Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-05-03
LESSON FOR MAY 6
sAMuEL-JuDeE AND PROPHET

GOLDEN TEXT-Only fear the Lord
and serve him in truth with all your
heart for consider how great things he
hath done for you'll Sam. 12:2
REFERENCE MATERIAL Chron.
s:22: 29:29; Ps. 99:6; Jer 1871: Hb. II 30, SO.
PRIMARY ToPIc-samuel the Boy
Who Served In Gods House.
JUNIOR ToPIC-The Boy who Heard
Gods Call
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Samuel, the Upright Judge.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Samuel. the True Prophet
Samuel means asked Of God" God
save him In answer TO his mothers
prayer. She promised 10 give him
back to God. In his early childhood,
III mother cared for and taught him.
There 10 no teacher or nurse like the
mother OF the child. At an early age,
she handed him over to the care Of Eli
to minister unto the Lord in the 4taber-
Hacle. While ministering unto the
lord in the tabernacle, God called him.
He responded to this call and spent a
long life In useful service to God and
his nation ~ Judge and prophet. Our
lesson today Is his farewell address.
After Saul was made king, he retired
and tnrned over the authority to the
newly-chossn ruler.
|. samusfs chalienoe TO sa,e People.
wv. 1-5).
l.. HsmiadsT Of the Way the King
Had Been Given. ". II. He showed
chat they were directly responsible Tor
the change in government. Though
keenly feeling the reflection upon Him.
sslfl and their ingratitude to God in
!. their demand; for king, he has not
! resisted their wish.s He reminded them
that thsy now had what they wanted.
a Review Of His Own Atiministra-
don. (vv.T1, 81 tI sWaM from child
Hood ". 81. Samuefs vas / remark
able life; from childhood 4e old are
~ Nod lived an upright ara pare life.
How satisfying 1t must be to come to
the end Of life and to look back even
/, to childhood days without regrets (2).
Career rs Judge and ruler ". b. He
beldly challenged them to show where
and how he had even In the smallest
matters defrauded or oppressed any
one. He courted the most searching
Investigation of his life, even calling
upon the Lord Himself TO bear wit
ness.
3. The Vote of Confidence by the
People. wv. a, 81. 1t was Samuel's
right as he laid down the reins Of gov
ernment to have his record indicated
and to have HIS integrity established
beyond doubt SO that no evil-minded
man could ever be able to cast re-
proacli upon him.
II. Samuel Reviews Gods Dealings
from the Time of Moses. wv. 6-15).
He reasoned with them concerning
the good hand of the Lord upon them
from the time of Moses. Though they
with ingratitude turned from the Lord
and demanded king like the other
nations. he had acceded to their re-
quest and set q king over them.
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~ Obedience. ". 14). FhoxxA they
had displeassd God ID chooadAs : king,
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