The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-08-28
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON TX, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, AUG. 80.
Text of the Lesson, sam. XVI, 5-1:,
21-25 - Memory Verse, II - Golden
Text, Luke vi. 27-Commentary Pre-
pared by Rev. ID. VI. stearns.


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s. g. Then answered David and said. '''
| Who will go down with me TO Saul TO the
camp? And Abishai said, l will go down
/ with thee.
After the parting of David and jon
/ athan in the last lesson David in due
time made his headquarters in the cave
Adulam, and, having placed his father
and mother under the care of the king
of Moab, he became captain of about
400 distressed and discontinued men
who gathered unto him. His own
brethren were also among them CHAP
ter xxi, Id. Saul in his anger having,
by the hand of Daeg, slain eighty-five
priests, Abiathar escaped and told Da-
vid. and to him David said these MEM
orable words: abide thou With me,
fear not; for he that seeketh my life
seeketh thy life, but with me thou
shalt be in safeguard xxi, 90. Prob
! ably many years of David's persecu-
tons are covered by the words, And
Saul sought him every day, but God
! delivered him not into his hand (XXiii,
| IA But in the twenty-fourth chapter,
! as well as in our lesson, Saul Is seen in
! David's power to do with as he will,
! and in each case David returns good
! for evil. David having been assured
| by spies that Saul had in very deed
! come again TO seek him, having 5000
chosen men with him, he asks for
volunteer to accompany him TO Sauls
camping place. and Abishai, the son of
/ jeremiah, responds.
is Then said Abishai to David, God
/ hath delivered thine enemy into thine
! hand this day; now therefore let me
! smite him. l pray thee with the spear
| even 10 the earth at once. and l will not
smite him the second time
Having come to where Saul and his
people were by night they find them
| sleeping. and Abishai thinks that this
| is Davids God given opportunity to
Stay his enemy, and he Willingly offers
TO be the eXecutioner. This same
Abishai wanted 10 take SINNERS head
off when he cursed David and threw
stones at him. He ii was also who de-
| livered David from the giant lshbi-
benob and slew him (iI Sam. xvi, ., 6,
| 0; xxi. Is. 10. He was a valiant nat
ural man, but did not seem TO know
much of the gracious long suffering Of
! Jehovah.
! eli. David said furthermore. AS the
! Lord liveth the Lord shall smite him or
/ his day shall come TO die or he shall de-
/ scend into battle and perish. The Lord
! forbid that / should stretch forth mine
hand against the Lords anonted.
Such confidence had David in his
God that he could leave every one and
everything in His hand without anxi-
ETY., sure that the counsel of the Lord
would stand and the counsel Of His
enemies he brought to naught. There
fore he could say, not as mere theory,
but from his own experience: Fret
not myself because of the evildoers,
! for they shall soon be cut down like
the grass and wither as the green herb.
Rest in the Lord and wait patiently
for Him" ops. xXXvii, l, ., y.
70. They were all asleep, because deep
sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.
Davids suggestion to Abishai was
that they take the spear and cruise
from Saul's head. which they did, and
going a good distance away cried out
TO Abner, the captain of Sauls host.
that he was a valiant man. but had
not taken good care of his master for
/ he might have been slain 10y one who
took away the spear and cruise from
his masters head. The reason of their
being able TO do this was that the Lord
had caused special sleep to come upon
them.
o. Then said Saul: l have sinned. Re-
turn my son David - Behold, have
played the fool and have erred exceed
ingly
David's kindness to him when he had
him in his power seems to have touched
his hard heart, and he said heswould
no more do him harm. But he had
also seemed penitent when David
spared him the former time (XXiv, To-
l0. He was unreliable toward God
and man. unstable disobedient, self
willed. not willing to be controlled by
God and therefore controlled by the
evil one
22-24 Behold, as thy life was much set
by this day in mine eyes. so let my life
be much set by in the eyes of the Lord
and let Him deliver me out OF all tribula-
ton.
David recognized the Lords hand in
Saul being placed in his power and
also in his being kept from touching
him. From his own experience he
wrote, "The meek will He guide in
Judgment and the meek will He teach
His way" ops. XIV, 81. Weakness COW
ers so much ground and is so necessary
the word must be received with meek
ness, and. being saved by His word. we
must take upon us His yoke who is
meek and lowly in heart and follow
Him Das. /. 21; Matt. Xi. 29). David's
desire for full deliverance brings to
mind these words of Paul. '"The Lord
shall deliver me from every evil work
and will preserve me unto His heaven
" kingdom. to whom be glory for ever
and ever Amen" Ql Tim. iv. 49,.
25 Then Saul said TO David: Blessed be
thou my son David Thou shalt both do
great things and also shalt still prevail.
So David went on his way, and Saul re-
turned TO his place.
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