The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-09-25
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XIII, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. 27.

Q Sam. viii, 1-10). Golden Text, Sam.
vii, 3, Prepare your hearts unto the
Lord and serve Him only" That which
God had foreseen had come to pass,
and He who Fas truly their judge,
their lawgiver and their king was re-
jected because they wanted king like
other nations. They determined to
walk by sight and not by faith Deut.
xvii, II, 10; lisa. xxxiii, %. Despised
and rejected is the story of mans treat,
ment of God from the beginning, yet
He loves us and longs to bless us.
Lesson II.-Saul chosen king Il Sam.
X, 1920. Golden Text, lisa. XXXiii, %,
"The Lord is our king; He will save
u.s." Notwithstanding the cutting words
of Samuel, "Ye have this day rejected
your God, who Himself saved you
Verse 49,, they proceeded TO elect a
king from among themselves, and God
gave them a man after their own
hearts, the finest looking man among
them oversees 23, 24; chapter iX. o. for
man judges by outward appearance.
LESSON III. - Samuers farewell adj
dress Il Sam. xii, 1920. Golden Text.
| Sam. xiii n, only fear the Lord and
serve Him in truth with all your heart"
With a clear conscience before God and
man Samuel gave them his parting
message 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 IV.-Saul rejected as king q
Sam. XIV, 1923 Golden Text | Sam.
XIV, %, ITO obey is better than sacri-
fee" If we seek above all things TO
please people we cannot serve the Lord
(Gal. /, 10; Luke xvi, 49,, and Saul con-
fessed that he feared the people and
obeyed their voice Verse pa. Samuel
said that in SO doing he rejected the
word Of the Lord, and therefore the
Lord rejected him Verse 2G).
LESSON V.-Samuel anoints David q
Sam. xvi. 4-13l. Golden Text, | Sam.
xvi, Z, Man looketh on the outward
appearance. but the Lord loolleth on
the heart" Having given them a man
failure, God will now give them a man
after His own heart who will fulfill all
His will chapter xiii. Il; Acts xiii. 22.
LESSON VI David and Goliath Il
Sam. xvii. 3S-49). Golden Text Rom.
viii, 81, IF God be for us, who can be
against u.s." David, having been
anointed. awaits Gods time and way
to reach the throne. doing meanwhile
Just what his hands found 10 do. A
grand opportunity being granted him
to glorify God in the eyes of Gods peo-
pie as well as His enemies and having
q great desire that all the earth may
know that there is God in Israel. he
goes forth in His name and is victori-
Gus. --.--~---...-. u, '''
LESSON VII.-Saul tries to kill David
q Sam xvii, 5-16l. Golden Text, Ps.
XVI. l. God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble" Saul,
having turned his back upon God, is
possessed by an evil spirit. and, filed
with hatred. he proves himself n rel
ative of Cain, child Of the devil, who
from the day that he was told that the
seed Of the. woman would bruise his
head persistently seeks to kill that
seed.
LESSON VIII.-David and Jonathan
q Sam Xxx, 1928. Golden Text, Prov.
xviii. -, There is a friend that stick
eth closer than a brother" In the
opening verses Of chapter xviii the love
and conduct of the kings son toward
the shepherd boy are very suggestive OF
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.
LESSON IN. - David spares Saul q
Sam. XVI. 5-12. 21-25). Golden Text.
Luke vi, -, Love your enemies; do
good to them which hate you" An OPP
portunity for David to reach the throne
which was rightfully his and which
seemed TO Abishai to be God given,
but David saw in it only a temptation
from the evil one and he resisted it.
LESSON X.-Death of Saul and Jona-
than q Sam. XXI. 1-13). Golden Text,
Prov. xiv. 10. There Is way which
seemeth right unto a man, but the end
thereof are the ways OF death" At
last his time came. as David had said
q Sam. XVI. 10). The Lords "Hither-
to shalt thou come, but no further"
dob xxXviii. IL, had been uttered, and
Saul is gone from the earth. One can
not but feel sorry to think OF Jonathan
slain in this way, and the lamentation
OF David III Sam. 1. 1920 is very
touching.
LESSON XI.-David becomes king III
Sam. il, 1-1OJ. Golden Text, Ps. cxxxiii,
/, Behold how good and how pleasant
Il is for brethren to dwell together in
unity Every purpose Of the Lord
shall be performed DER. Ii, 29) in His
time. and as truly as Joseph's dreams
were fulfilled and David became king
first of Judah and later OF all Israel QI
Sam. V. 1-j). so the words of Gabriel
to Mary shall have literal fulfillment
in due time luke /, %. 33).
LESSON XII.-Abstinence from evil
n temperance lesson IL Pet. Nv, LID.
Golden Text. Eph. V. Is, "Be not drunk