Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-08-25
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR AUGUST 20.

Memory Verses, 8, 4-Comme ntary on
tho Days Lesson.
I. The flight of Elijah Tvs. 49,, 1.
"Told Jezebel." She was not affected py
the story as she would have been by the
actual events. Elijah had done, Ahat
did not appear to recognize the hand OF
God in the affair, There are eyes so blind,
ed e Cor 4:4) and hearts so steeled
against the truth that no evidence can
reach them. Had slain" The slaughter
of the prophets of Baal, who were prob
ably of the same foreign nature as the
queen, was what stirred all the terceness
of her nature As she listens to the story
her one thought is revenge.
"Sent n messenger" Here was Jack
of shrewdness and forethought, if she
really wished and designed to carry out
her threat, for such an announcement OF
her purpose gave Elijah full opportunity
to escape her, or prepare to meet her OPP
position. But it is possible that her OBJ
ject was to terrify him and, drive h'm
away from her city, and that she feared to
should be like that of the false prophets.
Some have thought that the exact time
which was given him - "by tomorrow
about this time"-is a proof that her
threat twas intended and understood as
sentence of Punishment on pain of DEATH
"Unto Elijah" The prophet did not ven
ture into the city, and thus put himself IN
hcr power. puI ""'eu 70 'ee Nv ~
would receive the news. III IL hoI .n 1, uu1y
OK even Dou prophe.s W i" I;n.I,, o<,,,,
INTO the non oeil "..iesH un w., no
in this matter. "Let the gods One OF
the most tremendous VOWS which mark the
history of the Semitic race, both within
and without the Jewish pale. This was
the most terrible 9ath she co"lT use ,h ~
meant ina, II she qua hoI sid! r-'J'" ''e"
let the gods STAY hef
g. "Whcn he saw When he heard OF
the rage of Jezebel, and saw the storm
that was coming on him. went Tor hls
life" lie knew Ahab weakness ahh ,' t
of courage and the instability ct punnto
sentiment. IL seemed 10 MN 'mat , 1; f.,
forts had been IN yam tnat ,ne nl'ent
permanent good, ana that ""d ranse
was utterly .ost' Jehovah seems TO nave
left him for season to himself fcrh"n'
there was danger that, IKE 'he aPoS,''' ne
might he exalted above measure nN inc
abundance Of revelations and OF power
which were manifested through nm =
Cor. u: y, ana II was heen'u' 10 ,e'''h n,'
him by an impressive exper,ence, 'hat ne
was still man encompaSsed with human
seem that great opportunity to reform
the Worship of the kingdom was lost by
Eijah's fight The people were con-
vnccd, and IT would nave hecn an easy
matter for ca to have removed Jezcbe'
and the remaining ia 'se prophets. H"t
there is point beyond which divine pow
err will not multiply miracles ana me urn
inc point here was tn" instantly OF MAN.
"Beer Shcha.' At tho, extreme southern
limit OF Palestine, ana ahont h'he'F-hNe
miles from ,'czrcel. 'crr-<heha was org
inallv assigned to the tribe Of simeon
(Tosh. 10: y, though in Josh. u; ~ 1t =:
included among th" n't"rmoNt cites OF
Judah. 1t appears that the trh" OF -
neon had now become largely absorbed y,
the tr'b" OF Judah. Lrtt ms servant,
The servant must nave n'leharn mn, '' .na
Carmel to ''"1rccI ~, ana IRON thence !" ,mH
south OF Judah. me pr"ph"' now orH,r'"
solitude, ln the need OF SPIRITUAL Gonmn'
mon with Gnd n" comnam"m - H'$ ;'n,
Even Jesus fi'mS'U Sh'h 10 ms o.H''l''!
"Sit Y" here, WINE go ana pray foh''L
OMa't' 20: so Jews. ,l'u;,"', TI' = ' '"o
servant was the son OF thr Wli"W 81 "''''
rhath. and no less person thah lh' pro-
phet Jonah;
H. Eiiah IN despair ~ = mo
the wilderness. IN" wilderness mere Sl'n.
ken of Is the desert OF iarah' thr""GI
which the lsrachtes had OF Ola WahI'f'n
from Egypt toward IN" PROMISED 'anh.
He did not teel h'mseh Sa1' nhl', ne wa
beyond the territory OF pom Nh'n NV
Jchosh1phat lie Is now l"h o"Mn into
the darh depths OF 'emp'a' ,,,,. '"nG ~,
was stout enough TO De "T'n ;"o ';,'' ~ So