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SUGGESTIVE
QUESTIONS
Sunday School Lesson b. Rev. DR..
LHScoH for the International
Newspaper Bible Study Glib.
Copyright 1910
By Rev. 7. S. LiHSc0H, d. D.

Feb. 18th 1911.
(Copyrigh.. 1911 by Rev, r. $, Linsco,t. D d
Eliiah's Victory Over the Prophets
OF Baal ! Kings xviii;1-2. 17-40.
Golden Tsxt-Choose you this day
whom We will serve. Joshua xxiv:15,
a. Verses 1-2-How long had the
famine lasted in the land?
Cd Did the Lord speak TO Elijah
in any different manner TO what he
speaks to those who serve him to-
day?
ca Why had God kept Elijah away
from AhaD for three years or during
the continuance of the famine?
ti) Would the suffering caused
Ahab. by the famine have put him
into a better frame of mind TO realize
his sin, and whether or not, does suf-
ferins as rule bring about repent
ance?
81 Verses 17-20-What law in sin
ful human nature did Ahab demon
strate in the way he accosted Elijah?
90 Why IS it that sinners When
they suffer for their sins generally
put the blame on some one else?
a. In what respects vas it true
that Ahab and his house were the
troublers of Israel?
80 Verse 2l-What test did Elijah
propose to Ahab and the people?
90 Why did not Ahab Stay Elijah
when he was in his power and seeing
he had been hunting him fer that pur-
pose?
10l Verse 21-Which is the more
harmful condition, TO be almost per-
suaded to be Christian or to be def
nitelv decided that we will not? Why?
G1D Why had the people of Israel
been halting between serving God and
Baal?
U2D Why could not the people an.
swer the challenge of Elijah?
13O What can you say about the
value of Elijah's advice to the people?
14) Verse 22-Was Elijah correct
in his opinion that he was the only
prophet remaining true to God? tSee
Chap. xix:1S)
15.) In what sense is the proverb
always true, that 'one man and God
are always majority?'
GG.) Is it always Gods plan to give
the victory to every man of GOD, no
matter if he is alone and all the peo-
pie are against him? Give your rea-
son.
40 Verses 23-25-Was the plan
Elijah adopted to prove that Baal
was no god his own, or had it been
given to him by God? Give your rea-
sons. (See verse 36.)
1SD Why would it he either wis
dom or folly, in this day, for any good
man to adopt the same sort Of test to
prove that those who opposed Chris
tianity We're wrong?
(1o.) What is the supreme test, or
proof, to-day that our God is real;
and a present help in trouble, and all
other gods are false? (This question
must be answered in writing by men,
bers of the club.)
t20.l Verses 26-o9-What reason is
there to believe that these prophets
of Baal believed in their god?
(21) How much value can you get
for the truth of any cause from the
evidence that it's advocates are willing
to suffer or even die, to prove their
faith in it?
(22D Verses 3o-39 -- What proof
have we to-day that the Lord is God,
fully as convincing as this miracle?
(23) How much value do you place
upon conversions produced by such
wonders as were here displayed?
(24D Verse 40-What evidence is
there that the wholesale slaughter of
four hundred and fifty men, by Elijah,
was done at the command of God?
Lesson for Sunday, Feb. 10, 1911.
Elijah's Flight and Return. ] Kings
xviii: 41-XiX:21.