The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-08
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON
|,,x.rtoyAL LESSON FOR
OCTOBER II.
r.xr "soiomon's wisc
Kings ILL.,, 5-f5-Goiden
E..,: Psalm cxi.. to-Com-
mcntary.

u,o I.a,m by night. and God said. ask
I,. ,.I,s thee" David was,now dead,
sn1sat sn1s ~ fortv years. seven at Hebron
r,h,se at Jerusalem 0 Kings H..
~ .i,,r,on was strengthened In his
and tho Lord his God was with
| ~ nacninel him exceedingly. The
- rss in the tent which David had
ny. AZ Jerusalem. but the taber-
~, Vyai,sr Of bn-rt Offering. ETC., were
1 o,iocn IN Chron. l., i-4l. Thither
.d many OF the people went to
w, orarings. token OF whole hearted
{,o GoI 10 serve Him only. IL was
| si,b, that the Lord appeared to him
,scorlcl. Hear the Lord saying
[ +,ri : 10 us IN John XIV. ID. IA
h",,d nv father. walked before thee
4 "nj in righteousness and In upright
~ with thee" Solomon begins
.,. bv speaklng Of Gods great mercy
80 bis father. The mercies OF the
T. GOOD topic for evoty morning, for
!. new every morning. His compass
IN NOT Grent IL His faithfulness
I'M %. 23). He Is the Father OF Mer-
Cor. /, 81. solomon speaks OF his
1 ralk bofore the Lord and with the
| tike Abraham. he walked before God
Iii ~. and. like Enoch. Noah and
= walked with God (Gen. ", "a; vi,
.6). , a.,
so ont or come in." Acknowledging
Ilsb,olpess 20 tho Lord ODD OF his
IN, hls position. he confcsses his help
\ and Ignorance. He Is but n child
kows not anything. When Jeremiah
ker This was called OF God to be His
|. no also said. "Ah. Lord God. can
lns for I am a child" but the Lord
Ibim most comforting words, which
4 4 saving 10 YOU and me II only we
H. 10 hear them (Jer. l.. Coy. His
4 words. by the Spirlt. concerning
but and coming In (Ps. cxl., 81, should
krpa,ly helped him, for they have
many.
fhv servant "a In the midst of thy peo-
Kan thou hast chosen" So also was
XII in the midst OF His people. for He
Iosin them that He might dwell In
hilst. and thus make them n people
M from all other people on the earth
bara,ei from all other people. For
4 son the tabernacle was built. See Ex.
4 xxNiii.. 1G. The future glory OF Is
hi be Jehovah IN their midst forever
fzek. xxxvil.. %; Zeph. ill.,. ~. The
fact In every gathering OF Gods
how IA tho presence OF the Lord In
hldst (Iath. xviii, 20) ard not tho
r. Of this or that important person.
6iye. therefore, thy servant an under
D. heart to judge thy people, that I
scern between good and bad" The
Is worded n little differently in ii
H., 10. "Give me now wisdom and
klge, that may 90 out and come IN
thIs people," but the substance Of Il Is
b., that he may have wisdom TO do
k'ore God in the matter OF the king
u in the midst OF this people like'the
the earth In multitude q Kings iv.,
chron. T.. 9). Great comfort for each
D the matter Of wisdom Is found in
|5.6.
And the speech pleased the Lord, that
)n hal asked this thing" 1t Is possi-
lease God and have the joyous con-
)fss Of II. Our Lord Jesus said. "I do
! Those things that please Him" (John
f. and Pau! says In l Thess. H.. 4.
pleasing man, but God, who trleth
>rts" The secret OF 1t Is In yielding
God. that He may work in. us that
well pleasing In His sight (Hab.
And God said unto him, Because thou
lked this thing and hast not asked
fself long life. neither hast asked
or thyself." Our Lord Jesus never
anything merely for Himself. IL
y good to quote His words. II seek
Pne own will; seek not Mine
EloSy' John ", 80; Will, 50),
Femember that "Even Christ pleased
hseli' (Rom, xv., 81. / have also been
| by Jeremiah's words TO Baruch, his
"Seekest thou great things for thy.
{eek them not" der. XIV, 81. / be.
Y best and most joyous life is to let
mselt be our portion Nam. ILL.,, 2D
n TO be a channel OF blessings TO
"Be content If God thou hast; hav-
thy need Is past"
Behold, | have done according TO thy
10, have given thee a wise and an
andlng heart" Inasmuch as Israel
the sand which is by the sea in mul.
poo gave solomon wisdom and under.
as the sand that Is on the seashore
4 w., 20, 29,) or wisdom for every case
ght possibly come before him, In
10 q OF this chapter there is an II.
Pm OF this wisdom. and the people saw
I wisdom OF GoI was ia him TO do
ui have also givon thee that
hou hast not asked. both riches and
mere Is our Lords exceeding
,Iy' II we are willing to live Gun.
ahl 'I0r His pleasure" there will
el TO ask ANYTHING for ourselves. "Ii
" serve Me, him will MY Father hon.
iWays true. Ifas believers i'm Christ
" o1,y accept as true our standing
anu I'VE to honor Him and glorlfy
would never need TO ask anything
Nes, Dut would daily find the prom.
Ny God shall supply ali your
sorllns TO His riches In glory by
eils (Phil. w.. 1g). -
uu u thou wilt walk In Nv wavs
III lengthen thy days" Length OF
nv INC land given them by God was
d. u, W 'oAuol III cOnnectlOu
llence (Ex. Nx., l2). Again in Ps.
..vid "v read concerning him who trusts
WIN long life will 1 satisfy him and
"y salvation" The believer i'm
no mas thus become part of HIS
OiSes c, mat Christ in his life, and that
ohFist lives he shall live nlso,
IN the mortal body or absent from
,. OF IN IN an immortal body. he is will.
w. nH wholly to the will OF Goa.
nu ro solomon awolSe, and, behold. |.
ran; But 1t was none the less n
iOs GOD spoke to His servants in
So. Su visions OF the night dob xxxiii'
oome think that II God would come
- ~ . vision or dream they would be.
= readily, and some think that 4,
rom the dead they would believe
written that If We believe NOT Moses
fVPhets We would not believe even
Helper. NHuAe XVII SD'-
'ons LARGELY REsroSsrBLE.
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