Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-10-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Iesso" In the International series
for October II. IaO3-S:oa.s
Covenant with David
THE LESSON TEXT.


., Go and tell my servan, David. Thus
saith the Lord. Shalt thou build me an
aouse for me to dwell iny
Nnereas have not dwelt In any house /
nhce the time that brought up the chill /
~" OF israei out OF Egypt. even TO this
tabernacle "
:. In all the places wherein have " alked
"ith al the children OF Israel spake n
Wv Win my OF the tribes of Israel. whom
Sonnmanded TO iced my people Israel.
.cdary 49, "SS W
= NOW therefore so shalt thou say unto
MY servant David Thus saith the ORD af
Hosts. took thee from the sheepco;e.
rom following the sheep, to be ruler over
Ny people, over Israel.
NM was With thee whithersoever
'hou wentest and have cut Off all thlna
enemies out OF thy sight and have mad,
,"re great name. like unto the name Of
ne great men that are In the earth
=" Moreover l will appoint "a place for
w psopIe israel. aud Will plant them. that
sn,S may uwoll IN "A place OF their own.
,"u move no more. neither shall the chit.
as beforetime
u. And as since the time that command
- luuses to be over My people Israel. aud
nave caused thee to res, from all thine
tnemI.s Also the Lord telieth thee that
lie VIII make thee an house
- ana when thy days be fulnllsd. and
SET up thy seed after thee which shall pro-
his kingdom
~ lie shall build an house for MY name.
ahu VIII stablish the throne OF his king
dom FOR ever
IL NIL be bis father, and be shall bs
Al son. IL he commit iniauity. l viii
enasten hpn with the rod OF men. and with
The stripes OF the children or men;
10. But MY mercy shalt not depart away
from him, rs | took IL from Saul. whom
put away before thee.
shall be established Tor ever before thee:l
thy throne shall be established for ever
GOLDEN TENT.-Thy throne shah
be established for ever.-2 sam. 7,iI.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION I,
David Plans to Build Temple . sam, :i-l
God Forbids liim........"...:s Sam. s:t-l7.
Read also the parallel account In IL
Chron, II: also Psalm ~. which is a hy ma
oil praise In the same strain.
NOTES AND COMMENTS
David Plans to Build Temple.
furt herance OF his desire for a thorough
and lasting revival OF religion I'm N
Jewish nation David had 1t In his hes]
to build to God a magnificent temple
He had conquered all of Israel's enemies.V
now was the time to lay the conversion
OF peace and prosperity. He expressed
this desire to Nathan. the prophet, who
is now mentioned for the first tlmed
Go" said Nathan, do all that is I'M
thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.'r
God Forbids Him.-But the first inn
pressions OF even the best OF men cam
be erroneous; so Nathan discovered that
very night. Praiseworthy as the tasId
might seem. IL was not for David to per-
form. Now II Is to be noted that God
does not here give the reasons WIN
David should not build the temple, bud
merely says: II have not dwalt in any
house since the time that brought up
the children OF Israel cut OF Egypt. even
to this day. but have Walked In q tent and
in a tabernacle" A reason. however, is
given In Chron. 22:s to the effect that
II was not entirely fitting that man on
war, and upon whose hands was ths
stain OF blood. should build temple to-
the God whose message was one OF peace.l
II may also be that the time for this
project was not quite ripe. David's
work was one OF organization. and whiia
he had conquered the enemies Of Israeb
II is more than likely that he had not
yet put the kingdom upon hat firm basis
which would perpetuate II after his own
death. Saul was the first king, but he
was not equal to the task OF organization.
This fell 10 David This latter reason is
limited at In the promise OF God that He
will perpetuate the house OF David. ana
that to his son will fall the task OF build
ing the temple. In this connection comes
the promise to- David: Thy throne shalt
be established forever"
David's Prayer.-This Is a prayer OF
gratitude. How humbly David asks lie
IL was small thing that thou hast
brought (or guided) me hitherto.~
Raised from a shepherd to- be king of N
conquering nation. Surely this was no
small thing I'm itself But that his
throne should be established forever
words failed 10 do Justice to the gratI-
tude he felt. No wonder David ex-
claimed Wherefore Thou are great.
o Lord God; for there is none like Thee.
neither Is there any God beside Thee. ac-
cording to all that we have heard with
our ears" Not alone for the personal
blessing did David give thanks. but that
Thou hast confirmed TO Thyself Thy
people Isrsel TO be people into Thee
forever"
Current Interpretation. I think. writes
Prof Willis r. Beecher. In s s. Times.
emphasizes the thought that David's
son shall build the temple. which DAVID
himself Is prohibited from building.
And certainly this thought had the
greatest Importance TO David But this
is not where the account itself places the
emphasis. n devotes one clause w. f3aI
TO the building Of the temple by DavIds
seed. and dozen clauses (13 bile. 10.
24-29) TO the perpetufty and eternal
dominion Of DaVid's seed. and the rela-
lions between this eternally operative
promise TO David and Gods earlier
promise 10 Israel. II makes the latter
go much more important than the build
ing Of the temple that David does not