Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
for the Aun1e Girtle.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

IIHE SUNUA1 OCHUUu.
LESSON xi, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. 1a-
| Text OF tho Lesson, II Sam. xii. &0-61.
Memory Verses, 47-80-Golden Text, II
Sam. xii, documentary by tho Rev. D.
N. steafns-
40. "For thou hast girded me with
strength to battle. Them that rose up
against me hast thou subdued under me. "
The whole of this chapter is repeated In
the book Of Psalms as number 1s, the Holy
Spirit thus calling special attention to this
portion of His writings through David.
In chapter xiii, 1-8, It, Is written that
whatever the sweet psalmist Of Israel spake
It was the Spirit of the Lord speaking by
him. It is we'll for us when we recognize
the whole Bible as written by the Spirit OF
God for our benefit. Verse Of this chap
ter says that David spake these words unto
the Lord when delivered from Saul and all
his enemies. In this first verse Of our les
son and throughout the psalm he 40
knowledges that God had done everything
for him.
Al. "Thou hast also given me the necks
of mine enemies, that I might destroy
them that hate me-" There arc many
things In the Psalms which the church can
not appropriate or apply to herself. 1t is
not for us to have the necks Of our enc
miles or destroy those that hate US. These
things are peculiar to Israel and to the
King Of Israel, the Son Of David, when he
shall oome In His glory to destroy Israeli g
enemies and establish the kingdom. Our
mission as members Of the body Of Christ
Is to suffer meekly even for we'll doing;
to be cast out, hated and killed for His
sake, and yet to take 1t all patiently.
4s. "They looked, but there was none to
save oven, unto the Lord, but He answer
ed them not" As 1t is written In Mo. III,
4, "Then shall they ory unto the Lord, but
He will not hear. them, as they have be-
haved themselves Ill in their doings." And
In Prov. 1, 90, "Then shall they call upon
Me, but will not answer; they shall seek
Me early, but they shall not find Me. !"
Those who seek simply from fear and only
because they dread His judgments may
not expect to be heard. But see the con-
trast in Jer. XXX, 18.
48. "Then did beat them as small as
the dust Of the earth" See similar fg-
ure in II Kings Kill, Z, and Mic. vii, 10.
To be thoroughly subdued Is very humii-
ating, but everything or person that Is
exalted against God must bo brought low
lisa. II, II, ~. To be oheerfully subject
and willing to be subdued for Gods glory
Is very blessed, and 1t Is the privilege OF
every believer to be as clay In the hands OF
the potter for Gods glory and for our
highest good Elsa. Xiv, 81. ~
A. "Thou hast also delivered me from
the strivings Of my people," Some OF these
strivings are included in the long wars be-
tween the houses of Saul and David and
the later strifes throughout all the tribes
of Israel (ohapters Ill, l.; xix, 81. Trouble
from enemies without is bad enough, but
trouble within nation or church or fam
lily Is much worse. Yet from all He is able
to deliver. When he speaks Of being head
Of the nations and O people whom he
knows not serving him, we think Of the
sure Inercies of David Of lisa. lv, 8-6.
45. "Strangers shall submit themselves
unto ME. AS soon as thoy hear they shall
be obedient unto me-" This also makes US
think of Messiah's 8 reign when "thoy that
dwell In the Wilderness shall bow before
him, and his enemies shall lick the dust"
(Ps. xii, 81. Sons of strangers shall build
up zion's walls, and tht.r kings shall
minister unto Israel lisa. X, 10). The
word "submit" is in the margin rendered
''lie or yield feigned obedience. 1t is the
same In Ps. Xvi, 8, and margin, and
points to those who In the millennial
reign Of Christ will only be nominally sub
jeot and will follow the devil when he Is
loosed from the pit Grew. *, 7-10).
46. strangers shall fade away, and they
shall be afraid out Of their close places. I"
They shall move out of their holes like
worms of the earth. They shall be afraid
of the Lord our God and shall fear because
of. thee (Mic. vii, ~. It shall be firm
rule, as with rod Of iron, and those who
have evil in their hearts shall fear to do 1t
because Of the swift judgn Jnts that shall
be sent on evildoers. Tho awful judg-
ments Of the tribuIation period shall not
soon be forgotten.
AZ. "The Lord liveth, and blessed be
my rock, and exalted be the God of the
rock Of my salvation" In the Lord Jeho-
yah is the Rock Of Ages strength Elsa.
XVI, 4, margin). He is the God OF truth,
tho living God, the King Of eternity. At
His wrath the earth shall tremblo, and the
nations shall not be able to abide His in
dignation (Jer. <, 10, margin). -.
48. 1T Is God that avengeth me and
that bringeth down tho people under me. |"
It was one o. the blessed habits Of David's
life to soc and acknowledge God In every
thing. When he had Saul In his power and
might easily have slain him, he preferred
to leave him to God. When Absalom drove
him from his throne, be said, seeing Gods
hand In 1t, "Let Him do to me as seemeth
good unto Him." When Sinner CURSED
and stoned him, instead Of letting Abishai
kill him, he said that II the Lord wanted
him to endure this he would not even ask
why u Sam. XVI, 10; II Sam. xv, 90;
1vi, 10Y.
40. "Thou also hast lifted me up on
high above them that rose up against me.
Thou hast delivered me from the violent
man." In the morning Of the resurrection,
the morning without clouds (ohapter xiii,
y, the morning when God shall help Is.
rael FPS. xlvi, s, margin), when tho up
right shall have dominion over the wicked
FPS. xix, 14), when our Lord shall come
in His glory and by the brightness Of His
coming destroy that wicked one, the man
Of sin (II Thess. II, 8, 81, then shall we
see the complete fulf1llment Of these things
of which David sang and Of which he In
his own experience had remarkable but
only partial ful1llment.
80. Therefore will give thanks unto
thee, o Lord, among the heathen, and
will sing praises unto Thy name" Gods
purpose with Israel In the past and In the
future is the same, and that Is to make
Himself such name through them In the
eyes Of all nations that all nations may
turn to and submit to the one living and