Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-28
,HE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON TX, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, NOV. 20.

! copyright, 1903 by American Press Association.1
Our lesson is entitled "David'S charge
! TO Solomon" but that is covered by
! verses 8 and 10; the verses preceding
/ give bayid's charge to Israel through
/ her representative men; but the COM
! plete charge both to Solomon and to
! the people inclSles at least the last two
verses of this chapter and the first five
of the next. The address to both con-
/ Germs very largely the temple which
| David had 1t in his heart to build and
! for which he made abundant provision,
: but concerning which God said unto
him. Thou shalt not build an house
! for my name because thou hast been
man of war and hast shed blood"
oversees 1-3l.
Many things suggest themselves to
! the mind of child Of God which seem
both to the believer and to his intimate
| friends to be good and right, but the
suggestions are not Of God. On the
other hand, God sometimes tells be-
! lever to do that which seems contrary
to the common sense and good judg-
ment both of himself and his fellow be-
! levers. Even Nathan, the prophet,
, thought that David's purpose to build
| a temple was all right, and he at first
encouraged him in it q Chron. xvii, l, y.
The apostle Paul thought that he
| ought to preach the word in Asia and
| in Bithymia on his way west during
his second tour, but the Spirit forbade
| him to do so at that time (Acts XVI, g.,
| y. And what could seem more con-
trary to all sound judgment Of men
| than to build q great vessel with no
water in sight, to expect a sea to d.
vide. a river to stop flowing, a city's
| walls to fall down by unseen hands,
! five loayes of bread to feed 5000 men
! or to roll away a stone from a tomb
and expect a corrupting body to come
| forth in health? But these are only
parts Of His ways, and how little por-
| ton we hear Of Him? Job XVI, IA;
see also r. W In creation and in re-
demption God in Christ was the only
worker. and in the daily life Of each
believer it must be His working which
worketh in us, or it will prove to be
wood. hay and stubble, which must be
burned up (Phil. ii, 13; Col. !, 20; l Cor
Iii, ii, 49,.
God is ever working all things after
the counsel of His own will, according
to the eternal purpose which He pur-
posed in Christ Jesus our Lord (Eph.
|. II; iii, ID. Abel and Seth, not Cain;
Isaac. not Ishmael; Jacob, not Esau;
Judah, not Reuben or the others; Da-
vid. not Eliab: Solomon, not Nathan,
are the chosen sons Of men through
whom the Son of Man IS to come who
will Himself be the true Temple and
| Tabernacle Uohn ii, 1921; Heb. viii, l,
| p: also the chief corner stone OF the
| building now being completed CEph. II,
| 19-21J. and the son Of David to sit on
David'S throne and reign over the
house Of Jacob forever duke |, 1883.
The throne of David at Jerusalem IS
the only throne OH earth that has ever
been called the throne Of the Lord
y,
g., and Jerusalem is the only city or
earth that will be called 1.-The throne Of
| the Lord" {Jer. iii, ~. and the only
thing that l have found in Scripture
that God says He will do with His
whole heart and soul is that He will
place Israel in their own land, give
| them one heart and one way to fear
| Him and make them His people in the
sight Of all nations Ger. XXXii, 3I-42)
1t is part of His eternal purpose, and
He will do in spite Of all the caVillng
and unbelief of Jews and gentiles.
Let us give special attention In the
remainder Of our meditation to the
charge to Solomon and take what we
can of it to our own hearts. On April
| %, 1886, verse 0 was made very spe-
cial blessing to my soul as rode on the
| train from Scranton to Philadelphia
| A memorandum on the margin or my
Bible reminds me of this, and the bless
ing lasts to this day. There is nothing
greater than to know God DER TX, 20
q: John xvii, 8; xiv, 0; Phil. Iii, 10; III
Pet. iii. 49,. TO know Him az our Father
| through Jesus Christ, for no man
| knoweth the Father save the Son, and
he TO whomSoever the Son will reveal
Him Matt. ri, %. There are no chill
| dren Of God, according to the Scrip
| lures, except those who are born or
| God by receiving Jesus Christ as their
| Saviour. who also created all things
| John i, 1-13l. Then TO serve Him with
q perfect or whole heart and willing
mind. remembering that He searcheth
and underStandcth all the imaginations
of the thoughts of our hearts-this is
| life in earnest Concerning the perfect
| heart see Gen. xvii, |: Heb xiii. 20.
As truly rs the palace which Solomon
was to build was not for man, but for
the Lord God. so the daily life of every
believer is first of all for the kingdom
! of God and His Righteousness CHAP.
| xxx. l: Matt. vi, ;3i:j. Let the words
! l.. hn