Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-15
SABBATH SCHOOL
LESSON
For July 1s--I Sam. &c
BY DIR. MARION M'H. HULL
Golden Text: Glove your enemies;
do good to them that hate you

David's life for more than ter
years was a severe test of his faith
After his experiences at court, dur,
| ing which time Saul sought to take
| his life no less than ten times, Da
| vid escaped from Naiath to Mob
where the holy things of the sane
tuary were at that time. There car
| told Abimelech-Jesus did not ex
cuse them in His reference to this
| eXperience-they had not even the
semblance of fact as a foundation
But he got possession of G, liath's
sword in that way. Later there
focked to him as their captain every
| one who was in distress, in debt, o.
d1Scontented. Four hundred of them
| with David as their captain-The
Army of the Discontents.
You can with difficulty follow Da
vfd's movements; he was there now
and here then so rapidly that Sau
never did find him, although he hat
confederates everywhere seeking tc
ensnare David. In every place he
was in danger. He was at Gath, al
the cave of Adullam; then over into
Moab, whittier he returned to the
| land of Judah and into the forest OF
Harreth by divine direction through
DaV1d's movements had been by his
own will; he was depending upon his
own judgment; and he made a mess
of titles at Mob and at Gath, trust
ing in his own strength and wisdom
and provision at Adullam and at Mtz.
pan OF MOAB, and getting mixed up
with Doeg, the Edonite, as a conse-
quence.
But from the time that he came
back to Judah at the prophets COM
mand, he was under the divine pro-
lection and wonderfully succeeded
Only once did he slip and God caught
him before he fell then Git was in
the the matter adtt1o Of NaboD. Think Of 500
from the grip of the Phiiistine army!
You will find the reason in 1 Sam.
20 a. God delivered them into Da-
v1ds hands. Then the treachery of
its INHABITANTS! They would have
turned him over to Saul if David
had not escaped to the wilderness of
Ziph. Here Saul sought him every
day, but God delivered him not into
his hands. 1t was here that iona
then met him the last time, and
strengthened his hand in God. |
Sam. 23:14, 16.
Then he escaped to the wilderness
or Maon, where he was finally sur
rounded by Saul, with no earthly
1StIne invasion took Saul away.
When they returned David was in
the wilderness Of Engedi, with SAM
at the head of 5000 men seekfng
nim upon the rocks of the wild goats.
In the cave he cried out to God.
6ead mere the 142d Psalm; no one
else cared for him, but God was his
refuge and portion. See how beau
tifully He dealt with him.
saul's Skirt
one day toward noon Saul went
mo d cave TO escape the heat of
the Gay and to take a nap. 1t hap
pened CD that it was the very cave
IN which David and a few of his
men We're hiding. In it's depths they
could see but not be seen. The men
advised David that this was the day
of which God had said He would
deliver; his enemy into his hands to
90 with as he pleased. So David
cut off the skirt of Saul while he
slept and crept back to his place in
the cave. He was not comfortable
though. This man was not only king
OF Isreal, but he had had on his head
the amounting oil; that was enough.
David would not allow his men to
touch him further. AS he realized
how beautifully God was dealing
refuge and his portion, how could
Gods anointed? Never
When Saul went out of the cave
after his nap, David followed him.
His rather fullsome address to him
shows his real attitude toward Saul.
He had the highest regard for him
C'My Lord the king"D; he has the
profoundest respect for him ("my
lord-the Lords anointed"); he even
has tender affection for him ("my
father"O; he, the Lords anointed.
too, has the deepest humility, for
he is in comparison with the king
of Isreal as but a dead dog or a
flea! All, more; he recognizes that
Saul is the victim of bad men (chap-
ter 24:O wherefore nearest thou
mems words, saying, behold David
seelSeth thy hurt"-and calls upon
God to judge between them.
Thot this was largely the human
reasons for Saul's bitter persecution
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