The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-09-01
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson in the International Series
For September 4, 1eO4-"Eli-
jah Encouraged"
prepared by the Highway and By
way" Preacher.)

~
way rreacher.)
Copyright. 1904 by J. M. Tdson)
LESSON TEXT
q Kinss 19.e-Is. Memorv var.as tsts,
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lodged ,bara. "a IT, .e, a
the Lord came to him. and he said unto
him, What doest thou here, ElitahY
10. And he said. 7 bave been verv Italians
for the Lord God of hosts. for tho child ren
of Israel have forsaken Thv covenant
thrown down Thine altars and slain Thy
prophets with the sword: and I. even I only
am left; and they seek my life. to take IL
away.
IL. And he said, Go forth. and stand
upon the mount before the Lord And.
behold, the Lord passed by. and a great
and strong wind rent the mountains, and
Dfake IN pieces the rocks before the Lord !;
put the Lord was not In the wind: and
aiter the wind an earthquake; but the Lord
was hot III the earthquake;
H. And after the earthquake a fire. but
the Lord was not In the fire: and after the
fire still small voice.
IL And II was so vbe, Eltiab hoard ~
that he wrapped his face in his mantle
and went our. and stood i'm the entering in
of the cave And. behold. there came a
voice unto him and said, What doest thou
here, Elijah?
IA. And he said, have been very jealous
Tor the Lord God of hosts: because the
enant thrown down rhine aItars. and slain
Thy prophets with the sword; and l. even
/, ,o Uniy, am leit; ana they seek my iite' 10
turn On ,by wav 70 Tho Wilderness of pa.
mascus: and when thou comest. anoint Ha-
zael to be king over Syria:
16 Ana Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou
oa. sho " &c h,ns oVer israe.. anu sh.,I,
thou anoint TO be prophet in thy room.
II. And 1t shall come to pass that him
that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall
sunu sia anu MN 'nat n,i, eseape.h if'"' ''e
90 80,
Israel ali the Knees which nave no, bowed
unto Baal and every mouth which hath
not kissed him.
~ so ne departed thehce, ana pouna
ni,h ,u,ai,,a ,oLa ~ nsen before hin, and
he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by
him. and cast his mantle upon him.
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son
PLACE.-Mount Sinai, or, as 1t IA often
caliea' Mount horeo'
Comparing scripture Win scripture.
The Place.-"Came thither unto a
cave" in the Mount Of God, the place
where God appeared to Moses in the
flaming bush (Ex. 3:1-2) and the place
where Israel had received the law (Ex.
19:l-2.) place hallowed py sacred
memories, and yet not the piace ior Ell
jan, as GODS twice repeated question anu
His command: Go, return on thy way
prove. Elijah spent over ~ precious
days In getting alone WIN uou, "heh
ne might nave louhu Him III Israel
May not the prophet nave erred as tne
samaritan woman dld VINO sought 10 On
gage Jesus III argument ABOUT MOUNT
Gerazlm as the only place 10 nha Goa
and 10 worship! Johh f'zo' no" many
weary days the discouraged ohristiah
oI.eh spehos III se'''ns aiohe Win "ou'
EhJan hiaue up MS ihihu ne "ou'u ~ "
SINAI W mee' Hou' anu 'ne oni
Often ioolisn'y nAes piace anu time io'
meeting you anu spehus Me"is uays II"
hhuihs HILL Ae'o i''|'' To- if''i0'
1t Was the Place OF Heart searching.
ID God Became the Examiner. Jer,
17:lO. The prayer OF the Psa mist should
be our prayer Ps. l39:23-A. But we
must submit. Jas. Al. Then God Will
reveal true conditions to us. Phil. 3:l5.
What doest thou here, Ell)ah?' Is
the question God often has to ask u.s.
(2) God Became the Teacher. The
Christian often makes a long journey
of it to Gods school. even as did Elijah.
But it is a blessed place to come. John
l4:26: 1913; / Cor. 2:12. God sought to
turn EIiiah's thoughts away from self.
II took the rock-rending winds: the
mountaineering earthquake, and the
fierce fire to turn Elijah's thoughts to
God. oh. how hard il is to bring the
soul to listen to God. How God has TO
almost strip us naked, and affiict us sore,
before we will turn from self to Him.
II Was the Place of announcement
IT was humiliatine to Elijah to realize
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