The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-27

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the captains OF the companies that mir
istered 10 the king BY course. and the
captains over the thousands. and captains
over the hundreds. and the stewards over
all the substance and possession OF the
king. and ~ hts sons. with the officers.
and With tho mighty men. and with all
The valiant men. unto Jerusalem.
. Then David the king stood up upon
bis feet. and said Hear me. my brethren.
and my people: As for me, l had In mine
heart 10 bu.4d an house OF rest for the ark
o. the covenant OF the Lord. and for the
foctSfocl OF our God. and had made ready
fer the building:
But God SAID unto me. Thou shalt not
bud house for My name. because thou
hast been a man OF war. and hast shed
blood
4 Howbeit the Lord God Of Israel chose
ne before all TIE hc-ss cs Ky father to
Be king over Israel for ever: for He hath
chosen Jufah TO be the ruler: and OF the
house OF judah. the house Of my father:
and among the sons OF my father He liked
me TO make me king over all Israel:
> And Of all my sons Cor the Lord hath
given me many sons). he hath chosen Sol
omen my son to sit upon the throne OF the
Kingdom Of the Lord over Israel
g. And He said unto me. Solomon thy
son. he shall build Ny house and My
courts: for l have chosen him to be Ny
:. Moreover will establish his Kingdom
Tor ever. II he be constant TO do My COM
narcments and Ny judgments. as at this
day
Now therefore IN the sight Of all Is
rae. the congregation " the Lord. and ir
the audience OF our God. keep and seek
for all the commandments OF the Lord
your God: that ye may possess this good
land. and leave II for an inheritance fer
your children after ycu for ever
, And thou Solomon my son. know
thou the Gcd OF thy father and serve Him
with a perfect heart and with a WILLING
mind. for the Lord ssarcheth al hearts.
and understanceth all the imaginatsons
OF the thoughts. II thou seek Him. He
Will be found OF thee: but IL thou forsake
Him. He viii cast thee on for ever.
10. Take heed now: for the Lord hath
chosen thee to build house for the
sanctuary. be strong. and do It.
GOLDEN TExT.-Trust In the Lert
with all thine heart-PPov. 3s5.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
Preparation for Building the Temple.
.---.-----.-.............f Chron gi-Z
The Great Assembly. David's Address,.
--.---....---....--.......l Chron. 2:i-5
DAVIS Charge to the Pecpie.-.-...-......
-....--.----.....------...i Chron. .s.i-S
D2v.e's Charge to Solomon.
-.-------.----.-.--.-....l Chron- = .9-ia
MI AMI tOM
II Chon- 2i-2ID One Of the great
desires OF David's heart had been to
build worthy temple for the ark OF
Jehovah. but conditions in Israel were
not ripe for an era Of building. Peace
had TO be secured with surrounding
nations and the new kingdom COM
pacred and organized before that time
rr.srI corna 60 GAIL ana VS,vf,t hrst.
the kingdom. leaving the temple for
Solomon to build. This was the natur-
al. and indeed the only possible. or
der The site which David selected
for the temple was the threshing-fiooi
Of Oman Tor Araunah). just outside
Of the eastern wall Of the city. Ii was
here that David saw the apparition in
the sky at the time Of the great pes
filence-an angel with a drawn sword
in his hand-and sacrificed to Jehovah
with prayer that the contagion might
be checked This seemed to David,
because OF the deliverance which came,
fitting place for the great national
SANCTUARY The story is told in two
places. Sam 24:1-24 and Chron
2l.1-30- The chapters intervening be-
tween this incident and to-days les
son are filled with details Of David'a
preparation for the building. and an
elaborate scheme of the organization
Of the kingdom both civil and religious
tCh- 2s1-3) "All the princes OF
israel" etc: A brilliant assemblags
such as Jerusalem had probably never
seen before. That served the king
by course" See l Chron 27:1-5
These men were probably in charge
Of the building operations. David the
king" Though he had really made
Solomon king in his place. he was still
David the king" In the hearts of the
people. STOOD up upon his feet"
David was feeble old man. and usual
ly remained seated when he addressed
the People. but this was an unusually
important and impressive occasion.
Tvs 4-s) Solomon thy son. he
shall build" One Of the greatest joys
parents can have Is to see their chill.
dren go forward to do things which
they could not do. A father lives again
and ought to lie better in the life OF
his son viii establish his king
dom IT," There Il always an
If" Growth. success. happiness,
Heaven. may be had only by observing
certain conditions which are not arbi-
trarily made but exist in the nature
Of things Observe and seek out n.
commandments" 1t Is not enough r.
observe the conditions that are most
conspicuously forced upon the atten-
ton We must 'seck them out" Just
as far as we can.
(vs- 3. 10.) Know thou the God of
thy father A father IL largely re-
sponsible for the attitude Of his sor
10 God. "A perfect heart" Grudgine
service is not acceptable in Gods sight
Take heed for Jehovah hath
chosen thee" One o. the greatest in
centives to right living Ii the thought
that God has put one into the world
TO do certain important work for his
fellow men This holds Z man steady
when merely selfish considerations
IKE present or future happiness for
himself do mot