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the traitor he revealed the hardening effect that association with pure good ness may have on the human con science. If it does not produce life unto life, it issues in death unto death. —Devo. Com. Gehazi turns out to be the first grafter mentioned in the Bible. — Garry. v. 27. The lepuosy of Naaman. The grafter may get what he went after but in the end he gets shame and ruin a- long with it. -— Harrington. Contrast Gehazi and the little maid. She was in an -obscure place and everything was against her, yet she was faithful to her opportunity. Gehazi was in the service of the prophet, a prominent place, in the environment of the truth, but was untrue to his opportunity. The little girl by her faith delivered a leper. Ge hazi by his faithlessness became a leper. Her name is unrecorded but the record of her faith is proclaimed. Gehazi’s name is known and the record of his sin is attached.-—S. & W. Who was king of Israel, the northern kingdom or ten tribes? 2 Kings 3:1. Who was king of LESSON Judah, the southern QUESTIONS k i n g d o m - or two W. H. Pike tribes.? What position did Naaman hold in relation to the king? Did Ben-hadad, king of Syria, favor Naaman? What great work had Naaman done? What was the character of Naaman’s service to his nation? Whom had the Syrians captured? What captive servant did Naaman have in his home? What disease did Naaman have? What suggestion did the Israelitish maid make? To whom did she make it? What did the king of Syria say when he heard this suggestion? What did the king of Syria propose to do? Pictorial Questions. Who was Naaman? Who was the king of Syria?
say.” It was too simple for his highly cultured intellect (2 Cor. 11:3).—Mauro. It was an ciently and still continues to be a very prevalent superstition in the East, that the hand of a king or person of great reputed sanctity touching or waved over a sore will cure it.— J. F. & B. Come out to me. Naaman had to learn that he was nothing but a poor lost leper. It is just this the sinner needs. He needed humiliation and the obedi ence of faith, and so he learned as his servants reasoned with him.—Anno. Bible. v. 12. Rivers of Damascus. To him the Jordan was a mere muddy ditch. He had a tile bathroom at home.— Sun day. Went in a rage. There are eleven- rulers who, according to the Bible, were offended with God’s ser vants for speaking the simple truth. Ex. 10:28; Num. 24:10; 1 Kings 13:4; 22:26, 27; 2 Kings 5:12; 2 Chron. 16: 10; 24:21; 26:19; Jer. 26:21; 32:3; Matt. 14:3,—Comp. Bible. v. 13. Servants came near. Naa man would have perished but for the fact that he had servants who did not have such highly cultured intellects to get in their way. It is a great mercy to have men about who are simple e- nough to believe God and bold enough to witness for Him.—Kaylby. v. 14. Flesh of a little child. Note the combination of a warrior’s strength with the flesh of a little child— strength married to purity and simplicity.— Meyer. He took a child’s attitude (Matt. 18:3) and became a new-born babe (1 Pet. 2 :2 ).— Sel. v. 16. I will receive none. To show that he was not actuated by the mer cenary motives of the heathen priests and prophets, Elisha, though he accept ed presents on other occasions (4:42), declined them on this, being desirous that the Syrians should see the piety of God’s servants and their superiority to all worldly and unselfish motives in pro moting the honor of God and the in terests of true religion.-—Jamieson. v. 17. Two mules’ burden of earth. He wanted this dirt for the foundation of his new altar. A man who was Con verted in Billy Sunday’s meetings went to the evangelist and wanted some of the shavings from the spot on which he had knelt in giving his heart to Christ. (See Ex. 20:24) ffi-Ketcham. v. 20. I will take somewhat. Gehazi is the sad counterpart of Judas. Like Strike his hand.
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