Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-11-02

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Hruhudad the Syrian king accom-
paHlaa b Y kings came against sa-
mara These 81 kings were not al.
llcs 6u' rulers over the neighboring
cities ta,,ul princes
2 Beuhalud', message TO Ahab tEs.
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lle offered peace On the mos, abJeel
ma n-aung terms lis demands
mcunt more Dian the exactiou Of trib-
ute lie o'errouched himself IN THIS;
thus defeating his purpose He not
only demanded tribute money bat III"
surrender of tlat which WA, most vital
70 Ahab, manhood ana self.respect =
BIT, wives and children He thus made
thrust nt hi, tenderesl spot Many
d man ha, been thu, aroused 10 do his
duty phu otherwise would have sub
mrted 10 shameful Iud2ntcs
Ahabs reply tyy :. 10
lis rily va, tame and Illuminating
~ submissive Perhaps he thought
II only mean, the giving Of tribute
which he wac, willing 10 DO IN face ~
Benhadads overwhelming army Con
clllatefy measures were regarded ~
most prudent But the perempiory Dc.
mnDd, Of the enemy repeated awobe
Ahab 10 his SENSES and caused him 10
cali together the elders Of the land.
who counseled against submission
Thus stlffened for the opposition Allah
refused 10 mike full compliance with
HIS demands
Beuhadads buster and boastins
a. l01
The design NJ this was 10 strike ter.
ror into the hearts Of the King nnd
people lie vows that he Viii make
Sumara a heap 81 dust and Tint this
dust 8ill not be- sufficient 70 M the
hands Of hi, army 81 overwhelming is
he number " li, hu>l.
3. Ahabs answer ~ provcrb 6
ID
l., not him ihm glrdcth On hl-
harness, boas' himself ~ hc that PIT
icth il un This is pro,crb full Of
points for all boasrers Coils purpose
may sprrulc 500 mans proud pre-
symptoms. "Man proposes but God
di~poses" "l'ridc goelh before de
struciIon and naughty spirit before
Il fall
g Readiness for the attack Is. l2)
IN the full confidence Of victory, The
Syrlan Ring wus giving a banquet 70
hs princes In the midst Of this feast
ing the command vas given 10 invade
Snmara melted by strong drink. he
gave no attention TO the striking prov.
crb II Ahnh Many have gone 10 ruin
bccnuse through the stupor Of drunk
rnness. ihry have failed 10 heed proper
IT, a Prophet Sent to Ahsb Wv. ~.
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Who the prophet Wa, We are mol
told but why he Wns sent, Is made
clear lie brought from God a prom.
lsc ~ victory which was 10 cause Ahab
10 know Jehovah II IL marvellous
display II Gods goodness aud grace.
Israel deserved the most severe clas
'iseurnl but God promised victory for
Il~ own sake In order umnkc his glory
known The agency by which The vie.
tory was 10 be- achieved. was the young
men IN agency purposely feeble. that
The victory might be seen to be- Of God.
~ khab's Victory over the syrlans
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Thc nrmy Of Ahnh was but handful
compared with that Of the Syrlun king
u ~ cf. v lOl. Bcnhndad. with con.
fid"nce In his superior numbers, or.
.lrred the young men of Israel 10 be
taken whether they came for pence ar
war. He. with his princes. continued
their drunken debauch. The young men
struck right and left. creating grpnt
When the seven thou
'nnh reserves Joined me young men, u
general panic wns produced among the
Syrlnns. From the human side, the
Victory Il accounted for Ny the drunk
rnness Of the Syrlnns, but from the d.
vine side we zee that God wrought for
his own glory. Ahnb pursued the Syri.
ans with a great slaughter, hut Ben.
hndnd escaped Many have been the
defeats which have come through
defeats In morals, de.
fcnts In religion, defeats In business,
defeats In physical endurance. The
man who INDUCES even moderately
has reduced his opportunities Of sue
'ess very greatly. Most Of the acct.
dents by automobiles, railroads. etc.
are tracenbe to the use OF intoxicating