The Penn's Grove record., 1923-05-18

GOLDEN TEXT-Choose you this day
whom We will serve.-Joghua 2.lG.
REFERENCE MATERIAI,Ma Malachi 4;
s, 6; Matthew 11:14; 1914. luke lit. John
l:21-25; James SIT, IS.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Eliiah and the Poor
Woman.
JUNIOR TOPIC-EIjah's Wonderful.
Victory.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
How Elijah Defed Wiekedness.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
What Modern Reformers Can Lear
from Elijah.
l.. Elijah Meets Ahab. Wv. II, 49,
At the Lords command Elijaf
showed himself to Ahab. When Eli
jah last was seen by Ahab he an
nounced that rain would only be giver
by his word C7:1). In connection
with the prophets appearance before
the king, rain was promised.
/. Ahab's Question. art thou he
that ~troubleth Israeli" ". ID. Ahab's
aim was to intimidate Elijah, to awe
him into submission.
2. Elijah's Answer. ". 49,. He
denied the charge and boldly de
8, clared that the calamity which hat
befallen the nation was caused by
the idolatry of Ahab and his family.
II. EIijah's Challenge. wv. 1920
l. The People Assembled. wv. 10
2O). The king convened the people
at the urgent request of Elijah.
2. Elijah's Ringing Call to Decision
wv. 21-24). Q) The question asked
"WhO is your God, Baal or the Lord?'
". 21). Many of the people haG
not wholly forsaken God. They at
tempted to worship both God and
Baal. Many today are hating be
tween two opinions. They are halt
ing between self and Savior, sin and
holiness, mammon and God. (2) The
silence of the people. ". 21). This
may have been because of fear of the
king or of ignorance, for many were
of the opinion that to be religious
was the only thing necessary, If
respective of the being ~worshiped
There Is all the difference between
merely worshiping and really wor
Shipping God that there is between
he'll and heaven. 90 The method
of decision wv. 22-24). Two sacri
fees were to be proyided-One to be
offered to Baal, the other to God. The
god who answered by fire was to be
the God. The people consented that
this was a fair test. Accepted sacri,
flee is the grand aid supreme test
~ yrHiah God i- aollinn I1nnn mon
everywhere to make the decision be
tween Christ and the heather gods
Ill. The Test Applied. wv. $500
l. The Offering by the Prophets Oh
Baal wv. $500. Elijah gave the
prophets of Baal the first opportunity
to prove to the people as to whether
Baal was a real god. The real differ
ence in the issue of prayer Is the
person to whom PRAYER is made.
.. The Offering by Elijah wv. 30
800. % The people invited near
". 30). His object was for them to
see the entire proceedings in order
to fully grasp the g~enuineness of the
test. ~. The altar repairs wv. 30
32). Elijah took twelve stones repre-
senting the united nation. (3). The
offering on the altar wv. 1880. AT
ter the bullock was in place he haC
four barrels of water three times
emptied upon the sacrifice and the
wood so as to fill the trench abod
the altar. SO sure was Elijah tina,
Gods power was sufficient that he
heaped difficulty upon difficulty. az
Elijah's prayer wv. SO, 80. (a) II
was based upon covenants ". 36)
The foundation upon which all reaI
prayer rests is covenant relationship
(b) It's object was Gods exaltatior
". 36). Elijah was jealous for Gods
glory. His supreme desire was Il
honor and magnify the Lord. (c) II
was for the salvation of the people
". By. His heart yearned after
Israel. He was most DESTROYS thai
thew should come to God. 90 The re
suit wv. So, 800. (a) The fire of the
Lord fell and consumed not only the
sacrifice but the wood, stones anC
dust. even licking up the water II
the trench. o. The people fell OF
their faces and confessed that the
Lord was the God.
~. The Execution of 5aaps Proph
cts. ". 40).
The reason for this drastic actor
was that I%srael's government was {
theocracy. God was their king
Idolatry was treason against thu
king. These false prophets were
traitors to God and therefore should die
V. Gods Prophet INDICATED. wv
41-46).
The proof that Elijah was God
prophet was incomplete till ain came
Israel under his ministry had nov
turned back to God and God made
known unto them HIS graclousness
How Much Is Lost.
Would that we could at once pam
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