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LESSON
By REV. r. B. FITZWATER D. D,
Teacher OF English Bible In tha MOODY
Bible Institute Of ChicAgo.)
Copyright. 1890. Western Newspaper unioAl
LESSON FOR JUNE 10
4 SHEPHERD coy CHOSEN KING

A SHEPHERD eoY CHOSEN KING
LESSON TEXT Sam. ie:l-iA
GOLDEN TExT-The Spirit Of the Lord
came upon David from that day forward
II Sam. 1874
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Ps. 1
PRIMARY TOPIC-Ths Story Of shsp.
herd Boy.
JUNIOR roPIc-A Kinsly Shepherd
Boy.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Tho Road to Promotion.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Possibilities Of Youth.
I. The Lord Rehuksd Samuel fes
Excessive Grief ". ~.
II was a bitter experience for Sam
uel to pronounce Gods judgment upon
Saul. The cause Of Samuel's grief
was threefold:
l. The wreck Of 4 promising life.
IN all history, perhaps. q life with
greater promise cannot be found, and
Jet It affords no example Of = more
wretched failure.
"A personal loss. No doubt ~
the spiritual adviser Of the king. Sam.
uei found many things In him to id.
mira His removal. therefore. Samuel
most keenly felt.
B. Anxiety for the national welfare.
Samuel knew quite we'll that change
Of dynasty oftentimes meant severe
war and the reign Of anarchy. This
would very seriously weaken the al
ready weak kingdom. His concern
for the peoples good was therefore q
part Of his grief. One can readily
zee why Samuel should mourn. but o.
. prophet Of God he should not have
INDUCED to excess. The Lords Ques'
tion allow long will thou mourn for
SAUL" has In Il a rebuke for Samuel,
Grief for others Ii q sacred thing. but
whenever II ID carried % far a to In
terfere with ones duty It becomes
sinful.
u. Samuel Sent to esthIshsm =
Anelnt saui's Successor wv. l-5).
Though Saul failed, God u able IA
provide successor who 10 better
than be. Samuel 10 directed TO 90 to
Bethlehem and from among the SOM
Of Jesse choose successor. Samuel
again showed his weakness 10 express
Ing his fear lest Saul should kill him
II God sends q man on an errand
what matters It though q thousand
Saui's be baiting to kill himi Ever
though It means death. II God sends
who dare refuse or offer excused Coz
Instructed him to avoid publicity b.
the concealment Of his real purpose
Some may question the diplomacy o.
Samuel, but we must remember thai
no one Is under obligation to tell oil
that he knows, especially to parties
who have no moral right to know
To withhold truth which ID necessary
morally to tell II dupllcity which darl
not be practiced. God allowed Sam
uel to hide his true errznd under tht
cloak Of a sacrifice In order to shelteI
his weakness. The whole matter wal
already decided; the moral acts wert
already committed; the issues wert
already faced. The exposure Of Sam
uel to the murderous hatred Of Sau
would have only made matters worse
~. The Method ei 0sd's chelet
wv. 6l2).
The elders Of Bethlehem wers sons
what alarmed when Samuel came
He, 10 the exercise Of his judgsship
went from place to place. and q
times hs doubtless had to deal d
severity with the people. He calmet
their fears By assuring them that b.
came peaceably. even to worship God
While the preparation for the sacrinc'
was being made. Samuel seems Z
have had the interview with Jess
and his sons. When the eldest o
Jesse's sons passed before him he d.
cided that this stalwart young mai
must be Gods choice. but God toll
him that man looketh on the outwar'
appearance, but the Lord looketh Of
the heart. We should learn. like Sam
uel was obliged to do, that the quail
acatlons In Gods sight for worker
are inward, not bodily. The ono VIII
does Gods work must do II by lean
ing upon him, not through persona
strength or endowments. To the ui
ter surprise Of Samuel and Jesst
Dayid the shepherd bog, was chosea
". SAMUEL AneInts David w. iS).
When this stripping Of . boy cam
before Samuel. the Lord indicated hi
choice. Samuel proceeded to anoin
him. This anointing typI6ed the On
dowment Of the Holy Spill. which
essential for any and Ill service 70
God The preparation which Davi
needed for the once Of king was jua
what be got a . shepherd boy. Cod
choices ere not arbitrary. A. kinl
his responsibility was to defend, feed
and lead Gadss hoek, and this he ha
learned to Do - be attended his q
.hers dock. This promotion of u
| shepherd boy shouid b. 40 enccureEt
ment for boys Of lovly station In III
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