Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-30
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON V, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, NOV /.

Org Verses, 4, 5-Golden Text, Ps. cxxvii,
Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
Stearns.
/. And Hiram king Of Tyre, sent his
servants unto Solomon, for he had heard
that they had anointed him king in the
room of his father, for Hiram was ever n
lover of David" The association of Hiram
and David in the building of David's
house is seen in IL Sam. V, II. Isaiah
speaks of Tyre in these words, Tyre, the
browning city, whose merchants are
princes, whose traffickers are the honor
able of the earth" lisa. xiii, 81, but it is
in the same connection that we read of the
Lord of Hosts staining the pride of all
glory and bringing into contempt all the
honorable of the earth From Ps xiv, 12,
we conclude that in the coming kingdom
Tyre shall be represented, and we think of
such as the woman of Math. XIV, 81, 2S,
and the "more toerable' of Math xi, %
in connection Herewith
2, 3. "Thou knowest how that David
my father, could not build an house unto
the name of the Lord his God for the wars
which were about him on every side, until
the Lord put them under the sOles of his
feet" How suggestive of Him who must
reign till He hath put all enemies under
His feet, that God may be all in all" Il
Cor. XIV, %. 2S.) When the Lord told
David that he could not build the temple,
He said to him, behold IA son shall be
born to thee who shall be Il man of rest
and 1 will give him rest from all his enc
mics round about, for his name shall be
Solomon-that is, peaceable-and l will
give peace and quietncss unto Israel in his
days. Il Chron. xxi, 8, 1O.O "IIo shall
build an house for my name. and he shall
be my son, and l will be his father, and l
will establish the throne of his kingdom
over Israel forever" Truly greater
than Solomon is hero whose kingdom
shall have no end The time of war on
earth is not YET over. for the greatest is yet
to come. but Isa. ii, II. shall be fulfilled,
and when the Son Of David shall Judge
among the nations "nation shall not lift
up sword against nation, neither shall they
learn war any more"
t. But now the Lord my God hath
given me rest on every side, so that there
is neither adversary nor evil occurrent."
He does not mention theinstrumentalitie
which God had used to bring this rest, but
acknowledges it as the gift Of God In
struments are nothing except as God uses
them, but God is all He gives rest to all
who are willing to cease from their own
works and let Him control. When in the
next age our Lord shall have cast the beast
and false prophet into the lake of fire and
the devil into the pit then it shall be true
in large measure that there shall he nei-
ther adversary nor evil to contend with.
B. and behold. | purpose to build an
house unto the name of the Lord my God,
as the Lord spalle unto David. my father"
IT - Il
out his purposes. This is rest indeed to
believe that God has a purpose lisa. xiv,
2) and let God work in us both to will
and to do of His good pleasure phil ii,
13). sure that every purpose of the Lord
shall be performed' (Jer H. 90 He shall
not fail nor be discouraged but shall see
of the travail of His soul and be satisfied
lisa. xiii, /; lii ID. Therefore we have
only to dwell with Him for His work.
6. "Thou knowest that there is not
among us any that can skill to hew timber
like the Sidonians." He gives his order
for cedar trees and promises to pay Hi
rams servants and then adds these words
of praise. Not all are called to the same
work The Lord gives to every man his
work ;" and the Spirit divides to every one
His gifts ''severally as He will" Mark
xiii "a: | Cor. xii. ~. Talents are Civ
en- to each according to his several ability
! (Math. XIV, l5). If we are fully yielded,
| God will fill US with wisdom of heart to
work all manner of work that He may re-
quire of us.
7. "When Hiram heard the words of
| Solomon, he reioiced greatly and said
Blessed be the Lord this day which hath
given unto David wise son over this
great people" Every good gift is from
! above, and "A man can receive nothing ex-
cept it be given him from heaven GAS i,
II; John iii. 27).
8. II will do all thy desire concerning
timber of cedar and concerning timber of
fir" Thus Hiram sent answer to Solo
mon. All such records in scripture are
suggestive of the great love of God. who.
having not SPARED His own Son. will with
Him also freely give us all things from.
viii. 32). delight thyself in che Lord.