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BID rs. "A ReyieW lesson

| Sept 26. A Review Lesson
The lessons Of the last quarter have
been most interesting. They have made
up the basis for some of the best OF the
bible stories. First, was David, and
there comes at once to mind his ap
lpearance as rudy shepherd boy, and
/. being called from his sheep to receive
amounting as the future king. Then
there rushes to remembrance about his
faction in killing the giant Goliath, and
the faith he had in God. His friendship
for Jonathan presents one of the pleas.
ing pictures of the bible. In his later
years he showed great love for the ark
and made the beginning for the cree
ton Of the temple ut Jerusalem. Then
David was the author of those great
Psalms whose language expresses so
human heart. Indeed no one can for.
get David and his record as a boy,
young man and deVOut lover of God.
The career of Saul has been before
us. He 1t was who started out a mod.
est young man ready to humbly do
Gods will. only to later become pulled
up, selfish, intolerant and finally drift.
ing into rank disObedience. 1t was pitt.
full to note, in his later years. how he
struggled to hold his kingship after
God had said that he must lose it for
wilful disobedience. 1t was ever a los.
ing game with him from the day Sam.
uel gave utterance to the sentence that
the kingship should leave the family
Of Saul 80
Then there came the history of Solo.
mon. the child of good fortune, who was
blessed with the desire for wisdom and
who upon succeeding to the kingdom on
a great name for himself as the build.
er of the magnificent temple at .Jerusa-
lem. - y
The great apostle Paul declared the
history of the Old Testament heroes
was written for our information SO that
we might be warned of the evils they
fell into and rejoice over their virtues.
The faith in God shown " David as a
youth was beautiful to think upon
There was no middle ground with him
In Gods service. One must he either
for or against Him, and no matter how
powerful one might be IL he. deficd God
certain overthrow was sure to come
David believed tllats@.One with God is
a majority" and acted on that basis
in his handling of the problems of life.
Saul made fine example of the young
man who starts out to do right but is
overcome by the lust for power not
gained by Obeying the will of God. HUI.
man plans may SCENT give success
for the time being. but only God can
bring to pass in life. things which are
truly great.
The career of Solomon showed that
possession, of wisdom does not in itself
give the person having it immunity
from temptations and the ability to fan
into wicked ways. b Solomon had his
head turned by the wealth which flowed
into his treasury. and the admiration
Of those about him. He gathered nd.
visers who paid no heed 10 the needs of
Justice to the. common. .people of the
Kingdom, who thereupon rent the realm
In two. and set up a separate govern.
nent. a
There has come to most of us a bet.
ter appreciation of the Psalms by the
light we have had on the life of David.
We can appreciate his Words of repent
lnce of sins and the sipy which fol-
lowed when he felt, hikS wrong doing
nad been, forgiven. sIIis1 conduct in go
ng to God for nercS a II pardon is an
example TO all 6fis vii Fhave been led
INTO wrong doing. eltheI sby mischance
Dr. deliberate. choice. IfEDavid could be
pardoned, then the vilest zone of us can
be also. It is to he hoped that a re.
view of the lives of IGivid, Saul and
Solomon will bring outssuch points as
will make MS all better sand stronger
for the christian life.