The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-08-14
SAUL TRIES TO
KILL DAVID
Sunday School Lesson for Aug. Is, 1908
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| oeah, five or six miles north of Jerusa-
lem.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
David's victory over Goliath had sew
! eral issues which affected his whole
life.
l. 1t led to the blessed friendship
which bound together the hearts OF
David and Jonathan 'as with hooks of
steel Tvs. 1-4).
2. 1t 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.
8. 1t led to his long and difficult
training in dealing with men of all
kinds, to selfcontrol 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 Dayd in suspicion
and dislike. Int. Crit. Com. We often
speak of jealousy as "the green-eyed
monster" and no emotions show them
selves more Enthusiastically in the eye
Envy and Jealousy. 1. 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 selfishness,
of making self ones god, ones SUI
preme object of love.
8. The cure of jealousy is to seek
1t, of
evrything, not by its effect on our
selves, but by its power to aid or tc
hinder Gods kingdom. He that does
this will rejoice in its coming, even
though it be through others. So John
said of Jesus, "He must increase, but
l must decrease"
L. Therefore overcome evil with
good; overcome it 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
muir the praise of Allah. Gordon
Cumming.
1t survives among the fakirs of In
dia and sheiks, or dervishes, OF MO
hammedanism. They rave" (margin
of +. W, they foam, and throw them
selves into many an unnatural posture
They become dangerous, not only to
others, but also to themselves when
so frenzied: still, lookers-on regard
them as performing religious exercises
or prophesying.-Sh 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, V, IS.
Saul sent David away and made him
colonel of a regiment:
Ostensibly, to promote David, and
conquer the kings enemies.
Really that David might be slain by
the Philstines.
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.. 14-16.
% V. IA. David behaved himself
wisely" prudently, skillfully, with all
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.
o. One of the sources of this wis
dom was in his singleness of heart
his devotion to right and duty at any
cost. absolute unselflshness.
THE wisest course in time Of danger
is to do faithfully our daily duty, and
leave our case with Cod"
(9) "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 of
and love- every good habit
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 and
using the presence of God. The better
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 fullest |
life.
"a When we are wise and faith.
full and the Lord is with us, then all |
things. all trials, all difficulties, all
sorrows. all opportunities, all iLlu-
ences, good or bad, are compelled to |