The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-12
CONTEXT. Between last lesson and this the
I've Of eight ENerseR In ~ he SeYeut cent b

CoNTExT.-Betweer last lesson ana this tn i
narrative OF eight verses In the seyente
chapter refers to the continued stay OF Elijah
ins3 the home OF the, widow OF SHarephath
There he not only found the much nj led rest
ana which would hi
Ito do good. Is "a very comforting fact that
a good man 3sis Ia blessing in any home into
taken sick. and 81 in Ia short time removed
by death. S. This was Ell ijah's opport unity.
Carrying the lad Into an upper room he. laid
Alone 1 Wr s an and pr presaed The child
was restored alive to its rejoicing mother.
who. by the wonderful cure was convinced
THAT thetguest whom she had entertained was,
Indeed "a man Of God worthy to be trust ed. @
@RETURN.-fY Verses 4 and ~ Elijah had been
abEent from Israel three years. First by the
brook cherith beyond 3 Jordan. and "a forward
in the humble homo Of The widow OF sarepta.
duke citys OF ] Phoenicia. hc K In V
public ite. THAT reiiremena had been divine
and was
been "a drought and 4 famine which had been
Bsedasa aDs
and drink The Intended lesson had BE- !. =
the showers to water the fields. Hence
the prophet to return a =, g o ea
anss !h s1Gs
the lint ention was to teach the great truth
ns a2s Tes ss e
the degenerate times in Israel there were
those WHO, amid the prevailing ldolatry.,re .a
| King Ahab should have appointed n as q the
ruler or steward Of his house one ol 3 ms
vice at time when IT. was great ly needed
assai los
tham caves, my !. s 3 .s
ling * them bread and water, This q fact {sja
recorded parentie to 4, s q s r.
as W9
eTosrea a na eo CO. Elijah
h1 asss
linssayertng the dreadful raYa Ges Sot III
famine. st5 81 f "a ~
sss Bss seryss
noine Va less N than i,'0 search
s sHes had been dried BY the I.h
,oast y g
might ln yet be found Witch B. sup.
nm nsn att that hat Canaan %
LAND of brooks so menti9nea nsloTs rsi,
eSpatt from eus sa
thsTg ysisF apAnes
another, and both should llgsnty and ear 81
fully proceed naan,sFt 81 The d rs s,t
ha sesaessful. All this was arranged and De-,
4 termned without any knoledge o. me
purpose and Y na ,.nayv II not
out ths prescribed direct The or
q w avert q '' sanar ri 4.
hsa arestss nm s pn,s
gslIItsss soa ms fosrfientsss
e emr,ies times cer xv;l2l greeted
The man OF God with an inauripg a * at1nd
tom. He could aa ~ sao
hsa ppf al5ah
e ihis
tendsd "a he comforting, When the .drouGhs
vas predicted II stated 3has no eropi, ~
Would come the cart tne hnd
sa a 4 Ts,lst sas
ahsenee IA 81 sm the ca' Az
ity. and that the y v
1 nal. for rel 4, y, q, =. !. ,od - a.
PER en, ma gave the Ahab
ma diigenty as a. 1 he had
81 escape 9ren, chy and
slpngea haa so sens 1t renuirtsS tie people
from ss
Vas not among them He had 90
sought prophet ina. pno ny tia he wns
dead Nv close hiding where no one GSn o y
fnd Mn. This was part ~ secs p,a p,ps,tt
make the Is,t kln * 4 s sss5S And ys.,
AZ ohad hss'' knew EFss
tSat Tho latter as under the spsesi
,as bIS q spss ystss
ssola report the prophet arrival and glI1sll
should should would Il png NJ shsnK,
wa wo,, Ia be nut to death HIS fear was here
i fore n plainly told To- nj Y, q.
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