The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-02

-..,,ousl Lesson for October .. 1890
sa,omon Amounted King Il Aings

Solomon Ano'"''" ~
1850. ...,
saa srext-Keep the charge OF the
80 INV God, TO walk In His ways-A
m section includes I Kings TO 49,
i, chronicles rs and 20; and Psalm 20, ue-
sscriblng the marriage. probably = so
s,an with a foreign princess; anu sann
~ ~ q nsalm Of Solomon expressing ms iucai
- Tic kingdom. Both psalms havvn w
90 outlook TO the Messiah ana Ills King
dom. .o,o hing In r.
r 1oih. having first reigned Six mon'ns"'
CONJUNCTION with his father
place.-His capital was AT 'e'usai"
LESSON NOTES.
Three influences brought Solomon
- The throne. () His inheritance as
w. SON of David. co His fitness for
- ,lace and the work. while the other
-. "such men as Amnon. Absalom
"a ,doniiah-men of fierce passions
and naughty temperament-wouid De
sranlorlv untitled to carry out the
InoafnI and religious designs which
rnrid wished to bequeath TO his sue
.assor --Fnrrar. CD His choice and
sdoption by the people.
rnyid was growing old, ana the IN
e~Si,ies Of age were rapidly growing
- him .Ue was not much more
- 70 and in modern times many
- - thai are are full of vigor. But
~ ro,rs nj this period rarely outllyed
- 100 score and ten of mans allot-
"a ,;r,e Indeed Solomon and Manas-
~ rorc the only kings of Judah who
.n,;,od the age of co., Farrar. The
.a.t;on of his successor must have
l~cn IN ~ereryone's thoughts.
.d,njiah. the son of Iiaggith, who
49,, hocn born TO David ut Hebron, and
mas Tins a man of between 80 and 40,
Lod become. by the death Of Absalom,
no heir to the throne, IL the success
ZION were determined by strict descent
I;le his elder half-brother, he was
famous at once for his manly beauty
md bv showing no fitness for the
throne, intellectually or otherwise.
Taking advantage OF David's in
creased f~ecblcncss q King I'D, he re-
solved 10 make himself king. When
Adoniiah thought his project ripe he in
yited his adherents. with all the kings
sons Except Soloinon). who seem 10
have shared his jealousy. to n great
BANQUET Mt the rock Of Ioheleth near
Inropcl. a fountain close TO Jerusalem
or the southeast, "in the royal garden"
according TO .Josephus. and probably
near SLOAN. Here, amid the mirth OF
the festival the cry was raised: Long
live King Adoniiah." Joab, the mighty
warrior, and Abiathar. one of the high
priests. were among the abettors.
But Solomon had been previously.
perhaps secretly, selected by David as
his most fitting successor. Nathan, the
prophet. learning of the proceedings OF
Adoniiah, Immediately set to work TO
defeat the plan. lie informed Bath
sheba of what was going on, and she
went to David and told him; while
she was yet speaking Nathan himsclf
came in and confirmed her report.
2s. "Then King David said. call me
Bathshcba." who had retired be
fore Nathan entered. in accordance
with oriental ideas Of propriety. ;
when Bathsheba was Egain sem fol
". PSI Nathan retired " 32.)'-Cook.
90. "And the king swarc and said:'
The king had no hesitation. but, with
his old-time energy and rapidity. from
his nickbed he issued his orders. Hath
redeemed my soul out of all Distress
The repeated dclivcrancc out of straits
md danger "out of the hand of hi:
enemies, ard out OF the hand OF Saul
WINS one of the most remarkably
features Of Dayid's life, and it is no won
der that he repeatedly commemorate
--.-t..er oxo-, oil fnrntinn fpfn n,
net of Neutrality-suspicious. Common
tary.
80. "Call me Zadok the priest, an
Nathan the prophet. and Benaiah tn
son of Jehoida:" The order of name
marks the position of the persons wit
respect TO the matter in hand.
%. "The servants Of your Lord:"Th
Cherethites and Polcthitcs, who fcrme
The royal ~body-guard (scc V. 3S). Pei
haps also the Gibborim. or might
men" cause Solomon . I
ride upon mine own MULE" The Raj
bins tell us that il was death TO rid
on the kings mule without permission
and thus il would be more evident I
all that tho proceedings with respect I
Solomon had David's sanction. "Brin
him down to Gihon:" Either the va
lev that ran from the Damascus ga
between the temple hill and MouI
Zion-callcd afterwards the Tyr
po~um-or the valley west OF Jerus
lem.
"a. "Anoint him there" The anoin
ing was the most solemn portion OF II
ceremonies connected with the install
ton of n new king. We only read OF
being done on some very marked occ
sions. BLOW We with the trumpet"
proclaim to oil the announcement til
Solomon was king.
80. THAT he may GOMEZ" up 10 III
and the palace. "And sit upon II
,hrone:" as David's partner ard ST
cessor. lie rcigned about six months
coregent.
SO. "Bcniah:"the commander in CHI
OF Solomon's army. in place OF Jo;
His father. Jehoiada. was a chief prize
Amen" so let il be.
81. Make his throne greater than I