The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-02-02

'er7eS l4-l6.
GOLDEN TEXT-"They that seek the
ord shall not want any good thing"
'sa 34.i0. |
TTME-EHjah lived during the reigns Of
Nhab In Israel. and Jehosaphat IN Judah
and their Successors B. G. 10000 Cor
Assyrau, Ts-Sj0
ACE-Various places IN the kingdom
VI 1sr nl He probably FIRST met Ahah
n Sauaria his capital. Cherith was q
brook in ravine. flowing into the JOr.
Ian on the East. Iarapath was town
Phencia between Tyre and Sidon, Sea
| PORTS on the Mediterranean.
It was a dark day for Israel when
| Ie2ebel "set herself, with her hus
| bands tacit connivance, to eXtirpate
| he religion OF Jehovah from the land
| of Israel, and to substitute In its place
| open and avowed paganism-the wor
ship of Ashtoreth and of Baal Splen
| did shrines we're built, especially one
| of vast size in the capital and the
| rites and ceremonies Of the new cult
were exhibited on a grand scale, with
seusuous Accomplishments OF all kinds
music, statuary, professions Of robed
Priests. victims. incense. bands OF ia.
latics worked up to frenzy by relig
Gus excit ement, and the like" They
ad "forsaken thy covenants, thrown
lown thine affairs, and slain thy proph-
It's with the sword"
A brave. strong prophet dared to
-em the tide alone. And he dared
,scause he knew that God had com
handed him, and stood with him, and
worked through him. 1t is probable
hat Elijah belonged to the northern
kingdom but was living in Gilead, and
that the parents Of Elijah, or Elijah
himself when a young man. had gone
from Galilee to Gilead to escape the
ersecutions OF the Baalites, and it's
dangerous moral deterioration. Reared
amid exalted and solemnizing scenes
he young prophet must have medi-
lated long on the glorious past Of his
country. and must have been filled
, With horror as tidings came OF the in
reduction OF rankest heathenism, of
Iezebel's abominations, the fierce cru.
tiles and rseking RIGHTEOUSNESS Of
Ahab's idolatrons capital. Indignation
burned within him like the flames OF
Vesuvius or Martinique. till II sud
enly burst forth upon the king and
Is court.
The word of the Lord came unto
g i'm. In what way we do not know.
I 'erhaps In the ways MS word comes
o us. Perhaps in more vivid ways
I tut In either case he became sure
hat II was Gods word. After the an.
Houncement Of the famine three and
| IN u1n
ore Elijah again appeared before the
v ing. But the silent work of these
I. ears was as essential as the an
e 1ouncement.
Having taken one course OF lessons
e God sends Elijah TO another school
This was best not only that Elijah
tight learn other lessons, but In or
g Ter that he might be safer Ahab was
= seeking everywhere for him. But he
u kept outside OF Ahabs dominion. Ev
e cry town, large or small. required II
s hose times a wall for defense. HI,
d irst need after his long walk through
he famine-stricken land would b'
n later. The gift OF water to the thirst.
IS always regarded as a sacred dut!
in the East Note the wisdom Of thi
way OF becoming acquainted by ask
y ing a simple favor; as Christ asket
- the Samaritan woman for a drink from
l. the well. AS she was going TO fetcl
4. he water, Elijah called to her, ant
n said: Bring me a morsel of bread
R. This. too, was a modest request.
7 This would have been selfish hat
not Elijah known that tho meal an,
IN would not fail The request wa
" also, for the widow an education Il
y" faith. According to your faith be
I'd done unto you" All through the re
naming years of the famine, sh
is would need this training as day b.
C. day she cooked the last visible hand
IN ful of meal, and used the last drop
h. of the oil She as a widow may hav
~ needed the same faith for years t
come.
~ The widows faith was still furthe
rewarded during Elljah's stay. On
'" day her young son sickened and dice
d. In the bitterness of her grief sh
cried out upon the prophet thinkin
that his presence had directed God
special attention to her house, an
his calamity had been sent her /
punishment for her sins. Thereupo
IN Elijah carried the lad to his own NJ
ne per chamber, and stretched hlmse
upon him as II to impart his own v
Nv tality, implorins God for his life, An
God heard him; the soul returned I
the boys body and he was delivere
lis 10 his rejoicing mother. who testifie
eagerly her faith in the prophet a
We \ man Of God, and her faith in tn
es divine messages he uttered.
ia Elijah suffered with the people. Th
90 reformer, the preacher, must partak
W of the sutferings of those whom h
w would help. Like Christ, he must b
ne tempted like as we are. yet withol
nd sin" He must gain the victory In tn
p. same kind of battles, and learn le
Nj sons In the same schools.
re He learns that the mishtiest ,
Gods servants are Just as depaDde,
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