The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02

make them q king" viii, 81, ~. 1t would
then seem that Samuel, having sent every
one to his city, waited upon the Lord to know
what next to do and how to find the king.
Is. snow, the Lord had told Samuel In his
ear dhy before Saul came, saying The
revised version says: "The Lord had re.
vealed unto Samuel Many words Of God
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" 81 will
which thou shalt 60" Thine ears shall
hear word behind thee, saying: This is the
way, walk ye in it," "In all thy ways ac
knowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths"
FPS. XIV, 81; xxi, 8; Isa. xxx, 2t; Prov.
ill.,, 6D. All these are true for us to-day,
and IL we sincerely want to know the will Of
God that we may do it, we may be perfectly
sure TINT He will show us His way.
send thee a man." Samuel was therefore ex-
pecting confidently to meet the man whom
God had selected; just where he should meet
him and how he would know him he left to
preparation for him. Now, as we read the
first part Of this chapter, and see by what
series Of apparently most natural events Saul
was brought to Samuel, all unconscious OF
what awaited him, we must surely be COM
PEELED to believe that there is God in whose
hand our breath is and whose are all our
ways; and that though mans heart may
devise his way the Lord directeth his steps.
IL. ''The Lord said unto him, Behold the
manw All prophets, priests and kings in
Israel were as to their office mot their char
acter) types of the greatest prophet and true
Priest-King, Jesus of Nazareth; and rs we
read Of this first king chosen to reign over
Israel and hear the words: "Behold the
man" we are at once carried forward to
day when the God of Samuel and of Israel
stood In human form before the people for
their acceptance OF rejection, and the Roman
Governor said: "Behold the mani Behold
your KingT John xix, 5, 14 and although
then and still rejected He shall yet sit on the
throne Of David and reign over the house OF
Jacob forever and the people shall be all
righteous. luke l., 80, 33; 1sa., TX, ,2l)
house is" prophet was before time called
seer ". 81 that is one who sees what natur-
Al eyes cannot see. Saul and his servant
had given up seeking the asses and were now
seeking the man of God il perchance he
might tell them where the lost animals might
he found; and as they come near to the city
certain young maidens going out Of the city
10 draw water inform them that the seer is
Just before them having come to the city that
day, and that there is sacrifice in the high
place Tvs. 11-13), so Saul stands face to face
with the man he seeks, not knowing that
Samuel expected him.
the reply of Jesus to the woman ut the well,
and to the blind man: II that speak unto
thee am He." ut is He that talketh with
thee" John iv., 26; tx, 81 "Ye shall eat
with me to-day" How surprised he must
have been; as much SO, perhaps, as Zaccheus,
who only wanted to see 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" If we would consult Him who
is perfect in knowledge and is always with us
Job xxxvi, ~ we would more readily find
our lost things
81. "A Benjamite, smallest of
ali the families" Benjamin., S since 't the he
slaughter of Judg. Nx., 464S, was literally
The smallest of the tribes in point of num-
bers, and it MAY have been in the same re-
spect that Sauls family was also the least for
mighty man of power or substance.
22-M $50 Saul did not eat with Samuel
that day" What a day of surprises for
Saul! Samuel expects him, speaks to him of
gives him the chief ,assasU, a.portlon specially
-SA-;efved Tor him, while all that Saul had in
view when ho to Samuel was that he
might recover the lost asses of his father.
earthly things, thinking of nothing high sr,
while there is a feast and kingdom and gre. !;
honor awaiting them, Of which they are
utterly ignorant.
25. Samuel communed with Saul upon
the top Of the house." This was after the
teast 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.
70 up, that may send thee away" So
sspake Samuel to Saul, very early next morn
ing. just as the three apostles had soon to
come down from the Mount of Transhgura-
tion where they would fain have remained,
SO Saul must go forth from this holy place
and return to take up for little season the
ordinary affairs Of life. Though by faith I'm
Christ Jesus we are now children Of God and
joint heirs with Christ, seated with Christ in
the heavenliness Rom. viii, IL; Eph. H., 81 {;
yet we must go forth day by day into the or
dinary affairs of life, there to glorify God
while we wait for the kingdom
81 Stand thou still a while, that may
show thee the Word of God" The servant
was told to pass on and thus Samuel and
Saul were again alone with God Samuel
then annointcd him Captain or Prince (R.
w over the Lords inheritance foretold four
events which should come to pass that day,
and gave him certain commands until he
should see him again and shew him what to
do. The events foretold that morning, all of
which came to pass that day (chap. K, 9,
teach me that as l begin each new day all
the events Of the day, all the people shall
meet and all they shall say to me, are all
foreknown to God and foreseen by Him. and
therefore 1T becomes me to be still and know
that He Is God, and that He is making all
things work together for my good (Ps Xvi.
10: Rom. viii. 2S).-LeSson HeLper