The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-04-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson xIll.-First Quarter, For
March rs, 1911.
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LESSON 1.-The kingdom divided, I
Kings XII, Gle. Golden Text, Prov.
Kill, 20, HE that walketh with wise
men shall be wise, but companion a
fools shall be destroyed" The king
dom was divided because Of Solomon's
sins (chaptt xi, 1D, but shall in due
time be reunited as the Lord has pur
posed (Ezek. xxxvii, 81, 22). 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, I Kings XII, 1888.
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, 1888,
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 III.-Asa's good reign in Ju-
dab, II Chron. Nv, 1-15. Golden Text, II
Chron. xv, Z, BE ye strong therefore
and let not your hands be weak, for
your work shall be rewarded" How
refreshing to find q 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, "a, Righteous
ness exalteth a 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
rs, 49,. 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. xvii, 1-18. Golden
Text, Matt. vi, 88, seek ye first the
kingdom Of God and His Righteousness,
and all these things shall be added unto
you" am much helped by the prayer
Of this good king and by the words: I'm
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, Kings xvii, 1-18.
Golden Text, Ps. xxxiv, 10, They that
seek the Lord shall not want any good
thing" Now we see one Of 1.-THE grand
est men that ever lived and yet man
Of like passions with US Gas. v, ~.
His great word In, 1.-THE Lord God Of
Israel liveth, before whom I stand"
(xvii, /; xviii, 10y. They are the first
words we ever hear from him. NJ.
the Lords special care Of him at
Cherith and Zarephath.
LESSON VII. Elijah's victory over
the prophets Of Baal, Kings xviii,
$3.50. Golden Text, Josh. xiv, Is.
Choose you this day whom ye will
serve" See $50 men against one man,
but God was with the one man and
against the $50, and q half minute
prayer to the living and true God &C.
complished what an all day crying and
pleading Of the $50 could not.
LESSON v11I.-Elijah's flight and re-
turn, I Kings XIX. Lie. Golden Text,
lisa. II, 81, They that wait upon the
Lord shall renew their strength" In
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 pa
thence and loving kindness Of God.
LESSON IX.-Elijah meets Ahab In
Naboth's vineyard, I Kings XXI. 11-20.
Golden Text, Luke XII, 1b, take heed
and beware Of covetousness." How
selfish and cruel are people apt to be
who live wholly unto themselves! They
must have their way at any cost, no
matter who may have to suffer or even
die. But there will be reckoning, and
the Judge Of all the earth will do right
The Lord Jesus said, Fear not them
which kill the body"
Lesson X.-Elljah goes up by whirl
wind into heaven, II Kings II, 1-1a
Golden Text, Gen. v, "a, "Enoch walk.
ed with God, and he was not, for God
took him." The man who wanted tc
die never did die. SO 1t may be will
some Of US Il Cor. Nv. 81. The
other notable features Of this lesson
are the devotion Of Elisha to Elijah
and his earnest desire for double por.
lion Of his spirit. Note They two
went on"
LESSON XL-Elisha the prophet re-
stores child to life, II Kings ", 1851.
Golden Text, Rom. vi, %, 1.-THE gift Of
God Is eternal life through Jesus Christ
our Lord" The woman who enter
tanned Elisha did not entertain an an
gel, but one to whom angels minis
tered and who knew the Lord, and thus
she ministered to the Lord Himself
(Matt. Z, 40, AZ, who rewarded her
with a son and also gave him back TO
her from the dead.
LESSON XII.-Defeat through drunk
enness, I Kings XIX, 1921. Golden
Text, Prov. XXI, 4, ut 10 not for kings
to drink wine nor for princes strong
drink" We might associate with this
lesson the drunken feast Of Belshazsar
and his lords and also the birthday par