The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-31
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON v, THIRD QUARTER. INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, AUG. 2.
Text Of the Lesson, I Sam. xvi, ala.
Memory Verses, 1I-13-Golden Text,
Sam. XVI, documentary Prepar-
ed by Rev. ID. M. stearns.

ed by Rev. ID. M. stearns.
Copyright 1903, by American Press Association.l
L. And Samuel did that which the Lord
spake and came TO Bethlehem. and the
elders of the town trembled at his COM
ing and said, CONTEST thou peaceably?
Although Samuel came no more to
see Saul he evidently chung to him In
his heart verse u. 1t is searching
question, Am | wholly with God in ev-
erythlng or do in any sense cling TO
any one or anything that He has dis
approved? In verses | 10 3 note the
words Il will send | have provided;
will show; anoint unto Me him whom
/ name" Notwithstanding the sin and
rebellion of man God is ever working
out His eternal purpose, and He seeks
willing vessels in and through whom He
can work Samuel's How can l goT
and his fear of Saul indicate some lack
of fellowship with God, probably be-
cause of his sympathy with Saul.
s. And he said: Peacefully l am come
TO sacrifice unto the Lord Sanctify your
selves and come with me to the sacrifice.
He used the very words of the Lord
(verse y. The Lords messenger should
say exactly what the Lord tells him
Jonah iii, >; Jer i. Z; Eek. ii, 4; iii. 4.
il; John xii, 40 Samuel was the rep
resentative of the Prince of Peace, the
God of Peace. 1t is only where there
is persistent enmity that there is need
for sword instead of peace. Sancti-
fication is twOfold. Every true child
of God is sanctified by the sacrifice Of
Christ, but also needs constant sancti-
fcation in the daily life (Heb. X, 10,
II; John xvii. ID.
G. I. have refused him for the Lord
seeth not as man seeth. for man looketh
on the outward appearance. but the Lord
looketh on the heart
Jesse and his sons came to the sac
rifice, and as the Lord had said that
He had chosen one of them, Samuel
seeing that Eliab was tall and good
looking thought that he must be the
Lords anointed, but the Lord said no.
In the matter of salvation the Lord
refuses none who come (John vi, 30.
but this is a matter OF special service
and the Lord looks. for heart willing
TO be controlled. We must seek a heart
right with God, wholly subject to Him,
and not the approval Of men or 10
make good impression upon people.
$40 And Jesse made seven OF his sons
to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said
unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen
these.
The Il. V. says land" instead OF
"again." which makes the sense a lit
! . 10 81. ha ipb
12), and he brought seven of them TO
this feast, not thinking that the youn-
geSt could possibly be wanted, and some
one had To mind the sheep. God look
ed for man who would submit wholly
to Him and His word and His ways in
all things, willing 10 have thoughts
and words and ways subject To Him,
and among these seven He does not
seem to have found such one. Few
seem willing TO know Gods thoughts
and understand His ways (Nlic. iv -;
Isa. w, ;, -.
II. There remaineth yet the youngest.
and behold he keepeth the sheep. And
Samuel said unto Jesse Send and fetch
him, for We will not sit down till he come
hither.
This verse gives Jesse's answer to
SamueTS question. Are here all thy
/ children and teaches this among other
/ things that if we meeily and fully fol-
low the Lord and rely upon Him He
will always get us where He wants us,
/ and where He does not want us we
should not want To be. We do not
| know how David took his being left
/ at home that day, but we may hope
that he took ii meekly. Possibly his
mother comfortcd him If he needed
any. We may infer from xvii, %, that
his older brothers did not take kindly
to his being preferred TO them Only
abundance of the grace of God can en-
able us to act out the precepts, I'm
/ honor preferring one another" and In
lowliness of mind let each esteem 9TH
er better than themselves" Rom xii,
10; Phil. ii, 81.
70. And he sent and brought him IN.
Now. he was ruddy and withai Of beau
/ tful countenance and goody to look TO.
/ And the Lord said, Arise; anoint him, for
| this is he
What a blessed man Samuel was to
be permitted to be so intimate with
God, and yet this privilege is offered
to many, though few are willing To
accept it. That which Paul wrote to
the Philippians is true always. All
seek their own, not the things which
are Jesus Christ's" phil. il. 2D This
is our first introduction to the man after
Gods own heart (chapter xiii, II; Acts
xiii, ID, the history of whose king
dom, past and future, fills so much OF
Scripture. His name is found about
1000 times i'm the Old Testament and
fifty in the New. Son of David is one
of the first and last titles of Christ in
the New Testament Matt. /. /; Rev.
xxi, 16). AS we gaze upon Gods
chosen one we can but wonder at the
grace which chose a mortal man for
such a glorious immortal future.
Is. Then Samuel took the horn of oil
and anointed him in the midst OF his
! brethren and the Spirit Of the Lord came
upon David from that day forward.
The II V saws "came NIGHTLY Ilnon