The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-30
The SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
.rson in the International serisa
for October 2. 1904" Elisha
Succeeds Elijah"
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LESSON TEXT.

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LESSON TEXT
az Kings 2.l2-g.. Memory verses, i2-A)
4. And Elisha saw a. and re cried. ~
gather ny Father the chariot II Israel
and he horsemen thereof Ana re "a"
I'm 10 more. and Le TOOK hold q MS o"a
..oiucs, and rent them IN two pieces.
~ lie took W also the mantle Of E44jah
tlAt fell from him and vent back, and
f, GOD by the hank OF Jordan
a And he took the mantle OF ElJah that
fe4 from him, and smOte the waters, ano
aid. Where Is the Lord Coo oi ElJah !
and when he also had smsticn the waters,
they parted hitner and thither. and E4ish.
sent over
Is and when The sons OF the prophets
which were TO View al Jericho saw him,
they said The spirit Of Elijah doth rest
o. Elisha And they came 70 meet him. ana
b. wed themselves 10 The ground before
Tim
l6 And they said unto him Behold now,
here be with Thy servants nifty strong men,
lei them 20. We pray thee and seek w
master. lest peradVentur, tie spirit Oh
tie Lord hath taken him W. and east Inn
upon some mountain. or into some N-.ieS.
Ard he said. Ye shall not send
H. And when they urged him al. he "ah
ashamed. he sad. sena. Iney sem mere
fore fifty men. and they sought 1hIee Gays
but found him not.
"a. And when they came again 10 him iof
lie tnrTied at JeflcAo). he said unto them'
Dla not say unto you; GO notY
ls And the men OF the city SAID unto Eli
shA. Beho.t pray thee, Tie situation o.
mis- City Is pleasant. as my lord seetf out
the water is naught. and the GROUND osI-
ten.
p And lie Said Bring me q new cruise,
ana Put sait therein And they brought II
81 him
al Ana he went forth unto the spring Q.
tia waters. ard cast the sat IN tfero, ard
sald. Thus sailh tie Lord. have healed
those waters; there shat not 10 iron.
thence any more death or barren ara.
q So the waters were hea.ed unto this
day according 10 tie snyi.s Of L-lthA
which he spake.
sCKIPTuRAL sECTIoN-The enihs
chapter. with a. review Of H.isha's ca! ~
kings sL6. ls-l.
GOLDEN TEXT let q double portion
cf tLy spirit be upon ne. Ill. Kings 20
TINE Immediately following The evenly
rfthe lesson for September II. TIE rrop,-
sts ministry EXTENDED through aoeu' MY
JeaTs
FLAcE-Tls sgge Of EIijah's iFans.A
son. and at jericho
Beginning Of Great Mission.
The Place Of Enducment-El Elisha
vas destined TO fiji the place Of great
prophet. and our lesson to-day intro
egces us 10 the initial events IN hrs
raroer which are preparatory 10 ard
prophetic of tie future success OF bis
mission II Elisha were 10 al Eiijah's
PLACE he must lie erdued with EliJaAs
spirit. The disciples 10 perform the
LORDS service must walt for enduement
.
Acts I. s. .: Ia. The servant or the
Lord today must wait for the power
and inspiration which-will equip TO-
service What had brought Elisha
1ere7 Tie place Of such enduemsnt Is
always marFea by % Watchfulness
Elisha watched (2) Revelation. Elisha
saw the presence and glory 81 God az
Elijah was snatched from earth 70
Heaven, and = quickened his heart 10
rev consciousness OF God and His
rover The soul shat watches eagerly
and per-istentiy Will be rewarded with
revelation 81 God which will thrill
ne whole being and call into life new
capabilities and create new possibih-
KS
The Place of Testing The place OF
testing always lies just beyond the
PLACE Of enducment. Elisha in the
wilderness beyond Jordan gazing up
In-o the heavens. would never prove
III efficient or worthy successor Of Eli
5ah The too-long gazing up into
eieaven needs Divine rebuke acts !:
lN. Elisha must return. and in the
pathway OF the return lay the broad.
unfOrdable Jordan. the Place OF Test
ng All that he had was the bare
word Of the prophet and the mantle OF
Elijah which was the evidence Of Eli
tah's departure The testing was for
he double purpose OF revealing TO Ell
SIN himself and TO the sons Of the
prophets gazing from the hills OF Jeri-
no the fact that ElSah's spirit had
descended upon Elisha Elisha wen,
er"-the place OF enduement and the
rl,ce of testing were just behind, but
the place Of discipline lay before him.
The Place Of Discipline For three
DAYS while the willful. unbelieving
students Of the college pursued their
f-uiless search. Elts ha waited at Jeri-
fho Those were days OF discipline.
White the search was on for Elijah.
Elisha must wait. and waiting is the
most trying kind OF discipline
The Place Of Service And now We
come 10 the place Of servHce. Endue-
ment testing. discipline and at last
service The discipline ended. Elisha
finds his position strengthened in the
city Doubtless during those three
days there was much discussion IN the
city Of Eiijah's disappearance. which
tended 10 advertise Elisha People got
20 discussing the miraculous events Of
the past few days and as. result
faith in Elisha increased. Then came
the opportunity OF service. The men
~ the CITY came making request thai
the noxious waters might be healed
Here was call 10 service. But why
salt to cure the brackish waters7 Like
cures like" has long been familiar say.