Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-15
LAST WORDS OF DAVID.
LESSON VII, FOURTH QUARTER, IN
TERNATlONAL SERIES, NOV. II.

Sam. xiii, documentary by the Rev.
| ID. NJ. Stearns.
Compiled from Lesson Helper Quarterly by per
mission of II. S. Hoffman, publisher Philadel
| phia.
Our last lesson left David an exile on the
east of ordan because of the rebellion of his
own son Absalom, and vet mourning deeply
for that son who had just been slain in battle.
| David was soon restored to his throne and
| the rest of his reign was comparatively
peaceful and victorious over all enemies. His
last days were devoted to gathering materials
for, an instructing Solomon concerning, the
great temple to he built for the Lord at Je-
rusalem, the plans for which David received
from the Lord Himself. even as Moses re-
ceived instruction concerning the tabernacle.
l. snow these be the last words of David
Things are apt to look very different when
one comes to the last hours of life in the NOR
tai body; earthly things fade, their import
ance vanshes, trials seem no longer great.
and eternal things become intensely real;
there is nothing worth considering but the
King of Righteousness and His righteous
kingdom.
David, the son of Jesse" At least ten
times is he thus described in Sam. and ten
times more in the rest of Scripture
The man who raised up on high. ="
| Hannah sang, He raseth up the poor out of
fine dust = = to mako tham inherit tho
throne of ,,|orv II sam ii oSl D,,,J
realizing something of his nothingness, said:
"Who am |, q Lord God! and what is my
house, that thou hast brought me hithertof'
Chap vii, Isl
"The anointed of the God of jacob The
same God who chose Jacob instead of Esau
and called his name Israel, making of him Il
terrible thin-s in the ewes of all nations. had
chosen and onointad David to Ina l,,ng of Is
rael. and Notwithstanding, the SINS of David
had praciouslv done preat th,n,rs for him
.sThe sweet nsalmist of Israel - He il NOT
here praislno his own sinoin, or comnosition
hit ms the nravious nhrases dascriba tha rocl,
whence he was heyn. and the hole of the NIT
whence he was digred lisa. Ii. II and the
hirh nlace to which Le ,vas exaltel en- This
iniicatns his ,r,tituda to cod which found
exnrossion in song. and surelv orr sincin q
would Ina much syeetar in Gods oars If II
always came from preatful hearts becouse
of His unmerited love
=. "The Spirit of the Lord snake Inv me
and His word was in nv tongi,r" Hero is n
definition of inspiration. The Spirit speaks.
the words are His. but He uses David's
tongue: so Jesus testified TINT David himself
said by the Holy Ghost Mark xii 3tD. and
Peter testified that tbe Holy Ghost nv tho
mouth of David snake
2 ..The God of israel said tba Rocl, of Is
rael snake TO me- In the first verse il was
fine God of Jacob nerbans with the thoucht
of the Great Creator and Restorer Elobiml.
who could make something ont of and use
for His glory such crooked ones ms Jacob and
David and nil of lis are nv nature. here IT is
tha Cod and Rocl, of Israel tha sana craat.
ing and restoring and covenant keepinq
Elohim Int now in reference To the broken
belpless clinpinq. earnestly soaking one who
had power with God and man. and received
the new name of Israel Oen xxi 26-2S,
Both Moses and David loved to sneak of God
as their Rock Deut. xxi. 4. II. Is 81. Ps
xviii. 3 81. 46. etc but it is from the mar
gin of lisa. XVI T. that we get the title
Crock of Ages ~
4 "And He shall be as the LIGHT of the
morning when the sun riseth even n morn
ing without Clouds One of His last name,
in Scripture is in Rev. xxi. 49, THE root
and the offspring of David. the BRIGHT and
morning STAR, and in Nal iv . ..Tbe SIM ot
Righteousness - The time of His annearino
in glory to build up Zion FPS. eli. l,a is pre-
= eminently called 1.-THE morning as in Ps
, XVI. : margin,. where the whole subject i.
the safety of Israel when He iudge, the ma
tions and makes wars TO cease. and where if
is written God shall help her when the
morning appeareth.n or Or. w lat the dawn
of the morning ~ and AGAIN in Ps xlix Il
'sThe upright shall have dominion over then
in the morning. The condition of His en-
emies at that time is also described in Isa
viii 20. r. ". by the words, "Surely there il
no morning for Them
4 "He hath made with ma an everlastin,
covenant ordered in all things and sure
| This is our golden text and II is in soma re
spects the center of the lesson. for II brinq
before us God and His faithful covenant an,
assurance of comnlete fulfillment inasmucl
as there can be no failure on His part. Thu
two "althouchsr which begin and end thi
verse point to possible failure ON the mart O
l David and his house. for man is only and al
] ways when left to himself n failure: but tn,
! terms of the covenant indicated that whi
iniauity might have to be chastened David
house and kingdom should be established for
ever (chap. vii. l2-lc; so that it might trul,
l be called ssan everlasting covenant orderec
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