The Holt County sentinel., 1915-08-27
LESSON FOR AUGUST 20
Goes cA0a -e ru!At

We ura r.p thirty o. l.t'y years
to consider '.. FIAT q, those great
Iia,H,is .I.., lives are recorded at
luugJh Sutud ,ud David tousht All.
Tais. armies and .iantr. lat these mon
fought engagements IN H." o., rgl auc
spiritual realm ct equal AID greater
importance EDihusisc Elijah as a
real live nuhaaG.LIood hero. His
work was with the northern kingGHm
and h" probably lrst met Ahab at ga.
marta. his capital IN 3l2 u &. 80 The
MUduty stuU. a. u 1861 is a re
mufkallc confirmation OI the BiBle
story OF this p,fisd
I. Tine Challenge. " I. Tho lesson
Is Iroat illustration e ia'th. sin
had ugaiu made vast Iui ads UIvn the
people ten. lI.'.aJI glI this man of
the hour. Wu,g. Lniu means "J,ho.
yah Ny .lr,l fu.' 80 guN 1000 caad,.
u.ul. go g.. .ua.I {. ts' ay'l. gut
iar u.I l.G D.. Uia ,.a.y because 1t
was i..j ., j...,.H o., source OF
OTIS RATTLE 500. O.. rI no iHu iHI1
God UWt o. .t. go ..I l.n that
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,.. .a...u.. ... t... OIL. ..'r.
$500 .... o. .. u.. 100 Is'.u
au nGr. @, ... I.. .. 800 n.u
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Tsrt. .ftt...G ....I b.. #I.L Dos
hts ..f.. i.U. ..Iu o.. 80.
~. The CyUwsu', W. a. Liiahs
pitA ,us u.t .ts., .u. o. 90 ,J,H
step Hs ,pum.i.,d uy God g. -.
1l.ru d. 81 600, Tor seeming retreat
us we'll co. t.r ire spectacular charge
EIIlihs first iiacc OF testing was
"Cr,fith." % serge % the o.st ~ tde
river Jordan, This command was CON
traiy 10 human fcasun. Would II not
soon b" involved Ia his prophcslcG
druugit?'
Agyin, ravens frequently feed upon
carfion. and lao knew all the reguia'
tiOns regarding ol,anncss. Thus 10 b,
secluded would prevent his observing
the effect of the drought upon boil.
king aud people. SIN the command is
explicit. II was there" ". ~. ana
there cLly. that Jehovah was 10 save.
The miracle Of saving was To b,
wrought under the most adverse cir
cumstances and by the most unlikely
means. so he went" Having faced
the peril, God hid him 10 preserve him
and at the proper time God also re-
vcaied him ,ch. 1919. II was a daily
testing for Elijah nj Cherl,h. thus u
be fed and to see the water cyaporat
ing, but II was a time Of communion
aud after the brook was dry there
came new command wv. 5. -.
~. The Continued peiiveranee, w
s.t6. Zarcphath VAS Luke i:26J II
the donations Of Jczebel's father. ol
the coast Of the Mediterranean sea BE-
tween Tyre aud SlGoE. u dangerOui
journey for Elijah through Ahabi
kingdom lch. is:iOl. The word Zaro
pha,h means smelling furnace" an'
II too was suffering frCm this SAM
famine, Commanded 10 hide In Cheritl
Elijah Is told 10 dwell" In Zarerhatl
and that a widow was TO be the agen
10 supply his need. Again Elijah
pride had TO be overcome for ther
were abundant reasons for dislikin
such a journey, such an abiding plac
, and such a dependence upon u poo
widow. Elijah. however. arose an
went" a continuance OF his life Q
, obedience. lie first asked for waite
, and as she went he added his reQues
|, for food. II was q particular widow
|, whom he was sent Luke 4:26'2T IN
through her God was ready to work
miracle OF salvation on his behal
. Though about to prepare what Oh
, thought was to be her own and HI
sons last meal ". l2), yet she at ono
: proceeds to obey the command OF u
man OF God a. It was conditioned upo
the word OF Jehovah ". lD. Go
through his prophets. has commando
us, given W. assurance and promise
TO sustain (Phil. +:iS, yet We hei
). tate. She went aud did" the seel
ing impossible. but according to Il
word OF command. and those OF u
" house did eat many days" Obedien'
saved her own. her sons and q
u prophets lives. There IL sound philCs
ply In Prov. ll:2% which found
.. complete fulhilment In Jesus wi
ID came not to be ministered unto b
y TO minister" Read carefully Pr
3:7.lO and II Cor. s:6.ii. A. with 4
Israelites In the wilderness the SUPP
was only from day to day ". 16) no,
@ ing ahead, no accumulation, yet q p
T. petual supply because based on It
,e word Of the Lord" ". l6).
II God worked this miracle. ID to
,g hold and to preserve his chosen m
senger for his great work In Isra'
ID (2) to show his loving kindness q
o. sustaining grace to the POOR; (3)
strengthen the faith Of his propi
against his spectacular conflict on
Carmel; ~ to the end that he mil
4. show Israel and all others do
re through the ages great object less