Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-05-08

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as:25. - '''e Aoio snan DC saie--frov-
Although anointed by Samuel. vic
torious in arms and promoted at court.
David was many years in reaching his
throne. At first both CT IT and army
did him honor (ch- 1922, yet he con-
Quoted himself with great modesty
(1S: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
providential as David's occur in the
lives of most of US if we could but
know them.
J. David and Jonathan, w. 49, 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
Saufs anger should vent 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-
liarly soldiers disease. The slave of
jealousy never has peace. AS sin and
disobedience developed in his life Saul
became subject to fits of insane rage
upon his harp and endeavored to quiet
the monarch's spirit, he hurled
| javelin, 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 own life (15:23; 16:14). Saul did
not keep his grief and rage to himself
for Jonathan and the nation alike
! knew all about it.
N. Saul and Jonathan, Wv. At. Tt
took courage and self-sacrifice 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 unanswerab1e.
David had not sinned against Saul; it
was Jehovah who wrought a great
salvation for all Israeli on the day
| David took his life in his hand and
| overcame Goliath. Jonathan pleads for
God as well as for his friend. He
called to SauPs memory his former
| joy at seeing Jehovah's victory
through David and for the time being
Saul was persuaded ". 81 and made
another of those impetuous promises
which proved so fleeing. Ushered by
Jonathan (Matt. 5:9) David returned
to Saufs presence. entered once more
upon the discharge of his duties and
desisted only when he saw that his
presence only aggravated the king and
that he was uselessly exposing his life
in Sau1's presence. David was faith
ful to God and to Gods anointed king.
III. MichaI and David, wv. s-f2
1 C0rr1sc hot &<1 D. -,
manently overcome. David went out
! and won a great victory over the Phi
| listines and as he followed his courtiy
duty, Saul burst out with a fresh at
tack wv. 8, 81. David had married
Michal when about twenty-one years
of age and Saufs attacks occurred dur
ing the next three years. The evil
/ spirit mentioned was a demon (1S:10
Acts 16:16-1s; Mark 1:23-26), a mes
| senger of Satan permitted by God for
Sauls discipline Gil Cor. 12:O. God
| permits evil to come upon men not to
tempt them-solicit them to do wrong
but to bring them to repentance or
| to refine them as pure gold Thus evil
may be said to do Gods work (ch.
| AID ito be sent from Jehovah"
~. Summary, All who envy are
murderers at heart Matt, 27:1s; I John
3:12, 15). The present day murderers
| hurl their iavelins of SANDER, lying
and vituperation against the reputa-
ton of the men whom they hate. Or
else they hurl unfair and unjust bust
| ness methods at others that they may
| perpetuate their power or else build
themselves up upon the ruins of those
| whom they envy. Saul missed David
| but he was no less murderer. Satan
| always oyershoots the mark when he
| assails one of Gods anointed, chosen
| ones Saul could not harm David
| though he wished to ever so much
Cps. 1882, SO: Isa- 54:17: Luke 4.S0:
| 10: 39)- Saul's hatred stopped not even
! at the threshold of David's house but
| invaded the sacred precincts of his
home. Envy is blind, it assails all
| that a man has, spares none with
whom he is connected and colors ev-
| cry act and relation of life even to the
| relations of father and child Saul
| was frustrated by his own children
| Jonathan and Michal David's danger
was imminent, hence his speedy es-
cape.
Men are strong in so far as they
see Gods purpose and discipline IN
| their lives
/ saurs experience at Naioth wv. %.