Connecticut western news., 1876-01-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESsONs
By she Pastor of n Sunday School. !.
FOR IANuARY 1srH 1874

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 .GoLpES IExT;-I can do all things Phil. iv. 1S.
 LEssON-I SAM: XVII. ss-51. CoNNECrIoN.-The sins of King Saul brought their punishment. He had let his passions rule him until he became crazed. Oouptiess It was his own spirit, but in-
 sSeaS ef his controlling himself tbe Lord
 called an evil spirit from the Lord. SanI became low spirited and angry. Some Of-
 ncer or the court suggested that music
 ml9nt cure him, and when Saul sad Pro
 ona onae me sha now = man that can play well" ]"
 son of Jesse, could. David was sent for
 and came, bringing present to the klno
 ana played the harp so beautifully that
 saul was refreshed and was vel, ,"i in the
 sleep. David stayed with Saul until var
 Droke out between the Jews and the Pbll-
 lstines, whom Saul went out with his army.
 and David went back to Bethlehem and
 The Phllistines came up from their critics
 by the Mediterranean sea, into the hill country of Judea.' and their army was
 spread over one side of hill. The Jews. under King Saul. were cslnped on the side tween the armies. David's tlree elder
 brothers were in Saul's army. In the Phil iisGlnes, army there was gIant named Go- nan; He was nearly ten feet high (find ous ,1 aoW mgh your parlor is and see If he Tor he wore brass helmet (cap), coat of mail and brass boots. and the coat alone weighed about 150 pounds. The head of DIS spear weighed about IF pounds. He nad man to carry his shield. He would march out into the valley, the man with the shield golng before him, and dare the Jews to send our 8 man to fight him. Read Sam. xvii. S,1) If soldier did so these days he would be shot. but then they had from sllngs. and they could not hurt a man through such armor as Goliath wore,
 OaV1ds father sent hun to the army to zee how his brothers fared. W 22, 'carriaRe., Ihls T word in the Bible always means what them, Goliath wall out, boasting. Da- vid heard him. and spoke of him m such way that when his words were repeated to saul s Dy some one. Saul sent for him. Da- v,o told the King De was ready to fight the to hls ability to do it. David said he had. alone, killed lion and bear, and the Lord who had saved him then would save nand nlm new. S Saul said to David. Go. and the .LEssoN.-tS8 Saul armed David with his armor. a helmet of brass and coat of mall made of small pieces of brass linked together) like Goliaih's, but smaller and
 1891. David belted on Saurs sword and started, but he had not tried (proved) such armor; he was not used to It. He said. II cannot go with these, and took them of. l4Ol; David took hls staff tshepherd's eerookh caose nye smooth stones out of the took hls sling in his hand and went to meet Goliath. He had nothing to protect him; God could do that As to the sling, see Jadges xx, 16.
 All. He and Goliath came near each oth-
 [4Sl. Goliath disdained him, he looked so ! young and weak.
 l4Sl. dollath was angry when he saw Da- | vld,s staff: In that country now a man is | He think he is treated like dog.
 l4o-z1l. David shows why he dared to | meet the giant. He knew that he was | weak. and that the Phillstine's ar,us were 0etter than his, but be was sure God would help him, and that he was doing right. 1t IS lesson to us. that we should always be brave when doing right. and brave enough to do rlght. The giant taunted DavId and made Iun of him, yet he did no fear Coli ath; Many boys, and girls too, are afraid It, or sneered at. or they thlpk they will. Let others laugh If they are wicked enough Lo; It may make you feel bad, but don't et It make you do wrong.. ,-,tiE 'TfT Il l4s-oll. These verses tell how they fought and now Davld killed the giant. He cut l. of Goliath's head with the giants own | 'word: What became of that sword after ward The Bible tells; see if you can Ind r put. The Phllstines all ran away when ti hey saw Goliath was dead, ,,"-,
 There are good many teachIn0s in this esson. One of them is this: There was ,ne part of that giant exposed-one place where he could be hurt. Dayld did the pest he could to hut him there. The stone i1d not happen to strike Goliath right in be forehead. David did hIs best. and God 1elped him. Yeu do your best, and ask tod to help you, and He will. ----.~
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