The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-14

LEssoN FoR NOVEMBER ~.
"David's Last Words" III Samuel 23
f>7-Golden Text, III sam. %;
5--Notes.


one comes 10 the last hours Of life in the NOR
tai body; earthly things fade, their import
tnce vanishes, trials seem no longer great
and eternal things become intensely real.
thero Is nothing worth considering but the
King Of Righteousness and His righteous
kingdom. David, the man after Gods own
heart Il Sam. xiii, Ia: Acts xiii, 22l, Il in
this lesson brought before us with eyes di-
rected afar of TO the highest mountain peak
OF revelation, the establishment OF the king
dom referred to in chap vii, 16 jacob sees
and speaks of the same things when In his
dying moments he calls his sons around him
and tells them what shall befal them in the
last days. Gen. xix, 1, 10)
9. THE Spirit OF the Lord spakc by me,
and His word was in my tongue" Here Is a
definition OF inspiration. Tho Spirit speaks,
the words are His, but He uses David's
tongue; SO Jesus testified that David himself
said by the Holy Ghost Mark xii, 36) and
Peter testified that the Holy Ghost by the
mouth OF David spake; so Paul testified that
the Holy Ghost spake by Isaiah tActs l., 10;
xviii. 25; and in ii Pet. l., 81. we have tho
comprehensive statement that "Holy men OF
God spake Us they were moyed by the Holy
Ghost" Tho Fifth Article Of Religion In
our Book of Prayer euphatically states that
"Holy Scripture is therefore tho Word of
God; not only does IL contain the oracles of
God, but II is itself the very Oraclcs Of God"
Let us yield our, too often unruly, tongues
TO this same Spirit, who dwelleth in us II we
are truo believers that He may use them
only for the glory of God.
9. "Tho God OF Israel said. the Rock Of Is
rael spake 10 Me" In the first verse IL was
the God OF jacob, perhaps with the thought
of the Great Creator and Restorer tElohiml,
who could make something out OF and use
for His glory such crooked ones ms Jacob and
David and all of us are 10y nature; here il is
the God and Rock of Israel, tho same Great
ing and restoring and covenant keeping
Elohim, but now In reference to the broken,
helpless, clinging, earnestly seeking one, who
had power with God anf man, and received
the now name OF Israel Gen. xxxii, 2G-2S).
Both Moses and David loved 20 speak of God
as their Rock (Deut. xxi, 4, 15 Is, 81: Ps.
xviii, 2, 81, 40, etc) but IL is from the mar.
gin of Isa. XVI, 4, that we get the title
Rock of Ages" In this verse and the
last we seem TO have very clearly the
Three Persons of tho Trinity. the Rock
pointing us To Him who was smitten for US,
from whom alone comes living water, IN
whom we hide on whom we stand and who
shall soon break in pieces the governments Of
earth and establish His own Kingdom "le
that ruleth over men must be just ruling in
the fear Of God" We now for time lose
sight of David as we fix our eyes upon that
just One tActs vii, 52; xii. 14), the King who
shall reign In righteousness lisa. xxi, ~,
of whom 10 is written: "Behold, the days
come. saith tho Lord, that | will raise unto
/ David n righteous branch, and king shall
reign and prosper, and shall execute judg.
ment and justice in the earth. In his DAYS
Judah shall be saved and Israel shall dwell
safely; and this is His name whereby He
shall be called, the Lord our Righteousness"
! (Jer. xiii, 3, G). Whatever He does shall he
done in the fear Of the Lord, faithfully, and
with perfect heart III Chron. xix. ~.
4. And Hc shall be as the light Of the
| morning when the sun riseth, even "a morn
ing without clouds" One of His last name,
in Scripture is in Rev. xii, 10, "Thc root
and the offspring of David the bright and
morning star and in Nal. iv., ., "The sur
Of Righteousness. Tho time of His appearing
in glory 10 build up Zion (Ps eli. Id is pre-
emincntly called "the morning." rs in rs.
| Xvi, , lmargin), where the whole subject il
the safety of Israel when He judges the ma
tions and makes wars TO cease and where II
| Is written God shall help her when til,
morning appeareth,n or az. W lat the dawn
of the morning" and again in Ps. Xix, IA,
THE upright shall have dominion over them
| In the morning"
3. "He hath made with me an everlasting
| covenant ordered in all things and sure
| This Is our golden text, and IL IL In some re
| spects the center of the lesson, for IL bring
before MS God and His faithful covenant and
| assurance OF complete fuliillment inasmuch
| as there can be no failure on His part. The
| two ''althoughs' which begin and end th,
xsrsa point 10 possiblh tailnre ON the part Of
| DdNlu anu nlb nOuS", lot man " only anu NJ
ways when left to himself n failure; but the
| terms OF the covenant indicated that Will,
| iniquity might have To- be chastened Davidi
| house and kingdom should bo established for
ever CHAP. vii, 1910; so that 1t might
truly be called an everlasting covenant. or
dered lor furnished) in all things and sure
or. rs II is in lisa. lv., 50, "The sure merciei
OF David, pointing TO the time when Other
nations shall run TO Israel because Of their
glorious king. Gaze on tho full consumma.
tion Of tho things included in this covenant
as revealed TO tho prophets; 'Of the in
crease Of His government and peace thor,
shall he no end, upon the throne of David
and upon his kingdom, TO order it and to es
tablish 1t with Judgement and with justice
henceforth even forever" AT that time
they shall call Jerusalem the throne of th,
Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered
unto it, To the name OF the Lord to Jerusalem
neither shall they walk any more after tht
imagination of their evil heart" And
will make them one nation in tho land upon
the mountains of Israel; and David, My ser
want, shall be king over them; and the ma
tons shall know that l. the Lord, do sanctify
| lsIhtl when MY sanctuary snail De III tlt