The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-09
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'Tesson1 Text; "Samuers Farewell
Address" 4 Sam. xiii, 1-f5-
Golden Text; 1 Sam. XIII.
"a - Commentary.
EAUGBsT H.,

"a Commentary. -
After the servant passed on leaving Saul
and Samuel alone, Samuel took vial OF oil
and annointed Saul captain over the Lorys's
inheritance, at the same time telling him OF
he returned home; all OF which signs came -
him that day. Soon after that Saul was pub
licly elected and ordained rs king, the Lord
ordering the lot. In the instruction Of Sam
uel to Saul that memorable day there IL one
sentence which believe &c Is the privilege of
every true follower of Jesus to appropriate
and enjoy, and yet find but few have noticed
IL; II Is In chapter 4, :; "DH ss ocSasion
helpful rE,~rept, and find great comfort In
IT, May every pSN.ier arpprpriate e.
l. Aud Samuel said unto all Israel" Tho
piac' of ts>siay's leS~@ Is GilgSl. Oh" first
camping ground W Israel In the 'prcmised
land after they crcNSsd the Jordan, where
the twelve stones fpsu jordan wcrc set up
the people clr,iu,cts<>i and the rrprNach of
Egyp; rulle>i away, the passover kept and
JoShuS's headquarters fr>n which he ss.t out
AMI to which he returned aS he Sutiued the
land; whcryS aisN they had just now btcn
Offering sacrif',>, and renewing tho kinE,iom.
! Chap vi. II. lSl
| = And now. h,,hcld the king walketh he,
fore YOU" When Samuel SAYS In tho first
verss' that he had hearkcnesi INTO their voic,
and made them king he speaking rs
Gods rN'presentativ% for I'm verse IL he says:
The lCrd hath sat king over you; and
whatever Samuel did he did as Grds servant
and rs In His sight; IL the new king would do
likewise all might yet be we'll
Il have walked before YOU frN,,n nv child
hood until this day." There are two sides to
yrur life and mine we'll rs to that Of Snn,-
uel. that which is S,~'u nf men and that which
is Se<ru only by t'rSt. Tho outward words and
acts and the motives hack ot all: happy the
man whose first thought always is 'What
lN>S Gci think " thisf' md governs himself
accordingly.
X Witness against mo before the Lord"
With all his life from his youth up liNci II,
torn the yNS,plc, he nov asks them to testify
Il they have ever known him tn dcfraud or
Oppr,sSS or take hritc hc places hinS,f h,,
fore the lorl ard asks their closest scrutiny,
r,aly L. makC ANYTHING right which they
may say has tNr'n wrong.
J. Thou hast not dcfraulSt us nor op-
pressed uS, neither hast thou taken aucht of
any mans hand" Surely here is Il righteous
man. one against whom, like paniel, they
could find none occasion nor fault; for ns
much rs he was faithful neither was thcrc
any error of fault found iii him Dan vi, ~:
ana this life he began to live as n child, and
any hoy or girl may begin to-day to live the
same righteous life and livcit oil their days
uu the earth. for the S2mc Holy Spirit who
livCNi this life in Samuel and Daniel, and In
many Others, is ready to live il again in any
one who is willing 10 let Him.
:. The Lori is witness against you"
Their testimony to S1.uur('s faithfulneSS was
their own cnuicmnatio his faithfulncSS tes-
ti,i.Ni against their unfaithfulness; their az
inrwle iSme1t nf his Righteousness was their
own eviicnr,, against their uuriGhteousncss;
to believe CNd is - condemn self and to re-
jet the counsel "f God against self rs did
the lawyers in the time II Christ luke vii,
al. is IL condemn God and confess ourselves
His cn-risS.
Il. 1T is the Lord that advanced LAP
pointed. Il. w Moses srl Aaron. aii'i that
brought YOUR fathers ont Uf the land Of
Egypt" Samuel would not ke'p them face
L. fa'r with God and remind Thorn " His
low" I" them and His gracious dealings with
them. aS when Paul tells us in Acts xvii,
!+-l>. that il isGol who giveth to all life and
breath. ari all things. and that in Him we
live and move nni have our being; or ms
when Daniel said to prlshazzar: The God
i'll whose hand thy breath is, and whose are
all thy ways hast thou not gloriiied." Dan
v. HHl
!. Now, therefore. stand still. that may
reason with You before the Lord of all the
righteous acts Of the Lord" OR aS in verse
-, consider how great things He hath done
for Won, AMI therefore fear the Lord, and
serve Him in truth with all your heart.
:. Your fathers CrieIl unto the Lord. then
the Lord sent Moses and Aaron" Samuel re-
miris them first how God heard the cry from
the iron furnace III Egypt and delivered them
and brought them into thc land If Canaan.
This great 'iciycranc. from cruel bondage
and gift of land flowing with milk and
honey ought tn have been enough to bind
them forever 70 such deliverer in the most
loving and grateful service, but alas for hu-
man inEratitudc; and are not Christians to-
day just aS lad. when ~ many who profess
~ hnT.. r,zs.&-.rl t!I. forgiveness ~ sins and
?-lv.rauc" from the bondage III Satan Sem
- UnCratefnl that, instead "f ~'rvinC tho
Lord constantly and wholly. thcy do not even
sem I" acknowledge Him their Lord, or
think their delir"ranCe worth mentioning.
"-ll. They fprgat tn" Lord their God: I"
they cried unto the Lord; I"
TN" Lord sent and delivered" This covers
the history "f the nation for about 80 years,
or from tn" first "f the judges until Samuel
tACts xiii. IN, when, notwithstanding their
oft repeated tranSgresSions. fnr>akinSS and
idolatry. as soon as they truly repentei and
cried unto the Lord. He sent them judges
who delivered them and caused them to dwell
in safety How sad that they should forsake,
forget and grieve such a gracious God, hut
aow wonderful that He should again and
again forgive them and shower His mercies
upun them.
IL l3 Now. therefore, behold the king
whom ye have chosen, whom We have de
sired" God had given them the desire Nf
their hearts and they now had king like
other nations. hut ii was on their part a de
parturc from "a Srl. reliance upon God, and
a putting Of n man in His place The same
sin iS manifest row when the people of God in
any way lean on an arm Of flesh rather than
on The ulmishty arm Of the unseen lint ever
present Lord Jesus Christ.
II. l5 "ContiEu. following the Lord your
ii"d." Although they have sinncd. and God
has given th"In their desire. Yet her" is u way
Of blessing still left 70 them. Ii they and
their king will fear the Lord Samuel did.
aud sarv" Him and obey His voice and not
rebel against Him. then tho hand Of the Lord
Will still y" upon them for good, but II not
His hand Will b" against theri as in the day.
Of the iudccS.-L'sson HetDer.
SIXTY LIVES lost