Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-10-10
GODS PROMISE
TO DAVID
Sunday Sehool Lesson Tor Oct. IL, 1905
Specially Arranged Ter This Paper


GOLDEN TENr.-''rhere hath not
failed ono word OF au DIS good promises
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TIAfE-Aholt The middle of David's
reiGn. not Ions after the ars was brought
90 Jerusalem.
PLACE Jerusalem.
PROPHETS. -Nafhnn. now Crst meme
TONED, and CAD who bad been with Da-
via in his exile
The second period OF pevil'e reign.
Comment ard Suggestive Thought.
David. in his magnificent palace Of
cedar. looked out upon the place of
worship for the nation and saw only
tent. which must soon decay. as the
Mosaic tent had decayed Ill did not
seem right and ftunr that amy private
house. even a kings should Pee more
beautiful and COS ly tlau Gods house.
IL did not honor God nor religion. The
prophet Ha--ai G:f1. five centuries
later. uttered tbo Lords rcbuke 20 his
people. "Is &c time for you. O ye. 90
dwell in your cofled houses. ana this
house Die wastco'
The King. with a noble longing for
the good of bis people and ,he honor
OF God. desired to build O. temple that
would wor,huy express the nation
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that IS En- thine heart. for God .s with
thee" David's desire was right
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word OF God came GO Nathan" In "a
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AFTER the destruction OF the temple
and the extinction OF David's dynasty
IN Jerusalem, the writer in Chronicles
and the post-eNlan Prophets regard
the promise as still IN force. and sun
IN process OF tuiullment 90 the seed
or David. with no limit 20 fits eternal
operation" This was the period of
transition from the formal 20 the splr-
itual, but none the less real, Kingdom
and inheritance OF David. The com
plete fulhllment was in Jesus Christ,
great David's greater Son" In the
"olh rs oi hci'' ne poslefily or David
VOuiu on'y las- iol ever oy running out
IN person VINO liFes forever; that is.
oy Culiiliiie---N5 IA lne Messiah, who
ives forever ana on whose kingdom
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oul OF jacob la nov 10 De uNlOlCeQ