Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-09-25
THE SABBATH SCHOOL
international Lesson Comments for
September II.
Review of The Topics for the Third Quar'er--
Read Psalm S-Goldeu Text, Pisa. xvii,
l-Top:c: Israel Obtaining King
Summary OF Lessons

King cro SI 70 take his place; other nations
had kings: Israel wanted to be like the ma
t;ons aTonnd them; the elders. came to
Samuel and asked that they might have
Limo. the request dspleased Samuel ne
took took the matter to the Lord, the LORD
said Hearken unto the voice. OF the people;
thew had not only rejected Samuel, pus
thew had rejected the Lord; the Lord toia
Samuel to protest soemnly ana sho" WHAT
a king would expect OF them. liz. s,r,
III. Topic: Israel choosing KING. eau
ooes to Samuel seeking information; the
Ford told Samuel to anoint Saul to De
k;no. Samuel invites Saul to dine with
him. afterwards he anoints Saul; Samue,i
calls tbe people together to Mizpeh; told
them that they had rejected God; ordered
the tribes to arrange themselves for the
nnrpose of casting lots for king; Saul is
chosen: Saul had hid himself; the Lore
revealed his hiding place to Samuel, oau
is brought in and the people shouted aho
said, God save the king.
III. Topic: The consequences OF OBEY
ing and disobeying God. After his election
as king Saul returned to private lie, but
soon it became necessary to go against the
Ammonites, and Saul called the army to.
gether and gained great victory. Samuel
then called the people together at Giga'
for the purpose of establishing Saul in the
government. Samuel makes his farewell
address; speaks of his integrity; recalls
Jehovah's past mercies and lsraers lngratl
tude; confirms his words by miracle
thunder storm in harvest time; the people
are comforted. =,
w. Topic: Disobedience punished. Saul
had been king about ten years; he had grown
proud and rebellious; he was commanded
to utterly destroy the Amalekites; ne
brought back the best of the sheep and
oxen and Agag the king: Samuel met Saul
and charged him with disobedience; Saul
excused himself and said the people saved
the best in order to sacrifice to the Lord;
Samuel said, "To obey is better than sacri'
fce;" Saul is rejected.
V. Topic: The Lord choosing king.
The history of David is begun; Samuel IS
commanded to &c. to Bethlehem and anoint
one of the sons of Jesse; he fears to go; is
told to take heifer and sacEfce unto the
Lord; the elders of the town tremble at
his coming; Samuel told them he came
peaceably seven of the sons of Jesse are
made to pass before Samuel, but, the
prophet said the Lord had not chosen
them; David is called in from the field
and is anointed by Samuel in the presence
of his brethren.
vi. Topic: Fighting the Lords battle.
The Philistines are arrayed against Israel;
Goliath, the Philistine giant, challenges
Saul's army to furnish champion to meet
him; David hears the challenge and offers
himself; is first clad in coat of mail. but
laws it aside and takes only his staff and
sling and five smooth stones from the
brook; the Philistine derided David ;
David answers him; David slang stone
| and smote Goliath in the forehead; David
| then cut off the head of the giant; the
Philistines fled; Israel pursued them.
VII. Topic: The deliverance and pros
perity of David. After his victory over
Goliath David acted wisely and was pro,
noted; the women sang his praises; saul
became very angry; he watched DAVID 3
movements with suspicion; feared DAVID
would seize the kingdom; tries to kill
! David, by casting his javelin at him; David
escaped; David made captain over thou
sand: all Israel and Judah loved David.
VIII. Topic: Jonathan's last interces..
| sion for David. To save his life David fled
to Samuel; Saul pursued him; David then
| appealed to Jonathan for assistance; Jon.
athan loved David and promised to Ind
out what Sauls intentions were; Jonathan
| soon discovered that Saul intended to klll
| David Davlu and Jonathan met at the
stone Eel; according to previous arrange,
ment arrows were shot and David was
warned; David and Jonathan then nave
an affectionate farewell.
TX. Topic: David's noble act. Samuel
died and was buried in Ramah; David IN
exile for six or seven years: Saul pursued
him with murderous intent; Davld's exile
a benefit to him in many ways; Sauls lie
was twice in David's power; David exhib'
tied true nobility by not permitting HIM to
! be put to DEATH David called to Saul from
a distance and expostulated with him;
Saul admitted his sin and promised to
pursue David no longer.
X. Topic: The Israelites defeated, The
! Phlistines fought against Israel; Saul
sons were slain in the battle; the archers
| pressed Saul hard he was greatly dis
! tressed; asked his armorbearer to kill him
| the armorbearer would not; Saul took the
sword and took his own life; the armor:.
bearer then took his life; the men of Israel
| fed; the Philistines came and dwelt IN
the country; the bodies of Saul and his
sons treated with indignity: inhabitants OF
Jabesh-gilead took the bodies, burnt them,
and buried the bones.
XI. Topic: David ascending the throne
David returned from exile; asked direction
of God; was told to ego up" to Hebron
those with David located near Hebron
David was anointed king of Judah: he
showed kindness to the people of Jabesh'
gilead; asked them to recognize his au'
! thority; Abner made Ish-bosheth king
over the northern tribes; Abner and lsh
4 bosheth were both assassinated; all Israel
came to David and urged him to become
their king; he was again anointed and es
tablished his capital at Jerusalem.
XII Topic: Warnings against sinful liv
ing. This epistle was written by the .Apos
tie Peter about A. D. 64-66, from Babylon
to the Christians scattered abroad; the
true life is the Christ-life; all should for
sake sin; intemperance is deadly evil; al
will be judged; Peter urges sobriety, watch
fulness, prayer, fervent charity, hospitality
the proper use of gifts. In this lesson we
should dwell on the golden text. Temper
ance in its true significance is very broad
term, and in its Importance ranks third In
the constellation of graces, which, accord
ing to l Pet l. are the adornings of true
Christian character. Its proper application
implies the total abstinence from that
which is wrong. and the moderate use and
enjoyment of that which is right. 1t is g
mistaken and harmful, but too frequent
conception that it means only to abstain
from intoxicants. Properly understood il
comprehends all the inward impulses and
outward acts of life Gods commands are
both negative and positive: The first com
mand to the race was, Thou shalt not.
It's violation wrecked the race. In like
manner wreck follows disobedieuce to the
command, BE not drunk with wine Re
tribution will sooner or later overtake the
man who INDUCES, or the nation which in
dorses the gigantic wrong. In it is excess
of every kind-inebriety, criminality, iu
sanity"