The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-07-11
Sabbath School
Lesson II. July II. 1908
SAUL CHOSEN KING.
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July u. 1908

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Golden Textile that ruleth over
men must be just, ruling in the fear OF
God" II Sam. %: 3.
The verses assigned for class work
on the Sabbath are chapter 10: I7-27.
All the preliminaries necessary for
the choice oi the king to be had been
arranged God had sent Samuel 10
anoirt Saul Samuel had finally ac-
cepted Gods will and he was at once
greatly drawn to Saul His stature
and bearing commended him To the old
prophet. When everything was ready
he summoned the representatives OF
the nation to choose formally their
king
Notice the Order OF Events:
l. The Assembly at Mizpeh. VS. ".
II lne Address 10 the People Vss.
IS, 10,
III The Casting OF Lots. VsS ao,2I.
". The Search for the King. Nss.
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V. Samuel Proclaims Saul. vs.. n
VI. The Constitution VS.. IS
VII The Beginning OF Sedtion. VS.
70, p.
/ This was the first great conven-
ton for the choice OF king 1t mark
ed the beginning OF new order. Miz'
peh was a city in the domain OF Ben
iamin. not very many miles from Jeru'
salem. Samuel no doubt gathered the
people from all the tribes there be-
cause he knew the king was to be taken
from that tribe 1t was good politics
looked at IRON the human side, &c
have the first king taken from the
smallest tribe rather than from one OF
the two very largest tribes.
II. The address to the people re-
minded them first OF their ingratitude
10 God VS.. IS. God, who had done
so much for them, was still sufficient
10 be their king. But Tvs. Io) the
. people rejected God So he gives them
the visible king. They were only
children. They could not yet see how
much the spiritual surpasses the earth
~ and physical,
Ill. To determine the matter by lo'
was very common in all classical times
and in oriental countries. This i'm
portant matter all turned on a chance
and yet Gods power was controlling
the whole event. First the tribe wa:
chosen out OF the twelve tribes. Their
the family ont OF all the families. Their
the household, and last OF all the man
". They could not find Saul whci
the final lot had been cast. lie wa
not much like politicians to-day. TIT
people were nonplusscd; they did no
know what To do Once more they g
TO God. and Samuel learns by th'
Spirit where To look for Saul. The!
all ran 10 the hiding place and brough
him out He. was an immense man
He had jus, the figure and size Tor
king Samuel was delighted.
V. Then Samuel made the solemn
official proclamation Notice tina
Samuel ascribeS the choice 10 God
See how proud Samuel was oi III
king There is no other man like him
he said Here the people houtcd
God save the king" Men make tina
same cry to-day when king IS place
on the throne.
vi Then Samuel declares the Law
oi the new kingdom There was III
capital city There was n yet III
throne. and not then crown an,
sccptcr. Those things all came later
But this was the first Hebrew corsti
tuition after the law Of Moses Tn
constitution was written in a book. o
parchment roll. by Samuel Iha
makes the Hebrew Kingdom very Oh
one he Old kingdom is gone Blu
this new spiritual kingdom OF whc
Christ j., head has only Just begun T.
be.
VII. Hut not every one would &C
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