The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-31
TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
International Lesson for August X isvS-
Daytd's Kindness samuel o'l'ios


TIE SECTION includes Chap, 7 and be,
Chan i6.l-i Also Acts l7:z1-zs. whch Es's tina
incidents concerning the relation OF DaNia ter
TO Mcphibosheth. .,,o, WI
TlME-Unknown, but probably az. cas
pavid's earlier wars, ana IN the qute pu
times before the second hail OF ne a. eu
Perhaps b. G. 1910. David was ABOUT " srs
'PLiAcE-Jerusalem and Lo-debar, near pr
Mahanaim, IN Gilead, east l o. me 'o'ua'' lr'
LESSON NOTES. IN
I David Busy Organizing His King jC
dom.-Since, in this lesson. we come 10 "a
ia close Of the first part OF Davids -
roi,, Il i well TO glance over the work
which he accomplished. He found the .
kingdom chaos, and made IL an or e
ly. well-arrangcd government. ne ioun. x
il small, and made il large. lie iouhu !,
divided. and made ii unity. lie ioui' 4
IL sorely pressed 10y enemies. ana Il. 4
made il victorious over them. ne iouh" .
RELIGION at n low ebb. and brought u
Ia a full and flowing tide. during 'his g
time. too, the capital was enlarged anu
adorned and a splendid palace bulit ior
the royal house. Then added to All TINS
was a greatly extended commerce.
though the Jews, at that time, were not
commercial people -
III. David Takes Time to Look Aite'
~ar.,oo,aa Ipdiyiduals--N. 3. 1t can be
.a,, INIT i'm David's efforts to bring
order out OF chaos he must nave ueen
exceedingly burdened by cares anu IA
bors Yet he took time to thihA oi NE
duties TO individuals and TO sesN
whether any had been neglected.
blindness of God" is kindness Ike rou >
LARGO. and free and forgivng, or klhu-
ness for Gods sake, according TO "ou
oxon,nle. David inquired if there were
not anv Of the house OF Saul that ~.
night show this kindness to. DaVid
=, oonld not have done this in the early
) ,,ort of his reign. because his kingdom
NJ ,ras NOT then so firmly established ina,
III Il would be safe. ". .
us III. The Unfortunate frlnce' -,
9. And Ziha answered the KING -
=; r,s an cid and trusted servant Oh oa1''
nc who had cared for Mephibosheth III ne :,
nd Mood jonathan hath yet SON
he rl,is fact was unknown TO DAVID necauao
90 ~ friends Of Mephibosheth would lea J
,at that he might be regarded as l,''i
M WIN she news came of the death o.
"a, I.,a+b,p and Saul on Mount Glbboa th'
;rl .,,,,.so took Jonathan's little boy the
fo- five wears old. and fed from 'el,e.'
T., her haste. she let him fall ana II
WY became lame in both feet.
IN. TX Dnvid's Care for unfortuha.
us >e;rbhor-ys. 5-13. David not ON
ool summoned Mephibosheth' but aiso IL,
nero him brought to him. 1t is quiu pro-
? to ohle that Mephibosheth was aira'u
live becoming known to David. hi'to we
...rs .,.or;l,as the incident: One day anne
s.,rer arrives at Lo-debar. 1t is me
.ach s.,ger from the king. Mephibosheth
I'm. .,o,.med when he finds the king has sc
here FOR him. The messenger va 80. :
~, .t--,rned NO. to disclose the king {
800 Tor when the lame youth appear
,as = 60. .be king. and Frustrated hims
ding in humble reverence su'ne H. ~.
aves ..ems To have been visible in his mi
cof- ner, as we may gather iro,i ~, -.
,acks and assuring words OF DaSiu nun =
ew i, to one in whose couh 'enane
s;ons oh,v found some traces of the friends
loved SO we'll
blind. Saul's family estate. which haa Ia
q for 70 David in right of his wifc 'Nuni.
n. 81. or been forfeited to the crown
,toor, Ish-boshcth's rebellion (chap'er l.
four was provided tv. II, also chap'er ~
,nds FOR enabling him to maintain an 6.
ullets l;sh,nent suitable to his rank anu
,ore | ,npointed steward TO manage y. on
,,orL condition Of receiving one-half OF
a. ~ vroduce In remuneration of his u
, ,,era IA exnense. while the other mo
oocb ,.,s 10 l,a maid rs rent to the owner o.
rd the land (chapter 1890 - +. ana p.
"a as.a.a must have been considers
when ,pueh larger than the patrimonai "
led it,rce Of Saul, perhaps increased
,earer. confscation during his possession
10 ar rcval authority. Henccforth was !
,out to ,hcland ofMephiboshcth. "and pri'
the fruits. that thy master son
.,, sac. h,ve food 10 cat:" Though NJ
o. foot. bosheth himself was 10 be guest
roval table. he would require the
, I was erres Of this estate for the supp'
i, hand lie family and household. "But NJ
,;cr+en hcshetb . shall eat bread
over 10 table,"
Y. Eighteen Years After Sa'
overno, 20 There are two incidents IN
i'm, hacl, rears which bear upon the. p'
story. They occurred during Abst
m there rebellion. II. c. 1922 or 1923; II
my five years after the events on 'o-'"'
G of the son. 49, ~.
rangely First, during 'his
q hours trayed his MASTER ~" m.
at | was him OF treachery 70 p's :.
me. believing him. as was quite natu
the in der the circumstances, took
,onsul AT Mephbosheths properly . NV
,er. | re. zila. Later on. when Mcphip
/ long in seemed to tel hiiii ,ne ~, ~
Orleans ing his position anu !.
stored half OF IL. The story u
touching. (scc Sam. 1911
Hing. 800
asked: Secoro' Da.'" 20 ~
ighters?" good from ms s s,nI nav;d Ned
mt at the prince. for VIZ ,.ateful !
d, when Jerusalem iroiii ,i's ur H. .,
,orrinpor had reached Mahanaim. the j.
IS 81. and Mephiboshcth, Machir OF :. I
=. - - ,...rht him beds. and utcnsl