The Dolores star., 1915-05-14

GOLDEN TENT-Love your enemies, do
good to them that hate you,-Luke 6;g7.
Professor Beecher gives 1865 n. c.
rs the date Of this lesson and the
death Of Samuel. Saul had been on
the throne 81 years and David was
twenty seven years of age. There are
ten famous episodes between the les
son OF last week and that OF today.
az David and the shew.bread: (2)
Goliaths sword; go David feigns
madness (ch. 2D: 90 The cave OF
Adullam; go His care OF his par.
ents; 80 The killing Of the priests
tCh 22I; ca Wandering In the will
derness tch. 28; 80 The cutting Of
Saul's robe (ch. 2p; (9 Nabars churl-
ishness, and 00l Abigail's kindness
Och 25D II might be well to have
one scholar give a summary Of each Of
these events.
!. David and Abishai, w. ST.
Once before. the Ziphites had in
| formed Saul as to Davids whereabouts
| t23' l9D. Learning that Saul evident
ly intended to follow him into the will
derness ". ~, David sent spies to
learn the exact location of Saul and
the 5000 men under command OF Alb
ner Abner was cousin Of Saul, q
| brave man with a remarkable history.
Unwittingly they had placed them
a second time (2i:3-s. Like the
camp Of the Midianites which Gideon
| visited, Saul and his men were scat
tered about sleeping within the place
Of the wagons" ". s r. W, with Saul
in the center, the spear marking his
resting place and the bolster beneath
his head. Doubtless Saul trusted Alb
ner's protection. but no arm OF flesh
can save or protect sinful man. From
neighboring rock David and his
friends could distinguish the spear
and the outlines OF the camp. David's
challenge was directed to both OF his
companions. Ahimelech, the Hittite,
declined the summons, whereas Abb
shat, David's nephew who had already
| proved himself In the affair at the
well nI Samuel 23:13-16) and later be-
came a leading figure in David's king
dom, accepted the challenge.
u. David and Saul, w. 6i2.-Abishai
was quite right that God had deliv-
cred Saul into David's hand ". 81. but
he was wrong in his conclusion AZ to
what that meant God delivered Saul
that he might. II possible, save him.
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magnanimity, his sense Of honor and
also an event wherein he could appeal
to saurs honor. Abishafs anger Is
evident from his words, Il will not
smite him the second time" There
was ample provocation, but David rec.
ognixed In this experience the hand
Of God. nor would he profit by an
Others hand upraised against the
Lords apoipted" ". o.. A conscience
less keen could have found an excuse
for allowing another to strike n blow
to his own profit. Saul was rejected
az Jehovah. vet David preferred to
let Jehovah execute his own DEGREES
tch, 24:l5 CT. Ps. 105:15).
m. David and Aboer. w. 1a.16.-
Returning to his vantage point,
doubtless the brow Of hill on the
opposite side OF the valley. a point
Of safety. David awakened the sleep
ing camp. Abner replied. Who art
,bou9" This cry sounds strangely like
the presentday REPLIES to the chal.
lenge OF our David when a sleeping
| ..m, -, al, Ia .rouuad This call
came at night. When our King shall
return his visit will be unexpected and
at night Il Thess. 5:2-4: Rev. 1G:15).
Il would seem like a humiliation for
this proud. naughty eeneial, Abner, to
be tainted BY David ". 15). As chief
officer he was responsible for the
kings safety and his life. David
therefore might well reproach and
ehtde him for his lack of fidelity was