The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21
rnE SUNDAY SCHOOL.


-, ,,r,N TENT Honor thy father ana
- ,nn,har. that thy days may be iohs
.,n,n the land which the Loro my WV II
s-i.,eth thce.-ENodus aa2 80 I,
THE SECTION includes thaPs. 10 " :.
NJ mo would understand the story OF a
.Ssalona's rebellion. say3 Lyman AOoos- ii
- rad n with Psalms A. and ~. Psaiia :,
and psalm g Let him read them IN '. . !
order. They ten the whole story OF DaN'r sa
hattie and his victory. Also fsaiins o. h
a. 8. and 60 I
TIME -Ahsalon's rebellion occurred ~
4. 1000 and lo13 II or y years after our last J
lesson. The calculation IS made mus.
Amnon's crime. probably WITHIN year -
two after David's sin. Amnon slaih ~ |
wears after his crime q sam lsi-al' AZ
ralo,n ia exile for three years AFTER sldyih5
A-nnon I3.sD and two years in Jerusalem
before he saw his father ut;-e', aho 10y.
years ia plotting his rebelioh 'See u''1-'
w LESSON NOTES.
!. Tie Step. Which Led Absaloh 10
Rebellion.-The first step WAS ms own
crime. Not long after DAVID 3 SIN ue-
came known, perhaps before ms pi''er
repentance had been made puDiic' ms
eldest son. Amnon, possibly influenced
nv his fathers example. committed
most dastardly crime towards his hall
sister. lamar. David Was angry pu'
took no steps TO punish his son ana he'I'
How could he, remembering ms oM"
recent experience? Then Absalon' Ia
mars own brother, after waning wv
years made himself the avenger OF
blood. and at a feast be gave 10 'ne
,;ng,s sons slew Amnon. Absaloins
,-ovenge mav have been encouraged by
the hope that if Amnon was OUT OF .ne
{ ,yav he himself might become David
= successor. Another step was a certain
J sense of injustice and aniagonlsih. rs
d an exile for three wears in the hea'heh
"A country OF his grandfather. ana oHt OF
70 favor for two more in Jerusalem ne
3, would naturally come into state OF
1t ,r,agon,sm with his father. lie felt
IN ~ ;o;uetice OF his position, for he had
no done only what he felt that ms ia'nei
al had wrongfully neglected 70 40 ~
c. aveuping his sisters wrong. more IMAM
> nrobably. too. he was in artagonlsih "
nd his fathers religion. being himself MAJ
Ia. he.thenish and wholly worldly. Inc
ay ,fe of his father, who, as whole, "as
IS = ,.;se devoted. unselfish. religious man
cd -. who trusted and obeyed God. wa
Of direct reproof of Absalom in all re
-, CARDS. Another step was ms gio"'n'
as envy of the young Solomon. Aosa.on
OF would regard himself as the rlgh.tO
and he;r 10 his fathers throne, peins "a
ms eldest son living. lie saw that the II
nut arence of Bathsheba was paramount
xiii "a that Solomon was the favorlte sol
eat rrhare were at least two CONDITION
be- -, ,.ould seem TO make the succe
use Of rebellion possible flrs'' ny,
"a was a growing dissatisfaction VIII :,
AN king. The business OF the 10" eou,
mn over which the king himself pfes'u'
q Ia had become too vast 10 be attenn'u
in hx one man. Appeals from lhie'
.o- ;,,dges and cases brought dlrecuy
nan fcre The king could not all receive 4 l.
lsel bcorinr. Internationally, the loose
1t TO .,,;,,is,r.tion of Justice, the weakest p'
- D.y;d.s government. formed r
!, nS s.;orarca Geike and Others think u
aply. ,ha numbering of the people and
On. consequent plague took place ~
now .,,;s nar;od. 1t was political blund
rcgl- The enrolment was for either s'iie
ears military service or to raise extra y"
men demanded by the growing expenses
mil .be monarchy, even while DAVID nae
brave nense treasures laid up for reilgi
know purposes. ...o .he
sence ,,rent reconciliation of Absalom to
of the father. he set up carriage anu ~,
~, 49, ard so men were runners peio'e
,s 10. This was TO attract the attention OF
e you people bv a display ofprincely pomp's
n one ne the orientals are very fond oil. An
~. NJ n,sced himself at an early hour hea'
ndred syote whore the king was accustome
81 and hear the complaints OF the
.reas- - A. the men Of Israel came
n the .ha;r sui,s. Absalom artfully fatt
realS- a,ct bv pronouncing favorable q
shake -, 81 his case. II the man los
light. cause after this fattering opinioi
Dur- i;,ered bv Absalom. of course ne
mem Go, II down rs gross injustice, an
execu- ;noorscd ..rainst David accordi
d TO a Tic rebeIlion.- --l2. Four
n'ues ihis passed away. Inc iol'!
lie - verse seven is thought TO be
'nei.' scriber's error for four, a mistake
~" made when numbers we're cesiS
49, NV letters often very simliar'
'u' ~ ihsalc,n went TO Hebron. aVowc'
uian"' go f., sacrifice. Before the secrt
;.s,r;cs had been sent out. befc
'puo went 20 Hebron. to prepare q
- d,saffected ones for revolt "a
believes Absalom arranged
,;o, IN sion OF trumpeters at proper :,
49, to- from Forth to south, SO thht ~
ge,san be proclaimed by telegraph OF
accep,- on the same day through all the
selv In .Absalom rcigneth in Hebron.
first news the people would ii
turday. the rebellion would be that IL
al open ready an accomp
n. state immersion would aid the suc'
nley re- the highest degree
| impor- Two hundred prominent m
Jerusalem were invited to the
est Vir- fcial feast. and though these
body On nothing of tho plot, they woulu
sen the ollv be regarded os accomp'iccs
'ir visit. conspiracy. Absalom hoped INA
W York, Of them. finding themselves th'
of the promised. would decide to %
regiment The rebellion proved popular,
strong. .to.., moved swiftly TO .Jcruslls