The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson XlII.-First Quarter, Foe
March rs, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES

Text of the Lesson, Comprehensive
Quarterly Review-GoIden Text, Ps.
exIiv, documentary Prepared by
Rev. D. NJ. stearns. :
LESSON 1.-The kingdom divided, l
Kings xii, GIG Golden Text, Prov.
xiii, 20, Gle that walkeih with wise
men shall be wise, but companion of
fools shall be destroyed" The king
dom was divided because of Solomon's
sins Chapter ri, 1D. but shall i'll due
time be reunited as the Lord has pur-
posed (Ezek xxxvii, q, 90. Back OF
and through and controlling and over
ruling all the actions Of all men, good
and bad we must always see God.
LESSON II.-Jeroboam makes idols for
Israel to worship, Kings xii, 23-333.
Golden Text, Elk. Xxx, 4, "Thou shalt
not make unto thee any craven image"
Although Jeroboam was well aware
that the Lord had given him these ten
tribes and would on condition of ODE
dience establish his kingdom xxi, 31-3s>.
he could not trust God, who had been
so kind to him. but deliberately listen
ed to and acted upon the advice of the
devil and worshiped him..
LESSON IH.-Asa's good reign i'll jul
dab, II Chron. XIV. 1-15. Golden Text, l!
Chron. XIV, :. "Bc We strong therefore
and let~not your hands be weak, for
your work shall be rewarded" How
refreshing to find a man on whose be-
half the Lord can show Himself strong
xvi. 81. He is still looking for such
The words that help me most in this
lesson are xiv, II, with the verse just
quoted and XIV, Is, seeing and resting
in the Lord alone.
LESSON IV.-Omri and Ahab lead Is
rael into greater sin, Kings xvi. 1888
Golden Text, Prov. xiv, 81, Righteous
ness exalteth nation. but sin is re-
proach to any people" The statements
concerning these two are that they
each did worse in the eyes of the Lord
than any that were before them (verses
25, So 1t would be difficult to find
two men more given over to the devil
than these two.
LESSON V.-Johoshaphat's good reign
in Judah, II Chron. xviii 1-13. Golden
Text, Matt. vi, 30, "Seek We first the
kingdom of God and His righteousness,
and all these things shall be added unto
YOU am much helped by thc.prayer
Of this good king and b!- the words: "In
thine hand is power and might. We
have no might, neither know we what
to. do, but our eyes are upon Thee !,
Lesson VI.-Elijah the prophet ap-
pears in Israel, I Kings xii, 1-16.
Golden Text, Ps. xxxiv, 10. :They that
seek the Lord shall not want any good
thing" Now we see one Of the grand
est men that ever lived and yet a man
TOT like passions with us Gas. V. 10.
His great word is, ''The Lord God OF
Israel liyeth, before whom l stand"
xvii. I: xviii, 15,. They arc the first
words we ever hear from him. Note
the Lords special care of him at
Cherith and Zarcphath
LESSON VII Elijah's victory over
the prophets of Baal, Kings xviii,
$3.50. Golden Text, Josh. xiv, Is,
Choose you this day whom We will
serve" See $50 men against one man.
| but God was with the one man a.,l
against the $50, and half minute
| prayer to the living and true God ac-
complished what an all day crying AMI
| pleading of the $50 could not.
: LESSON VIII.-Elijahs flight and re.
turn, Kings xix. 1-16. Golden Text
! Isa II, 81, "They that wait upon the
Lord. shall renew their strength" II
! this lesson we see the weakness of one
of the best of Gods servants. who was
not afraid of Ahab nor of $50 false
| prophets, but who ran for his life be
/ cause of the threat of q wicked woman
/ Note. the angels ministry and the p:,
/ tienee and loving Kindness of God.
/ IEssog IX.-Eliiah meets Allah il
Naboth's vineyard, Kings xxi, 1920
/ Golden Text, Luke xii. Il, "Take hecl
and beware of covetousness.' How
selfish and cruel are people apt to III
who live wholly unto themselves! They
must have their way at any cost, ne
! matter who may have to suffer or eve.
die. But there will be reckoning. ant
| the Judge Of all the earth will do right
The Lord Jesus said. Fear not then
/ which kill the body ..r4
LESSON X.-Elijah goes up by whirl
wind into heaven, II Kings IL, lis
Golden Text, Gen. V, -, "Enoch walk
cd Nth God, and he was not. fos Cos
took him. The man who wantel t.
die never did die. So it may be Will
some of us Il Cor. xv, ~. TIL
other notable features of this lsss.,.
ARE the devotion of Elisha to Irliial
and his earnest desire for double por
ton of his spirit Note '.They twe
went on"
LESSON NI.-Elisha the prophet re
stores a chilli to life, II Kings il. % 81
Golden Text, Rom. vi. %, The gift y
God is eternal life through Jesra Chris
our Lord" The woman who enter.
tanned Elisha did not entertain an IN
gel. but one to whom angel; minis,
tered and who knew the Lord a,,l t,,,,,::
she ministered to the Lord Hinn:c.
(Matt. X, 40, Al, who rewarded he
with son and also gave him back {,
her from the dead.
LESSON XII.-Defeat through drunk
enness, | Kings Xxx, 1921. Colder
Text, Prov. xxi, 4, ut is not for kim.
to drink wine nor for princes stro.l.
drink We might associate with thi
lesson the drunken feast Of Bels!lazza
and his lords and also the birthday par
t. of Herod, all ending with dealt,