The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-11-05
lKUUBLE Fur
IIITnIIn~ -.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
lesson in the International series
for August o. t003-David
and Goliath.
THE LESSON TEXT.
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So And David girdcd his sword upon his
armour, and he assayed to go; for ne had
not proved Il. And David said unto saul,
cannot go with these for nave hot
proved them And David put them on him
~ And he took his stan IN his hand, aud
chose him ave smooth stones cut OF the
brook. and put them In shepherds bag
which he had, even In a scrip. and his sing
was In his hand, and he drew near 10 the
Phillstne,
H. And the Phiilstine came on and drew
near unto David; ana the man that bare
the shield went before him
a. And when the fti.istlne looked about,
and saw David. he aisdaln6d him, Tor he
was but youth, and ruddy, and Of a fair
45' And the Philist!ne said unto David,
Am dog, that thou eomest 20 me with
staves? And the Phi.istine cursed David
by his gods,
to me, and ! viii give thy flesh unto the
fowls OF the air, and 70 the beasts Of the
aeid
d. Then said David to the Phillstine,
Thou comesi 20 ne WITH n sword, ana with
a spear, and with "a shield; but 1 come 10
thee in the name OF the Lord of hosts, the
God OF the armies OF israe., whom thou
hast dtded
g. This day viii the Lord deliver thee
into mine hand; ana vii smite thee and
take thine head frcm thee; and Will give
the carcasses OF the host of the phillstlues
this day unto ths fowls OF the air, and TO
the wild beasts % the earth that ai the
earth may know that there is God In
Israel
&. And all thls assembly sha'' know that
the Lord saveth not With sword and spear;
for the battle Is the Lcrds and lie Will
give you into cur hauts
S And lt came 70 pass. when the Fhil'
istine arose ara cure and Grew nigh 20
meet David that l7yia hastet. aua ran
toward the army 70 meet tie Fti.lstlne.
A. And David put his hane in hls has,
and took thence g s,cac, and Sang ~ and
smott the phN.stne "a his forehead, ,hat
the stone stuck INTO his forehead; and be
fell upon his face % the earth
GOLDEN TEAT.-ff God be for na,
who can be against us t-Rom. si;it.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
The Philistlntf cGampien...i sam, lt;t.ll.
Davies ksght "a GQaath ~ sam. li.l1-ap
David, champion of l,ret,..l sam, is'2l.ai
Dav.d's wearcus............i sam. y $50
uavid's Hrrtss.,..,...s....I sam, l,iii,t9
The Phl.isilnts routtd.s,....i sam. 4, ,sl-si
TIME -Fl 6ab.y hs1ut it- g.
pLACE.-TGe frontier hetWr zen lhitlF.ia
and Israt became known as Ephtsdam-
MIN, the "houudgry 10 ol1c 81 constant
was the border warfare. Here ~ Ire Nat
II E.ah. alta place ca..ed s5c5h, ,he events
. this lesson occurred II was zen mtles
rom Btth.etsm the home cf uaN.l ard
eight miles from me PhNi ne sity Gath
MOTIFS AND COMMENTS
Battles among the ancients often be-
gan Vita q single compat between
selected champions. the agreement
sometimes being made that ihi en-
counter should settle The issue az
stake. The PhiIistiues proposed This
plan 20 King saul for they bad with
them Goliath 81 Cath. giaut aeaely
ten feet tall. heavily armed and al
most lnvulnerable Twice q day fer
20 days this son Of "the Anakim
strutted forth and shouted ii, boast
fui defiance 70 the Israelites, ebalisng.
ing them TO single eomtat-tq The
great DISNEY OF Saul and his followers.
This was the state 81 things when
David reached the battlefield. lie "a ,
the boastful giant come forth for his
daily challenge he saw the crinelnR
dismay Of his eountrymen His blaot
boiled as he listened 10 the unavengeG
insults to his country and bis God.
That such n heather should success.
fully defy the armies Of the living
God" seemed TO the young patriot q
great calamity
Though his earnestness was ridl.
euled and rehuked by his older broth
ers, Il was soon reported 20 King Saul.
who promptly summoned David before
him
The distracted king eagerly accepts
David's offer neither ridieuling biz
| youthful appearance nor noticing the
| inconRrulty of The shepherd boy
wearing his own massive suit of ar
NOR! with his apparel" The cloth
ing specially htted u be worn un-
der armor The feet that David eould
wear sau's clothing nt all suggests
that he was full-grown perhaps "a
years Old. "Assayed;" Tried. Doubt
less David had never before worn ar.
NOR and did not know what an en-,
eumbrance Il would be to him. espe
cially in such combat when his hope
must be IN his own agility a. well q,
/ IN his trust IL God Ellis sian
and bis sling" The Only weapons h.
knew he could use The staHwas more
| properly a club These with bows and
arrows, were doubtless the weapons
= most of saul's army. Singers have
always been famous IN Syria. and espe-
elally IN The tribe u benjamin Judges
e0;iel1 Past experience Is present
power David's sling had not been
idle during the long days with the
sheep. He became expert with q
I then.
Thus meaeerly but appropriately
equipped. David clambered down the
rayine between the hostile camps;
then crossing the rushing brook, that
tlll winds along the Vale Of Elah %.
day. he began TO climb the steep ascent
on the other side. The dlseusted giant
curses the stripping antagonist he sees
approaching him. and boaftfully dehel