The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-08-12
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson in the Interna tionaI Series
for August ID, 19o4-"oba-
diah and Elijah"
prepared by the Highway and By
way" Preacherl
Copyright, 1904, by ]. M. Edson.)
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that the word OF the Lord came to Elijah
IN the third year. saying. Go, shew thyself
unto Ahab; and | will send rain upo the
earth.
And Elijah went to shew himself unto
Ahab. And there was sore famine In
Samaria
D. And Ahab called Obadiah, which was
the governor Of his house. (Now Obadiah
reared the Lord greatly:
T. FOR was 80, when Jezebel cut of
the prophets OF the Lord, that obadiah took
an hundred prophets. and hid them by
hity In cave, and fed them with bread and
waterJ
D. And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into
the land, unto all fountains Of water. and
unto all brooks: peradyenture we may find
grass to save the horses and the mules
awe. that We lose not all the beasts
b. so they divided the land between them
TO pass throughout IL; Ahab went one way
Dy himself, and Obadiah went another way
by himself
4 And as Obadiah was In the way. be-
hoId' Elijah met him. and he knew him.
ana ieII on his face. and said. Art thou that
my lord E.iJahg
3 And he answered tim. / am: 90 tell
'hy lord. Behold. Elijah is here
=. And he said. what. have slnned. tina,
thou wOu.dst deliver tEy servant into tie
hands Of Ahab. TO stay ne?
lO As the Lord thy God liycth. there is
10 nation o. kingdom. whittier my lord
hath not sent 20 seek thoe and when they
said. lie Ia not there. be took an oath
VI the kingdom and nation tina. they found
thee not
II And row thou saycst. Go. TEL. thy lord.
Behold. Elijah ls here.
u And II shall come 20 pass. as soon ne
] Am gone from thee. that the Spirit OF the
Lord shall carry thee whittier know not.
and 10 when ! come and tel Ahab and he
cannot ma thee. he shall siay me; but
tbs servant fear the Lord from my youth.
~ Was it not tod ms lord what ! diI
when Jezebel slew the prophets Of the
Lord. how / hid an hundred men Of tie
lords prophets b. nry ln "a cave. ans fed
them with bread Lnd Watcrg
10 And now thou suycst. 10. tell thy lord.
Behold, Elijah u here. ana be shall say
ne
u And Elijah said. A the Lord Of hosts
..Ncth before whom stafd. ! Will surely
st"w my s-lf unto him t0-tay
10 So obadiah went 20 meet Ahab. and
told him and Ahab went 20 meet Elijah.
THE LESSON llclua,s the three verses
the account Of d. prophets Interview With
Ahab There IL 10 parable. 10 Chronicles
GOLDEN TEXT - thy servant fear
The Lord from ny youth. - Kings h;ig
TINE About three and onc.talf years
after the hrt appearance q Elijah to
Atnb
PLACE. Probably not far from Mount
Carmel. IN the country northwest o. JeE'
reel
Comparing Scripture with Scripture.
The Prophets Return: Note that:
o. II was timed By God. after many
days"-God always acts In the fullness
Of time" Gal. 80. Eph 1910. etc. II
was not for Elijah TO know until Goo
spoke Remember Jesus febuke. ActS
III
90 Il vas ordered BY God. whSs
God said Go" Il vas safe for Elijah t.
return The place Of peace and safety 10
With God.-Ps. 3i;iS.
t1l II meant blessing God In the
person Of His servant Elijah was 10 re-.
turn 10 the land. Gods Withdrawal
meant drought Gods return vas e
bring rain God sends blessings when
conditions permit Pt SOS. rs Tvill
send rain upon the earth" We tAlk dip.
PANTY Of the weather the veaiher-forc.
caster gives ne. and forget that natur,
IL under Gods control. and that NJ
sends the sunshine and the rainier
it'a: ". it1;S
W Elijah found conditions changed
Ahab had been searching for the prophet
With murder In his heart u. iOl: nov ht
IL scekltE pastufasss With anxioui
dread t,s 8. 81. The famine hso
reached TO the KINGS safe w. ~. How
the prophets words vasn predicting the
dfuuEht must have burned into bis soul
How the consciousness Of God must
have been forrct upon him The Ions
and terrible drought had subdusd tht
vi.'tul spirit o. tinE aud people q
had ralnsd iof God a hearing Hosea
SIS. ~ - iOj:sp
Meeting With OBADIAH Obadiah vas
q dolly man ~ ~ ina Goddess house
bold. a man Who served God In secre,
How the wicked turn u the rlghtsous
To- time Of trouble obadiah went on,
fftt'ug a sprinE q water. aud be- found
me one whose PRAYER would hflnF ahun.
dance 81 rain John 5.1i.1el Ola.
tlah's faithtulncss Won tof him the
honor II The hfst meeting with Elijah.
pu' hs vas terrified al Elliahs CON.
maud like many Christians TO-DAY
jts tear q man vas upon him. and 10
torso, tha, The Cod vho sent him vould
ratc Tor hin
Ne tins With Atab Elijah sent ioi
80 tihe The prophet sent 10 nee, The
obadiah. bui he summons
ttr viti Of Atit 90 fous 60 him Here
isa SUBSECTION Uf TIE fituiii and mairf.
~ and pov,f o' CU' hvii some tu
BE- manifested az d. tummUus brio-r
iiIs ttrgus ttosr Who tUu uitirtiy anf
fstsi.Uafiy tiffair Him Matt si1s.
Ron tistn.i3 Note ttr to ti.ut 81
tts iiiuai'1a Atah in hardness %
heart stt tl.ti urtsi'sf starsss ~
prophet sta Uuat'isE Israel Elsl
tsis. lee go Matt tstl AID even
Jesus disciples are sometimes tfoutist
with blindness Mara t.st Rrt The
prophet puts The blame where Il beloars
A.. how often TIE dsccitiul and wicked
heart tier 1851 charges Cod WITH
trouble and misfortune. When the fault
lies Al the toof u ones sinful self
THK GOLDEN TEXT.
Z Thy servant fear the Lord from m,