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THE K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S time of this lesson? Where was Elijah? What message did Jezebel send Eli jah? Where did Elijah LESSON flee to? QUESTIONS H ow f a r did he W. H. Pikejourney from Mt. Car mel? Find Beersheba on the map and measure the miles. Whom did Elijah leave there? Where did Elijah stop? Where did he lodge the first night? Who visited Elijah here? How did he receive food? How many times did he eat? How long did he journey after eat ing? To what Mount did Elijah come? How far was this from Mt. Carmel? Where did Elijah lodge? What did Jehovah say to Elijah here? What did Elijah say to Jehovah? What did Jehovah command Elijah? What happened to the mountains? What did Elijah hear? Where did Jehovah ask Elijah to go? What did Jehovah ask Elijah to do? How far was Damascus from Mt. Horeb? Where did Elijah find Elisha? What did Elisha say to Elijah? What did Elisha do with the oxen? Whom did Elisha serve? What king was Elijah to anoint over Syria? What king was Elijah to anoint over Israel? Practical Questions Did Elijah do right in fleeing for his life? Was Elijah in the will of God under the juniper tree? Does God care for His children even when they are out of His will? Was Elijah’s fear greater than his faith?
Did the word of the Lord come to Elijah telling him to flee? How long did Elijah stay in the cave? Some have thought as long as seven years. What was the force of Jehovah’s question in 19:9? Was Elijah too zealous for God? Does God speak now through the ele ments and earthquakes or by the still small voice? Was not Elijah’s life more useful after this experience .of self-will than it was before? Was it necessary for Elisha to offer up his present occupation to God before he could do the work of a prophet? Personal Questions Would you stand for your faith in the face of death? ' Is it ever safe to act before one hears the “ Thus saith the Lord” ? Have you experienced God’s loving care in time of disobedience? Could Elijah have escaped the Juni per tree experience? Would he have been, stronger with out it? Was the cave experience an outcome of this choice to flee? Would Elijah have been more greatly used without these experiences? Which would you rather have, the ab solute or permissive Will of God? Ought Elisha to have followed Eli jah without waiting to bid his father and mother good-by? Are you willing to put your present occupation in the hands of God in or der to do a greater service for Him? God Sends an Angel to Help Elijah. 1 Kings 19:1-18. Memory Verse.— “ The Lord God will help me.” Isa. 50:7. Approach.— Charles, do you remem ber the picture we looked at where some big black birds were carrying
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