sion (b) a declaration of faith and hope eve»-in the dark times of Ahab and apos- tasy'.- (c) a condemnation of the king who tempted an Israelite to betray his trust. 4 Jezebel's Conspiracy. Ahab went home in an unkingly pet and pout B ut Jezebel w as "every inch a queen."(?) £ Like L a dy Macbeth, she would take "the dagger. (1) She wrote the elders of Jezreel; (2) she used the king's seal; (3) they entered into the conspiracy; (4) they charged Naboth with blasphemy; (5) they employed false witnesses; (6) they condemned and stoned h i m" (7) they reported the deed don«; (8) Ahab took possession; (9) by so. doing he became party to the whole series of crimes a nd (10) was condemned with Jezebel, and all ;his kin to just and poetic retribution. "5 The Infinite Grace of God. The mitiga- tion of Ahab's punishment, bad as he was, immediately followed even the outward, show of penitence. r ¡« something fearful in the thought t h at God knows all. T h at God saw every act of the life of thé man, followed with His eye his every movement, recorded in His book every emotion of his sinful heart. To Ahab, Elijah w as an enemy, intent upon doing him injury. Ahaib's real enemy was his wife, the prophet his t r ue friejnd. God not only sees all things, but H ë has the power to bring men t o judgment. The w r a th of God will be poured out upon the wicked. There is something of poetic retribution in the prophecied death of Ahab a nd of Jezebel. •"Wel said Solomon, "An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning, but the •enâ thereof shall not be blessed." The king Mid queen pursued their evil way, hating !righteousness, loving iniquity and finally go- ii»i- to the dogs, 1 Kings 22:38; 2 Kings 9:36. "God is not mocked, for whatsoever a man soweth, that" shall he also reap."
it offers to buy not with more b ut less, t h an value. ; 3. Naboth Declined the Trade. (1) T h at was fair. Even trusts have not right to force a man to sell,- A negro in Tennessee w i s 6 offered his price -for his ten acre lot adioining the large estate of a multimn- honaTre but refused. All honor to him, and every man with whom sentiment is mbre t h an Centimes. (2) But Naboth re- fused on more t h an pious sentiment^ He loved "the house where he was born, to him t h e r e - " w as no place ke home; b ut he was "an Israelite indeed," a man Pith and Pivot.—T. C. H. imely Topics for T Young People's Meetings By T. C. Horton a g a i n. .This is a u n i v e r s al d e m a n d. The n a t u re of m an is c o r r u p t, E p h. 5:22-24. •Nothing good in it. B om. .7:18: ' I t is e nm i ty a g a i n st God, Bom. 8:7. I t can p o t please God, Bom. 8:7. I t belongs to t h e ' w o r l d, 1 J o h n 2:16. I t s w o r ks a r e evil, Gal. 5:19-21. T he n a t u r al m an is d e ad in sin, E p h. 2:1. A l i fe can :be no b e t t er t h an t he h e a r t, out of wh i ch are t he issues of its life, a nd t h e L o rd gives a t r ue p i c t u re of t he , f heart of ma n, M a t t; 15:19. God n e v er c h a n g es t h e old n a t u r e, he n e v er eradi- L E S S ON V I —F E B R T J A BY 5. T h e F i r st I n t e r v i e w—A L e s s on on t h e N e w E i r t h. Tohn 3:1:21. I n our lesson we h a ve t wo teachers, t wo b i r t h s, t wo a g e n ts in N ew B i r t h, t wo r e a l ms a nd t wo k i n ds of people t wo destinies. H e r e is o r e of t he g r e at f u n d a m e n t al d o c t r i n es of t he Bible. 1 T he N e c e s s i ty of t he N e w B i r t h. T he wo r ds " V e r i l y, v e r i l y ," m e an t n l w t r u l y, a nd wh e r e v er f o u nd pre- c e d e a g r e at t r u t h. Ye m u st be born
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