Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-09-20
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,



LESSON Kill Samuel 3l:i-l3.
TITLE-ncath Of saul aud His Sons.
TOPIC-The Disubedlencc Destroyed.
LESSON OUTLINE Fearful slaughter, VS..
Ia. 2. Complete Subjugation, VS., l. 3. liar
GOLDEN TEXT..The face of the Lord Is
CENTRAL TRuTiiSThcy shall eat the fruit
Of their own way, and be filled with their own
devices.
LESSON CONNECTION.
Sauls repentance was only temporary
Samuel died and David went into the
wilderness of Paran. An incident is
given of Nabol and his wife Abigail,
the husbend churlish. sour, ill-tempered,
the wife gentle, kind, forgiving. who
afterwards became the wife of David.
The Ziphites again betray David's re-
David penetrates the camp OF Saul, and
again spares Saul's life. Saul again
has an outburst of penitence. David
goes into the land of the Philistines, in
the city OF Zklag which was given him
by the king of Gath. He makes frequent
raids among Gentle tribes, and de.
ceives the Philistine King, who is under
the impression that his raids are against
Israel. War breaks out between the
Phiistines and Israel. David is invited
by the king to take part in it. The
Phillstine princes object to David as an
ally, and David leaves the army. Saul
consults Samuel through the witch ui
Ender. Samuers spirit predicts his
utter defeat. David after leaving the
Philistine army returns to Ziklag and
finds the city utterly destroyed by the
Amalakites he consults the Lord
pursues the invaders routs them, and
sends portion of the spoils to the
elders of Judah. The lesson is reached,
the battle in which Saul meets his de-
feat and death occurring probably on
David's return from his victory over
the Amalekites.
Time-About 1865 B. G., four years
after events of last lesson.
Places-Mont Gilboa, in plain oi
Esdraelon. Israelites encamped al
northern base of the range pursued tC
, the mountain by the Philistines. Gid
con won his victory here. Bethshar
was east of Gilboa. Jabesh was south
east of Dethshan beyond Jordan. Othel
loca tiles are cities east of the Jordan
and in the land OF the Philistines.
Saul was about 80 years old David
about 80.
LESSON SUGGESTIONS.
Saul's life is the perfection of trag-
~ ~ "ViC INV tiiC otOt1 VI a. AOt
man, who lived i'll the Jewish tribe u
Benjamin, it might be the most sublim,
allegory that ever was written of human
life in the tragical aspect of it-Dr
Philips Brooks.
No reforms mark the forty years O
his reign. He died as lie had lived, II
the din of battle, and with the fierce
wilful spirit raging within him. Hi
death suggests his life, and his life is 1
series of downward steps to the melan.
choly end. His death emphasizes th,
following truths.
/. Whatsoever Man Soweth, tina
Shall He also Reap. "Saul had reall,
prepared for himself this wretchet
death. He had disregarded the prophet
and so was without consolation
He had killed the priests, and so wa
without sacrifice or intercession. HI
had driven away David, and so wa
I without the help of the best soldier il
the nation. He had lived, in his late
years, at least, like madman and
like a madman lie threw himself on hi
sword and died. Here lies the admoni
tion for us. As a man sows, he reaps
AS a life is shaped, so is the death de
termined. We speak of the penalty ol
evil-doers, but 1t is no mere ablirar,
intiiction it is the natural fruit ant
necessary result of the misconduct. On
leads a sensual life, and the penalty oi
him is that of exhaustion, disease, an,
premature decay. One leads a selfis
life, hardening his heart against appea
or reproach, and his doom is to lose a
power and experience of sympathy, L
pass through the world drawing afte
him no regret."-Rev. d. Fraser, ID. [
Il 2. The Wages of Sin is Death. TIL
sacred record says, impressively, rs
Saul died for his trespass which he com
milted against the Lord. because of tin
word of the Lord, which he kept not.
1t is ever true that, 1T shall not be we
bring upon them their own iniquity
and shall cut them off in their ow
wickedness
The lesson also suggests the folly {
trusting in man rather than in Coz
Israel trusted in Saul and was defeated
Still God was gracious and prepared fo
them king who should be their d,
lIverer. The one ray of light III th
dark picture was the deed of the men {
JaDesli giicad. They had not forgotte
what saul had done for them forty yeal
before, and their greaiful remembranC
led them To risk their lives to pay thei
last tribute of respect to the dead mof
arch. Good deeds immortal arctic
cannot die"
Saul's death was the unhappy end c
Il life that had not been wisely spen
He turned from his Heavenly Frien
aud sought to please himself. His lif
) is like bell wringinB us away froi
disubedience and sin. Our lives shoul
be pure anu good we should try To u
like Jesus.
ILLUSTRATE oNs.
Then as the news of the fate of Sau
and especially of the fate OF Jonathan
filled his heart, he called his men aroun
him, and. taking his harp, lie sang tina
noble elegy, known to his own country
, men as the Song OF the Bow" See
Sam. l:l0-27. All after genera
tions have recognized the lyric grandeu
of this noble poem. 10 this day
when great man is carried to his sep
, ulchcr, the most appropriate music to
the occasion is found in that exquisil
composition which seeks TO express i
sound this threnody of David, an
which is known among us as 9TH
Dead March of Saul."-Wm, NJ. Taylor
On May 5, 1921, Napoleon Bonaparte
in the drlirium of his last sickness, cried
''Tete d'armee"-liead of the army
They were the last words of greu
but defeated and eXiled general, who's
ruling passion was strong in death. |
the cabin a ship at anchor in the poi
!, Of the same island, twenty-four yeal
later, lay the devoted Mrs. Judsor
turning homeward from her finishe
work. About 10 pass the same ordea
she declared, II ever love the Lor
Jesus Christ" and fell into u quie
slunber, when she awoke amid th
anglcs.-Fosler.