The Dolores star., 1918-09-06
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER g
coNovER,ho EVIL.

SVN0VeUsNV EVIL
Msy be used with temperance aepi'cs
LESSON TExrs-I Kings n:l-9: Ephs-
SLAMS SSH.
GOLDEN TExr-Havs no feliowship
with the unfruitful works OF darkness.
but rather reprove them.-Ephssians g:il.
DEVOTIONAL READrNG-Romans =:
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL. FOR
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s:is: Psaims
Nis: Luke l.i-is: ls:tl-ss: Romans TIA: 0:
II: II Timothy a..
The robbery and murder Of Naboth
Ii one Of the darkest Of human deeds.
Failure to recognise the Righteousness
Of Naboth's position. and to master his
own personal selfish desires. resulted
in this dark deed.
!. A Notable Example % the Tri.
umph Of Evil II Kings q :1-29).
I. Ahab's covetousness wv. 1-6).
Near the kings palace lay a plot Of
ground belonging to simple farmer
which Ahab selfishly longer for. Ma
both. loyal to the law Of God and exer.
cising his personal rights. refused to
part with II. though the king offered
him what 1t was worth. or even bet
ter one In exchange. With Naboth It
was not a matter Of money value. but
Of loyalty to God and his fathers. Il
doubtless would have been gain to him
to have complied with Ahab'x desire.
for he offered Its worth In money, or
better one In exchange. Naboth put
principle before worldly gain. or even
= reputation with the king. Ahab In
stead Of conQuering his selfshness
sulkily refused to eat.
2. Jezebel's wicked plot wv. 6-10)
When she found >Ahab pouting she
took matters into her own hands. ~
She tainted 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
hypocrlte. His death was secured I'M
der the pretense Of Justice. Jezebsl
desired Naboth out Of the way. 30 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. 1870.
8. The doom announced wv. 1920.
~ BY whom-Elijah wv. II. 49,.
At the command Of the Lord, Elijah.
who had fed from Jezebel. goes to
meet the king As he entered upon the
possession of Naboth's vineyard. He
went to take possession but could mot.
God always finds man to bring to the
sinner the fruit of his wrongdoing.
(2) What 1t was wv. 1920. (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 retrIbutive justice In
the judgments which God metes out to
sinners. Whatsoever q man soweth,
that shall he also reap Goal. $50.
Jezebel was to share like fate. The
sinner should be assured that his sin
will find him out. (b) Obliteration OF
pOsterity wv. n. 22). II was best
that the children Of such a man should
be cut of 30 that there might be an
end to such q wicked dynasty. II
would seem that the world has now
come to such 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.
e. Ahans repentance wv. N-2Sl. :.
Through his humiliation he gained
respite from JUDGEMENT. dod allowed
MN 10 20 ,or awnhe Deiore ne permit
ted the judgment 70 fail upon him. A
rev years iaser ne was siam IN tne
unite OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Ncnapter
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l. ny separatioh from u ". IL. me
only way 10 overcome evii - TO refuse
Fellowship with IT, TO Withdraw from
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