_And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice._ WORLDLY ROYALTY AND PERSONAL GODLINESS I. Worldly royalty in a humiliating condition. 1. A king in mortal suffering. 2. A king in mental distress. 3. A king in superstitious darkness. II. Personal godliness divinely majestic. Elijah is an example of p... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty._ THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TWO CAPTAINS WITH THEIR COMPANIES Consider-- I. The steps which led up to this miracle. 1. Seeking help where it was not to be found, in direct violation of the law of God. If a member of a family were to break his arm, and... [ Continue Reading ]
_Let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants be precious in thy sight._ THE PRECIOUSNESS OF LIFE Question naturally arises, Is life precious? How does God value it? And how should His servants regard it? I. This question seems to be answered in the negative. 1. By the general tenor of... [ Continue Reading ]
_Go down with him, be not afraid._ THE OLD COURAGE AGAIN The age of the Mosaic Law, which shed its empire over the times of Elijah, was preeminently the era in which those awful and splendid attributes of the Divine character--God’s holiness, justice, righteousness, and severity against sin--stood... [ Continue Reading ]