The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-03

M stearns.
rs. Then King David answered and
said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came
into the kings presence and stood before
the king" Bathsheba (daughter of an
OATH was the mother OF Solomon or
.Jedidiah Oh sam. Iii. "a, 2b). The coca
sion of her being sent for at this time WAS
q matter concerning the throne and the
kingdom, as fully described In the first
part OF this chapter. The troubler OF Is
rael was now Adonijab, the fourth son Of
David QI Sam. III, ~. His name signifies
Jehovah, my Lord" but his actions said,
am my own master, and I'll master 9TH
ers too. Like Absalom, he Is against the
king and the kingdom and suggestive Of
antichrist.
20. "And the king swore and said, As
the Lord liveth, that hath I>ieemed my
soul out of all distress" although on
his deathbed, he had no fear, for he could
say, "Bless the Lord, o my soul, who for
giveth all thine iniquities, who redeemeth
thy life from destruotionl' FPS CHI, 4, o.
His comfort in his dying hour WAS not
that he had been faithful, or lived perfect
life, but II was In the living God and His
faithfulness, Of whom he said, Although
my house be not so with God, yet hath He
made with me an everlasting covenant or
dered in all things and sure" Oh Sam.
xiii, 81.
80. "Assuredly Solomon thy son shall
reign after me, and he shall sit upon my
throne In my stead.' This was the Lords
appointment, as fully stated In Chron.
| xii, o, 10, and in chapter xviii, 8, David
| says, "Of all my sons--for the Lord hath
| given me many sons--He hath chosen Sol
omon, my son, to sit upon the throne Of
| the kingdom of the Lord over Israel"
| When the queen Of Sheba came to see Sol
| ONION, she said. Blessed be the Lord thy
| God, which delighted In thee to set thee
| on His throne, to be king for the Lord thy
Godr' GI Chron. TX, 81 No earthly
| throne was ever called the throne Of the
| Lord, except that at Jerusalem, and Jeru-
salem shall yet be the throne Of the Lord
| for the benefit OF all nations, Dotwith-
| standing all anti Christian hatred der.
iii, II, 1s).
81. LET my Lord King David live for
| ever" Thus said Bathsheba. Compare I
Sam. Z, "a, and margin. and also Neh. II,
l 8; Dan. ii, 4, etc David still lives with
| Christ In glory, awaiting the resurrection
| of his body, unless he rose from the dead
| In the company of Math. xvii, %, SO,
| which does not seem probable from Acts
| Al, 80, "a. Our great comfort rs believers
| Is that He who once died for US on Calvary
| is alive forevermore, having all power in
heaven and on earth, and because He lives
we live also (Rev. 1, 10; John xiv, 49,.
82. "And King David said Call me
Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And
they came before the king" All are at
his bidding, whether wife or officers OF
servants, for any manner of service wholly
at his commandment Il Chron. xviii, Ell.
The kingdom was well represented by
those now assembled, the king, priest and
prophet and one Of the leading mighty
men Oh Sam. xiii, 20) Our Lord Jesus
Christ is all In one.
| 49, cause Solomon, my son, to ride
upon mine own mule and bring him down
to Gihon." IL was foretold Of David's
greater Son that He should ride upon n
colt, the foal of an ass Czech. TX, 81, and
this He actually did. 1t is foretold Of Him
that He will come upon white horse, 40
oompanied by all the armies In heaven, to
overthrow His enemies and establish His
kingdom upon the throne Of David, and
this He will surely do (Rev. xix, lilo;
lisa. TX, 6, z; Luke /, 80, 33).
"a. "And let Zadok the priest and
Nathan the prophet anoint him their
king over Israel and blow ye with the
trumpet and say, God save King Solo
monr' The anointed of the Lord from
the first use OF the phrase In Sam. Ii, 10,
35, points to Him who is truly the Lords
anointed, and of whom all anointed priests
and kings are but foreshadowings.
35. "He shall be king In my stead. !"
These words 'in my stead, found also In
verse 30, along with the words In verse 33,
ride upon mine own mule" emphasize
L lx.t IA De III IN ha
taken by Solomon. The words In Gen.
xii, 10, "in the stead of his son, show
how truly the ram took Isaao's plnce as a
sacrifice, and just as truly the Lord Jesus
| Christ took our place to suffer In our stead.
He took our place that we might take His
Oh Cor. v, 21).
| SO. And Benaiah the son OF Jehoiada
answered the king and said, Amen; the
Lord God Of my lord the king say SO too. I"
This Is proper attitude Of a servant to q
king, saying amen to what the king says,
heartily one with him In all he says and
does What happy people Christians would
be II as In the days of David whatsoever
the king did pleased all the people" Oh
Sam. iii, 36). As believers 1t Is our privi-
lege TO think Gods thoughts, eat His words
and be heartily one with Him in every
thing. Otherwise We cannot walk with
Him (Amos III, 81.
81. "As the Lord hath been with my lord
the king, even so no be with Solomon. I"
The secret of any success Of David was
that, "the Lord was with him" (II Sam
v, 10; vii, 8; viii, Q, 14. 1t was even so
of Moses and Joshua and Gideon ard Jere-
miah lex. iii, 12; Joshua 1, 8; Judg. vi,
10; Jer. 1, 81, and as II 1t included oil else,
it was one of our Lords parting words
before He assembled, 'Lo, am with you all
the days" (Math. xviii, 20, X. ", mar
Qin). l often think that IL Is the greatest
| OF all the promises for this present life.
9s. $50 they caused Solomon to ride
upon King David mule and brought him
to Gihon." They did as they were com
manded Thus did Noah and Moses and
Joshua, and thus do all the faithful IL
we are only willing and obedient, we shall
eat the good Of the land lisa. !, l9), but IL
we refuse and rebel IL will be Ill for u.s.
When we have done as we are told, that Is
our part and results are with Him OF
whom 1t is written, THE Lord OF Hosts
hath sworn, saying, Surely rs l have
| thought 80 shall II come to pass, and ms
have purposed so shall IL stand lisa. xiv,
"a, 27).
80. And Zadok the priest took an horn
of oil out OF the tabernacle and anointed
Solomon, and they blew the trumpet, and
all the people said, God save King Solo
mon." Thus the kingdom was establish
ed in the man whom God appointed, and
the purpose of the Lord was thus far per.
formed. The people rcjoioed with great
Joy, and the city rang again oversees 40, 49,.
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