The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-09-30
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson in the International Series
for October 3, 19o4-"Elisha
Succeeds Elijah"
prepared by the Highway and BY
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Copyright. 1904. By J NJ Edson)
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Copyright. 1901 By J NJ Edson)
LESSON TEXT.
Oil. Kings silR-22. Memory verses. l2-l4)
y And Elisha saw it and no cried My
Father. my Father the chariot Of Israel.
and the horsemen thereof And he saw
him no more. and he took hold Of his own
clothes and rent them in two pieces.
Is. He took W also the mantle Of Elijah
that fell from him. and went back. and
stood by the bank OF Jordan.
II. And he took the mantle Of Elijah that
fell from him. and smote the waters. and
saidi Where Is the Lord Cod OF Elijah?
Ana whom he also had smitten the waters.
they parted hlthor and thither. and Elisha
went over
u And when the sons OF the prophets
which were 10 view at Jericho saw him,
they said; The spirit Of Elijah doth rest
on Elisha. And they came 10 meet him. and
bowed themselves TO the ground before
him.
ls And they said unto him: Behold now,
there be with thy servants fifty strong men;
let them go. We pray thee. and seek thy
master; lest peradventure the Spirit OF
the Lord hath taken him up. and cast him
upon some mountain. or into some valley
And he saidt Y0 shall not send
H. And when they urged him till he was
ashamed. he said; Send They sent there
foro nifty men. and thoy sought three days.
but found him not
IS And whom they came again 10 him uor
he taFried at Jericho). he said unto them
Did not say unto you: 60 notT
IS Ana the men Of the city said unto ell
sha; Behold, pray thee. tho situation OF
this city IL pleasant. as my lord seeth: but
the water IL nausht and the ground bar
ren.
% And he said: Bring me a new cruise.
and put salt therein. And they brought II
TO him
n And he went forth unto the spring OF
the waters. and cast the salt In there. ano
said: Thus saith the Lord have healed
these waters: there shall not be from
thence any more death OF barren land.
q So tho waters wero healed unto TINS
day. according 10 the saying Of Elisha
which he spake
scRIPrURAL sECTION.-The entire
chapter. with a review Of Elisha's call In
Kings Isns is-n.
GOLDEN TEXT Let double portion
Of Try spirit be upon mel. Kings 2'S.
TIME -Imnsdiately following the events
OF the lesson for September IL The proph-
cts ministry extended through about nftI
years.
PLACE.-Tho scene Of Elijah's transla-
tion. and AZ Jericho.
Beginning of a Great Mission.
The Place Of Enduement-Elisha
was destined to ali the place OF great
prophet. and our lesson to-day intro
duces US 10 the initial events In hrs
career. which are preparatory to anc
prophetic Of the future success OF bis
mission. II Elisha we're TO fill Elijah
place he must be endued with Eli1ah'S
spirit The disciples to perform The
Lords service must wait for enduemen'
of power. for the descent OF His Spiri'
(Acts /: 8. 2: la. The servant OF the
Lord to-day must wait for the power
and inspiration which will equip FOL
service. What had brought Elisha
here? The place Of such enduement Is
always marked by ~ Watchfuiness
Elisha watched. (2) Revelation. Elisha
saw the presence AID glory OF God as
Elijah was snatched from earth tc
Heaven, and II euiehened his heart tC
new consciousness Of God and His
power The soul that watches eagerl,
and persistently will be rewarded with
a revelation OF God which will thrill
the whole being and call into life new
capabilities and create new posslbili
ties
The Place OF Testing.-The place o
testing always lies Just beyond The
place of enduement. Elisha in th'
wilderness beyond Jordan gazing NJ
into the heavens, would never prove
an efficient or worthy successor OF ELL
fab. The too-long gazing up int
Heaven needs Divine rebuke (Acts l.
III. Elisha must return. and In th'
pathway Of the return lay the broad
unfordable Jordan, the Place OF Test
ing. All that he had was the barr
word OF tho prophet and the mantle o
| Elijah. which waa the evidence OF ELL
tah's departure. The testing was 10
the double purpose Of revealing 10 Ell
aha himself and to the sons OF th'
prophets gazing from the hills OF Jeri
cho the fact that Eltah's spirit ha'
descended upon Elisha. ELISHA wen
over"-the place Of enduement and tn
place OF testing were just behind, bu
the place Of discipline lay before him
The Place OF Discipline-For thre
DAYS while the willful. unbelievinI
students Of the college pursued thei
ruthless search, Elisha waited at Jeri
cho Those we're days OF discipline
While the search was on for Elijah
Elisha must wait. and waiting is III
most trying kind Of discipline.
The Place Of Service.-And now W
come 20 the place of service. Endue
ment tasting. discipline and at las
service. Tho discipline ended. Elish
finds his position strengthened In tn
city. Doubtless during those thre
days there was much discussion m tn
CITY OF Eliiah's disappearance. whic'
,ended 10 advertise Elisha. People 60
10 discussing the miraculous events o
the past few days and as a rssul
faith in Elisha increased. Then cam
the opportunity Of service. The me
NJ the CITY came making request ths
the noxious waters might be healed
Here was a call TO service. But VIII
salt 70 cure the brackish watersf "Lik
cures like" has tong been familiar say
ing. The use Of salt suggests Gods meth
od of healing the worlds sin. The shed
ding Of blood to cleanse the crimso
...t,, % ain heath to cure death.