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SABBATH sCHOOb
INTERNATIONAL LESSON &c
AUGUST 25. n
Lesson Text: tsThe Amounting
David" I Sam. xviii, Lis
Golden Text: Sam. XVI, q
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is here seen clinging in hfs heart for he wd
not near him, Chap. xv., 80 to Saul after
Lord had rejected him. We mustrememf
that the Lord did not reject Saul until q
had persistently rejected and disobeyed.
Lord Chaps. xiii, Is, IA; xy., 90, so thatSs
had no one to blame but himself for the
Of his position. -
Q. stHow can I go, II Saul hear it he
kil mel This does not sound Ike the utt
ance Of q faithful, fearless follower OF
Lord God Of Hosts. It might be said to Sc
uel: 'sWho art thou that thou shouldst
afraid Of man that shall die,
forgettest the Lord thy Makerp Qsa., d.
l8.l Had Samuel been in full sympathy wi
the Lord, In the case of Saul he might
have talked thus; but whenever we are u
least decree out OF the fellowship with g
we are apt to say and do many foolish
siuful things, The fear Of the Lord and e43
dence In the perfect love Of God, is an efe
ual cure for all other fear. And the
said take an heifer with thee and say,
come to sacrifice to. the Lord. Sinful. q
can do nothing in the way Of serving y
apart from sacrifice and atonemenS;
hottest actions, our very best service, CAM
be acceptable to God apart from the mAz
of our Lord Jesus Christ, but the veal
cry 0r Ehia fesblest serytcs Is made accepts
through Him. s.;
g. II Will show thee what thou shalt
and thou shalt anoint unto Me him whom,
name unto thee y The servant Of the "a
has only to move forward calmly and IN. p
feet confidence in his captain and he iB
ways promised sure guidance.
4 "And Samuel did that which the I'D
spake.n This is now as 1t should be
word Of the Lord prevails, and the serva1}
simply obedient and comes to BethiehN
leaving God to carry out His own plans q
manage His own affairs in His own wiseW
When we are thus passive and also obedi5
in His lands, all win be well and His n
pose unhindered The elders of the tod
trembled." Here is another INDIGESTION Of e
Of fellowship with God, for il their heal
were right and their conduct Eight tn
would have been rejoicing instead OF tTe
probably they, too, were clingtng to the dt
bedient king. Z. ! IA
8. ST am come to sacrifice unto the Lori
He uses the very words which he was told
use ". q, and that Is always the right thi
to do. Jesus Himself said only what 4
Father told Him John Xii. 4g; Jeremish
Ezekiel were to speak only the Lords wu
(Jer. l., 70; Eek. i'll, 10, IL 10;
when we as messengers Of the Lord conh
ourselves to the Lords message rather ~
give our thoughts about 1t, surely we shall
most pleasing to Him.
g 2. sThe Lord looketh on the heart.
the first Of Jessss SONS stood before SamuI
there was something about him which caus
Samuel to think that he was the Lords
nointed; but how solemn tho word OF
Lord: 81 have refused him. Let us age
repeat that In the matter Of salvation
Lord refuses none who come to Himf u
this Is matter Of special service and ~
not stature nor fair countenance He see1
but q heart right with Himself, "a man aft
his own hear% Chap, xii, ~.
S-10 Jesse made seven OF his sons to pa
before Samuel; and Samuel said unto JeG
the Lord hath not chosen these Here, the
is en- apparent failure; the Lord had said
Samuel that he had provided king ire
among Jesses sons, and yet here are all :
sons whom Jesse had thought It necessary /
BRING. and for this special service, this pla|
of honor, ali are set aside, the right nfan 81
not appeared. Gods thoughts and waysai
asmuch higher than ours as heaven Is high
than earth; and how few seen TO know =
thoughts or understand His counteuauc,
Qsa. w., 8, 8; Mic iv., s12l; but let men
blind as they may, there Is no failure VIII
God. He has chosen His servant, and VI
! yetset the man Of His choice ON tho thro7
Of Israel and of the whole world. WaJtupd
Him and be patient sl!. =
II. ttSend and fetch him, for we win al
sit down till he comes hither.n So eyerj
thing has to stand still till the sighted Sd
is brought. In reply to Samueps question
to whether these seven were all bis son
Jesse replied that the youngest was at honl
keeping the sheep and it was for him tha
they were now sending and waiting
12. Sand he sent and brought him m
and the Lord said: Arise, anoint him; Tor th
is he." As we are thus for the FIRST time pc
sonally introduced to Dayid, the son OF jess
the history Of whose hndom past and futur
fills SO mnch Of Scripture, and with whom =
expect to be somewhat Intimately associate
when Jesus the son of David, who Is also tt
church's Bridegroom, shall sit on David
throne, we can only stand and gaze upon th
ruddy, good looking young man and wonds
at the grace Of God In choosing q amortai ma
for such glorious immortal future; an
then turning to our Own sou1swe would sag
o. NV soul, see that thou dost never ceas
to adore, and cry aloud the praises OF Hin
whose grace has called you, passing by 8
many others to be a king-priest unto Goe
washing YOU in His own precious blood.
!, IS. sofhen Samuel took the horn OF OIL an
nnointed him in the midst Of his brethren.
he was afterward, at Hebron, snointe
Nng over sae IN noese s,na :, n,scs anointed ont In
ever all Israel H Sam. il. 4sv, l-s., a
en r of aitine and rejection and pel
secltion ere he came to the throne 50 no,
baSsn ssnousn and snsnted ses XII King o. Of Israel and
all nations, we are still living IN the TIM
wnen % ae the TeJeiSu cr came % mehtily M unen Day
from that day forward tsee r: W .,s,. Her 2,
&C serve We or wait or in any way glority God
From 5s9nn end Of tss serpSpre pnv sne pows
yeaied W for efYectual service. and whether iti
playing upon the harp or wT,spg SEA-
@ aver David did that was acceptable 10 60,