The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-09-30
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson In the international Series
for October 2, i0o4-"ElishA
Succeeds Elijah"
prepared by the Highway and BY
way" Preachsr.)
Copyright. 1904. BY J. NJ Edson)
IEasnN TEXT

LESSON TEXT.
ul, Kings 2l?22. Memory verses, i2-it)
Il And Elisha saw IL. and he cried. Ny
Father. my Father. the chariot Of Israel.
and the horsemen thereof And he sa~
him no more. and be took hold Of his Own
clothes, and rent them In two pieces
u. He took up also the mantle Of Elijah
that fell from him and went bach, and
stood by the bank OF jordan.
IL And he took the mantle Of Elijah that
fs.l from him. and smote the waters. aud
said Where IL the Lord God u E.ijah9
And when he also had smittsn the waters.
they parted hither and thither. and Elisha
went over
Is And when the sons Of the prophets
which were 90 view at Jericho saw him,
they said The spirit Of Elijah Doth rosI
on Elisha And thel came 70 msoI him. and
bowed themselves ~ the groand bsfots
him
10 And they said UNTO him Behold nos
there be with thy servants nifty strUng men.
%; them 60. Ne pray thee. and seek tEy
master. lest perAdNenturc the Spirit Of
the Lord hath taken tim w. and cast him
upon soms mountain. or into some NsIlsI
And he said Ye shall not send.
IL And when they urged him u.l he uEs
ashamed. he said Send They sent there.
loTs MY fnNilt hNa NNFN soAAAA INV @agss
but found him not
IA And vhsr they came sxain g. him uof
he tErried a. Jsrickol. ks sails unto them
Did ! not say uato you 90 mott
10 And d, msn Of the city sAii unto Ell
.hA BEHOLD. pray thee. the situation Of
this city is pleasant. - ny ord seth bot
tie water 10 hAushL and the ground bar.
r,n
- Ard ts said. Bring me- q nsu cruss.
and Put salt therein Ane thsJ brought u
TO- him
Il And be went forth unto the sprins ef
ity waters and cast The salt IN ttsr-. ant
sdi Thus sAith the Lord. have tsalee
ttsss waters Their shall rot b. from
hence any NOR, icath or tarren iAht
. s. a., waters were healed unte ria
GAY. according 20 tts saJitE 81 Elisha
shieh b. sTake
scRPTURAL SECTION The sn,ir.
ekagtsf With a review Of Eishas CAL IA
Kings DIG ia
GOLDEN TEXT LIT = douh.s portion
q ny spirit be upon me Ill kinssit
rihE Immediately following ne events
q TIE lesson Tor september u ne proph.
go ministry eIisnccd ttroush abou, nftJ
lsars
PLACE The scene Of Eiijahs ushs..-
ueh. ana al Jsurho
Beginning Of . Great Mission
The Place VI Enduement Elisha
NAs destined 10 oil the place Of great
prophet. and our lesson to-day intro-
duees us 20 the Initial events 10 hf,
5arcsr. which Are preparatory to and
prophetic Of the future success Of his
mission II Elisha were 20 on Eliiahs
place he must be- sudusd With Eiiiahs
spirit The disciples 20 perform the
Lords service must salt Tor sndusmsn,
o., power. Tor the descent % His spirit,
iAeu I 4. ?: i-tl The servant % the
Lord to-day must wait for the power
anc Inspiration which all equip ior
service What had brought Elisha
here The place ~ such endusmsni ID
always marked BY 90 watchiulueas
Elisha watched 90 Revelation Elishs
saw the presence and glory o. Cod A.
Elijah wn snatched from sarh IA
Heaven, and : quiekensd be hear IA
tsv CONSEQUENCES - God and Hls
poNer The soul that watches eagerly
and psrrisisntly vill ~ rewarded n
revelation ~ God which wiil thrill
the Whole belhE and call into lifs mes
capabilities and create hsv possiblli.
iva
The Place ~ TESTING The place q,
testing always lies iust beyond ,hs
place 81 sndusmsnt Elisha In N.
wilderness beyond Jordan garing az
into the heavens, would never prove
Al efieltnt or worthy successor ~ Ell.
jan. The tooluag EAslnE up into
Heaven necis Divine rebuks tAe,s l:
~. Elisha mus, return. and In The
pathway ~ tho return Jay the broad
uniordahle Jordan. the Place % Test.
Ing All that he had vas the hare
word 81 the prophet and the mantle II
Elijah, which vas the evidence ~ III.
iah's departure The testing wn fog
the double purpose ~ revealing 10 XII.
IN. hlmssli and 10 the Eons n N,
prophet, EsIinE from the hnl, q jsri.
eAo the fact that Elsah's splri, had
descended upon Elisha Elisha vent
uver'-the place 81 sntusmsnt and the
place q testihs vsrs ius, behind. bit
ne place u discipline lay before hin
he Place ~ D.tripiins -Fof three
days uhils the silifui unhsilsvins
students u he COLLEGE pursued their
'fulilsss sssfth. Elisha uaiist a. lsri.
tho Those vsts tays u discipline
While The search uas On Tor Elijah
Elisha mus, Walt and waiting IL the
most trying Mind u discipline
The Place u Service And now ".
cone to the place ~ servSe Endue.
msnt, testing discipline and At las,
service The discipline ended. Elisha
hnds his position strengthened In the
city Doubtless during those three
days there vas much discussion "a the
city 81 Eiiiahs disappearance which
tended TO advertise Elisha People ~,
10 discussing the miraculous event. a,
the PAS, iev DAYS and =. rs,u,,
iaiih In Elisha Increased. Then cam,
The opportunity ~ service Tho men
81 the cry came making feauss, thai
The norious saisrs might hs healed
Here -as a call 10 service Hut VII,
,sli 10 cure The bfacki,h ua,ssf LIN,
4 cures like" has lons been familiar say.
Ina The use oil salt suggests God, meth.
% q heallng the worlds sln. The shsd.
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