The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-12-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
txrEnNarronAL LESSON FOR
DEcEM1En a2
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( Text, Eccles. Kilt. is.-Comm
tary. on the Lcsson.

O.. 49, ee.t.tSs 10 cnis uau, wn0m we now meet
ior Tine frst time, thus mentioned I'm the two
nLSAs CISAs ot Kings, and In most places 10 Is az
!eroboam, the son OF Nebat, who rade fs.
raei to sin y He became the first King of the
n Dam noes snd and set the two golden calves
Chap, xiii, 26-30) His name, ACCORDING f.
Young, signifes "Enlarger,o and he WAS Ger.
talnly an expert in the way Of enlarrinp fine
s1ps sgSy q tb asasi T There must be some reason
that he was an Ephrathite of Zereda: that bs
was Soiomons servant: that his motber,s
name was Zeruab, and that she was a widow
!sy Every word the Holy Spirit hrs written is
s,gmncant a1 and Important, and if we cannot
a. az hrsS see anything in such statements as
tasse, let us read them all the more PRAYER.
Iuny, relying upon the Spirit to give Us ii9ht
only call attention to the fact that two
OF osner widows are mentioned In this first book
Knew the name of mono but this one. See
Luxe H.. "a; vii, 10; xxi, q 81 :.
Even no lifted up his hand against the
y !hhg. AT the beginning of Solomon's reirn
~ was written that the Lord his God had
gwen MN rest on every side, and that there
was neither adversary nor evil oconrrert
tchap ", ~, but now all is changed. aWhen
mans ways please the Lord, He maketh
even ave ms enemies to be at peace with him y
Prov. xvi, n; but Solomon's WAYS wera not
now pleasing unto tho Lord, and both Jeho.
van and Elohim were stirring up acyersaries
against him oversees IA, 23, besides this enemv
In his own household
-, Is And this was tho cause that he
'nteu up mis- hand against the Kinp.n The
most OF our lesson to-day is an Opening nm Of
!his sentence, showing that Jeroboan,,s ,a6eJ-
lion was Of Jehovah. o'o'-
@-sl; The Prophet Ahijah. the Shilonite
mom roanu uhn,na mm IN the way" Here is another
put what contrast to Jeroboam, for Ahiiah
rs Twice called by that exalted name. "S3er
Sa5e Oh yefovah Chapters xiv, 1S; xv., sN.
ana ne bears the word of Jehovah. AS to
e,booa. in ,bo am ne IS found in the way, no doubt
IN tne way OF industrious service In the posi-
ton IN which Solomon had exalted him If
Tie thinking that he was also in the yvau -tr,
a Kingdom. Literally he was in the way ont
OF Jerusalem, and probably on the way 10
clad In a new garment and as the nro,,bs a. -
meets nm he seizes the garment, rends ft in
Twelve pieces and hands ten Of the pieres n,
s;gn,t,oa S;sT,am BY this rather startling hut very
5'ncdne Sed nc ant act s assuring him that the Lord
solomon and give them to him, - : J
S3 because that they have forsaken, me
and have not walked in INV ways' 3'
fassing over, for the present, the ge-ses re-
ferring to what God will do for David,s ana
Jerusalem;s sake, we continue the storv ~
Jerob3am, and here is the reason why ten.
owefths OF the kingdom Is to pass from Solo. .
mon to him. Wisdom and her WAYS give
psacs, pee prosperity and true happiness; but il
folly we must expect to reap as we sow.
70 VI will take the kingdom ont Of b;s
son son nand and will give it unto thee, even
Ten tribes. As1 notice the ten or more ~
wis Wis OF God in this lesson and wonder why
think IN Of the words Of the Spirit in Dan. iv.
~. 'S: THE Most High ruieth in the L;no,
dom OF men and giveth it to whomsoeyer Ho
VIII: he doeth according to His viii in the
ar army OF Heaveu and among the Inhabitants
yt, u
unto Him. What doest Thou.o -
%. AND will take thee, and thou shalt
reign according to all that thy soul desireth
'a,t anu sna,t be King over Israeli Here is a
seeres s OF tae heart laid open by the great /
sffa91cher- | 9her Oh hearts, who is often pleased to !
may prove us to see whetIfa !. : ~. rD
His ways or not. We read that Solon,o
gave the Queen of Sheba all her desire. bu
here is a greater than Solomon granting I
aercheatn bis souts desire; and t::e eame Eor
Ny Name, that will do, that the Father ma
be gloriied In the Son." and again: : al
things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer bt
iieVing, .ye shall receive;" but He that Dor
doreth the heart considers whether we carr
estly desire what we ask for, and desire IL fo
His glory John xiv, 13; Matt xxi, q
Prov. xiv, 12.l 1t may be that Jeroboar
never breathed his socrs desire to be King I
a single person, but God notices the thing
tnat come into our mind, every one of them
8s. 'If thou wilt harken, Z" I will
be "rth thee Not only is the Kingdom
promised to Je. ,hosm. hut God offers 4
MAKE y pci'ihanent 1t he will only ue obedi
ent The Lord Himself is the true King, AN,
| He will establish any one who will truly rem
resent Him by obeying His commands. walk
sight
81, 81, &c. "For niv servant David's sake
we return now to the reason why the who'll
! Kingdom 70 ha c.
and we find this as the first reason. Fou
times In this lesson Jehovah speaks Of him a
David my servant, and twice we find th
expression For my servant David's sake.
atso .nd ssid he kept my com
manner OF David's life taken as a whole. ant
his loyefor the statutes and Commandment
OF the Lord is fully told forth in Psalm cxix
inns It is that delights the Lord and bring
from Him the riches Of His grace. Jesus t1
Son OF David fulfilled all righteousness. an, M
tits for His sake that we receive forgivencs
and all the benefits Of His salvation. -t1'z7 )
And for Jerusalem's sake, the city whicl
have chosen out Of all the tribes of Israel
people, Jerusalem chosen city, David
chosen servant, and all to magnify the nam
| OF Jehovah; when they failed to do thia IN
delivered them to their enemies to be chas
tened, as II Is written: You only have
known of oil the families of the earth. there
fore will punish you for ali your iniquities
49, II will for this affiict the seed of David
but not forever" David and his ,obedienc
brought blessing, Solomon and his eli,
brought afiiction, but inasmuch as God
1910, therefore there will be a restoratio,
and the Kingdom shall be established IN th
80, 33,. : : : -''s = = :
4O; Solomon sought therefore to ,,l
Jeroboam." Thus did Saul TO David bui
NOT TINS did David f<,s SI.x,y 80 s~-. - -