The Holt County sentinel., 1915-10-08
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 10
ELIJAH TAKEN UP INTO HEAVEN

This chapter IL In type the Chris.
tian's chapter There are two chief
divisions: ID Translation w. liz;
t2D reception and use Of power w. ~.
25. The event occurred probably 500
H. G. This is a wonderful lesson for
youth as II emphasizes that the way to
heaven is the way to the best OF life
!. eiishs's Testing. w. t.s. Since
Carmel. Elijah had largely been work.
ing according to the still small
voice" lie had revived the schools OF
Samuel, but now In some way notice
was sent from God that the time Of
his departure was at hand. How ELI.
sha learned this fact the record does
not suggest. but he had had a great
object lesson in Elijah's faithful. step.
bystep obedience to Jehovah's word
and doubtless was listening keenly
for Elijah's words and for the voice
Of Jehovah. This explains Eiisha's
tenacity. Gilgal ". ~ means wheel
our reproach rolled away. and Is a
picture Of our salvation II. Peter 81.
Ps. &C: 22). Elijah had already learned
the lesson Of being supplanted by a
younger man and no he gracefully nj.
lows Elisha 10 follow him. Bethel"
the house OF God. was n good place TO
tarry but not for Elisha at this time.
Now ". 81 fifty "sons'-pupiis-of the
prophet seek TO dissuade Elisha.
Knowing something was about to
happen. they stood TO view afar or"
but were not willing TO draw nigh. TO
follow like Elisha. They thereby
failed TO reap . rich reward John
1920. Jericho ". ~ means FRA.
GRANGE" II Ia the place Of temp,a
ton Il. Cor. 1919. This was IL
miles farther and contained Q settle.
ment OF prophets. Again Elijah and
Elisha PASSED on. the one to glory.
the other 10 the fuliness OF the Holy
Spirit. Al Jericho ". 81 the sons
OF the prophet" evidenced greater In.
terest than those at Bethel. but IN
reply to their challenge Elisha com.
manded silence. The last difiiculty to
confront them was Jordan death.
but they do not hesitate. for God had
provided even for that contingency.
Neither are We to hesitate but vii.
linEiy "die unto self" Here the aged
prophet exercised his supernatural
power and they went over on dry
ground" ". 81. Though this journey
seems TO have been revealed only
stage by stage. yet II was direct 10
the final goal. and nj each stage.
though they saw not the end, they
knew where To 10 next. This loyalty
OF Elisha to Elijah In a great lesson
for us to follow In our service OF
Christ-our privilege Of loyalty to his
cause and the blessing which will re.
suit thereby. No great victory or
blessing ever comes without much
travail and testing.
u. Eiilah's Translation, w. 9.i2a.
Even as In the first section We see In
type the plan OF salvation so In this
section we are taught the resultant
facts and the experiments which come
10 us when the blessing In received.
Elisha IL now encouraged TO ask"
| yet We have like promise from q
greater than Elijah which We too often
neglect ,John i4;i3. i5:lG. Elijah
was such a mighty man OF prayer
| flames 5l7. 49, that he was on init
mate terms with God and could there
fore make such an offer to Elisha lsee
Acts S:l5. ~, Notice that the nifty
sons OF the prophets" who stood afar
of" were not on the right side OF the
river TO receive like promise or en-.
ter into the same fellowship. In q
sense this was Elisha's final test.
Again Elijah may not have known the
plan Of God that man so unlike him
self was to take the place OF leader
ship. Elijah said. however, II thou
see me when am taken from thee, "
II God gives you spiritual vision to
use and to understand. then he will
accept you AZ my successor. There
must be persistence to the end and
spiritual vision. AS they still went
on" Elijah went up. not In chariot
but attended by chariots and by Q
"whirlwind into heaven" (See also
Eek. ia; II Kings GID. Elijah.
the man Of tempestuous fire and
sword, who In his hour Of weakness
prayed to die. is swept out OF sight
amid a display Of Gods power In and
through nature.
Note the simplicity OF the record
one verse-as though such power were
q simple and q common thing for Je-
hovah.
The translation Of Jesus was quite
different and properly SO tActs 10;
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