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THIRD QUARTER INTER-
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:, tn. Lesson. I Kings Kill io-S. ,
vt !" verses, Io-Is-Goiden Text
hs"0'' documentary by the Rev.
o. NJ. stsarn''
,.,, 1898, by d. NJ. stearns.l
lc' l'ws.t portion have we in Davids
10 VIC" savs we Inheritance In the son
either y. - your tents, o Israel. Now see
jesse '" 80 David. So Israel departed
thine :. tents" This was the result OF
pntO , ."a, Of Rehoboam, the son OF Solo
he relu'% make the grievous service OF MS
mon 70 Inter h for the people, but II was all
father nSS,s oyerruling to fulfill His word
under uys the prophet (verse 10 and chap
Ang gn an Because OF Solomon s SIN
F H. o% 80" the Lord and worshiping
~ No was to lose ten parts Oh the kins
dOl' ~ one tribe only being reserved ior "a
DOM O "So that he might have light al
'lds 500 s"sore God in Jerusalem (chapteYxl,
way O''J "a was the purpose of the FORD
SlSOe 20 tribes should DO one nation,
thai W. .,nbteous nation, in the land given
WHOLLY fathers. and His purpose stands
x aon ,ed for the gifts and calling OF GOD
bncDs ,.sont repentanoe, and every purpose
a u w, % Lord shall be performed but lie
u tSe end from the beginning ana Is
seo ~ ali seeming discouragements, pa
tniuSs working out His plan (Rom. xi,
a uenI ,:o xiv, "a; XVI, Gil; TX, 81; Ezek.
III O0l
ssa''h Rnt as for the children of Israel
- ~ dwell in the cities of Judah, Reho-
nv roicned over them" Judah was
rOaM tribe, TO which he belonged, and
40 a SON of David, who is to restore all
. ~ Of which the prophets have spoken,
s."aiIod the Lion of Judah and also the
S' SaD of David, for He is David's son as
MI nOI a. Dayid's Lord acts Iii, 81; Rev. V,
wi l6). Judah prevailed above his
and of him came the chief ruler
Grbron' V. q. 1t was well for Benjamin
ss. they were willing to stay with Judah,
sSsn though seemingly absorbed In the
sue tribe Of which the Lord spake.
IS "Tben King Rehoboam sent Ado
ram who was over the tribute, and all Is
,sel stoned him with stones that be died. !"
This Adoram seems to be the same as
-ldopiram of chapters Nv, @; v, Ia. Per-
bsrs hy sending for the tribute Rehoboam
WAS testing them to see If they had really
,ovoted The result must have thorough
| " convinced him, but it was an expensive
,sst for the collector. Not different, how
ever, from that of Stephen, who for the
sake Of the Son of David was also stoned
N death.
y 10 $50 Israel rebelle1 against the house
a David unto this day" In III Kings
| vii q, it is said that che" rent Israel
from the house of David, and Jeroboam
drsyo Israel from following the Lord. ;"
Jeroboam might havo been blessed and
made blessing if only he had been will
Ing to keep the commandments of God and
to walk in His ways. But out of his own
rfeart he devised evil things and established
yaolatry in Israel from Dan to Bethel
CHARTERS ii, SO; xii, 2S, 30, 33)
a. And it came To pass when all Israel
beard that .Ieroboam was come again that
they sentaud called him unto the congrega-
ton ard made him king over all Israel. I"
Jerohoam was "a widow son and one OF
| Solomon servants, who had been promot-
"a because of his industry. But when the
4 lord told Solomon of the division of the
kingdom because of his sin then he sought
10 kill Jeroboam, but no fed to Egypt
and was there till Solomon died (chapter
I'll Is, 40).
g. "And when Rehoboam was come to
jerusalem he assembled all the house of
Indah NTH no triIa Of N
,shundred and fourscore thousand chosen
5nen." In ii Chron. xi, /, 1t is said that
this army was from Judah and Benjamin,
and In both passages it says that the object
was to bring the kingdom again to Reho-
beam. This, however, was not Gods way,
and therefore the army was in a sense a
vain array of power. We read of another
king who hired 100000 mighty men and
kSald them a hundred talents of silver,
Out was not allowed to use them, for they
were not in Gods plan.
". But the word of God came unto
shemarah, the man of God, saying, The
name OF this man Of God signifies Hear
ing jehovah, and true man of God Ii
one who hears only the Lord and delivers
his messages as faithfully as Samuel did
me Lords message to Eli. He that hath
my word let him speak My word faithfully
sa good message for every man and WON
an OF God (Jer. xiii, 2S). The next chap
@r Kings xiii) is in some respects the
greatest Man of God" chapter in the Bi
We, ior IN 1t the title is used not less thar
iunes, and 1t teaches us that If we turn
run what God says to listen even to ar
pugei bearing contrary message we may
~set aside as witnesses. Compare Gal. /, g.
GO speak unto Rehoboam, the son OF
SsOionon, king of Judah, and unto all the
~UuSe Oh Judah and Benjamin, and to thu
, nl OF the people" The messages OF
~u are plain, and those for whom they
s,o intended arc clearly designated (Deut
aAb 0; Hab. ii, y. See also Hag. ii, A
,;s1u note carefully the beginnings of al
aO .pisties; note also in the utterances o.
tai LORD Jesus Christ the persons to whom
otSas speaking, and you will see among
wa ner tnlngs that the much misquotet
WV, "Oius lhe kingdom of God is within
~ Luke xvii, 20, 2D were never sale
n,s u,scipies, but to murderous Pharisoe
I.ns'ing Tor His blood, and we must there
:. ,a u,Ae them as in the margin or the II
o. "'ner Than as in our A. V. text.
o., Ahus saith tho Lord, We shall no
eb b,Lp' nor light against your brethren tn,
hI Ia OF Israel. Return every man {,
Thon nIuse; Tor this thing is from Me.
IN 81 nearkened and obeyed and did wei
bless,nu"o i1g Tor obedience always bring
Ltbe I ns lisa. l, l9). Mans goings are O
, Me LORD LORD how can man then understan,
mo-, wv way. o Lord, l know the way O