The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-24
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR AUGUST 29.
Subject; Elijah Discouraged, I Kings
XIX, 1-S--GoIden Text, Psa. cxx., l.
Memory Verses, 3, 4-Commenta OF
the Days Lesson.

KIN, l-S-GO1den Text, Psa. cxx., Il
Memory Verses, 3, 4-Comme entary on
the Days Lesson.
I. The fight OF Elijah Tvs. 10y. |.
Told Jezebel." She was not affected by
the story as she would have been by the
actual events Elijah had done" Ahahi
did not appear to recognize the hand OF
God in the affair There are eyes so blind.
cd q Cor. 4:D and hearts so steeled
against the truth that no evidence can
reach ther,. Had slain" The slaughter
of the prophets of Baa, who were prob
ably OF the same foreign nature as the
queen, was what stirred all the ferceness
of her nature, As she listens to the story
her one thought is revenge.
=. sent messenger" Hera was Jack
OF shrew ''ss and forethought if she
really wished ID 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 op'
position. But it is possible that her OBJ.
Ject was to terrify him and drive him
away from her city, and that she feared to
cope with him otherwise, lest her own fate
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 "was intended and understood as a
sentence Of Punishment on pain of death"
Unto Elijah" The prophet did not ven.
ture into the city, and thus put himself in
her power, but waited to see how she
would receive the news. 1t is not the duty
OF even Gods prophets to rush heedleSsly
into the lions den unless directly com
manded to do so. He used good judgment
in this matter. LET the gods One oil
the most tremendous VOWS which mark the
history of the Semitic race. both within
and without the Jewish pale. This was
the most terrible oath she could use. 1t
meant that if she did not slay Elijah then
let the gods slay her
g. "When he saw" When be hoard of
the rage of .Jezebel and saw tbe storm
that was coming on him Went for III,
life" He knew Ahab's waal;nrss and hack
of courage and the instantly Of nuhlio
sentiment, Ii seemed to him tbat his of.
forts had been in VAN. that the bright
prospects on Carmel had resulted in mn
permanent rood and that Gnd's c,use
was utterly lost Jehovah seems to have
left him for a season 70 himself perhnns
there was danger that like The ano.tle he
might be exalted above measure by the
abundance of revelations and of mower
Cor ID. N and IL wos rsedfnI 70 ,o,ni,j
him bv an imrressive exner,ence tbat be
was still man encomnassed with hnman
nassions and in6rmitieI 10 many il NAV
Seem that n great onnortnnitv f9 rafo"m
tbe worsbin of the kinodom was lost hv
EG;ah's aight The neonie were COW.
vinced, and il wonId have been an ensv
matter for r. +; 70 b,vo reroov,d Ts,ah Al
and tbe remaining false nronbets an
there ia noint beyond which divine now.
or will NOT multinly miracles and The tur,.
inc nnint hero vas tbe instnhii;,, of Ih,h
'"Beer.sheba :" AZ tbo eytreme s,utborn
limit of Palestine. and about ninetv.fvs
nn;ies fron, Je1reei Reer.sbebo r,.,s o,,,.
inallv ass;cned 70 tbe tr;he ,f S;meo.,
LJosh 10. 2I tbougb in .Josh Il. os II +.
included among tbe mttermost cities q;
Judah II anneors that tba tr;he Of &.
neon had now become LARGELY absorhed !,
the tribe of Judah. "I,eft his servant. D."
The servant must have attended him from
Carmel to .Jezreel and from thence to the
solitude, In the need of spiritual commu.
Mon with God no comnanion is desired.
Even Jesus Himself said TO His discinles
"Sit We here while I 90 and prav wonder"
((Matt. 26: 36l. Jewish tradition saw the
servant was the son of the widow of Znre
phath. and no less a person than the pro.
phet Jonah.
the wilderness" The wilderness here spo.
ken Of ia the desert of Paran. through
which the Israelites had of old wandered
from Eoynt toward the nromised land
He did not feel himself safe until he was
bevond tbe Territory of both Nbab and
1nnlt down
tba darl, denths Of temntation "Juniner
tree The Wehre,v savs literally one in.
miner tree or broom. shrub and thns de.
n;cts tbe desoIat;on of the country r.
was stout enough TO he used for mel iPsa,
| Ioo. AZ and in time of famine ;ts roots
could be eaten IIoh ana A. oThat he
m;gbt die > The nronhet's denression had
reocbeI ira Lowest noint "Not better {"
etc His lie seemed ike qreat foilure.
| In moments Of desnondency even Shakes:
neare thought himself no poet. and Rn.
phael doubted his right to be called a
painter.
TIT Elijah fed bv anoeIs (vs 5.s) &.
Tav and sient y El;ia5 was nhysicollv
erhsusted n was the reaction after the
;ntense narvons strain on Carmel First of
81, Cod snnnl;ed he nhvsical necessities
Ha M o;yetb " haIoyed slsen "An angel .
We hear LITTLE Of these heavenly minis.
trants during the oreat perod of prophetic
ant;v;tv TSe Meditation Of angels was
iarasiv .unniartad hv thai of ;nsnired
non Rnt az times thew annear 70 remind
~ That tbev ever encomp around Gods
sar,,amts .mr rise and eat " FOOD was
nrovdsd srr,Sds for i b;,u a" Jehovah ia not VET
55ons ,'tb III him '' and He mraculonsiv cares
u for h;v, w'Cn as % He d;d for Jonab when he lied
ios n'a ncaIo a y a round aat cake mt he.
~ -, Ia s.as ID ;n' an,bars of cbor.
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