The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL,
Lesson in the International Series
for August 81, 19O4-"Elijah
on Mount Carmel"
prepared by the "Highway and By
way" Preacher.)

the altar of the Lord that was broken
down.
81. n Elijah took twelve stones accord
ing to the number Of the tribes OF the sons
of Jacob, unto whom the word OF the Lord
came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:
80. AMI with the stones he built an altar
in the name of the Lord: and he made a
trench about the altar, as great as would
contain two measures of seed.
SO. And he put the wood in order, and cut
the bullock to pieces, and laid MIN on the
wood. and said. Fill four barrels with wa
ter. and pour 1t on the burnt sacrlflce, ana
on the wood.
"a. And he said, Do it the second time.
And he said, Do it the third time. Ana
they did it the third time.
IS. And the water ran round about the
altar; and he filed the trench also with
water.
Sc. And it came to pass at the time OF the
offering of the evening sacrlfice, that Ethan
the prophet came near. and salo' Loro Ioo
of Abraham, Isaac, and OF Israel, lei II
be known this day that Thou art GOD IN
Israel. and that | am Thy servant, and
that l have done all these things at my
word.
81. Hear me, o Lord, hear me, that this
people may know that Thou art the Lore
God, and that Tho hast turned their heart
back again.
IS. And the fire of the Lord fell, and
consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the WOOD,
and the stones, and the dust, and llckeo
VI the water that was in the trench.
SO. And when all the people saw II, they
fell on their faces: and they said. the
Lord, He is the God; the LORD. lie is the
God.
40. And Elijah said unto them, Take the
prophets of Baal; let not one OF them es-
cape And they took them: and EifJah
brought them down to the brook klshoh'
and slew them there.
Al. And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee
up, eat and drink; for there is a SOUND o.
abundance of rain.
AZ. So Ahab went up to eat and to drink,
And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel;
and he cast himself down upon the eafth'
and put his face between his knees,
43. And said to his servant Go up now,
look toward the sea. And he went up,
and looked, and said, There Is hothlhe'
And he said, Go again seven times.
A. And it came to pass at the seventh
time. that, he said, Behold, there ariseth
a little cloud out of the sea, like a mans
lind. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahap'
Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down,
that the rain stop thee not.
As. And it came to pass in the meanwhile
that the heaven was black with clouds ana
wind, and there was a great rain. AND
Atab rode. and went to Jezreel.
45. And the hand of the Lord was on Eli
1ah; and he girded up his IONS. ana ran
before Ahao to the entrance of JeZreel.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"1f the Lord be God,
follow him. Kings 1921.
TIME.-Soon after the events OF last les
son.
PLACE.-Mount Carmel. probably near
As summit.
Comparing Scripture with Scripture.
Faith That Could Wait.-As We con
template Elijah's glorious triumph on
Mount Carmel, let us not forget the long
three and one-half years of patient wait
ing. The test Of success in COOS WORK
generally comes at this point. DaVlo
embassies it in Ps. 27:13-14, and Paul
SAYS: Having done all, stand Eli
iah waited and his waiting brought its
glorious triumph. Heb. 1926, Gal. 6:9
Rev. 2:1O. The longest night has its
end. Noah waited 100 years for the
flood. Abraham waited a lifetime fol
the son of promise. Israel waited 40(
years for deliverance. David waited
many perilous years for the kingdom
Faith That Knew No Fear.-Elijah
had fed to the brook and then Zarephatt
to escape the foes of God, now he faces
them. True faith sometimes runs from
evil ind evils forces. And faith made
Elijah bold to command a king tC
gather representatives from all over the
nation. and to challenge the $50 false
prophets to decisive test. True faith
never fears in the face of Gods foes
Matt. 1925; Ps. 27:1-3; 1914; 1856.
Faith That Dared the Test-Elijah
on Mount Carmel with God was mightiel
than all of Baal's prophets, and the king
of Israel behind them. But remember
that Elijah was acting for God; at Gods
direction. see verse SO, and for Gods
honor and glory and the salvation Of
Israel. When God plans the test 1t is
always safe to risk everything upon it
Zone with God is a majority" How
rich Gods word Is in examples of the
truth of this.
Faith to Execute Gods Judgments
The law of the Mosaic dispensation re-
quired that false prophets be slain
Deut. 1875; 49, 20; Zech. 1872 3. To fail
to observe and execute all of Gods word
is disastrous. See examples in l Sam
1872. 8, 9, 90; 2 Kings 13:14-19. Paul
as Gods faithful apostle, performed
painful duty. 1 Cor. Sis; l Tim. 1:20
God has given us the sword of the Spirit
which is the Word of God, with which tC
fight against the false prophets and the
evil. Let us be bold and fearless in the
welding of that weapon. Heb. 4:12.
Faith That Brought the Blessing
Faith thai could wait; faith that kne>
no fear; faith that dared the test; faith
that executed Gods judgments, was the
kind of faith which could bring the
blessing. Sound of abundance of rain
Elijah's ear was quickened to hear tn
sound before there was a cloud in sigh,
There is always sound of abundance OF
rain where faith performs her whole
duty. All the tithes brought into the
| %storehouse mean the pouring out of the
blessing. Nal. $40. Real faith is over
coming faith. John ga.
THE GOLDEN TEXT.
eff the Lord be God, follow Him"
This is the challenge that comes
to every soul. We are ready to cry
with the people on Mount Carmel:
"The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He
is God" But how about following
Him. We should follow Him, because
~ He invites us. Matt. 11:28. ~
His way is the only safe way. Ps. 1.
(3) He is the only through Guic,.
John 1876. ca Cross-bearing means
crown-wearing. Matt. 1910 and James