Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-24


ANNil' commentary ny the new H. We
Stearhs.
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O. anu WV oiiiuI'n Vi AiiiiioI o"iiio
fut anu pun inc uattle IN array au the en-
tering IN OF the gate. Previous TO TINS
we read that the Lord had given David
rest from all his enemies: that the Lord
preserved David whithersoever he went,
md that David roi,nad ovar all Israel ex-
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.peoPIo Vn"PtcrS VIZ = Nlil' o' ~ ioI'
Inc l1oru having SHOWN HIS loving KIM
ness to David IN promising to make unto
MN an everlasting klngdoln' DAVID rests
+ upon the word of the Lord, and living in
peace seeks TO snow kindness TO all we
saw in the last lesson his kindness to iona
than son, and this chapter begins with
record OF his kindness to Hanun King OF
Ammon, but the princes OF Ammon per
suaded Hanun that David meant evil, and
not good, SO he took David servants VINO
had come with comfort Tor MN ana treated
them shametulIy' DAVID ulu not take
TINS lngratltude ana huinllatlon as meekly
as he had zone some others ana started
Joap anu the most OF ms nlghty men out
10 PUNISH Alhihon, Inc AhiihohlVes hireu
heIpers anu gave DaNlu pauuIe'
S-ll' IL lne Syrlans pe 700 strong LOT
me, theh thou shaIt help me- put IL the
cnLureh VI AlllIlioh NC 700 strohg lor tnee'
then Will come ana heIp thee. mus
salu JoaD' the captain Oh DaVlu most TO
MS prother Aplshal, WIN whom ne ul-
Nlueu Vhe army, Joap 'ahlhg Vhe cholce
men TO contend with the oyrlahs' anu
Ablshal taxing the rest TO Ight with the
Amlhonltes' JoaD ana ADlshal were sons
OF DaVlu sister Lerulah Il enron IL, TO-
IL sam H. 10 4here were three sons
puV As"HSi ii'u p'ci sam ~ A"Aoi' Vilo
|captall VI 'auI losu
IL be OF good courage ana let us play
the men for our people and for the cities
of our God, and the Lord do that which
seemeth Him good. Thus Joab encour-
aged the hearts OF his soldiers by remind
ing them that they stood Tor God ana Tor
His land ana people Compare l Chron.
XIX, ~. There Is no strength Ike the
knowledge that we are for God, standing
for Him rs His witnesses He gave this
Encouragement to Joshua, saying, he
strong ana on a good courage; be not
afraid; neither be thou ulsmayed, for the
LORD thy Goa Is with thee WhithersoeVer
thou gocst (Joshua i, -. Nehemiah On
not we afraid OF them; remember the Lord
which Is great ana terrible and light Tor
your brethren your SONS ana your daugh-
tiers, your wives ana your houses (Neh.
", ~. Nltha whole hearted trust ID God,
reliance upon him. surrender to HIM, with
a readiness To 90 HIS bluulng There must
also De inc heart TO say, Now let INN DO
that which secmeth HIM good. II lie will
eth apparent defeat Tor Us, 1t must be we'll;
II lie Wlllcth victory for us 1t Will be well.
Whether He willcth health or sickness, life
or death, ali Is well that lie Wllleth.
III that God blesses is our good,
And unhlessed good is i'll,
anu hIi L. rlght that seems most wrong
II II oe ms sweet WILL
OhrlSt snail DC maRnlneu ID my pouy
whether by llIe or by death tfhll. l, 2o).
10 IA. 1hey lieu before MN. mus
d4u poth oErlahs ana Ammohtes before
Joap anu Aplsnal' anu JoaD returned ana
came 10 Jerusalem III was written con-
cernlhg lsrael thaG one shouIu chase
1'ooU ana TWO put looUo TO llght' Inc
Loru snail cause thlhe enemies that rise
up against thee 10 DC shltten before tiny
race they shall come out against thee one
way ana nee before thee seven ways
(Deut. XXXll' 81; xviii ~ Nhen Israel
Went lorth as the people OF COD no armies
couIu stanu before thein' Ior Oou was with
them TO ngIt thelr battles (Deut l. oOi Ill,
~. when they went III their own strength
they were easily overcome. win US now
III thls present lie II must be whole
hearted reliance upon GOD either for saliva
ZION or Ior victory over sell ana SIN; other
wise our enemies VIII he too strong Tor US.
but, yielding TO ana relying upon HIM. we
shall sing THANKS be unto God, who CIV
eth US the victory through our Lord Jesus
christ Il Cor. XIV, 81.
To- 10. Inc Syrlans, chaAng under their
defeat gather Others with them and re-
turn TO nsht with Israel, Tor the spirit OF
rebellion against God Is not easily put
DOWN Inc spirit that was IN Pharaoh and
oehhacherlb Is the spirit OF the devil, who
would, II possible dethrone God Himself
IL snail be lully manifest IN the last days
III the person Of the antichrlst, who shall
with his armies make war against the