The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-09-24
The SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesss. In the International Series
for September ~, 1908
Quarterly Review.


SUBJECTS AND GOLDEN TEXTS
Lesson I.-Israel Asking for a King.
Golden Text: Prepare your hearts unto
the Lord. and serve Him only Sam.
7:3.
Lesson II.-Saul Chosen King. Gold
en- Texs THE Lord is our King; He will
save us.~-Is. 1922.
Lesson III.-Samuel's Farewell Ad-
dress. Golden Text: only fear the
Lord, and serve Him in truth with all
your heart Sam 1924.
Lesson IV.-Saul Rejected as King.
Golden Text: ITO obey is better than
sacrifice. II Sam. 1922.
Lesson V.-Samuel Anoints David.
Golden Text: Man looketh on the out
ward appearance. but the Lord looketh
on the heart. II Sam. 1871.
Lesson VT-David and Goliath.
Golden Text: "If God be for us, who can
be against us?"-Rom s:31.
Lesson VII.-Saul Tries to XIII David.
Golden Text: God Is our refuge and
strength, a very present help in trouble"
-Ps 46:1.
Lesson VTTT.-David and Jonathan.
Golden Text: There is a friend who
sticketh closer than a brother. Prov.
1924.
Lesson TX.-Dsvid Spares saul.
Golden Text: Love your enemies. do
good to.them which hate you. Luke
g.
sson X.-Death Of Saul and Jona-
tha" Golden Text: There Ia way
''''' ' 'eemeth right unto a man; but the
- -"eof are the ways OF death. -
r-o~ 'E,o.
..'~" T'-David Becomes King.
-. Behold how good and
fo... o'oa-.-' T. "a for brethren to dwell
to- - f. r~i'~"-Ps. 1891.
l., y NT-' 'bstinence from EvH
Cold Tex 80 not drunk with wine.
wherein 3 p" 80 "-Eph. 5:1S.
INDETIN.~E CI'~C"OIOGY OF Pc
rlDD
In stud g n rio! Of the judges II
will be reG mber hat We were almost
entirely a. ga go f IS chronology was
concerned on =. tine Of David on
the difficulty row aad!ly less. and
yet. as Agea :rys. T. IL necessary 10
prefix the qua 'l'"ing ward about to
every Biblical Ca'n dom at least 10 the
beginning Of the ri~hth injury. OF the
dozen we!l-knowI -rhe em OF Old Tssta-
ment chronology zone has won ~oro-a'
acceptance. Thechroroloey Derive, fro
Assyrian Inscriptions Is ~ vsry -
value. though It by no mos removes
all difficulties. These inscr'7'ions are
dated by the Assyrian ca.arrar or
canon. This canon exis's in -~vera
copies. all Of which agr7a rloss',s. and
cover the period from about 900 P 70
$50 B. c. Each year bears he M =,
an officer called an "eponym." The rrn
OF Office Of the eponym was one year
Now this calendar mentions the fact that
during the term office OF the eponym
Pur-Sagall, IN the month of Swan MAY
June), the sun was eclipsed. Assron.
omers tell US that there was a totaI
eclipse of the sun at Nineveh June Is
763 B. c., thus fixing with accuracy not
only this date but ell the rest.
But We shall probably never have an
accurate chronology for early Biblical
history. The orientals laugh at us for be-
ing so anxious 10 get al exact dates and
accurate figures These things were
matters OF little account 70 them. as
most Of their histories show. Prot.
Park once illustrated the difference be-
tween the oriental point OF view and
that Of the European, by saying that II
you ask German general how many
men there are in his command he will
tell you to man, but ask the same Ques-
ton of a Turkish general and he will
make profound bow and say: by the
grace OF Allah. my people are as the
sand which is upon the seashore" We
may well remember this illustration In
reading the historical parts Of the Old
Testament.
AS an illustration Of the indefiniteness
of our knowledge of the dates Of early
Biblical history We can notice two i'm
portant incidents. The year In which
SduA OtIaH4e hAuS VI lSiaei ID Ndilo lousIy
believed to be B. c. 1895. 104S, 1887 and
1920. Which date. or indeed IL any is
correct, we have no means Of making
certain. The date Of the beginning Of
David's reign is as far from being GER
tainly ascertained. USHER says It was
1856. According 10 Biblical synchron-
isms II was 1909. The Assyrian computa-
ton puts it at 10l7. Patton puts It as
late as the year 1000 B. C.