The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-10-15
THE SUNDAY SC
Lesson In the Internatt cries
fOr October IL, 1905 id's
Confession.
THE LESSON TEXT

l. Have mercy upon me. o c.. accord
ing TO Thy loving kindness -coording
unto the multitude of Thy ;enc,r mercies
blot out uy transgressions.
. Wash me thoroughly from mine ini-
| Au!ty. and cleanse me from my SIN.
5. Fer | acknowledge my traEss ,ssions;
and my sin Is ever before me.
l. Against Thee. Thee on.y, have s!nned.
and done this evil In Thy sight that Thou
migh;est be Justified wien TEOL sptakes ST.
and be clear when Thou judg,st.
.. Behold, | was shapen IN iniquity; and
In SIN d.d my mother conceive me.
c. Behold. Thou desl, eth truth in the in
ward parts; and in the hidden part Thou
| shalt make me 10 know w.s ION
= rurge me with ENssup, ana l shal be
clean. wash ne, aid | sLaA be winter than
snow.
that the bones witch Thou has, bruk II
may rejoice.
. Iliur Thy face from my sins, and bot
out AL mine iuiGui..os.
10. create in me "a c,cau heart, o God;
an renew a rigE; spirit within M.
II. Gas; n. not away from Thy presence;
auG tax, not Thy Holy Spirit rom me-,
l.. Restore unto ne tie joy OF IIl sA.va-
tgu; &ui u, hold IL, with Thy :r.a spirit
80. Then VIII / teach lrulsgr,- surs Thy
ways; aud sLntrs sDJI bc converted unto
Thee
a. Deliver NE lr,m G.oo,-,U'i@,ss, o
Cos, I..u o.. Boo. ~... ..'h, . .'N .''5"t
sr.. sing aloud .-..-~
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wuud. ! gNc ", Thou e,aEE.,s' ".' IN
49, III" sa,r.accs of God are a broken
spirit, "a uIat,u ans a DuN'.... ..A.., a.
God. Thou W.T. not d'sri-..
GOLDEN TENT.-Cr"atr in mc "a
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NOTES AND COMMENTS.
G. Sam. - one of the many luulCa-
tions of David's generosity and true
heartedness is found in his blindness to
Mephiboshelh, the crippled son ui his
friend Jonathan An ordinary orien-
tai monarch of David's time would have
eXterminatcd the family of the former
king, root and branch. David did not
do so, but sent across the Jordan TO l.o-
debar, where Mephibosheth was liv-
ing in concealment, and brought him
to Jerusalem with great honor, restor-
ing to him the rich lands of Saul which
had been Confiscated. and added him
to the constantly increasing number of
courtiers who enjoyed the kings favor
and lived more or less at his expense
at the court in Jerusalem.
G. Sam. 11-12:25) David stood the
tests of adversely better than those OF
prosperity. Ease and luxury were be-
ginning to tell on his character In
stead of leading his armies into battle
as formerly. he now left them to Joab,
and remained himself In his harem at
Jerusalem. The fact that in those days
it was considered eminently proper for
a king to have a harem did not make
that harem less demoraizing. The sad
story of David's moral weakness when
tempted, and then Of his deliberate mur-
der to conceal his sin and add another
woman to his harem. is told in Chap.
II. Thus far" says Aglen. 1.-The story
belongs to the usual crimes of an ori
entail despot What follows,
however, could have been found no.
where in the ancient world but in the
Jewish monarchy" When after the
terrible year lived with n guilty con-
science, the prophet Nathan again ap-
peared before David to do the hard
duty of friend Q2:1-12). David broke
down completely, confeSSinG his sin
and repcnting with repentance that
was really a change of life. Black az
the sin had been, Jehovah fOrgave the
penitent man. but the results Of the
sin troubled David's life to the end.
ops. 5i:1-JD In connection with this
story of the sin and repentance of lsra-
els greatest king, we study the marvel
GUS prayer for pardon in the Fifty-trst
Psalm. 1t is not known who wrote
this Psalm, but It fits David's Circum-
stances so fully that many suppose II
was written by him after the visit Of
aspiration of those who have done
wrong have found expression through
all the centuries to the present time.
Is there not place for the confession
and prayer Of the first few verses in
every Christian experience? The one
Offering the prayer has hope. but It is
in Gods loving kindness rather than
In his own deserts. Against Thee,
Thee only. have sinned:" The very
natural feeling Of the heart. whatever
its sin. as It bows before the loving
and righteous God to whom in its sin
1t has been untrue. The Psalms are
written in the language of the feelings
That thou mayest be justified" by
confessing my guilt admit that Thy
condemnation is Just"
(Vs. 6-12) Purify me with hyssop:"
"Pronounce me clean from my sin Just
as the priest pronounces the leper clean
as he sprinkles him with the hyssop
branch" "Gladness:" That comes
only with a sense Of sin put away and
"a very strong figure, denoting tho
most complete prostration "-Perowne.
(Vs. 1919 Then will I teach"