Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-04
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
international Losson-OOt. o.
Fourth Quarter.

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ToP1C-The blessings OF Unity.
LESSON OUTLINE. Increasing Strength,
vs.. l-b. 2. Extending Conquest, VS.. 60. g.
haISYEipbEE IoEpEa TR%TbeholS how good and how
pleasant It Is for hrethern TO dwell together in
unity ,rp TPs las; %G linn 4; .tu ,,o o.,, ,,o,,
aim'st at be thy country's, thy Gods and
Truths"
LESSON CONNECTION
David mourned the death of Saul and
Jonathan and wrote beautiful elegy
commemorating their lives. He estab-
lished his headquarters at Hebron, and
there the men of Judah anointed him
king OF their tribe, He reigned as king
of Judah seven years and half. Dur
ing this timo Ishbosheth, one of Saul's
sons, was proclaimed and acknowledged
as KIN over the rest of the tribes, and
Abner wat his chief commander. Civil
war broke out and was waged for two
years between the tribe of Judah and
The eleven tribes OF Israel. The tribe of
Judah was eventually victorious and the
adhercnts of Ishbosheth were defeated
and the king slain. Then the Tribes of
Israel submitted, came to David and Of
fered HIM the throne of all Israel rs well
AS that Of Judah. This brings us to the
first lesson of the quarter.
The Place of the first part of the lesson
is Hebron. that historic city where ale
buried Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
Hebron was one of the cities of Refuge
and was appointed to Caleb after
Joshua's conquest. 1t is twenty miles
of the last part of the lesson. Other
places mentioned are the stronghold of
Zion and Tyre.
The Time of the lesson is B. G. 1913
or 1862. Persons mentioned are David,
Saul. elders of Israel, tribe of Judah,
tribes of Israel, the Jubisites, Hiram
king of Tyre, carpenters and masons.
Incidents-The tribes go to Hebron
f, through their elders they make league
with David and anoint him king. He
reighs in Hebron, and afterwards cap
lures the stronghold of Zion from the
Jebusites, and dwels there. Hiram
king of Tyre, sends messengers and
workmen to David.
LESSON SUGGESTIONS.
/. David anointed king over all
Israel. The elders urged three reasons
why David should be their ruler. |. He
was one of them he represented nation :
al tradictlons and ideas. 2. He was
experienced as a leader. g. He had
been chosen by God to be their shepherd
and captain. "In all things connected
with the exaltation of David to be king
we see the foreshadows of the coming
and crowning of him to whom from the
foundation of the world all power had
been given. and who WAS sent forth
to be both Good Shepherd, Captain Of
Salvation, and Everlasting King."-Dr
Pentecost.
3. The City of David. The first and
Of tI,.., .,fn a d..
was the capture of that mighty fortres,
OF the Jubesites, Jerusalem, "glorlous
for situation" 1t was accomplished in
the face of great difficulties, furnishing
encouragement to all who are striving
to overthrow the strongholds of sin
! There was never such military vic
tory in the world before or since. What
n place in the worlds history has
Jerusalem held Even now it is the
most famous city in the world though il
is in ruins. 1t is the city that has given
lis name to heaven itself. which, In
honor of Jerusalem, is called the New
Jerusalem the city which G cd him
self made for centuries his earthly dwell
ling place the city in and about which
the worlds redemption was accom-
plished.'-Dr. Pentecost.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
The great and successful men of his
! tory are commonly made by the great
occasions they fill. They are the men
who had faith to meet such occasions
and therefore the occasions marked
them, called them to come and be what
The successes of their faith would make
them. The boy is but a shepherd; bul
lie he ars from his pnnic-stricken coun
trymen of the giant champion of theiI
enemies. A fire seizes him, and he
goes down, with nothing but his sling
and his heart of faith. to lay that cham
pion in the dust. Next he is grea
military leader; next the king of hi,
country. AS with David, so with Ne
hemiah; us with him, so with Paul; al
with him, so with Luther. A Socrates
n FULLY, a Cromwell, Washington, =
all the great master.sprits, the founder.
and law-givers of empires, and defend
ers of man,-are made by the same law
These did not shrink desparingly within
the compass of their own abilities; but il
their heart of faith they embraced eacl
one his cause and went fourth, unde
the inspiring force of their call, to ap,
J prehend that for which they were ap,
prehended.-D Bushnell.