEN TENT thy servant rear
the Lord from my youth."-l Kings B:l2.
after the first appearance OF EliJah TO
PLACE.-Probably not far from Mount
Carmel in the country northwest Oh Jez-
reel.
Comparing Scripture with Scripture
The Prophets Return: Note that:
lD It was timed by God; after many
days"-God always acts in "the fullness
of time" Gal. 4:4; Eph. 1:1O etc. II
was not for Elijah to know until God
spoke. Remember Jesus rebuke, Acts
: IL.
(2) II was ordered by God. When
God said 60" it was safe for Elijah G
return. The place of peace and safety is
with God-Ps. 31:15.
(3) It meant blessing. God In the
. person of His servant Elijah was to re,
, turn to the land Gods withdrawal
meant drought Gods return was tc
bring rain. God sends blessings when
conditions permit. Ps. S6:5, 15 Il viii
send rain upon the earth" We talk flip
pantly of the weather the weather-fore
caster gives us, and forget that nature
. Is under Gods control, and that HI
sends the sunshine and the rainier
l l4:22; rs. l4to.
(4) Elijah found conditions changed
Ahab had been searching for the prophe
with murder in his heart ". lO) now hi
) Is seeking pasturages with anxious
dread Tvs. 8, 81. The famine hat
{ reached to the kings gate ". p. How
/. the prophets words when predicting thu
8 drought must have burned into his soul
= How the consciousness of God mus
have been forced upon him. The lont
Q and terrible drought had subdued thu
+ willful spirit of king and people. /
had gained for God hearing,-Hosei
SIS; Ps. 1894; 107:39.
Meeting with Obadiah-Obadiah wa
a Cody man ". 81 in Goddess house
hold, a, man who served God in secret
How the wicked turn to the righteou
in time OF trouble. Obadiah went on
seeking a spring of water, and he foun'
K the one whose prayer would bring abun
dance of rain John 7:37-39) Oba
= diah's faithfuness won for him tn
y honor Of the first meeting with Elijah
But he was terrified at Elijah's com
mand Like many Christians to-day
the fear of man was upon him, and h
forgot that the God who sent him woul
y care for him.
$ Meeting with Ahab.-Elijah sent TO
II the king. The prophet went to meet tn
l God fearing Obadiah, but he summon
9 the wicked Ahab TO come to him. Her
= is suggestion of the dignity and males
3 ty and power of God which will some da
IS be manifested as he summons befor
i His throne those who now wickedly an
. rebelliously disdain Him. Matt. 1882
% Rom. 14:l0-12. Note the two views G
It the situation Ahab in hardness c
IT heart and blind unbelief charges tn
$ prophet with troubling Israel. Ezel
l. 1872; Isa. SO; Matt. 1914. And eve
4 Jesus disciples are sometimes trouble
l. with blindness. Mark 6:52. But tn
If prophet puts the blame where 1t belongs
O Ah, how often the deceitful and wicke
% heart (Jer. 1870 charges God wit
trouble and misfortune, when the fau
lies at the door of ones sinful self
THE GOLDEN TEXT.
q 81 thy servant fear the Lord from m
,s youth" "a A tribute to Cody parent
ID "Ye fathers (parents) bring u
ID your children In the nurture and az
al monition of the Lord" What a r,
a sponsiblity is that Of parenthood. {.
n An argument for early conversion
,r Youth is the souls spring time Il
IA the sowing of seeds of Righteousness
/ oh, a,,A