Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-12-15
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR DECEMBER 10.
Review of the Fourth Quarter - Read
Psalms lYili., 1-l1-Golden Text, Luke
w., g. Topic: Israel's Decline and

w., g. Topic: Israel's Decline and
Fall.
Lesson l. Topic: Elisha entering upon
this work. as a prophet: Place: Cilead.
east of the Jordan. Elisha saw Elijah
father, my father the chariot OF lsraci
and the horsemen thereof Elisha took
up Elijah's mantle; returned to the Jor'
dan. smote the waters; the river was
divided; Elisha crossed over on dry
ground; the spirit of Elijah rested on
| Elisha; fifty SONS of the prophets asked
the privilege of seeking Elijah; Elisha re
fused; they urged until Elisha was
ashamed; he permitted them to 60; they
sought three days, but found him not,
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.
widow and her family Place: Not known.
A woman in trouble came to Elisha and
said that she had been the wife of one
of the prophets, but that her husband
was now dead and the creditor had come
to take her sons as bondsmen. Elisha
isiJ: What shall do for thee! Tell me,
ohaI hast thou in the house, She replied
,lldt she had nothing save pot OF oil.
s'haha instructed her to borrow vessels
of her neighbors, mot few" She was
then told to poui out oil into all the Dor
rowcd vessels, and set aside those which
were filed. She did so and all of the YES
sells which she had borrowed were filled;
the prophet instructed her to sell the oil
aud pay the debt, and to use what re.
manned over foi herself and children.
Ill. Topic: Restoring the life OF dead
child Places: |. Shunem. 2. Mount
Carmel Elisha in his work as prophet
Travelled from place to place; he frequently
visited .he village of Shunem; was en-
tertained by one OF the leading families of
the place; as reward for this womans
kindness Elisha promised that within a
year she should embrace a 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; the mother went TO find
Elisha; the woman told Elisha about her
great affection; Elisha went with her;
the child was restored to life.
~. Topic: The healing OF a leper.
Places: |. Damascus. 2. Samaria. These
cities were about | 10 miles apart. Naaman
was a lcper. The Syrians had taken cap.
tive a little maid who waited on Naaman
wife. This child told her mistress about
the prophet in Samarla. 1t was probably
Naaman who told the king of Syria what
the captive girl nad said The king sent
Naaman to the king of Israel. The king
OF Israel rent his clothes; thought the
king OF Syria sought a quarrel with him;
Elisha sent to the king asking that Naa.
man be sent to him; Elisha instructed
him to wash in the Jordan seven times;
Naaman was healed.
V. Topic Divine protection. Places:
J. Samara. 2 Dothan. The king OF
SYRIA was warning against Israel; Elisha
warned the king OF Israel OF the plans
OF the Syrans; Israel was thus saved from
defeat by the Syrans; the king OF Syria
asked his servants to show winch OF them
was informing the klug OF Israel; they
replied that none OF them were acting as
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 III Dothan;
sent horses and chariots and great
host to take him; the Syrans were smltten
with blindness; Elisha led them to Sa
MARIA the king OF Israel asked ii he should
rmitc them; Elisha provided for then
necessities; sent them home: the Syrians
came no more unto the land OF Israel.
VI. Topic: ,Joash made king. Place:
Jerusalem, the capital OF the southern
Kingdom. Our lessons now return to the
kingdom OF Judah. At the death OF Je.
hoIam, Ahazlah became king; at his death
AthaIiah usurped the throne; she com
mandcd that all the members OF the royal
family be put to death; In the midst or
the general slaughter, ,loash was hidden
IN the temple, where he remained con
cealed for six years; Jeholada the high
priest then brought HIM out aud made Ann
KING.
VII. Topic: Gods house repaired.
Place: Jerusalem. As soon DIS Joash be-
came king steps werr taken to inaugurate
m nd al
was made between the Lord the king
aud the people Bad worship was over.
thrown, and the priests and the Levites
were appointed To serve IN the temple:
a chest was placed beside the altar III the
priests court, and the people were asked
to put their offerings III the chest. In tins
way much money was raised, and the tenn
pie was repaired.
VIII. Topic: Isaiah warning Judah.
Place: Jerusalem, the prophets home.
There was great prosperity IN Judah, but
in the midst OF it the people were rebel,
lious and prohigate, the claims OF God
were forgotten and His worship ignored.
Isaiah saw that because OF their wicked
ness the Lord would soon permit heather
nations TO carry them away captive; he
warns the people.
TX. Topic: The evil effects of strong
drink Isaiah shows that the people were
especially given to drunkenness. The land
was filled with tilthlness, and God pro-
T Touh,vO he Eouor traffic j. ike a cancer
a auu"y ,b he" very life ont Of socetv; it de.
strovs the morals of the country and
bhghts wherever 1t touches. The man who
sanctions this niqultous business is par
taker of all the evil connected with 1t.
X. Topic: The temple rededicatcd
Place. Jerusalem, Hezekiah was the
twelfth king OF Judah; he sought the Lord
earnestly; under Ahaz inc peoPle nau DE,
come eNceeu,neN Gcc,, ''i ht t' now Hezn.
III, loansaT Tho tem;Ie. made GREAT