Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-08-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson K.-Thlrd Quarter, For
Aug 20, 1915.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, ! Kings xvii, lie.
Memory Verses, ~ f6-Goldea Text,
Peter v. documentary Prepared
by Rev. o. IA. Stearns-


by Rev. o. N. Stearns-
We have had sample of the kings
bad and good and are not asked by the
committee 10 consider the life OF an
other king until the end OF October
We have heard the Lords message
through several prophets. and now we
are TO have seven lessons on Elijah
and Elisha. two Of the greatest of the
prophets. both OF whom, as wen as
Jonah, are mentioned by name by the
Lord Jesus luke tx, 1927: Matt xii.
S9-41). He spoke OF Daniel also BIZ
name and said OF all the true prophets
that il was foolish not to believe all
they said Matt xiv, 10: Lake xiv.
%, q, A: Acts ill III There were
false prophets whom God never sent,
as well as bad kings der. xxiii l6, 81.
%, 26l, but a true prophet was the
Lori's messenger with the Lords mes
sage alag. /, 49,. This Is our first in
Production to Elijah, whose name sig
nifies Jehovah is my God" and his
watehword Is The Lorl God OF Israel
liveth, before whom stand verse /
and chapter xviii. i5l We are remind
ed of the angels reply to Zacharia's
How shall / known In Luke 1. 1s.
10, II am Gabriel. that stand In the
presence OF Cod and also Of Paul's
words In Acts xvii. 23. There stood
by me the angel OF God, whose | am
and whom ! serve"
A true man Of God has to do only
with God-take orders from Him only
and look TO Him alone for supplies.
Our Lord mentions the three and
half years without rain, and James
says that 1t was In answer to the
earnest prayer of Elijah, although he
was man subject to like passions as
we are luke ~, %; Jas. Y, Il, Isl.
The reason Of his prayer Is found In
the fact that Israel had become des-
perately wicked. and as TO Ahab 1t is
written of him that he did evil In the
sight OF the Lord above all that were
before him II Kings xvi. 1898. Then
In the law Of Moses it was written
that If Israel sinned God would among
tt41tA AldAc l4lt ltt-1 I'll Us ilOA
or brass ( Lev. XVI, 10; Deut xviii.
81. Elijah therefore, In his jealousy
for the honor OF Jehovah. asked God
to fulfill His threat In this matter that
Israel might be brought to repentance.
That Elijah might be out Of the way
Of the wrath Of Ahab the Lord sent
him for a time to hide himself by the
brook Cherith. Contrast Get thee
hence and hide thyself' with Go shew
thyseif'' xvii. 3; xviii, u. The man
Of God has no say, no choice but SIM
ply to obey.
y God is to be seen and giortled self
must be out OF sight 1t must be
Not l, but Christi NOT I, but the
grace of Cod Gal II. %; Cor. XIV,
10. When the Lord sends us He VIII
provide ali that we need In His own
way, and when He shall ask US at
the end Of the journey. Lacked We
anything" we shall, no doubt be able
to answer as did the disciples. Moth
ing luke xxi, So. In this case Eli
Jah's food was TO be water from the
brook and bread and flesh brought to
him every morning and evening by
ravens, real. literal biackbdrds, such
as the one Noah sent out Of the ark.
No other Interpretation Of ravens viii
stand. Notice that the Lord told Elijah
where to go and then said. Il have
Commanded the ravens to feed thee
there" To know the Lorf's care we
y.n ri <hn ~
Strength and gladness are In His
place" q Chron- xvi. 20. but II we are
not In His place for US we may miss
the strength and gladness. Both Eli
Jah and the ravens were obedient TO
the word Of the Lord, and this Is all
that Is required Of us. After awhile
the brook dried up Verse =. and some
day Elijah may tell us If he had any
anxiety as he saw the brook growing
less and less-probably not
If any who read this see their brook
drying up. let them remember the
Lord God OF Elijah and Deut XXI, 8;
Phil. ~, 10. By the word of the Lord
he is now commanded to go to the
home Of a widow In Zaraphath or Sa-
repta, who has been commanded to
sustain him. and on his arrival there
he finds the widow gathering sticks
with which to prepare her last meal for
her son and herself. for she assured
Elijah that she had no provisions in
the house. but handful Of meal and a
little Oil. Now make this as literally
real as you can and say how you would
feel with such prospect. But Elijah
had the word OF the Lord to rest upon
and he boldly assured her that there
was no cause to fear and that there
would always be meal In the barrel
and OIL in the cruise. and 80 It came to
pass according to the word Of the Lord,
which He spake by Elijah. and she and
he and her house did eat many days.
or as In the margin, full year verses
1916. 1t was simple and somewhat
monotonous fare-m0ai and oil OIL and