Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-07-01
for the Auitle Circle.
THE. SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON u, THIRD QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, JULY 12.

Il
NATIONAL SERIES, JULY 12.
Text OF the Lesson, II Sam. v, 1-12-Mem-
ory Verses, 10-12-Golden Text, II Sam.
Y, 10-Commentary by the Rev. D. NJ.
| Stearns.
| /. "Then came all the tribes Of Israel to
David unto Hebron and spake, saying,
Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. P"
Both Ishbosheth and Abner, the king and
the captain of his host, were now dead,
and all Israel are united to make the man
OF Gods choice their king. The oneness
suggested by ones bone and flesh Is first
found in Gen. II, 28, in reference to Adam
and Eve, and for the last time In Eph. Y,
80, in reference to Christ and the church.
It is also found in Gen. XIX, IA; Judg.
IL, 3; II Sam. xix, 10, 18; Chron. Il, i.
Q. "The Lord said to thee, Thou shalt
feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a
captain over Israel" They knew this.
Then why had they not thought of 1t be-
forep How many truths we know, but by
some blindness or hardness OF heart fall to
appropriate and enjoy. Our Lord had to
say even to those who ought to have
known Him best, "Haye I been so long
time with you and yet hast thou not
known Me- Philip (John xiv, 81 See
chapter vii, 2, and Ps. lxxviii, 70-T2. on
David's feeding Israel. See lisa. Il, IL;
Mic. v, 4; vii, IA, on Christ feeding or rul-
ing His people, and contrast In Ezek.
x11iv the Good Shepherd who feeds His
flock and the false shepherds who feed
themselves and not the fooks.
8. "King David made league with
them In Hebron before the Lord, and they
anointed David king over Israel" Thus
the purpose Of the Lord concerning David
was In due time performed. There Is
great comfort for every child OF God IN
lisa. xiv, "a. "The Lord of Hosts hath
sworn, saying, Surely as have thought,
30 shall 1t come to pass, and as have pur-
posed 30 shall It stand" Whether 1t be the
Lords purpose concerning the Jew, the
GENTLE, or the church Of God Il Cor. Z,
82), the nations or an individual (Job
xxxiv, 29), the counsel of the Lord stand
eth forever, the thoughts OF His heart to
all generations, and every purpose OF the
Lord shall be performed (Ps. xTxiii, II;
Jer. Ii, 2s).
4. David was 30 years old when he be.
gan to reign, and he reigned 40 years. F"
It Is good that man should both hope and
quietly wait for the salvation Of the Lord
(Lam. i'll, 26), and David had patiently
waited many years. Consider the long
years of waiting Of Abraham, Joseph, the
slave and prisoner; Moses, the shepherd.
See the Lord Jesus patiently waiting at
Nazareth subject to Mary and Joseph till
be was so years of age (Luke IL, 81; III,
g8), and II ever tempted to become faint
and weary consider Him (Heb. XII, 81.
8. "In Hebron he reigned over Judah
seven years and six months, and In Jeru.
salem he reigned thirty and three years
over all Israel and Judah" The kingdom
over which the Son of David shall rule
must include all Israel. They shall be
gathered from all nations and be one ma
tion in the land upon the mountains of
Israel, and the sanctuary Of the Lord shall
be In the midst Of them forevermore (Ezek.
xxxvii, 21-2s). Then shall Jerusalem be
the throne of the Lord, and all nations be
gathered into 1t to the name Of the Lord
to Jerusalem (Jer. lii, ~. :.
| 6. David cannot come In hither. F"
Thus thought and spake thu Jebusites,
who formerly inhabited Jerusalem. Jebus
was a former name Of Jerusalem Il Chron.
II. A., and the children Of Benjamin, in
stead of driving out the Jebusites, allowed
them to dwell with them In Jerusalem
Judges 1, 21). See also Joshua 1v, 6S. II
the Jebusites may represent to US the old
things in us before Christ comes in, We see
here the danger of in any way tolerating
them, lest they get the mastery.
| Z. Nevertheless David took the strong
hold of Zion. The same Is the CITY OF
David" This was the southwest hill OF
Jerusalem, the older and higher part OF
the city. Another hill In the city was
called Moriah, and on this hill the temple
was builded QI Chron. Ill, 81. Here was
the thrashing floor Of Araunah, and here,
long before, had Abraham offered up
Isaac.
8, $50 David dwelt in the fort and
called it the city of David" David offered
the chief cap:aincy to whoever would first
smite the Jebusites and the successful
man was his own sisters son, Joab, the
son Of Zeruiah Il Chron. Il, @; 2-16).
Nothing can stand before man in whom
God is. One such shall chase 1000, and
two put 10000 to flight (Deut. x1xii, 80).
We think of Caleb, who asked for Hebron,
where the giants were, and of David when
he slew Goliath. Although David dwelt
In this visible fort, he know OF and dwelt
in much stronger one, invisible to men,
for he was wont to sing, 1.-The Lord Is my
rock and my fortress, and my deliverer,
My God, my strength, in whom I will
trust" (Ps. xviii, p.
10. "And David went on and grew
great, and the Lord God Of Hosts was with
him." The margin has ''going and grow
Ing" In Chron. xi, 8, IL is written, $50
David waxed greater and Creator" or, in
the margin, went in going and increas-
Ing" The r. v. has in both texts, David
waxed greater and greater" The reason is
that 1.-THE Lord was with him." 1t seems
to me increasingly clear that the promise,
II nm with you, or II will be with you, "
is about the greatest that God Gun give US.
See E1. iii, 12; ", 10; Gen. xviii, 10;
Joshua l. 8; Judg. vi, 16; Jer. l, 8, 10; lisa.
xii, 10; Math. xviii, 90, etc.
II, ~. And David perceived that the
Lord had established him king over Israel
and that He had exalted his kingdom for
His people IsraeI's sake" The growth Of
Dayid's kingdom and its establishment is
typical of the kingdom Of the son Of
| David. of whom IL Is written, "Of the in