The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-04
1NrRoDUcr1oS.-At After i've LESSONS

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS flvc LESSONS
concerning Elisha and the religious life
e OF his time. we shall study to-day the
political condition On the southern king
dom In the year Ssi. ten years after
the incident at Dothan. Joram ruled in
Israel and Ahazatl In Judah, the former
grandson OF SAhab. the latter grandson Q Z
Jehoshaphat. The two kings maintained
close relations. one 9, them visiting the
other an sickness I'll. Kings, viii 80. and
they entered into q league offensive and
defensive. This alliance was displeasing
10th OF them, and sent a prophet to
succeed Joram. jehu. after gaining the
support Of his assoeiates entered With
beth Jornm and Ahaz!ah, and ordered
Jezebcl, the woman who had long cursed
Israel. to be cast from a window OF the
palace to be devoured by DOES. The The
revolution thus accomplished IN brief.
time removed from official station three
persons who gwere obstacles to the cause
pEsTK6YED cverse 1).+Jehu reis 4,
succeed to the vacant throne OF Judah?
trsue eonS he nmpt s5e Wo%an
Ahazlah. the daughter OF Ahab. the half
sister to Jornm. she had peculiar Claims
and the experiences at 1.-TWO capitals dur-
Ing the time OF four kings awakened her
thirst for power. Perhaps, althougn no IN.
si NJ she hoped 10 overthrow Jehu.
whom she must have regarded as an
usurper. annex Israel TO judah. ana SO SO
ayenge the da n, OF me Inte e. a nx. =.
ton OF her purpose she destroyed all the
royal seeds, so far as she could lay h 1e
hands upon thenarher own n,nl grd Ia Ills
way every obstacle to her elevation. Her
lust for power extinguished. her Womanly
and therly instincts and TRANSFORMER ,s,
famous charae iers Of history prototyRe
Of the execrable Herod. (sla Mathew II
CONCEALED oversees 2 s).-Ath;aliah,i
ST the innocents,' and she held It for slS
years. The succession N Dav I me me
was thus broken for brlef Tins. Nv ~.
feeling for the restoration. In deyisins
was the chief actor behed s, sv he OF
the .high priest, who afterwards became
conspcuously useful, One litties e. 1si inS's
sons and saved from the general mas
sacre. He was concealed with his nurse
in one OF the chambers Of sgthe tempe
GI chron XII: ~. % " sa fet p,c, IN those
tr0ublesome times. psalms lxxxiv: -
There womon's love and ministerial noel n,c
ity were pledged for ms or ke ca re could G
have been furnished In tho kingdom ~ ~
nlietude and secrecy let the years OF
Infancy pass until providence opens the
d9 pFTsG 81 esE everse beginning
n the seventh year OF hiding was, deemed
to be the opportune time FL l or tn nc some son
plelon Of the pnrposeh Rave 1s reached Ills
tWoift,, YEAR. the age at which q jewish
boy assumed the vows OF Gina a.,,s! =, -, ~
Jesus did when he weha ", ~ nc no ionger
ceive Ills Inherited rights and to enter nst
into his official station Ihe f fIve pr caIi
nr was e6 bis aYt u , @en ts hsh rank ara
rml,S1ch influence in tho, goyernment-"the
ue hundreds and ~ fhe io rnhi1nsnat hls
ssSe Gh{on f. x stnted g Tse o RHfs
who from early time had m p he 1la as Is
foirs werS e be pc rs shNS sayeresn
Io ,unh h'e nav had known OF the concealed
boy s Is not related. i would haze n BE been
mprudent and unnecessary nI ,ve a appears 10
Hehsr e fi Mproduced the boy fSr the
first time and he sssnred 1ram that
En mao aS Wo,ld act together in the child's
INSTRUCTED oversees o.V - et'V',. q - &
arranged in his own nlnd a!i me ut p ms
For tho GROWING OF the young ktn NE
He assumed the place OF master OF ce ~
amonies, using HIS high office to secure
obediemce to his Will, and pToGeedetn ~ 70
give Instructions The Sabhath nag beSSi n
Chosen for the event, AS that Was I IN, ~
dnw OF p,.blIc concourse,3 ne gatlher, ,,n
togete Of Mbd pe mgS w oppose tie meas
ire, and IA all came unarmeu, lHs ne
Would be no opposition by force, 10, 10
risns. and to make sure that no !mpToper
nersons were admitted, With evil designs
and especialNto secure TIE absouts, y shLe
Into s companies and stationed At suitable :
places, where they might be read. az q ~ 9
the high priest. This disposition ~ n, the
guard composed OF. those who ordlnarily
Rendered such service, would ,attra g ne ne
attention and arouse no Suspicion, Jsho,,
2da did all5'wlth great wisdom, ana al
iooked ii, him for. the result, ,,c
~ OREYED.-(Verse 9-l1,l II Is quite
significant that no one attempted 70
thwartatte purpose Of Jeholda. 1t is pos
sible that the neople had dlsapnroyed the
cours, of Athaliah IN reaching tho thronn,
that they submitted only because no one
led an opposition, that those who were IN
n position to oppose We're quietly waltinS
for tile working out Of plans that had
been laid. II is probable that the o'Q