The Dolores star., 1920-07-23

LESSON TENTH Sam. M .,.
GOLDEN rEST-Trust In the Io,I
all Thy heart, and lean not upon ,b,'. y
derstanding. Prov. as
ADDITIONAL MATERIArzts
lis. II Sam. IL. 2:s-i:is.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Th- sh.nb.,,
Becomes . King. %
JUNIOR ToPIC-Iiow David R.c,.
King.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR ro,,
The Secret Of David's Success
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT Tom,
True Success and How to Win II
The death OF Snul lay open to D,7,
the path to the throne. This vo,i,
have rcIoiced the heart Of many \
David was sad. Instead Of reward 4.
Ing given to The slayer Of Saul, Qpa
vengeance was executed upon him
I. David Made King Over Jua,,
(2:i-I).
He knew full we'll that the Lord \,
the hand OF Samuel had anolnled nj,
to be the successor Of Saul. He h.
learned the essential lesson which M
School Of Providence was designed !,
teach. namely. that the position 10,
open to him was no easy one 10 m
His exile and sufIcrIngS gave him s,s
control. He had the good sense
know that promotion to the throne d.
but bring harder duties and mId
piled perpleXities.' He threw hm~r
upon God and asked for guidance 4,
rendered instant obedience to IN
I III 81 tn nnt..
Gods fellowship and blessing we mus
render quick obedience. He made
right beginning. therefore God pros
pcrcd him. When he reached Hebra
the men OF JIdnh came and anOintS
him king over them. Thus Il part u
the nation recognized him rs king and
ratified the work which Samuel tt
many years before. When David went .
| up he took with him all who had bees
| with him in exile and suffering The
nre now Shnrcrs with him in the kin. I
| dom. When David'S great son. Christ |
shall enter upon his glorious reign
| those who have been fuilhtul 10 hin
| in his rejection shall reign with hin
"If we suffer We shall also reign viii
him" UI Tim. 2:l2) "Io him that
| IN my throne. even rs also uyrrcams
and am set down with my father in ht
| throne" N,ev. BID.
u. Oavid's Behavior Toward @
Men Of Jabesh- Giiead t2:4-0.
The men of .Iabcsh owed much Il
Saul q Sam. 1D, and they shovel
this recognition of debt by making
| daring dash to rescue his body fro,
the ignonininu> exposure at Belhe
hem. Duvid's act OF sending men q
| JabcSh with II message of good VII
| for their affrctionate remembrance
Saul Is an exhibition of his noble gea
| eroSity. His love for the uniOrllnat
king survived all the injuries who
ne suffered nj his hands. lie forraW
and forgot them all. This was an sd
| of political ShrcwdnrSS as well as .
generous one. In fact the only poIq
which proves effective is that whH
| proceeds from II generous heart. HI
deftly follows this generous con.
| WIN " Sbll'ltNit lUl wv
men Of JnbcSh to transfer their loyal
~ to himself, since he is now thei
legal king. Since Saul is now dead
he urges them To be valiant for him, ID
view Of the civil war which was 70
follow he knew II would require valF
ant men 10 stand by Gods king Tnl'
appeal to be- valiant is needed now, foi
We are all called upon to take side
between Gods appointed king IcSa'
Christ, and Satan. the prrtcndrr to the
throne May clIriSt'S appeal result 10
making us faithful and valiant fol
bin.
~. The Dual kingdom-War b.
tween the House Of Saul and the Houss
or David e. 81 :l2).
This period of civil war lasted sevea
and Il half years. Most of the tribe
of Israel clung 10 Ishbosheth, Saul
son. whom Abner had proclaimed KIM
at Muhanaim. Feuds continued he
twccr the rival generals. DaHld
power increased while that of lShbOs
helh's wnned
". David Crowned King over
United Israel OLD.
| Though the struggle for supremacy
laSicd long and was Il bitter one Ac
ncr'S death and IShbosheth's assnSslha'
| tion put an end to David's opposition
| Dnvids behavior during this time gfau
ually won for him the confidence :"
the tribes So that they all came TO ''l''
| at Hebron and anointed him as ihe''
king. They accepted his divine riE"'
To rule ". -. The reasons for alio'nF
| Ing him their king were:
/. He is their brother w. -. ThiS "
true of Christ our King. Through Vt"
| incarnation he has become one WIN vs.
=. He was their true leader III "a''
even in Snul's time ". p.
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