Mower County transcript., 1903-09-23
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3 Golden Text. Ps. XVII, L. Comm a en- en-
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$ LESSON ,5I I .:---I ~ Israel asking for "a king
.tI SAM vii, lilo Golden Text II Sam.
wi, 81 81 Prepare your hearts unit the
& Lord and serve. Him on I. q q hat which
God had foreseen had come. to- pass,
and He who was truly their judge,
their lawglyer and their king was re
jected because they wanted d king like
other nations. # They determined to
walk by sight and not by faith Deut.
xvii, II, J, Is 4 Isa. xxxiiiii, % 22 Despised
and rejected is the story Of mans treat
nent Of God from the @beg ginning s, vet
He loves us and Ions IS to bless US.
iii LESSON IL Saul chosen king q Sam.
<, "a 77-21) Golden Text. Isa. X1ssiii, %,
3r'a..The, Lord is our king; He Will save
us Notwithsta nding the. cutting words
of Samuel, ...Ye (. have this day rejected
your God, who Himself saved YOU
tYerse 19), they proceeded to, elect a
king from among tleIlselv es, and GOD
gave them a. man: after their own
hearts, the finest looking man among
them {versess 23,5 d.; "a s; chap ter tx, =, FOR
man judges by outWa1iI app earance. II
4. LESSON IL..-Sa anuel.s, farewell ad,
dress q Sam. xiii, 133-25y Golden Text;
Sam. XII, IL "a, "Only fear, the Lord and
serve Him in truth. with all your heart.''
With a clear conscience before God and
man Samuel gave thenrs his parting
and, like Joshua, urged them
above all things to follow the Lord and
serve Him sincerely. considering the
great things He had done. for; them.
LESSON IN.--Saul rejected as king 5C
Sam. XIV. 1929. Golden Text, II Sam.
xv, p ..To, obey. is better than zsacri-.
fee" If we seek above all things to-
please people we cannot serve. the Lord;
(Gal. i, 1o;;:: Luke xvi, 13t. and Saul con-
fessed that he feared the people andl
obeyed their. voice &(verse 24). Samuel
said that in so doing: he rejected the
word Of the Lord. and therefore the
Lord rejected him (verse 2G). a. x. ..l
LESSON W.-SamueI anoints David &C
Sam. xvi, 4-13t, Golden Text. L Saan.
xvi, Z, '4Man Iooiseth on the outward
appearance, but the Lord looketh. on
the heart. Having given them d man
after their own heart and he proving a
failure. God will now give them a man
after His own heart who will fulfill all
His will {chapter xiii, IA; Acts xiii, 90.
LESSON VII David and Goliath Il
Sam. xvii, 3S-4Y. Golden Text, Rom
viii. 81, s'1f God be for lus,, who can be
against us? David, having been
anofnted, awaits Gods time and way
to reach the throne, doing meanwhile
just what his hands found to do. 4
grand opportunity being granted him
to glorifr God in the. eyes OF: God s peo~
pie as welff as His nenaies and having
d great desire that all the earth may:
Enow that there is a Cod II Israe Ell, he
goes forth In His name and IS victori.
Gus. @:.'zs$ - ss2 II ~
Lesson VII. Saul tries to%kill DAVID
q Sam. XVII, 5-l6). Golden Text. Ps
xlz'i,> I, God is our refuge and strength.
very present help in trouble" Saul
having turned his back upon God. is
possessed BY an evil spirit and, flied
with hatred, lie proves himself 4 rel
ative% Of Cain. a child of the devil. who
from the day that he was told that the
seed of the woman would bruise his
head zpersistently seeks to Kill that
seed. ~e-'.< . #s i+,& ~ +
LESSON EIII.--David and Jonathan
II Sam. k, 1929. Golden Text. PROV.
xviii, "a a'sThere issa friend that stick
eth closer than a brother" lI the
opening verses Of chapter xviii the love
and conduct :oft the kings son toward
the shepherd boy are. very suggestive ot
the love Of the Son Of God to us in His
emptying Himself for our sakes and
clothing US With His own clothing and
in seeking our welfare. The hatred OF
Saul is like the evil one. Il S$., ,,ySs
LESSON "a X. - Il d vid spares Saul N
Sam. XVI, 10. 2ls25J. Golden Text,
Luke vi q, Love your enemies; do
good to them which hate you. 3 An op-
portunity for SDa yid to reach the throne
which was rightfully his and which
seemed to Abishai to be God given,
but David saw I'M it only al tempt ton
from the evil one, and he resisted It Il
LESSON Death Of Saul and iona
than Il Sam. xxi. IL 81 G 3 Golden Text,
Prov. xiv, .12, TT here is a wa y5 which
seemeth light unto a ma n, but the end
thereof are the ways of death. '' AT
last his time came, as David had said
Il Sam. xYyi szzT The q orc, S 'sHither-
to shalt thou come VI but no further
Job xxxyiii, II \ had been Uttered. and
Saul IS gone rom tile ea Ut b ne can:
not but feel sorry to think OF j olat han
slain in this wa IS Il q an the i "a entation
Of david very
touching g sfsS
LESSON. tX .- pa id s5lo comes King "a
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