Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-12-10

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GOLDEN TENT.-Speak. Lord; for
Thy servant hcnrcth.-I sam. S:o.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION
Harnah.s prayer...................I Sam !
it@luah s song. .-...............l sam .l-ll.
III warning ............. J Ssu 1900.
The call Of SamueI.............l sam 81 -
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PLACE-Shiioh and Ramah
NOTES AND COMMENTS
The Lords call came To Samuel
when he Was q mere lad. because he
wished To use him then and still
more fully when he should become Il
man. Unquestionably Samuel did a
much larger work because of his
carly conservation to God. lie is one
of the great men of history. Eli
did some; hing towards bringing
about the unity of the tribes: Sam.
vel thoroughly completed it, He de
hvered Israel from the Philistincs;
brought ii back to the Worship of
jehovah; Judged the nation worthily;
prepared the way for the monarchy;
instituted q school for prophets. etc.
His whole life shows the value of
right beginning.
The circumstances attending the
idrth aud early life of the worlds
great and good men are always of
interest and value. We study he
child la order to know the man. So
we treasure the facts about the
childhood of Joseph, Moses. samuel,
David, and more than all, OF Jesus
the Christ.
Chapter tells of tire grief of
Hannah, because God had given her
no children Her husbands other
wife-for in those days men often
had several wives-had children. and
she tainted Hannah i'm n very un-
kind way because she WINS NOT so
blessed. This was especially hard to
bear at the time Of the yearly visit
of the family TO shiloh. to worship
AT the tabernacle. Shiloh was at this
lime the religious capital OF Israel
On one of these visits. though her
husband ElkaDah tried TO comfort
Der, she was too sad 10 eat. and
after the sacrificiai feast was over.
she remained behind lin bitterness
or soul, and prayed unto Jehovah.
and wept sore" And she promised
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answer her prayer she would bring
the child up as a Nazarite and dedi-
cate him wholly TO Jehovah's serv-
ace. Though at first Eli. who was
high priest. thought from her
strange actions that she was drunk.
Il" soon saw his mistake and said to
her: Gro in peace and the God of
Israel grant thy petition
The next year when the family
went up to Shiloh, Hannah remained
al home to take care of the child
that had been born not long before,
and whom she had named Samuel.
which means ASKED Of Cod
The song which follows seems to
be only remotely connected with the
foregoing. Its theme is the humfli.
alton Of the lofty and the exa1tatfon
or the lowly. which is developed with
no special reference to Hannah's cir
Cumstances. Driver The reference
TO Jehovah's King leads many 20
tlinl that IT was composed during
the kingdom which had not been
established in Hannah's time.
Now that the tabernacle was 10.
"Hted permanently az Shiloh. addi.
tons OF wood were built on around
It FOR the use " priests. u was here
that Eli and Samuel lived.
The word Of Jehovah was pre-
cious:' Better. was rare NO fre-
ouent Vision" The prophets. as
large class. had not yet arisen "rhc
lamp not yet gone out."
The light burned i'm the sanctuary
till dawn. Jehovah said to Samuel"
Remember that Samuel was very
little boy. and yet the truth Of God
came 20 him directly as IL did not
come to the venerable high priest
himself His sons and lie
restrained them not" The whole
story illustrates the dreadful results
that fohcw n parents moral weak
ness in the bringing up Of head
strong children.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
II there were more mothers like
Hannah there would be more bows
like Samuel
The child that IS dedicated 10 God
even before his birth will be Hkelv
20 serve God early ir life.
The child that is given To .hc Lord
viii not be likely ever to be an attic
ton TO his parents
The child that is upright and obedi-
rut VIII grow in favor both with God
md man.
The JOY Of he Lord belongs 90 those
.HLC Lave G'Ee the work Of The Lord.