The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07
Elisha's Heavenly
Defenders
Sssis, sslssi Lsssss f~ April ., 1911
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I
Tvs angels charse over ,nse' To Keep thes
TIME" Arrord,ns ,o most scholar. I'M,
event occurred In the reign Of Jehorarn
~ %-@t Beecher, s9l -S. fiastineD
su,,,,, , u,, moSs.s'' noa is,ns "a
tho Ming Of israel was Jehu
PLACE pcthan. small town about
yen miles norlh OF samar'a. situated on
hrs siacs ~" nils trace. Of walls NAV
s,i,i he seen al around the hilltop Also
S,nn',a w" c"n'"i OF 'he N0r'"e'"
How did Elisha show himself to be
true patriot? nv using for his coun
try his superuatura, knowledge. as We
should use for our country our lesse,
knowledge. and all our powers. Assy.
ria WAS not A, the time pressing upop
Syria. 40 that Syria could attack her
hereditary enemy to the south, Hut
the plans of Benhadad II, were frus
trated over and over. Elisha was
then living In Dothan, about ten miles
forth OF Samaria. Dothan vas "A small
town. of which some ruins and q well
still mark the site" The caravan route
from beyond Jordan passes. from the
Plain Of Estraelon. close to IL. Prob.
ably Benhadad's route on his preda.
tory expeditions lay through this pass.
which was narrow and easily defend.
ed Therefore when the Syrians com
ing was revealed to Elisha and told BY
him TO King Iehoram. "A comparatiyciy
small body OF lsraelites. posted little
north Of Dothan. would effcctually
check their progress.
How can We apply 10 ourselves Ell.
sha's advice. beware that tbou mass
not such a placer" By recognizing MI
places OF special temptation. and being
on our guard there. Think of the
men who canno, rc, mast any gam.
bling resor, To say. their soulsi There
nre certain stores and bay.lof,s and
| street corners and vacant lots TIM,
are more dangerous 10 boys than nest
houses. There IL abso,pte,v mn nos.
sib,e safety except I'm avoiding them"
Rows. and mon too beware,
How ana u,,,a,,a n,a, >, o,ro,
,or, r,i.b., Sond,n, .n,os .,a LAW.
ING I'm, IN. nronho, was iiv,r. a,
Do,b,m h. con, a ,,,,, h,av -, .ay
airy mi ch,,,o,. =, na,,rra h,n To
80, .,,a. W ."p III, "
M onc. d,nr,ve Iohor,m M nm. Who
Nns inspIred M the cod, and M, him a,
, the seryic. If syria for /, would mo az.
sumed that b,, could n. h,Ih.J IN b.,,
either aide.
How ana Elijah, q, IN. rrov,.,r.
n, h,s h.,v.n,v h.,r.,. 80, re-
syr,,nso omr ,.,.,nn ,,. u.,,.m
InrIIos ,,., r,,sha ,.,,, 49,, $3.50,
bo,1,v uon, dawn ,ron, n,,,aa ,a,.
IN. va,,oy and ,h., ~" $500" =, ~
Svr,,n. CON-. 49,, So, n.y. 49,.
m uh,.h rh., ..r" .,no",,
lev with Tho nronhs, no nravsd. 20,
prayer is tho recourse NJ nj, Tho s,ror,.
es, men in tho time when ,h.v n.od ;,
he strongest, PRAYER ia a ,ou.r,u,
thing for f,od has hound ana ,,.d him
seif thereto no ,r.yod ,h., ,I,nan...
Nigh, fan upon the sv,S.r. .rd =,
opce hi. nrav., u,as .r.,,.I ~, ~.
eral blindness In meant nrobsb,v n,
they were able 10 follow Elisha IN "a.
maria. but n confusion Of vision or a,
mind, 10 that thew we're rendiIv Dc.
Iu0e0. PERHAPS ONLY the leaders we're
affected.
Why did E,ish. lead IN. svr,.,. tan
miles 10 Ssmaris, To .how ,h.r, AVA
also "a show IN. I.ra.,,,s. nov, go"
less they we're before Jshov.b E,,.h.
made the Domuou, ana co, 49,. inv.
ders appear rIdicu,ous vh,ch :. ~.
most thorough defeat TIA, con ~
given 10 any enemy. R.sid.. IN. rs,
son why Elisha had led tho Syrians IN
the CAPITAL vas thai th.v m,-h, y.
kindly treated. Toasted and sent hscL
10 Benhadad with cosls NJ Arc h.an.
cd upon their heads
What IN IN. .r.,, ,s.oh,,v =, mn.
lesson for modsrn n.on,s Ths 81
itv of the ,nvisihis wor,r .,a ~. n.-,
or IN be,n md com,o., IT, 49,.
sense ~ The invisIhIs 10 IN. r,,n -,
art. II ia the ruin oeal, life aIso NAM
will believe only what their unIns,rurt.