The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-28

international Lesson for August 3o' io"o-
Absoiom's Defeat and Death-s sam
49, o-ls, 81, ~.

cody shall perish. --iS'l } - an u
The section includes Chapters 10 10 ~, D,
Timc ~. c. 1923. a short time after inc r
last lesson. go a
Place Al, Mahanalm uhc two hosts or u
cDmpsl David's temporary capl.ai, II
stronr lv-fortiAod town cast Of the JORDAN 1,
and near the Jabbck. CD The hattiehela
was tho wood Of Ephraim, not the hish- !,
lands in The tribe 81 Ephraim, west OF VIZ
JORDAN but some part Of the great loi,ats Il
Of CHca,4. east OF the Jordan, anu Nl'AAi i
one day OF Alahanaim ,Chap. l9'-)- A..
LESSON NOTES.
The story of Dayid's light 1t was
npparently early on the morning OF tll~
tay after he had received the news OF
| The rebellion ina, the King lcft inc city
OF Jerusalem.
The sad procession moved IRON 'ne
CITY down into the deep raNlne OF 'he
Kidron. tnen stream. The king STOOD
bv ma brook while his followers were
crossing over. They passed on il,.ie
further and rested by an olive tree AZ the
ll,ranching Of the roads bcnca'h ,he
Mount of Olives. At this point another
procession joined the first one. ine
nigh priest brought the ark OF ihe Gov
,nant 10 take il with David, put ohe
KING sent il back TO its place Oh NJ
zion hecause that was the place iol IT,
ia ,vas not supersttious and Wouiu NOV
,-e tho sacred ark as n charm nc
,o,,, procession now began the ascent
~ The Mount of Olives, the turn IN the
Y road soon bringing the last view OF
,nn,,solem News of the detection or
g Ahithonhcl now reached HIM; a caia1h'
i itv so great that it evoked a prayer va,
q his counsel might be defeated. p".
: David had another counselor II u'ii"'
e the Archie, elan on the sontherh WI
ders of Ephraim six mics "eA' v
= pethel. He met David, offered ms her'-
It ices and was sent to Jerusalem To de-
feat the political wisdom OF Ahithophei'
which ne succeeded in doing.
David and his company, weary WIN
,bc march aud the exciting scenes
cap,red toward night in the PLAIN oil 'he
: Jordan. not far from the fords OF Jerl
= cho. and awaited news from the cal l,ai
& As soon as Ahithophel had gwen III
So counsel messenger was dlspateheu y
nj pavid. telling him what might tax
= nlace. That same night he broke cam
and crossed The Jordan, out OF immeo'
MI ate danger.
~ Ahsalom's Brief Naturalization an
his army, marching from HEBRON uoo
possession of Jerusalem ana the paia'
that same day. council OF war W.
called. and Ahithophel whose couns
was las if man had inquired AT u
oracle of God" advised an lmiheuia
ot,acl, mon David while lac was we'li
AID and unprcpared. But llushai' secre.
Dovid's friend. argued against IN
no,. oourse and advised Absalom TO wait
a he could gather a great army. nc ID
a,o Tor advice was taken. Absaioin W
onointed king, and spent numper
weeks in gathering an army.
Tho Defeat and Death OF ApsaloH
W. or. o. And Absalom met
s;x. servants of David" in battle array;
nde ~ troops were defeated "Absal'
AM. roda mon n MULE" in his fight. II
mule which he rode-pcrhaps Davi
md a,,,-,vas mark of royalty CT. kiI
bila. 1.33-3s) .--Cambridg Bible.
lain. head caught hold of the oak.
near head was caught in the forlled boue
rneJ Of the tree, and he hung there, Stun
and helpless.
u ar, ii. "Why didst thou not smife !
.horao- But the man know too mucl
have Ia temnted even by girdle. the III
You of friendship. and by money. for ne
come ,,,o,v tbat il would be known. andJ
hot himself would have east the blame u
saw him before David. For David was
luuir. tensclv anxious that his hayward
rably should be saved.
hand "A. "Joab took three d
He and thrust them through
Y. for beart of Absalom:" He alone feltstl
III out erourh TO disobcy the king. lie dlo
nlure. not Cor Davd's own sake. Aps'
re. old dead. great though the kings dis'
= con for the time might be. wonld be the
salvation Of the country
'ok OF 10. "Joob held back the people,
%" Further slaughter In this way til
would ~, Gould he more easily reunited
der David.
about, II .Thev took Absalom and cas'
into n GREAT nit in the wood: etc.
| said ,,aonIs Of the east indicate their
But il ta,ion of the memory Of an infa
pocket, pcrson by throwing stones at the
1T the where he is buried.
David's lament for His SONY
d have "A. Swift runners brought the
adj not from the battlefield to the KING $
almost i, ,he gate OF Mahanaim, anxl
waiting 10 hear.
DiSe!' 30. "Cushi:" one Of tho courier
"a man the young man Absolom safe q u
Qnhe first thought, AFTER he knew TN:
nded 10 Kingdom vas safe, was for the
DC no lis hayward son.
%. "went up to the chamber;
went alone in his sorrow. The deepest
u e.''s treods the wine-press alone
oi '"' went" "Oh, my son Apsa
-. There is not in the whol
ntere" the Old Testament a passa
:, deeper pathos than this Won
eiegn"" I had died for thee:" SO oses
ing 10, and so st. Paul (Rom. 800
ighty you have sacrificed themselves, hau
possible. to save others. Dave
;. There his own peace was made WIN
ut gave could die at any time. If Absaio'
IF TO the spared in life. he mehtyet repei
most en- such an exchange could not be-
Atter SUGGESTION