Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-06
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNlYSQ|OQL
LESSON
BY Rev, Z. d, F1TZWATER, D. D..
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago)
Copyright. 1918. by Western Newspaper Unon.)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 8
CoNQUERlNG EVIL.

MAY be used with temperance appllca
tion.)
LESSON TExTs-l Kings 2ll-2s; Ephe
SLAMS 56-2l.
GOLDEN TEXT-llave no fellowship
with the unfruitful works Of darkness
but rather reprove them -Ephesans 5ll
DEVOTIONAL observation-disclosures u
q to 1870
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL For
TEACHERS-Deutero 9lS. Psalms
N'lG Luke 4l.l3; l9il-iS Romans 7:l4; s.
"A: ii Timothy ~.
The robbery and murder of Naboth
Is one 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 q :l-20).
]. Ahab's c0vetousncss wv. 1-6).
Near the kings palace lay plot OF
ground belonging TO simple farmer
which Ahab seliishly longer for. M
both, loyal to the law of God and exer'
clslng his personal rights. refused to
part with II, though the king offered
him what II was worth, " even bet
ter one In exchange. With N0bOth II
was not matter Of money value, but
Of loyalty to God and his fathers. II
doubtless would hive been gain to him
to have compiled with Ahab's desire
for he offered Its worth In money, or a
better one In exchange Naboth put
principle before worldly gain. or even
a reputation with the king. Ahab In
stead Of conQuerlng his selfishness
sulkily refused to eat.
2. Jezebel's wicked plot wv. 5-18.)
When she found Ahab pouting she
took matters into her own hands. Q)
She tainted Ahab ". y. A weak man
cannot stand to be tainted. especially
by woman. (2) A mock trial given
wv. S-13). The charge made against
NnbOth was false. They played the
hypocrite. His death was secured un.
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 ". l3)
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 whom-Elijah wv. II. 1S).
At the command Of the Lord, Elijah
who had fled from Jezebel, goes ia
meet the king as he entered upon the
possession of Naboth's vineyard. He
went to take possession but could not
God always finds II man to bring to the
sinner the fruit of his wrongdOlng
(2) What II was wv. 1920. (a) A
shameful death ". l0). The dogs
were to lick his blood In the place
where they licked the blood of Ma
both. There is n retributive justice in
the judgments which God metes out ia
sinners. Whatsoever q man soweth
that shall he also reap (Gal. go
Jezebe was to share like fate. The
sinner should be assured that his sin
will find him out tb) Obliteration OF
posterity wv. q, 22). 1t was best
that the children of such n man should
be cut off so that there might be an
end TO such 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 oblterated from the earth.
4. Ahab's repentance wv. 27-29).
Through his humiliation he gained
respite from judgment. God allowed
him to go for awhile before he permit
ted the judgment to fall upon him. A
few years later he was slain in the
battle of Ramoth-Gllead (chapter
% ;37).
II. How to Overcome Evil (Eph
II :1s).
/. BY separation from It ". ~. The
only way to overcome evil Is to refuse
fellowship with 1t, to withdraw from
1t. Lot, who had entered into fellow
ship with the Sodomltes was overtaken
with disaster; but Abraham, who was
separated from II, was able to deliver
him.
.. BY reproOf ". ny. II is not
enough to merely refrain from prac-
ticing evil. No neutral position is pos
sible There must be victory over II
II must be defeated, Antagonism of
the evil Is necessary.
3. BY watchfulness ". 14).
Living in the light Of Christ Is nee
essary In order to overcome evil. De
reption is on every hand.
4. BY a circumspect walk wv. 10,
16).
Pitfalls are all about us. TO walk
without looking about ls Is most fool
ish, because the evil one is on the
alert, doing his best to cause us to
stumble.
5. BY Il sober life w. 1S).
G. BY being filed with the Holy
Spirit ". 49,
Those who would overcome evil
must abstain from intoxicating liquors
and all the influences of the world
which unduly excite.
The Spirit-tilled believer has the wis.
dom and power to overcome,
Self. Discipline Needed.