The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-09-03
TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
September -, Ioo3-Dcasb OF
snut aua youathsu,
THE LESSON TEXT.


q sam. Si.i-iS)
! Now the Phiiistines fought against Is
raei: and the men OF Israel fed from be-
fore the Philistinss and TELL down slain iu
Mount Gilboa
And the Phillstlnes followed hard upon
Saul aud upon his sons: and The Philistinss
slew Jonathan and AoiHsdab. and Mel
shLshus Ssul's sons
Aud the battle went sore against Saul.
and the archsrs hit him; and ne was sore
wounded OF the srchers
Then said Saul unto his armorbearer.
Draw thy sword and thrust me through
Herewith; lest these Uucircumcised come
and thrust me through and abuse me But
his armorbearer would not Tor he vas
sore afraid Therefore Saul took a sword,
and fell upon Il
And when mis- armorbsarer saw that
saul was dead. he fell likewise upon his
sword. and died with him
so Saul died. and MS three sous. and his
srmorbeareT. and al his men that same
day together
And when the men of Israel that were
on The other side or the valley and hey
That were on the other side 0f Jordan. saw
that the men % Israel ied. and that saul
ana hLs sons were dead they f0rsook he
cities and He'd; and The Phiiistines came
and 1welt In them
Ana u came 20 pass On the morrow
when the Philistluss came 20 strip the
slain that they found Saul aud MS ,hrse
'ons fallen in Mount Gt,boa
And they cut of' hls head and strfpnAd
on his armor. and cent into the and ~
the Phliisiiues round about 20 publish q
IN The house Of their IDOLS and among -
p-ople
!" And they put his arrnor IN he house
ot AshiarOth, and hey s-tst-u+d as Doay
TO The wall of R~thsEsu
y And when he inhabitants 0f Jahssh-
Gi'ead heard of hat which he PA!astlnes
had done 20 Saul;
q Att the valiant men arose. and vent all
night and took he body ~ Saul and The
bodies u his sons from he wall NJ Rsth-
shan. and lams TO JaOgsb tra .arut hem
there
"a aud hey took .h-ir bones. ,ra aar'sd
them Under a Zee AZ Jabssr. and .astrd
seven lays
GOLDEN rETr. There IL . way
which s-rm"th right INT" = man. hut
the end thereof are th. ways of death.
PROV. II'I2
OUTLINE Of SCRIPTURE SECTION
Davis AZ .zl,a ....... ............ sam -..-.e
5au, g vision ~ samuel .......t sam ...-..
Ac1ish's rust 90 Day'I......... sam ...-.4
David. .tu-urv . Sam n..-..
Oath q sat, and MA soas..... sam .r..-a
HtAt potN -va fFrrgr ........... -au s -..l
TIE bodies rescued .......... Sam a...-1
r.AE-Auout .nn 3 .
H,ACE-GatL Ers5r trtak -nu.fe-u
judah Mount iit3o- s-fa--rau 4u. .a-
JssE--ii4rad.
NOTES AND COMMENTS
After David had spared Saul. lie.
IS described "a 0ur at .essoa. and
lad thereby regaiaad his favor. We
Aould have expected that he Aantsd
saw would nave returned 20 his
home. But no, David Knew Saul 100
well. he dared not trust him. Il de-
spair le gave Ip he nope 9f living l.
peace n ais native and and vent 20
i've among the PhiIistinss until Saul
should die 1t seems very uHpatriotic
course; but he vas probably forced
20 It.
All went we'll until the Philistines
wages war upoE Israel Then Ach.ah res-
quired Dayid's help. and he would have
been forced TO light on the side Of his
country's enemies had not the Philis-
tine Leaders feared hfs treachery and
sent him away before the battle Re-
turning 20 Zikiag. he found The city IN
ruins and the women and children cap-
tursd 0y the Ama,ekites. whom he pur-
sued and conquered, returning laden
With spoil.
Weakened by constant desertious
from Lis army, 5au! 8 n 10 condition
10 meet the strong PhiIistine host hat
irvRdes the and rom the northwest.
He Is panie-stricken at their approach.
IN desperation re consuItS The witch Of
Endor" % divine The probable result
OF the coming conflict, ana Il possible
obtain a message rom he dead Samuel
rhe narrative "a one u he 5trangsst
in the Bible. Or. Agten, one of he BEST
Interpreters Of he Old testament. says:
'Tt is hopeless 10 try - vRGsysiAno Lt.I
Incident. Magic q II io9s n Che rasf,
and Yentr!louu.sn, vnten the language
inpiles 70 have been the practice u ,h,1
woman may have haG itS payr- AL
that We know Is. SANi thought M saw
and heard Samuel. and he ttgure he saw
and heard toid him The worst
Therefore Saul vent into battle hat
ldt c4ItttIAA 4ttS6i Z he men OF s.
rael tiea:" The battle vas probably
fought q he Pain of Jezreei. he D.
rssiitss being forced back On theis
camp On the slope II Mt. Gllboa. Max.
inx their tnai stand here. ike wild
heasts IL bay hey we're slatn IN great
numbers. The battle went sore
against Saul: \ pitiabte scene
Saui's three vaiiant sons stain defend
'ng him: himself wounded ana hard
pressed by The PhiHstine archers. SEEK
.ng death is 4 favor II the hand Of
MS armorbearer- rather han TAIL into
he hands OF his hearhen foes. ana nnal--
~ committing suicide-a miserable
ending 0f 1 most disappointing career.
After the 0arparous custom or the.
lucients. Saul's deeapitsIea body vas
exposed. with hose ot his sons. On The
city wall Is humiiIaring disgrrce