The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-07-02
The Sunday Schools.
LESSON FOR NEXT SUNDAY
lesson I. :. Revolt OF The Ten Tribes.
l Kings 12. 6-l7.

Kings 12. 6-17.
And king Rehoboam consulted with the old
men, that stood before Solomon his father
while he yet lived, an said. How do ye advise
that may answer this people?
And they spake unto him, saying, If thou
wilt be servant unto this people this day, and
wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak
good words to them, then they will be thy SER
wants forever.
| But he forsook the counsel of the old men,
| which they had given him, and consulted with
the young men that were grown up with him,
and which stood before him:
And he said unto them, What counsel give
ye that we may answer this people, who have
spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which
thy father did put upon us lighter?
10 And the young men that were grown up
with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt
thou speak unto this people that spake unto
thee, saying, Thy fathers made our yoke heavy,
but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt
thou say unto them, My little finger shall be
thicker than my fathers loins.
IL And now whereas my father did lade you
with heavy yoke, will add to your yoke:
my father hath chastised you with whips, but
1 will chastise you with scorpions.
IL So Jeroboam and all the people came to
Reh"boam the third day, as the king had ap-
pointed, saying, Come to me again on the third
day.
1o Anu tue kluS answered lne people rough
ly, and forsook the old mems counsel that they
gave him;
IA And spake to them after the counsel of the
young men, saying, My father made your yoke
heavy, and will add to your yoke: my father
also chastised you with whips, but will chas-
tise you with scorpions.
Is Wherefore the king hearkened not unto |
the people; for the cause was from the Lord, |
that he might perform his saying, which the
Lord spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jer-
obOam the son of Nebat.
l6 So when all Israel saw that the king heark-
ened not unto them, the people answered the
king, saying, What portion have we in David
neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse; |
to your tents, Israel: now see to thine own
house, David. So Israel departed unto their
ents.
II But for the children of Israel which
lwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned
over them.
GOLDEN TExT.-He that walketh with wise
men shall be wise: bur a companion of fools
hall be destrOoed. Prov, 49, 20.
TIME.-B. c. 975.
PLACE.-Shechem, in Central Palestine
RULERS S.-Rehoboam, sou of Solomon, King
+ Judah
This Lesson starts out by showing a
atal error on the part of the young King,
howing that in those days, as in the
resent time, a wise father may have +
on given to sad mistakes. His asking {.
dvice from the old men could only be +
nderstood as desire to profit by such =
dyice, and they therefore gave him the
rand counsel taught by the Golden Rule,
} serve his people, even as he would be
erved; to give kindness where he ex-
ected to receive kindness; to be SER
ant unto his people, and they would be
is servants.
But the King was travelling too fast to
earken to this stale advice. The peo-
e had come to the King with petition
lat he make their yoke lighter-that is
ssOn their burden of taxation. Instead
needing their petition, he called upon
IS young men for advice. These, as
light reasonably be supposed, advised
lat a still greater burden be placed up
/ them. snake them know their pla-
s." would be the expression in these
iys. He must strike terror into them
7 saying that his little finger would be
eavier than his fathers loins, that he
ould lay heavy hand upon them.
hen he made this proclamation unto
e Children of Israel, instead of COVER
G in fear and subsection before him,
ey cried "To your tents, o, Israel"
Gaming that they must cast off, alto
ther. the yoke as well as the allegiance
Rehoboam. So the King discovered,
hen he attempted to increase the bur-
ms of this people, that he did not have
e people to oppress-although a portion
them remained in the cities of Judah
I'd Rehoboam reigned over them. Thus
e Lesson teaches that kindness is the
ue basis of successful government
at rash advice is fatal, if followed-that
me mistakes cannot be recalled. The
vice of men of experience and judg-
ent is always better than that of youth
rashneSs