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Ammonites because Nahash threatened
to put out the right eyes Of the people
Of Israel. which made the nation weep.
I Samuel, 11.1,2. (b) Saul said of his
enemies. There today shall not a man
| be put to death this day: for the Lord
hath wrought salvation in Israel"
| went to Gilgal: and there they made
Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal:
and there Saul and all the men
Of Israel rejoiced greatly. Ills. Samuel.
12.15. (d) Samuel referred to Sisera and
to three Of the judges. Jerubbaai Gid
1s.s-1i.
s2 (a) Samuel said to Israel. 'If We
will not obey the voice Of the Lord
then shall the hand Of the Lord
be against you. as it was against your
| fathers" I Samuel. 1915. (b) To prove
that God hears and answers prayer.
Samuel said. II will call unto the Lord.
and he shall send thunder and rain;
that ye may perceive and see that your
wick kedness is great, which ye have done
4 king" l Samuel, 12.17. (c) Although
Samuel had been recalled from his ex-
alted position by the voice of the people.
yet he said, God forbid that should sin
against the Lord in ceasing to pray for
you. I Samuel. 1928. (d) But l will
Samuel. 1928.
93. (a) After Saul had reigned two
years he went to Mickmash and TO
Mount Bethel. taking with him 1000
Gibeah with 1000 men. 1a.1.2. (b) When
Israel saw the Philistines approaching
with 10000 chariots, 5000 hofsemen and
a multitude Of people, Then did the peo-
pie hide themselves in caves, and IN
thickets. and in rocks; and in high 3.
(c) When Saul presented the burnt
Offering without waiting for Sam
uel. the latter rebuked him. and re:
minded him that he had not obeyed
Gods instructions. and as a result the
kingdom was to be taken from him:
Samuel, 1884. (d) Israel was SO i'm:
poverished at. that time that they had
no weapons of war, but were forced to
depend upon their mattacks. coulters,
forks, axes, and goads sharped by
sword and a spear. 1 Samuel. 1a.19-22
81. (a) In this battle with the Phil
istines Jonathan and his armor bearer
slew about twenty men within an nall
acre of land, thus winning the initia
victory; at the same time God sent
people to tremble and the Philistihe:
to beat a retreat. 14.14-16. OBJ Wher
Saul asked counsel Of God before the
altar. and received no answer, ht
caused lots to be cast to discover who
had ,sinned. 14.37-42. (c) When de-
ciared to be the sinner. Jonathan said
did but taste little honey with ths
end of the rod that was In mine hand
and. 10. must die. 14.43. (d) Wher
Saul said: Thou shalt surely die. Jona'
die. who hath wrought this great sal.
! walton in Israel? God forbid; as the
Lord liveth, there shall not one hail
Of his head fall to ground; for he hath
with God Ge%.thas this dayi ,ti5 So thu
IS. (a) When Saul failed to sla,
Agag, as God had commanded. il
| grieved Samuel, and he cried unto thu
Lord all night. 1911: CD Saul pre-.
i sumptously said: ] have performed
the commandment OF the Lord. Later
he said: Yea, 1 have obeyed the voice
| Of the Lord and have gone the wa.
which the Lord sent me. 1913. 20. (cI
Samuel did not accept Saufs insincers
statements. but said: To obey is better
than sacrifice, and to hearken thar
beilion is as the sin Of wtchcraft,. ant
stubbornness is as iniquity and idol
| airy. Because thou hast rejected tbs
word Of the Lord he hath also rejected
thee from being king. 15.22.2s. ID
when Saul saw that he was to lose
| sinned; for I have transgressed thu
commandment of the Lord, and thy
| words, because I feared the people
and obeyed their voice. 1924.
ed to leave, Saul caught hold Of Samuel.
mantle. and it rent. And Samuel sale
unto him, the Lord hath rent tn.
kingdom of Israel from thee this da,
and hath given it to neighbor o.
thine that Is better than thou. 15.27.2S
fessed that he had sinned, and begged
Samuel to honor him before the elder:
Of Israel by worshiping with him
Samuel consented: he then called fol
Agag and slew him as God had com
15;soss. ,sxs 5es xstfsd After tsss, ssS
again. but he mourned for him to tn
day Of his death. 1885. (dD The six
teenth chapter Of First Samuel tell
of the amounting of David as king owe
Israel. 16.6-13.
81. (D When Eliab. DaYid's eldes
passed by. Samuel was tempted t
anoint him as king. but God said t
him, look not on his countenance. o.
on the height of his stature: becaus
I have rejected him; for the LORI
seeth not as man seeth: for maj
but the Lord looketh upon the heart
1861. Comment: Eliab's words t.
david, later, show that he had an un
clean heart. 1920. co. When David
with the sling and nve SmoQth stones
went out to meet Goliath. he said t
the giant. Th6u eomest to me with
sword. and with a spear, and with
shield: but I come to thee in the nam
Of the Lord Of Hosts. the God of tn
armies of Israel. whom thou hast de
ned. This day will the Lord delive
thee into mine hand; and I will smit
thee. and take thine head from thee
IL that all the earth may know
that there is q God In Israel. An
all this aseeWbly shall know that tn
spear; for the-battle Is the Lords. an
He will give you into our hands
t17.45-47. (c) LATER, David went t.
Jerusalem. carrying the giants hea.
in his hand; he was taken into tn,
lpresence of the king: Jonathan's ad
miration was SO stirred that he tool
his own robe. sword and girdle, an,
put them upon David; and the womel
who came out from all the cities o
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