The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-08-14

! VII. sMte David even to the wall with It.
Ana David avoided out OF his presence
twice
y And Saul was afraid OF David. because
TIE LORD waS With him. and Was departed
from saul
T. Therefore Saul removed him from
ram. and made him his captain over
thousand. and he went out and came ia
before tie people.
u And David behaved himself wisely
mo. his ways. and the Lord was With MIN.
.. Wherefore when saul saw that he
Behaved himself very w.se.y. he afraid
OF him.
e. But ali Israel and judah loved David.
because be went out and came in before
hem
GOLDEN TENT.-God II our refuge
and strength. a very present help In
troubIe.-Ps. l6sI.
OUTLINE or SCRIPTURE SECTION.
David Introduced 70 SAUL sam. 1853.
Jonah ans love for David.--..l sam. lS.l-A
DAVID popularity ..-.--......l Sam. is.5-s.
SaN. Jealousy --.--........---l sam. ls.,-ll.
sau. eAr.----.-.....-......-I Sam. is.l2-i6.
So. .ot.-----.--...-----.-i sam. ls.4.-s@
TlMEO-Pgobabiy about i..2 Il. {.
FLA r. -,stpeah. where Saul had hio
royal Residence. about four miles north OF
JerusAst n
NOTES AND COMMENTS
Of tie introduction of David to King
saul, which are somewhat confusing.
After his amounting by samuel. David
Mas summoned 10 court TO charm
away "the evil spirit that troubled
saul by means Of his talent with the
harp. But the narrative studied last
sunday introduces David a. stran-
I'll .. L. stx ~
visits al court may have been few.
and Saul's failure 10 recognize him
at socoh may have been due to his
oldes and altered appearance. or 10
the fact that saul had seen him only
during his fits Of madness. David's
appointment as armor-Dearer. men
toned in 1921. wa doubtless subse-
quenr 10 his victory over Goliath.
The SLAYER 81 Goliath had been
promised the hand Of the kings
daughter. But he won instead the
hearts Of the kings son and all the
people The adulation heaped upon
him by countless admirers and the
honor- bestowed by the king were a
\ severcr test of his sturdy character
than was the conflict with Goliath.
But David was unspoiied BY success
Behaved himself wisely" This is
empha ized three times III the nara
tive. When David returned" Not
from killing Goliath. but some time
later This celebration was later in
The same war with the Philistines.
which had continued. The immodrr-
ate fiattery Of the women was the
beginning Of Da,id's trouble Woe
unto you. when all men shall speak
well Of You His excess Of popular
ity proved his undoisg. He would
have been far better of without it.
for it aroused the kings jealousy
And Saul eyed David from that
day" Anger. jealousy and sus picion
ranked in the kings heart because
~ the praises ~ the popular hero.
Heretofore David had been but
shepherd youth in >anl's eyes. Now
he views him a. a rival. lie remem-
bers. with guilty nnea~ine~s. the
Keen words Of Samuel warning him
that Jehovah would -rend the king
dom from him and give il to a neigh
Dor who was better than he" The
very thought brings on his old-time
madness. and when David as before
tries to comfort and calm him with
his music. the jealous king in burst
~ passion hurls his javelin st him
David swice escapes
Saul was super fi0us fsec as:-).
and because David So readily escaped
his javelin. he believed him To bear
"a charmed life" Therefore he be-
GIN to fear him. He feels con
duty as an officer in the army. be-
cause Of his popularity.
When fear j. addcd 10 jealous sus-
picion. trcacherv soon follows Fear.
ing 10 oppose David publicly. Saul
secretly plots 10 cause hi~ death. Ills
Eope tina; he may die in battle j. not
realized. 80 he urges him n special
leeds of boldncss in order TO win in
marriage the kings daughter. Michal
The plot is mean one but David
passes the ordeal unScathed and
wins the prize. becoming the kings
son-in-Iav. Constantly haffled In his
jealous plans. saul nurses his wrath
and bidcs his time.
Hams Horn blasts.
A hard head may 20 with q tender
heart.
Overcome evil with gooo rather
than he overcome with evil
Solitude Is a. necessary 10 the soul
as companion-nip is ~ the character
The best place 10 eriticise your
aeighbor Is in front u your own
mirror.
The only way some people expect
3eace IL by making their own opin-
Ions prevail.
When you have killed youi enemy
with Kindness you have created .
friend