The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-13

INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR DECEMBER Is.

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| Lesson I. Topic Elisha entering upou
4 this work as 4 prophet Place Gileadf
! east of the Jordan Elisha saw Elijah
/ when he was translated, and cried, NV
! father, my father, the chariot Of Israel
and the horsemen thereof. Elisha took
up Elijahs MANTLE returned to the Jor
dan; smots the waters; the RIVER was
divided; Elisha crossed over on DIRK
ground; the spirit Of Elijah rested on
Elisha; fifty sons Of the prophets asked
the privilege Of seeking Elijah; Elisha aet
fused; they urged until Elisha waa
ashamed; he permitted them to 60; they
sought three days, but found him mott
The men Of Jericho told Elisha that the
water Of the city was poor; Elisha cast
salt into the spring of the waters. and the
waters were healed.
I'll. Topic: Elisha relieving poor
1 widow and her family. Place: Not known
! Al woman in trouble came to Elisha and
| said that she had been the wife Of one
! of the prophets, but that her husband
4 was now dead and the creditor had come
! to take her sons as bondsmen. Elisha
| said: What shall ] do for thee? Tell mes
1 what hast thou in the house?" She replied
that she had nothing save q pot Of Oh,
Elisha instructed her to borrow vessels
OF her neighbors, mot few" She was
then told to pour out oil into an the Dor
1oBrd Ncsselss duQ SCI dSiue tuBSG WHICH
were filed. She did SO and all Of the vess
sells which she had borrowed were filled;
! the prophet instructed her to sell the oil
and pay the debt, and to use what re-
NAMED over for herself and children.
iii. Topic: Restoring the life Of a dead
child. Places: l. Shunem. B. Mount
Carmel. Elisha in his work as q prophet
travelled from place to place; he frequently
visited the village of Shunem; was en3
tertained by one of the leading families Of
the place; as a reward for this woman's
kindness Elisha promised that within
year she should embrace son; when the
child was four or five years old it was in
the harvest fields with its father; it was
suddenly taken sick; carried to the house;
died at noon; tho mother went to find
Elisha; the woman told Elisha about her
great affection; Elisha went with herr;
the child was restored to life.
Nv. Topic: The healing of leper.
Places: |. Damascus. 2. Samaria: These
cities were about ITO miles apart. Naaman
was leper. The Syrians had taken cap
tive little maidswho waited on Naaman,a
wife. This child told her mistress about
the prophet in Samaria. 1t was probably
Naaman who told the king Of Syria what
the captive girl had said. The king sent
Naaman to the king Of Israel. The king
Of Israel rent his clothes; thought the
king Of Syria sought quarrel with him
man he sent Ii him Elisha insf,.ncfed
him 10 wash IN tbe Jordan seven t; ,ssS.
Naaman was healed.
". Topic Divine protection. Places:
!. Samaria. 2. Dothan. The king Of
Syria was warning against Israel; Elisha
warned the king Of Israel Of the plans
of the Syrians; Israel was thus saved from
defeat by the Syrians; the king Of Syria
asked his servants to show which Of them
was informing the king Of Israel; they
traitors, but that Elisha, the prophet, was
telling the king Of Israel the words which
he spoke in his bedchamber; the king of
Syria sought Elisha; found him in Dothan
sent horses and chariots and great
host to take him; the Syrians were smitten
with blindness; Elisha led them to Sal
maria; the king Of Israel asked if he should
smite them; Elisha provided for their
necessities; sent them home: the Syrians
came no more unto the land Of Israel.
vi. Topic: Joash made king. Placed
Jerusalem, the capital Of the southern
kingdom. Our lessons now return to the
kingdom OF Judah. At the death Of Je-I
horam, Ahazlah became king; at his death
Athahah usurped the throne; she COM
family be put to DEATH IN the midst Of
the general slaughter, Joash was hidden
IN the temple, where ne remained com
cealed for SIX years; Jeholada the high
priest then brought nm out and made HIM
king.
VII. Tonic: Gods house repaired.
Place: Jerusalem. AS soon as Joash he
came king stems were taken to- inaueurafe
a great reformation. and a solemn Covenant
was made between the Ford. he KING
and the neople Baal worship was over,
thrown. and the priests and the Levites
were appointed to serve in the tefnnle:
chest was placed beside the altar in fhssI
priests court. and the people were asked
to nut their offerings "a the chest In this
way much money was raised. and the tenn
ale was renaired %
VIII Tonic. Isaiah warn;ng sTnaaba
Place: Jerusalem the nronhetss home
There was great prosperitv in ,Judah INIT
IN the midst Of It the people were rebel
! lions and urofieate the claims Of God
were forooften and His worah;n IGNORED
Iaa;ah saw that hecauee az Their wicked.
ness fhas I.ord rvo,ld soon hermit heather,
nations 10 carry them away captive: he
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