The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-10-14
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson In the International Series
for October 16, 10o4-"Elsha
and the Shunammite"
prepared by the Highway and By
way" Preacher.)
fConvrfuhf 1904 hv II NJ EdzonN
copyright, ls0{. by ]. II. Edso
LESSON TEXT.

Copyright, 1904 by ]. NJ. Edson.)
LESSON TEXT.
Oil Kings s:s5-s7: Memory verse. so)
Is So she went and came unto the man
of God to Mount Carmel. And 10 came TO
pass. whom the man of God saw her afar
on. that he said to Gehazi his servant: Be
hold. yondsr 10 that Shunammite:
1s. Run now. pray thee. TO meet her, and
say unto her: Is Il well with thesf 10 IL
well with thy husband7 Is IL well with the
childf And she answered: II 10 well.
n. And when she came TO the man OF God
to the hill. she caught him by the feet. but
Gshazi came near TO thrust her away. And
the man Of God said: Let her alone; for
her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord
hath hid 10 from me. and hath not told me.
Is. Then she said: Did desire con OF
my lordf Did I not say: DO not deceive
met
.. Then he said to Gehazi: Gird up thy
ioins. and take my stan In thine hand, and
60 thy way: II thou meet any man. salute
him not: and IL any salute thee. answer
him not again: and lay my stan upon the
face of the child.
%. And the mother Of the child said: Az
the Lord liveth. and as thy soul liveth.
will not leave thee. And he arose and
followed her.
q. And Gehaxi passed on before them.
and laid the stan upon the face Of the child;
but there was neither voice nor hearing.
told him, saying: The child In not ewaked.
81 And when Elisha was come into the
house. behold. the child was dead, and laid
upon his bed.
%. He went In therefore. and shut the
door upon them twain. and prayed unto the
Lord.
~ And he went up, and lay upon the
child. and put his mouth upon his mouth.
and his eyes upon his eyes. and his hands
upon his hands: and he stretched himself
upon the child: and the flesh Of the child
waxsd warm.
house TO and fro; and went up and stretched
himself upon him; and the child sneezed
seven times, and the child opened his eyes
O. And he called Gehazi. and said: Call
this Shunammite. So he called her. And
when she was come In unto him, he SAID: /:
Take up thy son.
81. Then she went In. and fell at his feet,
and bowed herself to the ground. and took
up her son. and went out.
sCRIPTURAL sECTIoN.-Ths whole
story Of the Shunammite woman. beginning
at verse g.
GOLDEN TExT.-"The gift OF God Is
eternal life through Jesus Christ our LORD
Rom SIS.
TIME.-Uncsrtain.
PLACE.-Shunem. . few miles sousn OF
Nazareth; Samaria. the probable nome
of Elisha, and Mount Carmel. where the
prophet often sought retirement
Burdened Souls Succored.
Prophets Presence Gained (vs. 26-
2D.-The first thing that impresses IT.
self upon us In connection with this
lesson Is the desperate need OF this
broken-hearted mother. Her only boy,
the gift of God to her for her kindness
to the prophet QI Kings 4: SID, had
died suddenly, probably from sunstroke
Tvs. 1920. All, what a heart-breaker
death 10. And God is the only One
who can heal the cruel wounds. The
Shunammite would not carry her bur-
den alone She must go to the prophet
of God. The sisters in the stricken
home at Bethany would not carry their
burden alone. They must tell Jesus
John 11:3).
In her sorrow the Shunammite wa
not rebellious. There is beautifully
touching suggestion in verse q. where
she took her lifeless darling and laid
him on the bed of the prophet. Of
faiths submission to God. God hat
given and God had taken away (Jot
1:2I.
Prophets Services Won (ys. 2s-3D
-Gehazi would not do! The Shunam
mite must have Elisha. Gehazi's par
| In this story is suggestive Of the hin
ORANGES which may lie in the pathway
Of the seeker after God. OF the futilit,
/ Of human means to restore life. 1t re
| minds US Of the disciples failure Il
| heal the demoniac son and of the fina
appeal to Jesus (Luke 9: 37-43). VIII,
| should we be content with the Gehaz
when we may have the Christ Himself
Note three things in connection witt
the Shunammite's interview with tn
prophet:
/. The soul unburdened-she tol,
the prophet all.
2. The soul hanging on-"As Jeho
| yah liveth and as thy soul liveth. will
not leave thee" The Jacob spirit (Ger
i 32:26) 10 the spirit that always oh
tains the cooperation and help of God
Note the parallel in this particular be
tween the Shunammite woman and tn
Syrophenician woman MARK Z: 1929
3. The soul triumphant-"And h
arose and followed her"
The Blessing Obtained (vs. 32-3D.-
The prophet saw the need before hin
he heard the mothers sobs. he kne'
her desire, but before he could serv
her he must seek the Lord in prayer
he must learn Gods will. Then he wa
ready to lay out his life for the life G
the child. Mouth to mouth. eye to eye
hands to hands. His vitality goin
into the cold, dead frame of the bo,
J And at last the responding life-lii
given from God In response to faith
plea and loves sacrifice of self. Her
is a lesson for every servant OF Go,
With dead souls all about and Chri:
waiting to give life. we need to get int
close contact with them; We need to pl
mouth to mouth. and eye to eye, an
hands to hands in order that we ma
warm to the life-giving power OF Jesu
Faiths plea and loves sacrifice wi
, bring the awakening thrill, and Ii
opening eye, and lost souls all aboI
, us will be saved. Let US give ourselvt
to the task as unreservedly and earl
] estly as did the prophet.
, Nuggets from the Rams Horn.
, A true saint never needs to seek pc
secution