Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-10
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON II, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JULY ~.


v, 1O-Commentary by the Rev. II, III.
stearns.
1. "Then came all the tribes of Israel to
David unto Hebron and spake, saying,
Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh"
Both Ishbosheth and a bner, 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, 23, in reference to Adam
and Eve, and for the last time in Eph. V,
30 in reference to Christ and the church.
1t is also found in Gen. xxx, IA; Judg.
tx, 2; II sam. xix, ~, 10; l Chron. XII, 1.
2. "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 it be-
fore? How many truths we know, but by
some blindness or hardness of heart fail to
appropriate and enjoy. Our Lord had to
say even to those who ought to have
known Him best, Have l been so long
time with you and yet hast thou not
known Me PhilipY' (JOhn xiv, 81 See
chapter vii T. and Ps. lxxviii, 70-72, on
David's feeding Israel See lisa. xl, IL;
Ing His peope, and contrast in Ezck
xxxiv the Cool Shepherd who feeds His
flock and the false shepherds who feed
themselves and not the flocks.
3. king David made league with
them in Hebrtn before the Lord and they
anointed Davil 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
Isa xiv, "a The Lord of Hosts hath
sworn, saying, Surely as l have thought
so shall it come to pass, and as l have pur-
posed so shall stand" Whether it be the
Lords purpos concerning the jew, the
gentile or tn, church of God Il Cor. K
32), the nations or an individual Dob
xxxiv, 800, the counsel of the Lord stand
eth forever, th' thoughts of His heart to
all generations and every purpose of the
Lord shall be performed (Ps. xxxiii, II;
Jer. Ii, 29)
4. David WIS 80 years old when he be-
gan to reign, ind he reigned 40 years. "
it is good thata man should both hope and
quietly wait fc' the salvation of the Lord
(Lam. iii, 26) and David had patiently
waited many years. Consider the long
years of waitirg of Abraham, Joseph the
slave and prsmer; Moses, the shepherd.
Nazareth subject to Mary and Joseph till
he was 80 yeas of age duke ii, 81; iii,
23), and if eve tempted to become faint
and weary couider Him (Heb. xii, 3)
3. In Hebun he reigned over Judah
seven years AMI six months, and in Jeru-
salem he reiged thirty and three years
over all Isracllnd Judah" Tho kingdom
over which tn Son of David shall rule
must include all Israel. They shall be
gathered fromall nations and be one ma
ton in the lad upon the mountains of
Israel, and thtsanctuary of the Lord shall
be in the mds of them forevermore (Ezek
xxxvii, 21-2Sl Then shall Jerusalem be
the throne of he Lord, and all nations be
gathered ntoit to the name of the Lord
to Jerusalem (Jer. iii, ~.
6. "David cannot come in hither. "
, Thus though and spake the Jebusites
, who formerlYnhabited Jerusalem. Jebus
was former same of Jerusalem Il Chron
XII, ~, and tl.lchildren of Benjamin, in
stead of drivitg out the Jebusites allowed
them to dwell with them in Jerusalem
Judges i, 21). See also Joshua XIV, SO. If
. the Jebusites nay represent to us the old
things in us bfore Christ comes in, we see
here the dangr of in any way tolerating
, them, lest the. get the mastery.
Z. Nevertheless David took the strong
, hold of Zion. The same is the city of
David" Thiswas the southwest hill of
Jerusalem, theolder and higher part of
the city. AnCher hill in the city was
+ called Nloriah, md on this hill the temple
{ was buildcd q Chron. iii, % Here was
+ the thrashing loor Of Araunah, and here
h long lefore, lad Abraham offered up
- Isaac.
+ 8, 0. $50 Daid dwelt in the fort and
called Il the ely of David" David offered
the chef captancy to whoever would first
smite the Jeusitbs and the successful
man was his wn sisters son, Joab, the
son of Zeruiih Il Chron. Xi, 6; 2-16)
Nothing can sand before "a man in whom
God is One UGH shall chase l 900, and
= two put O,0m to flight (Deut. xxi BOZ
, We thiik OF Caleb who asked for Hebron
! where be giants wcro, and of David when
4 he slcWGoliah Although David dwelt
in this lisibl( fort be knew of and dwelt
: in a INCH stronger one invisible to men,
for he vas won't to sing, Tho Lord is my
: rock an. my fortress, and my deliverer,
= My Goo my strength, in whom l will
= trust" Is. xiii, ~
10. and David went on and grew
10 great an the Lord God of Hosts was with
= him." he margin has going and grow
- ing" Int ClTon. Xi, 8, it is written, $50
- David wded greater and greater or, in
!, the marg,, went in going and increas-
. ing" Ih V. has in both texts, David
% waxed grlterand greater" The reason is
that "thebort was with him" 1t seems
to me INCREASINGLY clear that the promise,
a Il am wit you, " or II will be with you, "
is about til greatest that God can give us
"a See Elk. ii Il; iv, IL; Gen. xviii, 10;
,. Joshua i, 5Jtdg. vi, IS; Jer. i, s, 10; lisa
xii, 10; Nib. xviii, 20, etc.
IL, ~. And David perceived that the
Lord had dablished him king over Israel
and that Hhad exalted his kingdom for
h His peoplesrael's sake. " The growth of
is David's kiIdom and its establishment is
typical ofthe kingdom of the son of
le David, of pom it is written, "Of the in
N crease of hRovernment and peace there
IN shall be nOpd, upon the throne of David
and upon Il kingdom, to order it and to
establish fifth judgment and with JUS