The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-09-09
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Reason for September y Is ell
jsh's Flight and Return "--1 Kings
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Literature is fuIl ~ dramatic con
traais. because IL Us reflection
even though inadequate Of real ne.
An up-todatc writer ~ scenarios FOR
the movies could scarcely devise a
more unzcif situation than that IN
which THIS weeks lesson Ends ELI
jah. The hero o. last weeks study
the man tho had brnt King 20
Die wu, Cited the etc or nation.
and. Do the most dramatic religious
combat Oh an history had defeated
Tie heathen priests Ills prayer had
brought fre from heaven, ard his
prayer bad ended fhe long and BIT
lor dr0HFr cf three years The
accoiade % God had been on bic
shoulder
Nos ne soc him running away
from y,udiotlve woman
IN me mood ~ spiritual exalJauoa
which had followed The spectacular
victory OF Mount Carmel Elijah.
rcconcilcd $50 tho convinced and con
vertcd King h1G ron before DIS
chariot ai the Har t1 lezreel feat
possible 0nlt to such a hard and
conditioned phy .gnC ls thar az ta.f
desert-dRelier Doubtless IN q
vague way Elijah assumed 'aat now
he worship Of Jehovah would be
restored al The palace What great
plans or re.r tqhlish.aS 'hc honor Of
God in Israel throneed hts brain as
he ran toward iezrcel
Both king and prophet however.
had reckopcd without the woman IN
the case " Atab ha' -tought that
his wife would te converted by p
drams trial ry are. BE- little knew
JezebcI More man most women.
that tigfc- rae dominated ny per.
sonal prejudice and not hy princi-
pies ~ reason She CRASHED in fury
over thu fate OF her pet priests. q
for her arrhrngmy Elijah. sbe could
not withhold the threat that AS
surely rs YOU are Elijah and ! am
Jezebel may the gods DO 70 ne whai
they viii, ~ 3 do not make your life
as the l.fe OF one OF them by tomor
dow about this time 8 nice lady
Ike sentiment that
The prophet who had confronted
a hostile king and nation, With teers
and teunts and easy assurance, col
lapsed al this woman's fury The
narrative succinctly says He was
afraid and rose and went for his
life.
Under the Juniper Tree.
Discouraged. despairing and seem
ingly defeated. Elijah resumed hts
exile life, and fed south across
country 70 far Beersheba. Public
speakers can understand his mood
Often man has swayed a great
audience, and then returned 20 ne
loneliness Of his hotel to eat bi,
terness," as the Chinese say. in the
fun assurance that life Is not worth
living. This was for Elijah the
preachers blue Monday" II was
opera singers nerves" the ath-
letes day after"
Our from Beersheoa The prophet
went, taking 20 the desert IN ali his
troubles as naturally as bird
fees 10 It's nest or fox 20 its hole.
and sitting down under Juniper
tree (probably the broom plant
prayed that be might die. The blue
devils OF discouragement had him on
the run. 1T is enough" he cried
ne was ready 70 quit. What sue
eession OF Elijahs have sat under
that Juniper tree. II ~ one OF the
most popular vacation resorts on
earth, although no place worse for
the health.
Now what Elijah thought was
spiritual experience was primarily q
matter OF physical health. He need
ed sleep and a square meal vii
God gave him. rather than a lecture
on unbeiief Many a minister since
has had his blues cured IN the sane
way, though the wise angel that pro
vided the food was his wife Happy
Is the leader who can find refresh
ment after exceptional toll IN fish
ing trip, golf course, or tramp
through tho woods. Elijah needed
relaxation for his nerve strain. a.
he needed 20 go apart where bis vi
sion OF relative values would be
clearer. Cheer up, Elijah, you are