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THE SUNDAY BIBLE scAoo.
Lesson in the International Series
for August z, 1904-"God TAX
ing Care of Elijah"
prepared by the Highway and By
way" Preacher.)
(Copyright. 1904. by ]. NJ. EdsonD
LESSON TENT.

LESSON TENT.
q Kings lsl-l6. Memory Verses Is IA
l. And Elijah the Tishbite who was OF the
inhabitants OF Gilead. said unto Ahab. As
the Lord God OF Israel liVeth before whom
stand. there shall not be dew nor rain
these years, but according - my word
And the word OF the Lord came unto
him. saying.
) Get thee hence. and turn thee east
ward. and hide myself by the brook Che
rith. that is before Jordan.
: And II shall be that thou shalt drink
OF the brook; and have commanded the
ravens To feed thee there
> So he went and die according unto the
word OF the Lord: for lie went and dwot
by the brook Cherith. that is before Jordan.
D. And the ravens brought him bread
and flesh In tue morning, and bread and
hesh IN the evening; and he drank Of the
brook
7 And it came to pass after awhile that
the brook dried up. because there had been
no rain i'm the land
) And the word Of the Lord came unto
him. saying
?. Arise. get thee TO Zarephath. which be-
longeth to Zidon. ana dwell there: behold.
] have commanded a widow woman TO sus-
tain thee
10. SO he arose and went to Zarephath.
And when he came TO the gate OF the city.
behold. the widow woman was there gath
ering Of sticks: and he called TO her. and
In vessel. that l may drink.
IL And as she was going to fetch II, he
called TO her. and said. Bring me- l pray
thee. a morsel OF bread in thine hand.
u And she said. AS the Lord thy God
liveth. have not "a cake. but an handful OF
meal in a barrel. and little oil in cruise:
and, behold. L am gathering two sticks,
that l may go in ana dress II for me and
my son. that We may eat IL. and die.
lS. And Elijah said unto her. Fear not:
u. l.,,s To-
thereof 4 little cake first. and bring 1t
unto me, and after make for thee and for
thy son
Il. For thus saith the Lord God of Is
rael. The barrel OF meal shall not waste.
neither shall the cruise OF oil fall until the
day that the Lord sendsth rain upon tho
earth
10. And she went and Gid according to
the saying OF Elijah. and she and he. and
her house. did eat many days
l6 And the barrel OF meal wasted not.
neither did the cruise OF oil fall according TO
the word OF the Lord. which he spake by
Elijah.
THE LESSON includes all of the seven
teenth chapter, giving the closing Incidents
I'm the life Of the widow and her son. There
Is no parallel in chronicles.
GOLDEN TEXT:-"'He careth for you.
II Peter So
TIME.-Ahab reigned from 9lS TO ss7 b. C.
and Elijah. in the opinion OF Sir George
Grove. began his mission in Israel in tho
tenth year OF Ahab. and continued TO
! rophesy for a period Of l6 to Is years.
PLACES.-Samaria. Ahab's capital; the
brook Cherith. a small stream emptying
into the Jordan from the east; Zarephath. a
town between Tyre and Sidon.
INTRODUCTORY NOTE.-The wicked
Queen Jezebel had gained complete ascend
ency over Ahab, and Phoenician idolatry
was rapidly displacing the worship of the
true God when Elijah makes his public
protest and pronounccs the Divine judg-
ment Of long drought
Comparing Scripture with Scripture.
FAITHFUL WITNESS. Elijah was
"a A Man of Prayer GAS. 5:l7-lS), and
hence A Prepared Man. He learned
Gods will and he received Gods mes
sage and the answer to his prayer. q
John 5:14-15) Jesus remarkable min
istry was marked by much prayer, whole
nights being thus spent. One reason
why Christians are often so lily prepared
TO deliver Gods message is because they
have failed to wait before God in prayer
TO learn His will and His message.
(2) A Man Full of Faith.-"According
to my word" that is Gods word as re-
vealed by God to Elijah Matt. 17:2O.
(3) A Fearless Mantle faced the
wicked king boldly, and spoke his un-
welcome message.-Acts 4.29; Matt.
%: Josh. 1:9.
(D a Plain Spoken Man.-Without
circumlocution or flowery introduction.
Elijah went right TO the heart Of his
message. and he declared the whole
counsel OF God" acts 20:27) AS
witnesses for God there is solemn obli-
CATION here Eek. 1918
(5) An Obedient Naturalization
and food depended upon prompt obedi-
ence Had Elijah delayed depa arturo for
the brook Cherith. he might have per-
ished with the prophets slain by Jezebe,
Had he failed TO 90 promptly to Iareph-
ath he might have missed the widow
at the gate Do you realize how mucn
our safety and welfare depend upon
prompt obedience to God?-Jer 1876.
A FAITHFUL GOD.-O In punish
meHt OF sin. Drought was the promised
punishment for national idolatry SEQ
Deut. 11:1G-17; 2S:23 These years. '
Luke 4:25 and James 5:17 fixes definite
ly the duration Of this drought
~ In Care Of His Servants What a
comfort the 23d Psalm must have
been TO Elijah Elijah was protected
Psalm 20: 34:7. Elijah was fed. The
raven was an unclean bird and yet un-
der Divine dispensation it became the
holy instrument Of miDistering to the
needs Of Gods servant Faith, huml-
ity and submission made Elijah obedient
20 the Divine Will. How this should
teach us 10 receive at Gods hands His
provision for us. whatever that may be
The Brook Dried Up '-Here was
encouragement TO faith. in that Elijah
saw that Gods word was being fulfilled
and also a fresh test Of faith in that
Elijah saw his water supply giving out
II the prophet had been like many