Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-02
Destruction, Despair Death.

rive years have passed since in our
studies we left Horeb with Elijah.
VINO had been recalled from his re-
hgious dependency to service by
vision of Gods power and a
revelation of his future work. He
now appears as a champion of the
rights OF man and an opponent of the
absoiutism of the throne. In this he
was following the purpose of the or
ganization OF the prophetic order, for
just as the free press and speech pre-
serve our liberties and rights so the
prophets were the divine messengers
TO preserve for the Hebrew people
their God-gfven privileges and powers.
The Lord is alwayS<on the side of
humanity In their struggle for their
rights against those whose love of
mammon and money have caused
them to exploit their fellows to pro-
curse which appears to rest upon i'll
gotten gains will bring a day of
Judgment to every man and nation
that tramples upon the weak and
possess. Like Jezebel and Ahab they
will find out that that which they
thought had cost them nothing had
cost them their all. Every wrongdoer
comes sooner or later to know the
your sin will find you out"
Just as he was commencing to en-
JOY the fruits of his wives sinful con-
spiracy Din which he shared and had
his guilty part, because he allowed the
crime to be committed in the name of
religion). the prophet brought the
message of the coming destruction of
his wife. family and self that filled
Ahab with despair. Gods law of lit
that shall he also reap"-hlled the
king with repentance. This deferred
for a season the infiiction of the pen
atty. but they could not escape being
punished for their actions any more
than we can unless we accept the Lord
Each of the woes pronounced by
Elijah came true. After season OF
about three years Ahab returned to
his evil ways and every word spoken
death and that of his family was full
filled Ahab was wounded by chance
arrow at Ramoth- gilead. "and the
blood ran out of his wound into the
fountain Of samaria. the dogs licked
the blood of Ahab as Elijah had
spoken.
Jezebers end came twenty years lat
er. when the conqusror appeared be.
as he heard the words spoken by ELI
, jah that he would be the instrument by
which they would be fulfilled. Wher
] he came up to the city Jezebel. painted
/ and powdered, opened wide the lattice
| of her window and taunted the APP
| preaching victor. Looking up, he gave
: a quick command. Jezebers servants
| seized and hurled her out Of the win
| dow.
Jehu's lash fell upon his horses. which
i, plunged forward ever her body ant
! trampled her down. while her blood
\ kpurted over than and the palace walls
| After the voracious dogs had torn hel
| body apart only her skull. feet anC
| palms remained for burial.
4 Joram, their only son. was cast forth
by command of Jehu, who never forgo
/ the words spoken by Elijah In thu
F, VINEYARD. In after years the armies o.
Israel were put to the rout again ant
again at the same place where Jezebe
and Joram died. saturating the sol
with richer fluid than that wh'ci
flowed from the crushed grapes of tn,
vineyard. Gods word had come t,
pass; II always comes to pass.
| Sooner or later the soul that sin
meth shall die. The mistakes of ou
life are costly. The covetousness o
Ahab cost him his ALL Our spirit o
covetousncss may not be like that o
the King of Israel. but we cannot es
cape reaping the results of our sin ex
cept we accept the only cure for cove
tousness, our Lord Jesus Christ, whit
gave Himself for our sins. that II,
might deliver US from this present evi
tworid, according to the will of God.