The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-10-09
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Ls.o. In re Soe~vsasoeUa1 Gsssss
Ter October -. looss-ccd's
Covenant With David.

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THE ESQ rE,l1.
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d. A.. ssl4 i '1 ss s,s s:.s g; s,o s.ss
saying M M -
salth the Lord shat 49, ~ y -
house for me 10 t&s<A W. "a +. ~. y
Whereas have nee <welt ~ ny house
SINCE The time that frtughf w re crh-
: srsn Of Israel out o. Egypt. essn se l5ls
day. but have Walked n 4 tent'rEc "
tabernacle W. ff&t lN
Z. In Al the places wAsrsin thsvs xa,Ssd
e.iL all the children OF IsraeI sfafe .
word w.fh any of the tribes of lsrsls 3. whom
commanded 70 feed my gecp-s lsEas..
saying. Why build sc MT Ne AZ. house ~
tecarg
~ / Now therefore 50 shalt thou say un,e
~ serysn, David. Thus saith the Lord 81
Heats. took thee fr.m the shes fcots.
from following the sheep, 10 IL ruler ever
Ny people. ever Israe.. - 49, ~.
4 And ! Was With thte htLeTf cfvef
thou wentest. and have ert or a q n.nt
sEen-Its out OF thy sight and have made
thee a great name. ..iKe anss is nagns CO
the great men kat age Ia It's eaIs.-
ia Moreover ] win APPOINT Plate fer
Ny people Israel. and VIII pan, them that
they may cweil IN a p.aes q tAets eAn.,
and move no mose. y ltEer shall tie chill
lTsn a. wickt1ntss af1ict them any more.
as beforetime. t... = .. p
IL. AND IS since the time IN at co "a. manc-
81 Judges 10 be over M people Israe.. and
have caused thee 70 rest from al thins
eaemles. Also the Lord tsI.etL shee tLAt
HE Will make thee an house.
- And when thy days he fulfilled, ard
tLoG shalt sleep with any. fatLsTs. ! NJ!
at up Thy seed aft< thee wh1ek or all pro
iced cut OF thy bowels. and Wi. establish
Us Kingdom.
= lie shall build an house FOR Ny name.
and / VIII stab.lsh the throne Of LIS k4IS-
dom Tor ever
ID VII. be his father and he-xhall be.
Ny son. II he commit inieuity. 1 MA
tk2sten him with the rod of n.tn nd With
he stripes OF the children OF men,
Is But My mercy shall net de part away
rom him, as ! took il irom Saul. whom J
Lut away before thee
saaA be establisla< fcr ever bsfc RI thee;
~ throne shall be established for ever.
GOLDEN TExT.-TAy throne shall
BE established for ever.-2 SAM .:tG
OUTLINE OF SCRIPT RE SECTION.
David Plans 10 Build Temple Sam Ia
God Forbics HlM............-.- sam I:4-n
bTs.1s f.ays
CkToa., II. also Psalm ~ which : Lynx
praise IA The same strain
NOTES AND COMMENTS
David Plans TO Build Z TenIle.-Ii
furtherance OF his desire for thorough
ard lasting revival ofsreiigion in tho
Jewish nation David haG Il il mis- heart
10 build 10 God magnificent temple
He had conquered all Of Israei's enemies
row was the lime TO lay the corrcrstons
OF peace and prosperity. He expressed
this desire TO Nathan. the prophet, who
Is now mentioned for the first tine
&c" said Nathan. do all that is in
thine heart for he Lord is with thee
God Forbids Him.-But the first i'm.
rressions Of even the lot men can
be erroneous; so Nathan discovered that
very night. Praiseworthy az the tasl
might seem. il was rot for David 10 per-
\ form. Now II 10 TO be noted that Coo
does not here give the reasons why
y David should not build the temple, but
merely says: Il have not dwelt In any
house since the time that brought w
Y the children OF Israel outof Egypt. ever
tc this day. but have walked in tent anc
IL a tabernacle" A reason. however. ia
r1ven In Chron %: TO the effect thu,
IL was not entirely fitting that man d;
war. and upon whose hands was the
stain OF blood. should build temple Il
the God whose message was one OF peace
II NAV also be that the tine for this
project was not quite ripe Dayid's
work was one of organization. and Whit
he had conquered the enemiss Of Isrse.
II is more than likely that he had no
yet put the kingdom upon that firm basi,
which would perpetnate it after his own
death. Saul was the hrst king. but be
was not equal 20 the task Of organization
This fell 10 David This latter reason IL
limited at In the promise OF God that III
will perpetuate the house Of David. ant
that to Ills son will fall the task of build
.re the temple In this connection comes
the promise TO David: Thy throneshal
b. established forever"
David's Prave--This is prayer q
gratitude. How humbly David asks 7
IL was small thing that thou has
brought Cor guided me hitherto
Raised from shepherd TO be king Of {
conuuering nation. Surely this was M
small thing in itself But that hii
throne should be established forever
words failed to do justice TO the graft
fu6e he felt. No wonder David e.
rlaimed. Wherefore Thou are great
OLord God: for there is none like Thee
ntlIltr u AHtIE ny Nr''1 tc1ioS ss~~f -
eording 10 all that we have heard will
orr ears" Not alone for the persona
Messing did David give thanks. but thai
Thou hast confirmed 10 Thyself Thl
PEOPLE Israel to be people into Thee
forever"
Current Interpretation. 7 think, writes
Prof Willis r. Reecher. In $. s. Times
emphasizes the thought that David
cor shall build the temple, which Dayi'
himself is prohibited from building
Ard certainly this thought had tn
\ greatest Importance 10 David. But thi
is rot where the account Itself places III
ernhasis. II devotes one clause ". ia
"a the building Of the temple by David
seed. and a dozen clauses l3 b-1e, Is
24-ea TO the perpetuty and eterna
dominion Of David's seed. and the rela
tSons between this eternaily opera'iv
rromise to David and Gods earle
r-omiss 70 Israel. II makes the latte