Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-09-03

lArranSed from RelouhetS Notes
Golden Text-The Lord IS my rock, and
my fortress, and my deliverer.-2 Sals 22.a
The Section includes ? Samuel % and
2S;1-2s; ] Kings 2:1-11, the last charge of
David 10 solomon. and Chronicles % 1890
brief summary of David's life, and Psalm
Is, which is substantially the same as
DaVid's song in Samuel %
LESSON NOTES.
/. Dayid'S Last Charge Ia His Sue
cessor.-1 Kings 2:1-l1. First, a charge
10 show himself a mar. Second, to
obey God and keep His commandments.
the only way TO and the necessary con
dition OF a successful life and work.
Third, to do some disagreeable duties
relating to the past which for various
reasons David could not do, but which
ought to he done. David's dying re-
quest was 70 reward a good act and to
execute two men. Such death-bed
request seems strange. at first view.
He lad upon Solomon the execution of
Joab, the general Of his armies; but
this was not revenge. but the duty Of
the chief ruler. Nhieh David felt that
he had neglected. .Ioab bad deliberate
~ and treacherouslv murdered two OF
the chief men Of Israel. In the murder
of Abner he had treacherously and
grossly violated the oriental law of hos
pitality. There is no sign that Joab
repcnted OF his two murders. More
over, he had joined in Adonija at
tempt upon the throne. and would he
dangerous and evil element in Solo
MONS kingdom. Shimei. who had
cursed David SO bitterly, was also to be
punished as Solomon deemed best.
III. Last Words of David.--2 Sam.
23:1-7. This is a short hymn, and
"seems to have been uttered in con-
nection with his final words to Solo
mon" At least, it was his last public
utterance.
The prosperity of the righteous, who
are like a rising sun. and whose days at
last shall he like springtime caused
by "elear shining after rain. His de-
sire is for salvation, and Gods COW
enant with him is everlasting, "or
dered in all things, and sure"
From the same standpoint. looking
in the face of eternity. he sees the de-
struction of the wicked, not from re-
venge, but as warming. They were
thorns in the garden of the Lord.
III. The Death and Burial of David
II Chron. 29:26-30. David died at the
age of 20, full of days, riches ana
honor" Il Chron. 29:2S). He was
buried at Jerusalem, in the tombs of the
kings cut in the rocks under Mount
Zion
". David's Song of Praise With
,,,ir,O1. sns,,r &c Z b. Sauna
as Psalm IS. DR.. Taylor thinks that
the form in Samuel is the original used
by David in private and the psalm is the
same revised and adapted to public wor
ship.
First. Praise for Victory Over Enc
mics. VS.. 4O-47. 40. 'sThon hast
girded:'' AS warriors bind up all their
GARNER is and fortify their loins, that
they may be more fitted for strenuous
effort" - Jameson. with strength
to battle:" No small portion of David S
life was warfare against outward
enemies, the enemies of God, of His peo-
pie and His truth; and therefore the
enemies of the world.
41-43. THAT / might destroy them
that hate me / bea: them
as small as the DUST" to be scattered
to the four winds; "as the mire Of the
street." useless, defiling refuse. To
understand David's feeling in utterirg
these expressions, we must put our
selves in his place. If we were defend
ing ourselves and our families against
robbers; if we We're defending our
country against foreign invaders: il
we were figting for liberty and religion,
and il seemed TO us that our cause was
identified With them and with the sal
walton of tile world; then we should
feel that the prayer for the destruc-
ton and scattering of our enemies was
holy, as that of Millions angels in the
war against Satan and his host
A. "Strivings of my peope:" In
ternal dissensions, Of which David had
not few at first, but all the nation at
last became a unit. A type of the COM
plete triumph Of Christian unity over
all the discussions of the kingdom.
Second. The Source of Victory is God.
KS. 47-49. A. "J'he Lord liveth." His
God, Jehovah, is living Sod, not n
dead idol. He not only exists, bur lives;
is alive to the needs Of His children,
is quick 10 see their needs, and keen
10 hear their prayers, and ready to ex
tend all needed help
My rock the God Of the
rock Of my salvation Compara with
verses 2 and 3. and notice "the number
and variety of the terms which he en-
ploys 10 describe the protection which
God afforded him: aud the second
by the emphatic personal manner il
which he speaks. He seems TO have
difficulty in finding any one word
which would adequately express all tibet
Jehovah had been to him, SO he heaps
one term upon another, calling him a
rock. fortress, a deliverer, a shield,
a high tower, horn, a refuge, and
Saviour. Taylor.
4s. 1T is God that avengeth me-" by
furnishing his enemies.
Note that David does not claim the
victory himself, but attributes it. and