Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-08-17
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson In the International Series
for August IL, 1eO4-"Ehjah
on Mount Carmel"
prepared by the Highway and BY
way" Preachsr.)
Vopyright. 1904. by ]. NJ. Edson.)
LESSON TEXT.

the altar or the Lord that was broken
down
81. And Elijah took twelve stones accord
ms TO the number OF the tribes OF the sons
or Jacob unto whom the word OF the Lord
came. saying. Israel shall be thy name:
y, AM with the stones he built an altar
IN the name OF the Lord: and he made n
srenen about the altar. rs great as would
contain two measures OF seed.
M And he put the wood In order. and cut
the bullock TO pieces, and laid him on tho
wood and said. Fill four barrels with wa
ter ana pour II on the burnt sacrifice. and
on the wood
80 And he said. DO Il the second time.
Ana he said, Do IL the third time And
thcy did IL the third time
%" Anu the water ran round about tho
altar: ana he fillsd the trench also with
water
IS. And IL came to pas, Mt tho time of the
oucring OF the evening sacrifice that Elijah
tne prophet came near. and said. Lord God
OF Abraham. Isaac. and or Israel let IL
oe known this day that Thou art God in D.
israel. ana that I am Thy servant. and
word
Z" Hear me. q Lord. hear mo. that this
people may know that Thou art the Lord
GOO ana that Thou hast turned their heart
back again.
81 Ana tho FIRE OF the Lord fell. and
consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood,
ana the stones. and the dust. and licked
up the water that was In the trench.
~ Ana when all the people saw II. they,
Iei on their faces: and they said, The
Lord. He is the God: the Lord lie Is the
God
20. And Elijah said unto them. Take tho
prophets OF Baal; let not one OF them es-,
cape And they took them: and Elijah
brought them down To the brook Kishon.
and slew them there
III. And Elijah said unto Ahab Get thee
up eat ana drink; for there Is sound OF
abundance OF rain.
u 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 earth.
and put his face between hts knees.
~ And said to his servant Go up now.
look toward the sea. And he went up.
and looked, and said. There IN nothing.
Ana he said. Go again seven times.
~. And II came to pass at the seventh
time, that he said. Behold, there ariscth
little cloud out OF the sea like a mans
Ind. And he said. 40 up. say unto Ahab.
Prepare thy chariot. and get thee down.
that the rain stop thee not.
IS And IL came to pass I'm the meanwhile
that the heaven was black with clouds aud
wind. and there great rain. And
Ahab rode and went to Jezrccl
a. And the hand OF the Lord was on Eli
Jah; and he girded up his loins. and ran
before Ahao To the entrance OF Jczreel
GOLDEN TEXT.-"If the Lord be God,
follow him. Kings 1921
TIME.-Soon after the events or last les
son
PLACE.-Mount Carmel. probably near
It's 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 Gods work
generally comes at this point David
emphasizes it in Ps. 27:13-14, and Paul
says; Having done all. stand" Eli
jah waited and his waiting brought it's
glorious triumph. Heb. 1926. Gal. 6:9,
Rev. 2:10. The longest night has It's
end. Noah waited 100 years for the
flood. Abraham waited lifetime for
the son OF promise. Israel waited 400
years for deliveraDce. David waited
many perilous years for the kingdom.
Faith That Knew No Fear-Eliiah
had fed to the brook and then Zarephath
to escape the foes of God. now he faces
them. True faith sometimes runs from
evil nd evils forces. And faith made
Elijah bold to command n king to
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. 1926; Ps. 271-3; 1914; 1876.
Faith That Dared the Test.-EIiiah
on Mount Carmel with God was mightjer
than all OF Baals 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 IL is
always safe to risk everything upon II.
"One 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. 1916; 1920; Zech. 1923. Total
TO observe and execute all OF Gods word
Ia disastrous. See examples In / Sam.
1852, 3. .. %: 2 Kings 13:14-19. Paul.
as Gods faithful apostle. performed a
painful duty. Cor. Sis / Tim. 1920.
God has given us the sword OF the Spirit.
which is the Word OF God, with which to
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 that could wait; faith that knew
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 ouickened to hear the
sound before there was cloud in sight.
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. 3:10 Real faith is over
coming faith. l John 5:4
THE GOLDEN TEXT.
"If the Lord be God, follow Him"
This Is the challenge that comes
to every soul We are ready to cry
with the peonle ON Mount Carnno1.