The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-07-07
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Sunday ||lIllIl d !! School ] Notes

July 11-sam. 20: s2-42; Jonathon BE,
friends David.
Our lesson this week presents one
of the most remarkable stories as to
friendship between two men, which is
known to history. This being so we
can enter at once and with interest
into the details of how the matter
came about. Those who have kept in
touch with the lessons just before, re-
member that we are studying about
the history of the Children Of Israel,
in the day not SO long after they came
to settle in the Promised Land. saul
was the first king, and it was during
his lifetime that the event of our les
son today took place Saul was king
with all that meant in the days when
despots. reigned with free power to
kill their enemies and reward their
friends as the spirit moved them. saul
had a son, Jonathon, who was next IN
line, humanity speaking, to succeed ms
father. We shall see how the son
gave up his prospect for the throne all
because of his love and friendship for
one whom his father hated and hunted
out to kill.
Again comes to the front David, the
shepherd boy and about him clusters
the interest. 1t will be recalled that
David was successful in Kidding, ior
the time being from Israel, the hated
Philistines, by the death of their cham
pion Goliath. Tor this he came be.
fore the king as a popular hero and
was attached to the royal court Ills
manner when coming before the king
and modest deemanor generally wrought
powerful yon jonathan and the record
SAYS that their souls were knit and
that Jonathan loved Davir "as his own
SOUL From that day onward, iona.
~ Iaf.a nf
ready to risk the royal displeasure or
his father on the altar of this friend
ship.
i. Saul the king, was fast drifting
away from his loce and fidelity to God
and this made him jealous Of David,
and fixed in his heart the determination
to kill him at the first favorable NOM
emf. This Jonathan knew and played
his part well to protect and warn ms
neW.found friend. Jonathan went so
far as to argue with his father as to
whether hatred toward David was
z right. and for the time, caused saul TO
repent and take David back to his
court and they ate together. soon
the old hate came to have the upper
hand with Saul, and he hurled ms jay
elm al David and he would have been
fixed to the wall but for his dexterity
in lodging. Jonathan made a last at
tempt to fix Il pa truce between ms
, I,.,,:.i 1,,,t fai1o1 md mr.
iather ana Da "a IN 49,, n" s;..na1,i,,e 10
lesson iel's " oo', .f airoet;ons siyen
DAVID by MEALS oi ~ arrouy that he
asto me iocasioii ,;t =, '' paanre thew mart.
n.u". ~ ,,o,,na men mot ana made a
Cd, tne yoni.s litell ny. ''N'
last vow OF irienusiip ,,t;f,, i, his
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would nave aeaus ,,n o,.oinst David hut
Y with ms latnei my ~ Ell Of than, He
the son was ioyai 70 ~, ooem a,, W hattIafiad
sank TO aeItn vi . ~ 81 ov;dencn IF
with ms 'iat,iei' NE az NJ Nissan, Tails ne
family loyalty. ,, ne bic vows Of
that paVlu relnetlne a,d Showed tbis
friendship 10 'ol i.,,ad s .u Of Ionathan
by making q Gtlppieu; ,o a,d Eve him
member OF ms la, ,hi;ti ,,' This 70.
much properly III ~, a,'t no,,;d was king
membranes came M,ei i'St,' "&'''
in the pace Oh SUI. who has no
me man OF Wo oa,,tod over There
friends IS 10 De ai,e e,;ti, t,oi,. yays If
Is something Wroms y, Will WI Tow award d them.
lr,' AZ o ,n,,c That he who would have
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