Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30

anOinted by Samuel, vic
torlous in arms and promoted at court,
was many years in reaching his
throne. At first both court and army
did him honor (ch. 1922, yet he con-
Quoted himself with great moGesty
tl8:1S, 23). He also obeyed the king
explicitly though he knew fully that
he was the God-appointed successor
OF Saul. Escapes as wonderful and as
p~rov1dential as David's occur in the
lives of most of US if we could but
know them.
l.. David and Jonathan, Wv. 1-3. The
story of the love of David and Jona-
than is a classic. With such close
family relations and a son-in-law so
successful at arms it is strange that
Saul's anger should vsnt itself upon
David. At first Saul was much at
tached to David but the admiration of
the people for David aroused his jeal-
ousy, (ch. 1870 and jealousy is pecu-
1iarly a soldiers disease. The slave of
Jealousy eve has peace. AS sin and
d~isobedience developed in his life Saul
became subject to fits of insane rage
during nj of which, as David played
upon his harp and ~endeavored to quiet
the monarch's spirit, he hurled a
j~avelin. which served as his scepter.
at the harpist (ch. 1910. Saul felt
that David was divinely protected and
he knew that God had departed from
his W life (15:23; 1910. Saul did
not keep his grief and rage to himself
for Tnnofhon and fhn notion alike
knew all about it. Jonathan gladly
accepted Gods decree, willingly gave
up his rights in the kingdom yet he
was loyal to his father. 1t is a tender
and touching story of Jonathan's love
Tor his friend David, and at the same
lime his loyalty to his father Saul.
He delighted much in David" ". p,
gave full, explicit warning to David,
and also sought to intercede with Saul.
IL. Saul and Jonathan, Wv. AZ, It
took courage and self-sacri1ce on
Jonathan's part to speak on behalf OF
David. Prudence and principle are
combined in Jonathan's plea. Those
who envy include in their hate and
anger all who speak kindly in behalf
Of their enemy. But Jonathan's argu.
ment wv. 4, 81 is unanswerable.
David had not sinned against Saul; it
was Jehovah who wrought a great
salvation for all Israel" on the day
David took his life in his hand and
overcame Goliath. jonathan pleads fol
God as well as for his friend. He
called to SauIs memory his former
low ~ c10in- Tohoroh,c vsafnru
through David and for the time being
Saul was persuaded ". g. and made
another of those impetuous promises
which proved so fieeting. Ushered BY
Jonathan (Matt. 500 David returned
to Saul's presence, entered once more
upon the discharge of his duties ant
desisted only when he saw that hi
presence only aggravated the king ant
that he was uselessly exposing his lif'
y In SauIs presence. David was faith
full to God and to Gods anointed king
III. Michal and David, w. 8-t2
Saul's hatred was too deep to be pei
manent1y overcome. David went GU
and won a great victory over the Phi
listines and as he followed his COURT,
duty, Saul burst out with a fresh al
tack wv. s, 81. David had Marie
Michal when about twenty-one year
Of age and Saul's attacks occurred dul
ing the next three years. The evi
spirit mentioned was a demon OSLO
Acts %16:16-18; Mark 1926, a mes
senger of Satan permitted by God TO
Saul's discipline (II Cor. 12:7). Go
/ permits evil to come upon men not t
! tempt them-solicit them to do wron
! but to bring them to repentance {
1 to refine them as pure gold. Thus ev
4 may be said to do Gods work Gel
i AID ITO be sent from Jehovah"
On the other hand if men will nc
have the good spirit. the spirit {
! truth, then God gives, them over t
& error and evil spirits CI Thess. FL
8 12). Doubtless David was on h
b guard for when his insanity cause
b Saul again to attack him he fed {
81 100. Messengers were at once di
B patched to his house ". III an
81 Michal lowered David from a windo
3 at some ~unguarded point, and as til
spies escaped from Jericho. and Pal
from Damascus, so he escaped fro,
his dangerous. position. There al
suggestions in the Psalms whie
would indicate his grief over thes
is experiences.
IT. Michal's stratagem wv. 1910 W.
1t -'one not necessarily sanctioned |
an God, though he bore with it for it Q
r. Cured at that time of ignoranc
BY which God overlooked. "-Edersheil
ry ~. Summary. All who envy a
murderers at heart Matt, 27:1S; I Jof
a 1912, 15). The present day murdere
in hurl their j~avelins of SANDER, lyil
be and vituperation against the reput
ed ton of the men whom they hate. I
else they hurl unfair and unjust bu
TX ness methods at others that they m;
is perpetuate their power or else bui
ac- themselves up upon the ruins of tho
IN whom they envy. Saul missed Dav
Dr. but he was no less a murderer. Sat
rk always overshoots the mark when
assails one of Gods anointed, chos
ones. Saul could not harm Day
though he wished to ever so mu
FPS. 1892, SO; lisa. SALT; Luke 4:3
1O:39). Saul's hatred stopped not ev
at the threshold of David's house b
invaded the sacred precincts of |
home. Envy is blind, it assails
it that a man has, spares none w
m whom he is connected and colors
cry act and relation of life even to
?' relations of father and child. 81
he was frustrated by his own childr'
tb. Jonathan and Michal. David's dang
IN. was imminent, hence his speedy
nile cape.
Men are strong in 81 far as til
see Gods purpose and discipline
their lives.
SauIs experience at Naioth wv.
an 24) was a response of his emotion
be- nature to a religious appeal, anotl
ual time when God was waiting to
ow gracious. b
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