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l5-2O. Now hath Christ been raised
from the dead" In some respects the
resurrection of Christ Is the greatest
event in all history, for had lie not
risen from the dead His life and death
would have been no benefit To us q
4 Cor. Ky HIS. The kingdom promised
TO David needs IN immortal man as
/ king. one alive from the dead
! LESSON H. David Amounted king.
] sam xvi 4-l3 Golden Text. Sam
4 xvi. I. Man lpokeih on the outward
/ appearance. but Jehovah looketh on
/ the heart In the case of Saul God
/ gave the people II man after their heart
\ but now lie CHOOSES u man after His
own heart tchaiupr xiii. II; Acts xiii
| 22i. the most unlikely. humanity speak
/ Ing, OF all the eight SONS, but the
4 Lords own choice, ANA lie is still
/ looking for hearts that are whole to-
ward Him
! LESSON Ill.-The shepherd psalm.
/ RS xiii Golden Text. rs xiii. |.
Jehovah is my shepherd" Consider
all the shepherd and shepherdeSs sto-
/ iNN anu Aiitli SIC AiN isbAh btNOo hS
the good shepherd, the great shepherd,
the chief shepherd and the shepherd
who shall yet gather all Israel ard feed
/ them in II good pasture John Y; Heb.
xiii; Pet Y; Eek xxXiv. IA. 10
/ Such n shepherd can never let His
sheep lack any good thing
! LESSON lN.-Dnvid and Goliath,
! Gam evil oAE1 l.nlnnn frnxt
viii. 81. If God Is for us, who is
against usT' Truly fearless shep.
/ herd. to whom the living God though
/ Invisible. was more real than the viS
! IDLE mass Of flesh and blood In the
] form of Goliath. His great desire be-
! ing that all the earth might know that
! the God of Israel was the true God and
that His name might he honorsd and
1 not reproached.
LESSON V.-Saul tries 10 kill David
! Sam. xix. liz Golden Text. Prov
xxx. -, Whose putteth his trust In
Jehovah shall be safe From the day
! that the women aScribed more glory
/ to David than to Saul. Saul was jealous
OF him and sought TO kill him. but God
delivered him not into his hand CHAP.
/ tiers xviii, 10; xiii. AZ. Back OF II all
the reason il seen In Saurs disobedi-
ence and in his allowing an evil spirit
/ TO take possession of him xvi. IA,
LESSON Nl.-FriendSllip Of David and
Jonathan. ] Sim. Xxx. 32-42 Golden
Text, Prov xvii. IL. "A friend loveth
at all times" Consider how their souls
were knit together from the day OF
Davids victory over Goliath until Da
vid said after Jonathans death. Thy
love to me WIS wonderful. passing the
love of woman" ell Sam. |. 36l. Yet
such friendship was but faint type
Of the love of Jesus Christ to u.s.
LESSON viI.-David spares Saul
Sam. xxvf. sic. Golden Text. Luke
vi. ~ Love your enemies: do good to
them that hate you" At least twice
David had Saul wholly in his power.
but refused to lay a finger on him to
harm him. II was Just the same on
| David's part when he was cursed and
stoned by Shimei; be would allow no
one to harm him. but just left him TO
God.
LESSON Vlll.-David king over Ju.
dab and Israel, II Sam. Il, II: v, 10
Golden Text. Ps. xviii. Z: Jehovah is
my strength and shield. My heart hath
trusted in HIN and ! am helped" In
due time the Lord accomplishes every
purpose Of His. according to Jer II. 20;
| rs. xxxiii, IL; Eph. |, IL, and so David
became king over all Israel and went
on and grew great, and the Lord God
of hosts was with him ". 3. 10I. just
as surely Jesus Christ shall sit on ia
vids throne In due time.
| LESSON fX.-David brings the ark
to Jerusalem. III Sam. vi, 1915. Gold
en- Text Ps. cxxii, l. 81 was glad when
they said unto me, Let us go unto the
house of Jehovah" The story of the
ARK or the Covenant always suggests
the presence of God and His provision
or perfect righteousness for sinful man
| think 1t the most wonderful type Of
the Lord Jesus in the Bible.
LESSON X.-Nathan rebukes David
III sam. xi, 22-xii. IA. Golden Text
's. Ii, 10. Create I'm me a clean heart
/ . God" A sad lesson on the deceit
fulness and desperate wickedness OF
the human heart even in such chosen
vessel as David. There is no perfect
man IN all the Bible story but Jesus
Of Nazareth. the Lamb of God with
out blemish and without spot. holy.
harmless. indebted and separate from
sinners
LESSON Nl.-The blessedness of for.
giveness. rs. xxi Golden Text, rs
xxi, |. blessed is he whose trans.
gression Is forgiven. whose sin is GOV.
cred" How great and all sufficient Is
the sacrifice on Calvary which can put
away transgression. sin. iniquity and
guile Then He becomes our home to
dwell in, where we are safe from all
enemies and our guide through all the
wilderness OF this world.
LESSON XII. prayer for the
tempted. Ps. cxlL Golden Text, rs.
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