The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-07-29


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q; ii Sam. b:6-25; Heb. s:2-I0
PRIMARY TOPIC--Thanlking God.
JUNIOR TOPIc-The Ark Of God
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INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
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YOUNG PEOPLE AND Adult TOPIC
Making Religion Central
The ARK was q symbol Of the pres
snse pt God II Isrksl. .hIt renEsAenteh
Gods throne, the place from which he
communicated his viii TO the psohfe'
through the priest lex. 25 20; Psalms
80:1).
!. Davies Unsuccessful Attempt to
Bring Up the Ark IVY 1.5l 49,. . ....
F -:- Thik: isSGn;1exahhpte dt "a wrong way
Of doing a right thing, That the ark
of the Lord OF Hosts, the symbol Of
Gods presence, sftonld berbrought to
the very center of the nations life was
a decision worthy. of all praise. It
surely met Gods appr6val David gath
cred ttogetherlthe representative men
OF the nation, In order. that The move
ment might be national one. That
David was sincere in this Measure can
notsbd d0nbted. but he WINS hasty apd
inc0nsiderate. lGod had. expressly de
creed that the Kohathites should bear
the ark upon -theIfHsBcdiders (Num.
4.14nIl5S at;eIsJ8 :1. EFOr them, TO.
place, II even upon o. new, cart was a
positive violation OF Gods command.
ment. Though David was sincere, his
slI1ceritya dtdfrHoH atene for ldisohedllf,
epce; ITO, Gods Word, The ,dictum that
I 1t matters little What you do, JUST so
you are honest and sii1tsefe,' is one of
the DEVILS haAGkest liessf! 1t matteredl
much In, this case, and, always does,
David cannot be excised.. OH the groufd
of ign d9aiAte, 'b4eauses hei had thefopr;
4apsrtunjtE tdaknopyk cGedi cannot be
blamed for .ne,p'ss, ignorance when he
I has given him the law and the ability
to understAnd.1t.- Tci e!se4r.s'pi --4-ii,ri'i '
A411s oodSlpeieaaes Hls EawPnd HcIl-
psss Ga. s9,9ls1 in vaf,1tr2 ,,s,.s.,..,.
The people were, very Joyful as they
| moved on -tewa+d EerTisaalem With tho
lark, Observation-Disclosures MaH a stop to
their: jAbIlant, jToiees and music, At
some rough place In the road the oxen
stuhhbfei aud Uksah, anxious for the
pfectous5 frsight ion ihisexaft, reached
fOSthohis, band 10 steady 1t. This re
suited in his being stricken with death.
/ IghUTffahnrde.aes' does Hot maEeE'a nan i'm.
lfiuhadfrom the death which is in the
touch of the. heavily charged electric
wire: neither does, 1t In. the case OF
Iftffe violation Aof Godt Claws. Even
those who were designated By the
Lord to carry the ark were not allowed
to touch it with their hands, Since the
ark was Gods dwelling place among
men, they needed to know that. be was,
holy,,r, Gods judgment was severe, but
not more so than they deserved. This
awful visitation Of just Judgment
STRUCK terror III David Well! II might.
for he WAS, In the path Of disobedience.
The Lords presence has no terror for
/ those who obey his word. u M 4ti
IIIsi The Ark Of eed Tn the House
Of bed-Edpm, lyy. 1912. p, i,s-..
The presence Of Jehovah always
brings blessings. The homes where
God is welcomed are always blessed.
;0bed- EdoIn was net better personally
than dUzzafIc and DayId,r=but he openly
received the Lord and properly related
himself to him. What had been death
and dread to others was life and bless
ing to him. ....
". The Ark Brought to Jerusalem
With Great Joy (vv.. 1870. -, ;a--.t.,
/. Sacrifices offered after going six
PAGES ". 13). David made the start
and when convinced of Gods approval
he made offerings. These were both
burnt and peace, offerings, typifying
Observation-Disclosures Of the offerers and
their Thanksgiving Il ChrOn. 16:D.
2. David's great Joy wv. IA, 15). The
people Joined him with great shouting
and with the sound Of the trumpet.
81 3Michal's criticism ". 49,. Even
though David went to excess in his ex-
preston Of Joy, 1t was wrong in her to
criticize, for God seems to have sane
toned David's rebuke Of her ~. 23).
4. The grand celebration (vV. 1T-19).
As a token OF his gratitude to God.
David generously treated the people.
5. The King of glory, the Lord JO-
sus, Christ coming (Psslms 24:7-1O).
THIS was not the psalm composed By
David for the occasion Of bringing up
the ark; that was Psalm 10o (see i
Chron. 16). It Is strange that such q
suggestion should have been made. The
Twenty fourth Psalm pictures Christ
as the coming and triumphant King.
At that time the gates shall open TO
him and the King Of glory shall come