New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-09-06
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LESSON. .
CBy Rev. +. b. FITZWATER, d. D.,
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1918. by Western Newspaper Union. /,
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 8
cONQUER RING EVIL

MAY be used with temperance appltca
TOM
LESSON TEXTs-I Kings 2l:l-2s; Ephe
slams 5:6-2l.
GOLDEN TEXT-Have no fellowship
with the unfruitful works of darkness
but rather reprove them.-Ephesians sill
DEVOTIONAL READING-Romans u
q to 1870.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOF
MISUNDERSTANDING 9:lS; Psalms
H;l6; LUX Alb; balls; Romans 7:l4; s
II: II Timothy AZ.
The robbery and murder of Nabotf
Is n of the darkest of human deeds
Failure to recognize the Righteousness
of Naboth's position, and to master his
own personal selfish desires. resulted
in this dark deed.
!. A Notable Example Of the Tri
umph Of Evil Il Kings 81 :1-29).
]. Ahab's cOvetOusneSs wv. ICY.
Near the kings palace lay a plot OF
ground belonging to Il simple farmer
which Ahab selfishly longer for. Ma
both, loyal to the law of God and eXer.
clsing his personal rights, refused to
! part with it, though the king offered
him what 1t was worth, or even n bet
ter one in exchange. With Naboth it
was not a matter of money value, but
of loyalty to God and his fathers. 1t
doubtless would have been gain to him
to have complied with Ahab's desire,
for he offered its worth in money, or a
better M in exchange. Naboth put
principle before worldly gain. or even
a reputation with the king. Ahab In
stead of c%Onquering his s%eltishness
sulkily refused to eat.
2. Jezebel's wicked plot wv. 5-16.)
When she found Ahab pOuting she
took matters into her WI hands. az
She taunted Ahab ". y. A weak man
cannot stand to be tainted, especially
by a woman. (2) A mock trial given
wv. S-13). The charge made against
Naboth was false. They played the
hypOcrite. His death was secured I'M
der the pretense of justice. Jezebel
desired Naboth out Of the way. so she
secured false witnesses against him.
(3) He was stoned to death ". 1877.
az Jezebel informs Ahab Of NabOth's
death, and instructs him to take pos
session of the vineyard wv. 14-16).
3. The doom announced wv. 1920.
~ BY wh~om-Elijah wv. II, 1877.
At the command of the Lord. Elijah,
who had fled from Jezebel, goes to
meet the king as he entered upon the
possession Of NabOth's vineyard. He
went to take possession but could not.
God always finds a man to bring to the
sinner the fruit of his w%rongdOing.
(2) What 1t was wv. 1926. (a) A
shameful death ". 19). The dogs
were to lick his blood in the place
where they licked the blood of Ma
both. There Is a %retributive justice in
the judgments which God metes out to
sinners. whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap" (Gal. $50.
Jezebel was to share a like fate. The
sinner should be assured that his sin
will find him out. (b) Obliteration Of
posterity wv. p, 22). 1t was best
that the children of such a man should
be cut off so that there might be an
end to such a wicked dynasty. 1t
would seem that the world has now
come to such a state as this. The dy-
nasty which is responsible for the
blood and sorrow of the world at this
time would better end and its poster
ity be obliterated from the earth.
4. Ahab's repentance wv. 27-29).
Through his humiliation he gained
a respite from judgment. God allowed
him to 60 for awhile before he permit.
ted the judgment to fall upon him. A
few years later he was slain In the
battle of RamOth-Gile (chapter
% 30.
n. How to Overcome Evil (Eph.
IL :18).
1. BY separation from 1t ". ny. The
only way to overcome evil is to refuse
fellowship with it, to withdraw from
1t. Lot, who had entered into fellow
with the SodOmites, wa overtakeR
with disaster; but Abraham, who was
separated from it, was able to deliver
him.
2. BY reproof ". 11). 1t is not
enough to merely refrain from prac-
ticing evil. No neutral position is pos
sible. There must be victory over it;
It must be defeated. Antagonism Of
the evil Is necessary.
8. By watchfulness ". 14).
Living in the light of Christ is nee.
essary in order to overcome evil. De-
is on every hand.
A. BY q circumspect walk (vv. ID,
l6).
Pitfalls are all about us. To walk
without looking about us is most fool
Ish, because the evil n is on the
alert, doing his best to cause us to !
5. BY a sober life ". 1877.
6. By being filled with the Holy
Spirit ". 49,.
Those who would overcome evil
must abstain from intoxicating liquors
md all the influences of the world
which unduly excite.
The Spirit-flled believer has the wis
lOm and power to overcome.
Self. DiseinlIne Needed