The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-02-26

Having prepared a guilt Offering"
6:4-s. the Philistines started the ark
back towards Shiloh. As punish.
ment for their sacrilege and perhaps
FOR their boastful pride, God Furnishes
the men Of Beth-Shemesh and finally
the ark finds rest in the house OF
Abinadab. 6:10-21. II. 2. For 20
years Israel was under discipline In
bondage. v. 2.
I. "And ssmus, soske ..v.
ino," w. SO. Il In possible TIM, nj
times Samuel was a fugitive bu, that
he was prayinc. teaching and nreach-
ing the word Of Jehovah" We are a..
sured. At last Israel was drawn To-
gether, " 2R v. margin rndoub,ed.
" Samuers pure life and hi. faithful
witnessing had as much tn do with
this assembling IA did the oppression
Of the Philistines. Samuel told thu
peopIe plainly tina, in order IN no 40.
livered from the Pbilistines Israel
must return unto Jehovah with all
your heart" The putting away liudr.
ing) Of sin and all idols is the first
step Of apy real, genuine repentance
towards God. lisa. SET When israel
adopted Ashtarotb and the strange
gods they possibly did so with no
thought of forsakinp Jehovah hut
rather with the idea Of "enrincbing"
their Worship Such Iiberalitv such n
federation Of religions is weakening IN
the cause Of faith. Matt ga John
2:15. James, "a Samuel might he
called narrow" but his exbortation "a
Israel that they return to the love
and Worship of Jehovah to the obedi.
epce OF his laws with wboIe-souled do.
votion, was the first and the most an.
sential requisite TO their freedom In.
raels response ". Al meant not alone
seIf.deniaI, but a revolt against the
Philistines. This meant also the civ.
ing up of amusements and profits which
might accompany such worsbip The
word heart includes the will snec.
tons, motives and mowers of souI
Not merely a surface emotion but .
deep change Of heart and character.
1t Is sad TO recall that this was .
reformation. not a regeneration tsh.
$50, but such Ii the history Of an
emotional reformation. One day, how.
ever, we shall see that one will last
last. Rom. ll:2G. Samuel Is type OF
Christ as . prophet and also az an
intercessor, Heb. 7:25, Gathering the
people at Mizpah Ca lookout'D he
caused the people to look to God.
Such a gathering was an evidence Of
must ever precede prevailing prayer.
Ps. 1915, Heb. 1925. The meeting
began by prayer by Samuel who
was nearest to God. They than poured
out water upon the ground, a symbol
OF their utter helplessness, also OF
the pouring out OF their hearts before
God, II Sam. 14:14: Ps. 62:S Israel
also "fasted"-an expression Of scr.
row for sin which was SO deep that
they could not eat. and n sign Of the
humiliation Of self and an earnest de-
sire to find God. Dan. go. Acts 1879. 3.
u. "And Samuel offered :,
a burn, otferino," w. e.t2. Twenty
years OF bondage bred n spirit of fear
In the hearts Of the Israelites and in
their extremity they turned to Sam.
uel 70 intercede for them. Christians
have a better one Ms their interces-
sor. John al; Heb. 1875: Rom.
s;i. Israel no longer places It's
trust In an outward symbol as when
formerly they sent for the ark, oh. "a.
All real prayer is preceded by sacri.
hee. AMI the only ground we have upon
which TO approach n holy God is to
shed blood. Heb. 1919. John li:6. This
is also type Of entire conservation
The lamb OF Samuels sacrifice In a
type Of our Christ who entered into
Gods presence for us by bis own
blood" Heb. eli, ~ Having thus
properly approached God. Samuel
cried for Israel. and the Lord heard
him." John i7:s In the midst Of this
the Philistinss gave battle ". iot
even as Satan often makes his
hcrcest assaults upon us In the midst
OF our hottest exercises. God "thun-