Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-08-26
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
international Lesson for August 30, 1885,
Aosoiotn's Defeat and Desth-2 sam.
1si o-lJ. 81, 81.

International Lesson for August 80, 1890
Absoiorn's Defeat and Death. sam.
1ss OIL. 81. 81.
ARRANGED from: Peioubet's Notes1
Golden Text.-Tho Lord knoweth the way
OF the righteous. but the way of the un.
sodly shall periSh.-Psa. lie
The Section includes Chapters lG to 10
Iime.-B. G. 1923. a short time after the
last lesson.
Place.-W Mahanaim (the two hosts or
csmPsl' Davids temporary capital.
strongly-fortified town east OF the Jordan
anu near the Jabbok. CD The battlefield
was the Wood OF E:phraim, not the high
lands In the tribe of Ephrairn west of the
Ior1an. but some part OF the great forest.
OF Glead, east Of the Jordan and within
one day OF Mahanaim tChap. lg:9
LESSON NOTES.
The Story of David's Flight.-It was
apparently early on the morning of the
day after he had received the news of
the rebellion That the king left the city
of Jerusalem.
Inc sad procession moved from the
city down into the deep ravine of the
kidron, then "A stream. The king stood
by the brook while his followers were
crossing over. They passed on little
further and rested by an olive tree at the
branching OF the roads beneath the
Mount Of Olives. At this point another
procession joined the first one. The
high priest brought the ark of the COW
gnant To- take il with David. but the
king sent IL back TO its place on Mt.
zion, because that was the place for il.
lie was not superstitious and would not
ne the sacred ark as a charm The
long procession noW began the ascent
of the Mount of Olives, the turn i'm the
road soon bringing the last view of
Jerusalem. News of the detection of
Ahithophel now reached HIM; "a calam-
ity so great that it evoked PRAYER that
his counsel might be defeated But
David had another counselor, IIuShai
the Architc, a clan on the southern bor-
ders of Ephraim six miles west of
Bethel. lie met David, offered his serv-
ices, and was sent to Jerusalem to de-
feat the political wisdom of Ahithophel,
which he succeeded in doing
David and his company. weary with
the march and the exciting scenes,
camPed toward night in the plain of the
Jordan, not far from the fords of Jcri-
cho, and awaited news from the capital.
As soon rs Ahithophel had given his
counsel a messenger was dispatched to
David, telling him what might take
place. That same night lac broke camp
and crossed the Jordan, out of immedi-
ate danger.
Absalon's Brief Decentralization and
his army, marching from Hebron, took
possession of Jerusalem and the palace
that same day. \ council Of war was
called, and Ahithophel, whose counsel
was 'as If n man had inquired at the
oracle of God" advised an immediate
attack upon David while hc was weary
and unpreparcd. But Hushai, secretly
David's friend, argued against this
course and advised Absalou to wait till
he could gather Il great army. The lat
ter advice was taken. Absalom was
hnointed King, and spent number of
weeks IN gathering an army.
The Defeat and Death of Absalom.-
VS.. or. 9: And Absalom met the
servants of David" in battle array; and
his troops were defeated "Absalom
rode upon n mule" in his flight. The
mule which he rodc-pcrhaps David's
own-was mark of royalty U. Kings
l:33-3S). Cambridge Bible. "His
head caught hold of the oak. His
head was caught in the forked boughs
OF the tree, and he hung there, stunned
and helpless.
IL. why didst thou not smite him
there" But the man knew too much tn
he tempted even by girdle, the mark
OF friendship, and by money, for he we'll
knew that it would he known. and Joab
himself would have cast the blame upon
IA i'm h,F I
tensely anxious that his hayward son
should be saved.
II. "Joab took three farts
and thrust them through the
heart Of Absalom:" He alone felt strong
enough to disobcy the king. He did the
act for David's own sake. Absalom
dead, great though the kings distress
for the time might be. would be the very
salvation OF the country.
16. "Jonb held back the peoplr:" from
further slaughter. In this way the ma
ZION could he more ensly reunited I'M
der David
Il. They took Absalom and cast him
mo a great pit in the wood" etc. The
people Of the east indicate their detes
tation of the memory of an infamous
person by throwing stones at the place
where he is buried.
David's Lament for His Son.-Vs. 70
80 Swift runners brought the news
from the battlefield to the king sitting
in the gate OF Mahanai1n, anxiouslv
waiting 10 hear.
- "Cushi:" one Of the couriers. as
the young man Absolom safc?" David,
first thought, after hr knew that thp
Kingdom was safe, was for the fate Of
lis hayward son.
30. Went up to the chamber" IN h.
alone in his sorrow. The deepest sorrow
trcnds the wiuc-prcss alone. and
wcPt:" "Oh, my son Ahyalomi"
There is NC i'm the whole ~
the Old Testament passage o,
deeper pathos than this. "W9ulJ Cod
J had died for thee" So oscs ms 20
a2) and so St. Paul G;om. o:sl ,yould
have sacrificed themselves. had II bccr
possible, To save others. DnviI tpovv
ms own peace was made with Cod. bc
could die at any time. N Nbsal,,,, yycr.
spared in life. hc might set repent I'm.
such an exchange could not bo.-In,pno
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