The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-11

-, fortress, and my ochNer.r..,' % md
the ,s,ngs 2.i-li. the last charge OF !,
aI-- ~ solomon and Chronicles s,,-p
'a W., summary OF Davids lie, hhu So. y
D'. .,hirh Is substantially the saih' ~ I
navid's song IN samuel ss q
.,,.'. Iaet Charge To His sue
;. K,nos e:l-11. First. charge
- show himself man. o''u"
ahey God and keep His commano'n' -
.ho only way TO and the necessa's ~
,i,,on of n successful lie anu w.
IL. to do some disagrceable uu'''s
in ,u,;nc 20 the past, which Tor N'r,ous
',,', pavid could not do, but h'0'
~, 20 he done. David's dyi"b
o"e vas 10 reward n good ac' ni'', ~
u. two men. Such deaV", -
,,ast seems strange, at hrsc Wv"
:, 80 mon Solomon the eNecu''o', y.
~ 10 general of his armies ous
'oao rot revenge. but the du'. =.
,he chief ruler. which paNiu ,,,'sr,,o.
10 had neglected. loap hau w.. -, 80 |
=, ana treacherously muruer'u -
H. chief men Of Israel. IN 'i'o
- ,bner he had treacheio"749 -,
~, violated the orientai IA" "a w
Tbcre is no sign tlat Jo'o
p''i''s', ar his two murders. More
rePci, 49, had Joined in AdoniJah at
oNei' ,,,on tLe throne, and would ne q
"n'p and evil element IN 500.
80, kingdom. Shimei, VINO ha"
nio- MI David so bitterly, was also 10 DC
cu., .er.oa as solomon deemed best.
P"m Tost Words of David sam.
49, This is short hymn, ara
..soa,,,s 10 have been uttered IN con
ncction with his final words 10 SOLO
mon" At least, it was his last puDlic
utteranco. -,
The prosperity of the righteous who
49,. lil.r rising sun, ana whose days oil
lat shall he like sprirgtme caused
bv "ccar shining after rain. his oe-
.irc il for salvation, and Gods COY
.nant with him is everlasting, or
dered i'm all things and sure.
From the same standpoint, looking
:, .bo face OF eternity, he sees the de-
struction of the wicked. not from re-
yenpc. but rs warming. They were
thorns in the garden Of the LORD
III. The Death and Burial OF paviu
Il Chron. 2o:2C-3o. David died ~ 'he
nce of 20. "full OF days. riches an'
honor q Chron. 29:2s). lie was
hurried at Jerusalem. in the tomba OF th'
Linrs cut in the rocks under Noun
Zion. w.,
IL. David's Song of Praisc.-Wni
minor variations. this song is the sam
rs Psalm Il. DIR. Taylor thinks tha
the form in Samuel is the original use
hv David in private. and the psalm IS TN
saue revised and adapted 10 pubilc VOL
ship. 90
mics. VS.. 40-47. 40. no" u"'
g;rded:- AS warriors bind up All 'ns
garments and fortify their iolns' Ih'
they may be more fitted Tor s'fehuo'
effort" - Jameson. with s,reht.
~ battle:- No small portion oil pa'io
life was a warfare against out"a
enemies, the enemies of Cod or iiis le
ME and His truth; and therefore
enemies of the world.
4l-i3. THAT l might destroy tn'
4bot hate me l bea. tn
&c small as the dust:" TO be scatter
10 the four winds: las the mire 81
street, useless. defiling refuse
understand David's feeling in utteri
these expressions, we must pu'
selves in his place. IL we we're deiel
ing ourselves and our families agar
robbers: If we were defending
country against foreign invaders;
we were firting for liberty and religi
md II seemed TO us that our cause
identified with them and with the
yation CT the world: then we sho
feel that the prayer for the oes'f
sion and scattering of our enemies
holy. "a .hat Of Milton'S angels in
xvor noninst Satan and his host.
A. "Striyings Of my pcople:"
formal discussions. OF which David
no. few at first, but all the nntio'
last become unit. \ type OF the c
nlete triumph OF Christian unity
nj, the discussions of the klnFd
secord The Source of Victory IS
We 40 AZ. "Thc Lord livcth:
COD Jehovah. is living God, M
load ;dol. He not only exists. bu' u
Is alive to the needs OF las ch,iu
il ouicls TO see their needs, anu
IN hear their prayers, and ready Y
tend all needed help.
"Mv rock eii' 'oN
rock OF my salvation:" Compnre
verses ? and 2. and notice tine nu'
and variety of The terms whieh ne
ploys to describe tho protection "
God afforded him; and the -
nv the emphatic personal mann
which he speaks. He seems 70 u
difficulty in finding any one !.
which would adequately express ~
Jehovah had been 10 him. SO nc
one term upon another. calling :
rock. n fortress, a delivcrcr, 5
n hirh tower. horn. refuge
Saviour" Taylor.
AZ. ut is God that avengcth me
furnishing his enemies. !.
Note that David c,es not c'a,'
victory himself, but attributes
rightly. to God lie could have
nothing without God. II was b'
he identified himself with Goa
was advancing the Righteousness
II 4 r. \