The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-20


/ International Sunday school Lssson -
Deeemb~s -, lns0.
/ Especially arranged from =. = Qusrteriyl
Lesson Taxi KinRs il;B<3
I Goi.pES IExT--Let Us hear the conclusion
ofthe who . matter: Fear ssod and keep
His commandments: sor this u the whole
duty Of man. r.ccl ~: ~
CxSTkAL TRuTn-For God shall bring
every work into judgment. with every
secret thing. whether II DO good or whether
| 4 be evil
TxE-solonon died q. G. s7a after :
reign OF forty years
PiAcE-Jernsalem.
SoLoxoxs SiS-m A wrong heart ~
Pride from worldly prosperity 81 Poiyg.
amy. "a Marrying heather wives. ~
Conserving 10 and aiding idolatry, which
was almost treason against God 90 Op-
precision Of the people.
CONSEQUENCES TO HsusELP-n)T The loss OF
Gods peculiar favor. co Trouble q home
90 Enemies without ul:l425). ~ Rebel
lion against his rule BY Jeroboam. ~
The loss Of the larger part Of his kingdom
from his family
CONSEQUENCES TO Hrs KINGDOM I'D All
the evils that came TO himself ~ Moral
deterioration through his bad exGmple. ~
Division Of the kingdom.
Heirs OVER HAnD fLAcEs-26. Ephrafhifs.
Ephraimite. Zeredd- an unknown place In
Ephraim. Lifted up his hand: rebelled
And this scas me cause: this verse, and on &c
the seth, contains an explanation Of how and
why Jeroboam "lfted up his hand against
solomon" Milo: probably q fortified EN-
bankment over the northern end Of the
Tyropean valley, between Mount Zion and
Moriah. -. Charge cf the house Of Joseph.
over the forced laborers from the tribe OF
Ephraim the son Of Joseph. such as IL
described In Kings 5:i315. g. ShEonif<.
1 belonging TO Shiloh. In Ephraim, II
I miles north OF Jerusalem. II was the
\ ancient religious capital 20 Nsr garment.
I belonging TO the prophet and representing
I the undivided kingdom. Trefre pieces: one
\ for each tribe. 81. One tribe: Judah. which
also absorbed and included Benjamin. So
4 Ashfcrcth, etc; see last lesson. % David
may hare a light dirdy: his house shall al
ways have = representative, and not be ex
tiaguished as light Is put out This was
fulfilled in David's descendant. Jesus
Christ, and in His kingdom: and the new
4 Jerusalem. 80. Solomon sought 70 Kin Zero
beam: because he rebelled against him w.
< 80, and did not wait for the Lords time AZ
I David did for his
/ He had cody flasher: Tor although
! David's life was not by any means sinlesA
I II was far above the average mans lives ID
I those days for uprightness There was nc
King OF the surrounding nations who could
be for moment compared with the King
Of Israel, Ia respect TO his morals. More
over, the young King, when he came 70 the
throne, seems TO have been filed with
modest spirit. and TO have sought the
guidance OF God for the task that con
fronted him. Let the teacher revive this
part Of Solomon's life, briefly, with the
scholars. 50 As 10 make the contf ast that
this lesson presents all the stronger. God
seems TO have given him many advantages
that were denied TO his contemporaries
Solomon had this special advantage. thai
God gave him especial wisdom, 90 that theru
was none like unto him in all the world
So great was his wisdom, that 70 this day
we call him the wisest man in the
history Of the world. To far
distant chimes the reputation OF this
monarch Travelled, % that Queen Of the
South came from sfar to hear him talk, and
was astonished Il his learning. But Bolo
mons walk was ~ foolish IS his talk Wa
wise. A he grew older, he was led astray
- we have seen. By the glitter and glare o.
pomp and show, and married wives for the
sake Of political alliances. who led hmm int
ldolatries Of the worst kind. Polyeamy and
polytheism were 70 rule in Jerusalem, and
the anger Of God was aroused 90 that, - W
see in our lesson. He determined TO punisl
him. Ten parts Of his kingdom were 70 b
torn away from his successor, and given 4
Jereboam. In the estimate OF Solomon this
was great evil, ard he tried to prevent its
contamination nv N affeunrs "a l,1I ~
man Of whom God lad thus spoken. All his
was fulfilled, and the Kingdom was dividet
= soon - the old King passed away.
The practical application u ample. II from
the contemplation Of such sad failure y
was that OF this sovereign we can learn nc
lesson 10 DO laid TO heart i "A good begin
6chaunler.
PRACTICAL sr0eEsTIoxs
l. God Himself Furnishes sin.
2. God has made the world 50 that sin con
Gins within itself evil for the sinner.
3. Those who show talent and faithful
ness in lesser things are called 70 greater
ones.
4. God always fulfills His promises. =
completely as those TO whom they are made
fulfill the conditions.
s. Solomon was saved II he repcnted. He
was treated exactly the same ~ any other
sinner Of equal guilt
9. IL Is very dangerous thing TO sin, ex.
pccting 10 repent in later life.
Z. The only way 70 true success, for the
individual or the nation, Is through obedi
ence to God.