The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-04
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|, hattort mail vbron." After the death o
pet.xgtberr s,ons, as recorded In the last les
o foention or seemed open for David to tax
cas-~ to which hc had beeen anointc'
NJ. efore. and for which he had SO pa
NOA' waited: not taking matters into M
hands and Kidding himself OF his enen.
'1l,,. he might have done on several occasions
but calmly waiting Gods own time ana way
, and now that the time for his accession to TN
throne has cone, he will not even go up mt
any of the cities uf Judah without inquirin
of the Lord, so careful Is he i'm this m,tter I
follow and not run before Him VINO s2t
chosen him. The Lord having told MN
. 20 up to Hebron, nc went thither WIN ID
men and all their families. and there the me
of Judah anointed David King over the ho''S
b. of Judah (chap H., -, and he was conter
TO be King only OF Judah for seven year. -
six months, one of SaliC>-'s..s author ~
TWO yeas a, s5eth.e editor, .ul,s rcSning for
La, "---, tho rest of Israel tchap. lilo,
rse , Ihcre WAS long war between the house
Of Saul and the house ot David; but baP1n
waxed stronger and stronger, and the house or
Saul waSed weaker and weaker tchap. III, ID.
Now at length the Lords time has come for
David To be King OF all Israel, so all the tribes
come to him to Hebron saying: "Bcnoid, we
are thy bone and thy fesh."
2. "Whcu Saul was King over us. thou
vast he that leddest out and broughtest III
Israel" They remembered how David, and
not Saul, slew Goliath and delivered them
m. h.,,r Il ftas-
ward led forth so successfully tho armies of
Israel Il Sam. XVIII: hut tho word"r is that
they did not think Of this sooner why did
they not crown David King of rl Israel as
soon as Saul was dead' Why allow seven
years and six months to pass uninprovcd
when they knew that these things concerning
David were uriiSputed?
"And tho Lord said to thee, thou shalt
feed my people Israel. and thou shalt he n
captain over Israel" Why. then. not car
ry out the Lords wishes long er" tins? Let
the questions come home.
3. "Thcy anuinted David King over Is
racl" So the Lord had decr"rd, and ~ it
finally came To pass, for every purpose "f the
Lord shall he performed.
4. david was thirty years old when he
began tn reign, and he reigned forty years.
Then all his rejection, humiliation and sur
ferings came To hun rs young man; SO ~
was also with Jesus our Saviour and coming
King. Young men and women are apt to
think it hard to have to suffer and be hurl
| iutei; let them remember David and Jesus,
and that it is written: cit is good for man
that he bear ths yuk" in his youth and
again: Take Ny y"k" upon YOU and learn
OF Me, for L am meek and lowiy III heart"
! liam. iii. p: Matt. xi., 90
| 5. "ln hebron 4" seven years and six
| months: and in Jerusalem Sc = thrty-three
| wears" IL is very profitable in Bible study
| to associate places with the events which
occurred there. Hebron, IA city of Judah,
some twenty miles south of Jerusalem, will
ever hs a delightful place to the Bible
student, not only because of Davids two
nnointingS and his seven years reiGr, hut
! also bpcaus,. or its earlier aSSDcia tionS with
! Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Joshua and
! Caleb; there lies, still sacretly guarded. the
dust Of the pn;TarrhS. and from the cavp
, of Machp.lSh shall yet come forth their
| ylorited bodies Jerusalem, of all cities that
have ever been oT ever will Ire, stands first :;
there our Lord was cruciticd. th"re His
precious bcol flowed forth, in Pilates hall,
| in GethSamanr and on Calvary, there He
was buried and there Hc rose from the dead !;
from thence He assembled to the right hand
! of God and thitiI"r He shall return in
power and glory t. rebuild Zion. make
| Jerusalem His throne. and consequently the
| capital at the whole earth. N's. ell, 10; DER
| iii, II, ISL
e. "Aud the King and his men went to
| Jerusalem with the Jebusitas.' The old
pgama Of jerusalem WAS jrbuS; it was great
children of Judah nor Benjamin could drive
out the inhabitants. but they We're allowed
turiwpii there with Israel Il Chron xi.. 4, s.:
Josh; Sv... 6'; Judges j.. .lD This was u
standing disgrace tn Israel during all their
history sine. Joshua led them into the land
up to this time; and now. when David de-
| trrmiueS I" wipe out this disgrace, he is told
| by these drierS OF God and His people that
| the blind and the lame are able to hold tho
! fort agai;is; him.
-? 'Nevcrlheless, David took the strong
hold Of Zion: : so DAVID dwelt in the
fort ord called it the City of David" He
! who in th" name of tlin cGd Of Israel slew
! Goliath went forth in the sam" great name
| against these "r",nieS of God and proved
| tho faithiulncSS ot Him who said: There
| shall no man bc able tn stand before Thee"
| Deut vii, ~
10. And David went on and grew great.
! and the Lord G,d of Hosts with Him"
Thus shall oar daily life hr II :.oirS ard grow
! ing hut SHALL never get tn it till. ike
David, W" r"ali2" that The Lord God of
Hosts is with us and firmly believing this,
seek with tn" whnl" heart more intimate
acquaintance with Him. and thus cultivate u
more implicit raliaHcr upon Him.
II. And Hiram. King Of TYRE sart mos.
sengerS I" David. and cedar trees and car
penterS. and maS"ns; and they built David
/ an house" Here is a Gentle kmg and his
people. coming checrfully To the King Of
Israel to do him honor: thus shall il he,
the prorhetS everywhere tell us, when the
Kingdom shall have been restored to Israel
II. "Darih perceived that the Lord had
established him King over Israel. and that
He had exalted His kingdom for His people
1sracrS ssk".' Notice in this verse two
things: First, thct the Lord had done it all:
il Was not David's patienc" or wisdom or
might, but III" Lord alone that did il oil;
and, second that il was done for His people
lSra"rS sak". When wctc!l Christ ians Of to-
day of the great things that Gnl is going to
do for I:,ra"rS sake. are APT To h., Consid-
erred decidedly Jewish in our views: hut Jew.
/ iSh All lr. f,,,.
! is a Jew and king "f tho Jews, and Scripture
does moi 0IthNr,Yr lis To expect til" - called
conversion Of this world until Jesus comes to
! His long promised Throne OF David. - Lesson
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