The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-08-13
SAUL TRIES TO
KILL DAVID
Sunday School Lesson for Aug. is, 1908
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memory verses, l4-lb.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"The Lord God is a
sun and shield."-Psalms a:11.
TIME.-B. c. 1862 CUssher), soon after
the victory over Goliath.
PLACE.-The capital probably at Gi-
beah, five or six miles north of Jerusa-
lem.
Comment s1d Suggestive Thought.
David's victory over Goliath had sew.
eral issues which affected his whole
life.
1. 1t led to the blessed friendship
which bound together the hearts OF
David and Jonathan "as with hooks of
steel" Tvs. LAY.
2. It led to David's advancement to
the head Of the army, and his training
in the arts of war, for the defense of
his country ". 81.
3. It led to his long and difficult
training in dealing with men of all
kinds, to self-control and wisdom. This
is put last in the story, because Of its
connection with Saul, which requires
considerable detail Tvs. 6-9).
v. 8. And Saul eyed David" kept
his eye on David In suspicion
and dislike. Int. Crit. Com. We often
speak Of jealousy as "the green-eyed
monster" and no emotions show them.
selves more unmistakably in the eye.
Envy and Jealousy. /. They are
most unhappy vices. OF all the pas.
sions jealousy is that which exacts the
hardest service and pays the bitterest
wages.-Colton, in Lacon.
2. They are the fruit Of selfsshness,
Of making self ones god, ones su.
preme object of love.
3. The cure of jealousy is to seek
FIRST the kingdom of God, and test
svrything, not by its effect on our.
selves, but by its power to aid or to
hinder Gods kingdom. He that does
this will rejoice In Its coming, even
though II be through others. So John
said OF Jesus, He must increase, but
! must decrease"
I. Therefore overcome evil with
good; overcome II In its very begin
nings, for there is nothing which
grows so rapidly.
V. 10. "The evil spirit from God
came upon SAUL" made use Of this
malady which opens wide the door for
such influences, and all evil passions
of the king find easy expression. And
he prophesied," that is he went
through the frenzies and terrible strug
giles and commissions which charac'
terized a certain form Of prophesying
among the heather very different
from anything done by the Biblical
prophets).
An eyewitness, in describing the
Egyptian dervishes, says of the devo'
tees that some writhe in agony, some
swoon, some are in fits, while still
with foaming lips they strive to muir
mur the praise of Allah.
Cumming.
II survives among the fakirs Of In
dia and sheiks, or dervishes, of Mo
hammedanlsm. They rave" (margin
of r. W, they foam, and throw them
selves into many an unnatural posture
They become dangerous, not only tc
others. but also to themselves when
so frenzied; still, lookers-on regard
them as performing religious exercises
or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mount Leb'
anon, Syria.
First Attempt to Murder David, v
II. Saul cast the javelin," or short
spear. Twice did David escape by his
agility.
Second Attempt to Kill David, " 13
Saul sent David away and made him a
colonel of regiment:
Ostensibly, to promote David, and
conquer the kings enemies.
Really that David might be slain by
the Phllistines.
The result was to bring out David's
virtues more conspicuously.
After this Saul tried to make David
disaffected, by refusing to keep his
promise TO make him his son-in-law
and again through the love OF his
daughter for David.
A Hero In Trial. - VS.. 14-l6
ID v. IA. David behaved himself
wisely" prudently, skillfully, with al
the wisdom of goodness and love
There was no treachery in him. He
learned self-control and grew in wis
dom and knowledge and grace.
CD One of the sources OF this wis
dom was in his singleness of heart
his devotion to right and duty at any
cost, absolute unselfishness.
The wisest course in time OF danger
is TO do faithfully our daily duty, ant
leave our case with God"
49, "And the Lord was with him
The Lord is with everyone as far as he
is willing to receive him, and yields
to his guidance. All past experience
In serving and loving God, every act o
faithfulness and love. every good habi
formed, every victory over selfishness
every sincere prayer, every act of con
secration to God, in all the past life
is a preparation for receiving ant
using the presence of God. The bette
instruments we become, the more per
fectly can we and will we be guided
by our Heavenly Father, into all truth
into the wisest actions, into the fulles
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