The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-12-26

NOTES BY r. S. HOLMES.
Lesson XIII. December n. 1908,
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David directly, or are concerned with
his life. Three are about Solomon and
his acts. One is temperance lesson,
one is the Christmas lesson. and this
is the review. Thirteen in all.
OF the first seven, one shows David
doing a great religious act; one re-
cords his gratitude for past friendship
one tells OF a great promise made to
him by God: one shows David in great
danger: one gives the picture OF a
broken-hearted father: two are songs,
or psalms, poems written by the king,
one full OF the Joy OF a penitcnt soul,
the other filed with the JOY OF trust in
God as the great Shepherd.
The three about Solomon show him
receiving his empire from his father;
making choice OF Gods wisdom by
which TO govern well, and dedicatlng
the first great temple.
The temperance lesson was almost
impossible The Christmas lesson was
the beautiful story OF Bethlehems shep-
herds and the angel song
David, and Nathan, and Joab, and
Mephibosheth, and Absalom are the
prominent characters in the first seven
lessons. Many interesting pictures are
suggested by these names. The indul-
gent father and the hayward son. The
triumphant rebel and the outcast king.
The routed rebel and the pursuing gem
eral. The royal prince dead by Joab's
javelins. The great lament in the room
over the gate. The sinful king and
the rcproving prophet. The shepherd
boy on Bethlehem's pasture lands.
Still waters; verdure-clad fields.
In teaching suggest these pictures,
and get your pupils to tell the story,
or stories that they suggest. Such an
exercise will make a fine review OF
these seven lessons,
The Solomon lessons can be used in
the same way. These lessons are &, 10
and II.
The old prophet and the disturbed
mother The usurping prince and the
misguided general The terrified ban
queters The royal procession, the
kings mule, the acclaiming throng.
The sleeping king and his wonderful
dream. The great choir, and the great
promise.
These are only samples Any tea
cher who will think little can multiply
them Induce the pupils TO find fresh
ones They will be interested.
Find ten characteristics OF David that
appear in these lessons. lie was swift
to act when once aroused He had
poetic soul He had a deeply religious
nature. and yet was easily mastered by
human passionate.
Whose son was Solomon?
How many high priests were there in
David's time,
What was the name OF the royal
prince who wanted 10 succeed his
father:
Who were the chief causes OF Solo
mons success:
Why would not God permit David to
build the temple?
For what sort OF wisdom did Solo
mon ask?
What is the real beginning OF wis
dom;
What is the difference between wis
dow and knowledge?
rebellion
Was Joab right or wrong in killing
Absalom2
Get your pupils to give ten reasons
why the drinking 81 alcoholic drinks
is dangerous
Why does the Christian world celc-
brate Christmas,
What sort OF men frs saw the
Christ: Who were the tirs, to tell the
story OF the Christ,
OF all the characters in the lessons OF
the quarter which one do you like the
best: Why?
Recall their names There were
surely as many as twelve, and one OF
them was a woman, and three we're
soldiers, and two were princes. and
two were kings, and one was prea-
cher. and two were priests Who and
what was the twelfth oncs
In little book published by the
Revell Company. called The Gist OF
t:ie Lessons, book that can be
slipped in the vest pocket. is the fol-
lowing. DR. Reuben A. Torrcy is the
author
Lesson /. The necessity OF serving
God in the precise way his Word in
structS
Lesson 2 Gods superaboundi9g
grace: David purpoScd to build God a
house and God covcnantcd 10 build him
a house and to establish his house and
his Kingdom forever.
Lesson 3. David'S Kindness to Me
phiboshcth, a type OF our David's kind
ness TO us
Lesson 1. Ii we seek to cover our
sins from God he will uncover them
and I'll our hearts with hcavings, but
Il we uncover our sins before God with
frank and full confession God will
cover them up and fiji our hearts with
praise and light
Lesson 5. Whatsoever a man SOW
eth that. will he also reap: a sinful
father will reap in his wayward child
rem an awful harvest Of the sins he has
sown: the king who is disloyal TO God
will reap the disloyaliy OF his people.
Lesson O The man who destroys
the love and peace and joy Of another's
family will reap heart breaking agony
in his own house.
Lesson :. Jehovah is the believers
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