Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-01-05
LESSON FOR JANUARY 8
ELIJAH THE rlsHslTE.

ELIJAH THE TisHBlTE.
LESSON TEXT Kings I7:I-sA.
GOLDEN TExT-But seek ye first the
kingdom OF God. and his rightsousness;
and all these things shall be added unto
you.-Matt. e:a3.
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Ex. 1s; I
Kings 1s:2s-a3; Matt. s:10-sA
PRIMARY ToPIc+God Cares for Eli
Jah
JUNIOR TOPIC Elijah. tn. Brave
Prophet
NiTERMEDrArE AND SENIOR TOPIC
~-Jehovsh's Champion Preserved.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-obsytns the Word Of Jehovah
!. EIiJah's Message 70 Ahss ". ~.
This was q startling message, fer
Ahab had mot only led Israel into
idolatry, but into q Reputation Of the
living God.
!. "As the Lord God Of Israel iiveth.n
Eli1ah knew the source Of his message
He knew that he represented the lly-
Ing God, therefore had no fear to
come into the presence Of the king In
His name.
2. Before whom I stand" Because
Elijah stood before God, he could
stand before Ahab. His standing
before God indicates his constant readi-
ness to go on His errands.
8. There shall not be dew nor rain
these years but according to my word"
This suspension of moisture continued
for three and a half years tJas. $40.
and was given In answer to Elijah's-
prayer (Jas. SID. Drouth was pre-
dicted as the punishment for idolatry
(Deut. II :16, ~, and the prophet was
now applying the divine Judgment
n. EitJab's Retirement wv. 2-16).
AS soon as he had delivered his
message ne retired from the kings
sight, while the penalty of the king'se
sin should be visited upon the land.
When the famine was sore in the land,
the king sought asst and west, north
and south for Elijah, but God had eon-
cealed him. Those who speak Gods
message frequently seek solitude when
the message is delivered. /,
1. BY the brook Cherith wv. 2-7J.
Z az Drinking Of the brook (yv. {18).
While drinking Of the literal waters
i6f the brook. he was being nourishaed
by the Living Waters FROM the throne
of God. From day to day Eli1ak's
faith was tested as he saw the stream
rum lower and lower as the dro&th
Continued, ri red By the ravens
avvs ;+6). The ravens brought satm
bread and flesh In the morning and
bread and flesh In the evening. Miiahs
thus enjoyed two meals each day. with
water to drink. The same God who sus-f
tained Elijah. still lives, ana we siould
trust Him for daily bread. At
last the brook dried up because there
was no rain In the land. The Lord;thens
Instructed him to move. fi
2. At zarephath wv. s-18). ~ The
place ". 81. Zarephath was at the
west side OF Palestine, near the Medi-
~terranean sea, In Gentle territory. In
order to reach this place Elijah had
to cross the country from the Jordan
to the sea. Zarephath was only q
few miles from the home Of Jexebel's
father. This, no doubt. was q trial
to Elijah. (2) Sustained by q widow
wv. 1922. 'Bring q little water and
q morsel Of bread" was the request
which he made of the widow. This,
no doubt, was a great trial to her,
but God had touched her heart and
stirred up faith In her. Her reply re-
veals her deep distress, CD Eliiah'a
reply ". 13l. This made plain to her
that It was Q case Of mutual interest
to do as the ,phet said. ''The barrel
Of meal shall not waste ; neither shall
the cruise Of oil fall ~ The Widows
obedience ". 1B). "She did according
to the sayings Of Elijah, and she and
her house did eat many days" %
God keeps His word ". 16). May we
learn from this lesson:
/. The particularly Of Gods prov
idence. Truly a sparrow shall not
fall to the ground without our Father.
BY the prearrangements Of God all
our needs are daily met. There is no
| happen so In Gods providence. The
woman Of zarephath, going ont to
gather sticks to prepare the last meal,
met Elijah, and is helped for two years.
2. No matter how small d re.
| sources, we can do something for God
II we will. The lad with the I'VE bar
ley ioaves and the two arnall fishes.
with the blessing Of the Lord. did a
great work.
s. Our concern should be t. werk
Tor others and for God before our
selves. we should give our all to God
and trust Him for further supply.
4 God often allows us to get down
to d very last In order to teach us
that ali Is from Him.
s. Gods dealing with this Gentle
woman Is q ~foregIeam o. Hls dealing
with the Gentle nations.
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