The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SUBJECT ron SUNDAY, AUG. 4.
''Ssui Chosen Of the Lord."-I Sam.
TX 10 2T-Goidcn Text, Prov.
,ii 15-Commcnts

or the people Tor q King tnnt they might De
like other nations, notwithstanding the de-
scription of tho way their king would treat
them. Samuel rehearsed In the ears of the
Lord all the words of the people, and the
Lord said: "Harkon unto their voice and
make them king viii, 81, 22. II would
then seem that Samuel, having sent every
one TO his city. waited upon the Lord 10 know
what next to do and how to find the king.
IL. "Now, the Lord had told Samuel IN hi,
ear n day before Saul came, saying The
revised version says: THE Lord had re-
vealed unto samuel Many words of God
crowd to my pen rs 1 think Of Samuel
meekly waiting to know Gods will, and
God, our Heavenly Father. SO lovingly guild
ing His servant, who relied upon Him.
'The meek will He guide in Judgment, and
the meek will He teach His way" ii win
instruct thee and teach thee in the way
which thou shalt go.' "Thine ears shall
hear word behind thee, saying: This is the
way, walk yo in It," "In all thy ways nc.
knowledge Him and He shall dircctthy paths'
QPs. XIV, y: xxxii., y; lsa. Xxx, 81; Prov.
ILL.,, ~. All these are true for us to-day,
and II we sincerely want 10 know the will Of
God that we may do it, we may he perfectly
sure that He will show us His way.
10 Tomorrow, about this time, | will
send thee n man" Samuel was therefore e1-
pccting confidently tn meet the man whom
God had selected Just where he should meet
him and how he would know him he left 10
God, whom he served, but in confidence made
preparation for him. Now, as we read the
first part OF this chapter and SEQ by what "A
series of apparently most natural events Saul
was brought TO Samuel, all unconscious OF
what awaited him. we must surely be COM
PEELED 90 believe that there is n God I'm whose
hand our breath is and whose arc all our
ways; aud that though mans heart may
devise his way the Lord drccteth his steps.
II. The Lord said unto him, Behold the
man. All prophets, priests and kings IN
Israel were as To their Office mot their char
acterl types OF the greatest prophet and true
Priest st-King, Jesus Of Nazareth; and rs we
read Of this first king chosen to reign over
Israel and hear the words: "BChold the
man. we nre Mt once carried forward 10 n
day when the God of Samuel and of Israel
stood in human form before the people for
their acceptance or rejection, and the Roman
Governor said; "Behod tho mani Behold
your Kingp John XIX, s. ~ and although
then and still rejected He shall yet sit on tho
throne OF David and reign over tho house OF
Jacob forever and the people shall bo all
righteous. duke l., 32, 80; lsa., TX, 2l)
Is. Tell me, pray thee, where the seer's
house Is" A prophet was before time called
a seer ". 81 that is ono who secs what natur-
nj eyes cannot see. Saul and his servant
had given up seeking tho asses and wcrc now
seeking the man OF God II pcrchanco he
might tell them where the lost animals might
be found; and as they come near 10 the city
certain young maidens going uut of the city
10 draw water inform them that the seer is
just before them having come 60 the city that
day, and that there is a sacrifice in the high
place Tvs. 1l-l3), 50 Saul stands face to face
with the man he seeks, not knowing that
Samuel expected him.
10. III am the seer How like this il to
tho roply OF Jesus to the woman at the well,
and 10 tho blind man: III that speak unto
thee am He" ut is He that talketh with
thee" John w., 20; ix, 81 "Ye shall eat
with me to-day How surprised ho must
bayo been; as much so, perhaps as Zaccheus,
wfI6 only wanted to sec Jesus, but was called
down from the tree to receive Him into his
house.
90. "Set not thy mind on them for they
are found.n If we would consult Him who
is perfect in knowledge and is salways with us
Job. xxxvi, a. We would more readily find
our lost things.
81. "a Benjamitc, smallest of
the tribes, my family tho least OF
all the families BENJAMIN. since tho
slaughter OF Judg. Xxx, 46-is, was literally
the smallest OF the tribes in point of num-
bers, and II may have been in the same re-
spect that Saulsfnmily was also the least for
his father Is said In verse to havo been u
mighty man OF power or substance.
2224. $50 Saul did not eat with Samuel
that day" What u day OF surprises for
Saul Samuel expects him, speaks 10 him of
high place In Israel, invites him to feast,
gives him the chief place at the feast, and the
chief portion OF tho feast, n portion specially
reserved for him, while all that Saul had in
view when he came to Samuel was that he
might recover the lost asses of his father.
How many people are to-day intent upon
earthly things, thinking of nothing higher,
while there is feast and kingdom and great
honor awaiting thcm, Of which thcy are
/ utterly ignorant.
% ''Snmupl cOmmuno1 with Saul unon
the top of the house, This was after the
feast when they were come down from the
high place into the city, and Saul and Samuel
were alone, We are not left in ignorance as
TO the subject Of their conversation, for chap
ter X, 10, implies that the communion was
concerning the kingdom.
~. up, that may send thce away" So
spake Samuel 10 Saul, very early next mop-,-
Ing. just rs the three apostles had soon
come down from tho Mount Of Transfglra-
ton where they would fan have remained,
so Saul must go forth from this holy place
and return To take mp for n little season the
ordinary affairs OF life. Though by faith in
Christ Jesus We are now children Of God and
joint heirs with Christ, seated with Christ in
the heayenliness rom, viii, II; Eph. H., 6) /;
yet we must 60 forth day by day into the or
dinary affairs of life, there 10 glorify God
while we wait for the kingdom.
"a. stand thou still while, that may
show thee the Word Of God.n The servant
was told to pass on and thus Samuel and
Saul were again alone with God. Samuel
then annointod him Captain or Prince (R
W over the Lords inheritance, forotod four
events which should come 10 pass that day,
and gave him certain commands until he
should SEQ him again and shew him what TO
do. The events foretold that morning, all of
which came TO pass that day CHAP K, 9l,
teach me that as ] begin each new day all
the eVonts OF the day. all tho people | shall
meet and all they shall say 10 me- are all
toroknown 10 God and foreseen by Him, and
therefore it becomes me to be still and know
that He is God, and that He Is making all
things work together for my good Q'S xvi,
~: Rom. viii. 2Sl. .-LesSon NeLner.