The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-08-05
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
1sssson in the International Series
for August z, l9o4-"God TAX
ing Care Of Elijah"
prepared by the Highway and By
way" Preacher.)
copy right. 1904 b J. ~ E1sn)
ErZEnN VArNfT

Inhabitants ~ G.lead. said unto Ahah. As
the Lord God " Israel lFeth before whom
i stand. tnels sh4.. nct be dew nor ral-
these years lut according o. ms word
And the wori of the Lore came unite
hin saying.
Get thee hence and turn thee east
ward, and hide tly self by the brook che
Tith. that o. before jordan
4. And IL sha.l he NAT thou s a't drink
Of The brook ana have commended he
ravens 70 feed thee there
50 he went arG fl according unto Ire
word - the Lord ~ he wsnt and dwei
by me brook Cherlth ttat Is before Jordan.
And The ravens brought him bread
and hesh ~ the morning. ana bread arc
flesh ia the evening, and he drank u the
brook
Z AID II came 70 pass after awhile that
the brook drice up, because there fac lee1
5 And tie wore Of The LORD cane unto
him, saying.
3 Arise. get thee 70 Zarcphath. which b.
longcth 10 Ziaon. ard dwell there behold
j have commando &C widow woman 10 sus-
tain thee.
10 SO he arose and went to Zarephath-
And when he came 70 the gate Of he city.
behold. The widow woman vas there gath
ering Of sticks. and he called 10 her. and
said. Fetch me. pray thee .4tte wafer
g. yesse. that may drink
II And as she was going 20 fetch II, re
called 70 her. and said. Bring me. pray
thee a morse OF bread in thine hand
p And shs said AS the Lore thy Coo
Iireth. l have not cake. but ar handful o.
meal IN a barrel. and little o.. in cruise
and behold I am gathering two STICKS.
that may go in and dress II for ne sno
my son. that We may eat H. and die
l9 And Elijah said unto her. Fear not;
go and 90 as thou hast said: but make n
thereof a little cake first. and bring u
unto ne. and after make for thee and for
thy son
Il For thus saith the Lord God o. Is
rae. The barrel Of meal shall Tot waste
reither shall the cruise q OIL fai-. Until re
day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the
earth
Il. And she went and cid according e
the saying Of Elijah. and she and he, 'iIo
her house. dd eat many days.
Is And the barrel Of meal wasted not
neither dld the cruise Of o. fail. according K
the word Of the Lord. which he spake oy
Elijah
THE LESSON includes all o. the seven
teonth chapter giving the closing ineleents
in me life Of the widow and her son lle-
IL no parallel IN Chronicles.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"'He careth FOR you"
u Peter 81.
TINE -Ahab rcigned from SIS 2 Q 81 B. C
and Elijah. in the opinion q sir george
Grove began his mission in Israel IN tie
tenth YEAR Of Ahah and continued 70
prophesy for a period u j. 70 i years
PLACES -samaria. Ahab's capital ire
brook Cherith. "a small stream empty rs
into the Jordan from The easi' LarepAa'h' .
town between Tyre and Sidon.
INTRODUCTORY NOTE wickec
Queen Jezebel had gained complete ascend
ency over Ahab. ard Phocnician icolairy
was rapidly dispiacing the worship OF tLe
i true Coo. when Elijah makes ne pnpAe
protest ard pronounces the DIVINE lu1s-
: rnent Of long drought
Y COMPARING Scripture with Scripture
/ AFAITHFUL WITNESS" Elijah was
4 m A Man Of Prayer Gas. 5:17-ls). and
hence a Prepared Man. He learned
I Gods will and he received Gods mes
sage and the answer 70 his PRAYER. q
I John 5:l4-l5l Jesus remarkable min
istrv was marked by much pray or. whole
nights being thus spent one reason
why Christians are often soiily prepared
20 deliver Gods message is because they
have failed 10 wait before God in prayer
TO learn His will and His message.
(2) a Man Full Of faith. RI" According
10 my word" that is Gods VOID as re-
veale6 bv God 10 Elijah Matt l7;20
f3l A Fearless Mamie faced the
wicked king boldly, and spohe his IN
welcome MESA ge-Acts 4.2s' Matt
10:2s; Josh 1:e.
ca A Plain Spoken Man.-Withcui
clrcumlocution or fowery introduction
Elijah went right 10 the heart q his
message. and he declared the whole
~
witnesses for God there is solemn obli-
cation here-Ezek. 33:7e.
(5) An Obedient Multiplication
and food depended upon prompt obedi-
ence. Had Elijah delayed departure for
the brook Cherith. he might have per
ished with the prophets slain by Jezebel
Had he failed to 60 promptly 10 Zareph-
ath he might have missed the widow
at the gate DO you realize how much
our safety and welfare depend upon
prompt obedience to God?-Jer 4e:6.
A FAITHFUL GOD ID In punish
nent % sin. Drought was the promised
punishment for national idolat-y See
Deut. l1:l6-17: 2S:23. These years.
Luke % and James 5: IL. fixes definite
~ the duration of this drought
(2) In Care OF His Servants.-What
comfort the 23d Psalm must have
been to Elijah Elijah was protected
Psalm 81: 90, 34:7 Elijah was fed The
raven was an unclean bird. and yet IN
Ger Divine dispensation II became the
holy instrument OF minlstering to the
needs OF Gods servant. Faith. humil-
ity and submission made Elijah ohedienf
20 the Divine will. How this should
teach us 10 receive NJ Gods hands His
provision for us. whatever that may be
The Brook Dried Up."-Here was
encourag cement 20 faith. in tha at Elijah
saw that Gods word was being fulfilled.
and also a fresh test OF faith in that
Elijah saw his water supply giving out
If the prophet had been like many
Christians he would have been a nery-
Gus wreck from worry ing ere the last
drop had been drunk--Phil as. z. 19.
THE COLLEEN TEXT.
"1n my distress cried unto the Lord
and He heard me" A listening God
lie hears the sinners cry for mercy
He hears the cry Of distress Of His