Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-19

rlhSI WORDS-The lessons of the
quarter cover a brief period Of only forty
years IN the history of Israel, beginning
with 1896 3. c.. according to the received
chronology. They are all taken from the
writings of the Prophet Samuel. one from
MS second book. the others from his first
DOCK Two kings, Saul and David. the
lirst and second to ascend the throne. are
sketched with Samuel as the connecting
INK, the adviser and friend of each. Da-
via occupies by far the larger place He
appears as champion against the giant
VINO defied the army of Israel and by
various vicissitudes and changes he rises
to the chief place of power through the
SURFACES of his own people. The two SOW
ereigns are in strong contrast, the one
exhibiting folly. the other wisdom.
FIRST LESSON. July 5-Israel Asks
for King q Sam, viii:1O-22).-To whom
did Samuel report the desire of Israel?
What did he say concerning the manner
Of the king? How would he treat the
sons? How would he treat the daughters ?
What would he do with the harvests
What would he edo with the vineyards?
What would he do with the men servants
How would the people like this treatment
of their king? What would the people
do? How would the Lord regard their
cry? When Samuel told these things,
what reply did Israel make? What reason
did they give for their determination?
What did Samuel then do? What direc-
ton did the Lord make to Samuel?
SECOND LESSON. July 12-Saul
Chosen King q Sam. x:17-2O.-Where did
Samuel call Israel to assemble? Where
no 1~ BOD
done for the nation? What did he say
Israel had done to the Lord? Why did he
make such a speech? After the speech
how did Samuel proceed? Which tribe
was selected out of all the tribes? What
do you know about that tribe? Where
was 1t located? What remarkable events
in its history? What family was selected
out of the tribe? What man of this fam
lily was chosen? Whose son was he?
Why could not Saul be found? How did
they attempt to find him? Where was he
at last found? How did he appear among
others as to stature? What did Samuel
say concerning him? What did the peo-
pie say? Where did Saul go? What did
Samuel write in a book? What did the
children of Belial say?
THIRD LESSON. July 19-Samuel
Warns Saul and the People q Sam.
xii:1-5; 13-25).-At what period in Sam
uels life is the lesson? What did he say
of his condition? What of his conduct
What challenge did he give? What did
he promise? How did the people respond
Whom did Samuel call to witness the
popular verdict? What was the object in
all this? What charge did Samuel give
the people under the monarchy? What
promise did he give? What warning did
he give? What sign did he give of the
Lords presence and power? What did the
people ask when they saw this? How did
Samuel comfort the people? What did he
promise concerning the Lord? What
promise did Samuel make for himself?
With what last word did he close the in
terview? What is the great thought of
the lesson?
FOURTH LESSON. July 26-Saul
Rejected by the Lord q Sam. XIV :13-2S).-
What did Samuel say to the Lord? What
did Saul assert? What question did Sam
uel ask? What pretense did Saul make?
How did Samuel boldly reply? What
command had God given to Saul? What
had Saul done rather than to obey this
command? What three sins had Saul
committed? What did Samuel say Of re-
bellion? What sentence did Samuel then
pronounce? What did he assign as the
ground Of that sentence? What confess
sion did Saul then make? What excuse
did he offer for his sin? What request
did he make Of Samuel? What did Sam
uel do? How did Saul attempt to re-
strain him?
FIFTH LESSON, August 2-David
u. 81 j.
How did the Lord reprove Samuel. What
order did he give? Where was Bethle-
hem? To whom was Samuel sent? What
did Samuel fear? On what errand should
Samuel go? On arriving at Bethlehem
what did the elders say? What did they
mean? What did Samuel do first at
Bethlehem? What did he think about
Eliab? What reply did the Lord make?
What was the decision concerning Abn-
adab? What about Shammiah? How
were seven sons treated? What did
Samuel ask after the seven sons passed?
What was the answer of Jesse? When
David appeared what did the Lord say?
What did Samuel do?
SIXTH LESSON, Angus. a-David
and Goliath Il Sam. xvii:3S49 How
did Saul arm David? How did David like
this armor? Why was he not pleased to
wear the armor? What did he take in
his hands? What did he take from the
to meet David? How did he despse
David? What did he do? How did he
challenge David? What was David's
humble replyP What did David say
would be the result of the encounter?
What made the battle between the two
test of strength between whom? What
would that test display? How did Da
vid meet Goliath?
SEVENTH LESSON. August 16-
Saul Tries to Kill David q Sam, xviii:6-
16.-What was the song Of the women?
How did Saul regard this? What did
Saul say? From that day forward what
course did Saul pursue toward David?
What then came upon Saul? What did
David do to comfort Saul? What did
Saul thrust at David? How did David
escape? What was the difference be-
tween the two men after that? How did
Saul direct David? How did David be-