The Adair County news., 1922-01-17

LESSON TEXT Kings 19:1-21.
GOLDEN TEXT waited patiently for
the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and
heard my cry.-Ps. 4o:1.
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Ezek. 2:l-1
Acts 16:6-1O; 1S:1-11.
PRIMARY TOPIC-God Sends an Angel
to Help Elijah.
JUNIOR TOPIC-God Strengthens Eli
jah.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
-Jehovah's Champion Encouraged.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Finding and Finishing Our Task.
This lesson story proves Elijah to
have been a man of like passions as
we are (Jas. SID.
1. Elijah's Flight wv. 1-14). Upon
Ahab's return from the excitement on
Mount Carmel he told his wife all
that Elijah had dOne-that even all
her prophets had been hewn to pieces
by the sword This so enraged her
that she sent message of death to
Elijah. who seems to have been wait
ing at the gate wv. l, p. This was
clearly bluff Oh JeZebel's part.
Though Elijah had courageouSly
stood before the king and the priests
Of Baal, he now covered before this
woman and fed for his life. He seems
to have failed at his strongest point
l. Elijah under the juniper tree
wv. 80. The juniper tree was a
shrub of the desert which afforded
shelter and protection to travellers
from the burning sun by day and the
cold wind by night. Q His request
". ~. This was that he might die.
This was, no doubt, foolish thing for
him to say, but let us be- as cOnsid-
| crate toward him as was God. The
| Encouragement, and even despOnden-
cy, of Elijah was due to the nervous
strain of about four years of unusual
service for. God, which eliminated
on Mount Carmel. Such nervous re-
action is to be expected. (2) Gods
tender treatment wv. SD. (a) He
gave him sleep ". 81. "He glveth
His beloved sleep" (Psa. 1877 :2). (b)
He sent an angel to cook Elijah's
meal wv. 6, y. The angel Of the Lord
is usually understood to be the sec
ond member of the Holy Trinity. II
this be correct, then we see Jehovah
Jesus preparing food for His servant
Elijah. as He afterward did for His
discouraged disciples by Galilee (JOhn
81 :19). God again gave him sleep,
and at the proper time again gave him
food. Though Elijah wanted to die,
God had something better for him,
for in a later day He met him with
the "chariOt of the Lord" and took
him to heaven untouched by death.
2. Elijah at HOreb wv. $40.
ID Gods interview with Elijah in
the cave wv. 9, 10Y. (a) Gods ques
ton ". 81. "What dOest thou here
Enjah?" This was a singing rebuke
though most kindly given. 1t implied
that His appointed messenger wa!
now far away from the field of duty
Elijah was not where God wanted him
but God sought him where he was
! How blessed to know that. "a God
forsaking saint is not a GOd-fOrsakel
saint I" (b) Elijah's answer ". 10Y
Elijah tried to vindicate himself b!
: asserting his jealous loyalty to God
, that in spite of all this the peopl
! had not only rejected his messag
t and dishonOred God. but had sough
t to destroy him. (2) Gods interview
: with Elijah on the Mount wv. lila
5 While standing before the, Lord o.
: the mount, God caused might
q demonstration of wind, earthquake
: and fire to pass before him TO shoV
unto him the nature of the work whic
); he had been doing for God, and t
2 show him what WAS lacking in hi
: work for the fullest attainment @
success. Elijah had about him muc
+; of the whirlwind earthquake and flr'
His work had been terrifying an
f alarming, but 1t lacked in gentleres
e and love.
e II. EIIJah's Return wv. 1913
+; Though Elijah had erred, Go
: brought him again into His servic
n How comforting to know that Go
/ does not reject His servants becaus
g of their failures in times Of despoI
p dency He deals with them after tn
: motive of their hearts. Elijah we
g nourished and instructed by the Lor
/ and then sent on high mission. Go
). is fine psychologist. He took Eliza
l. out of himself by giving him ne
It commission. The most healing mil
: istry is that of work. Many bereave
n ones have been lifted out of then
selves by active ministry to other
# Before God would come in His chari'
d to take Elijah home, He set him upc
II a threefold ministry
st L. To anoint Hazael king over Syr
L ". 15).
f 2. To anoint Jehu king over Isra
d ". 16).
is 8. To anoint Elisha as his own su
a cessor wv. 1921.
Ig Time Rightly Employed.
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