The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-30

the only men then living who came
to the gateway the second time.
After Moses death, Joshua took his
place as leader among the people. 1t
was he who led the five conquests
which conquered the land, surveyed it
and set it apart to the II tribes of.
Israel.
Gideon
Gideon was one Of the II judges.
He was the greatest About 1900
years before Christ, Gideon was called
from his farm work to take command
of Israels army to drive out the wild
Arabs who pounced down upon the
country at every harvest time and car
ried away the herds and crops of the
people of. Israel. -
Dividing his soldiers into three
groups, Gideon gaveifl each man a
pitcher, lamp and bugle. 1t is
remembered that his soldiers surrounded
the enemy, and upon a given signal
each man broke his pitcher, exposed
the light and ran forward ON the
enemy shouting 1.-The sword of the
Lord and of Gideon"
Samuel
Samuel was born about I'LL B. G.
He was the answer to his mother,
Hannah's prayer for a son.
AT the age of three he was adopted
by the priest Eli and so grew up in
the tabernacle Of Jehovah.
Samuel gathered around him
school and instructed his disciples in
the underlying precepts of the nations
faith. He told them how Jehovah
had Snt Icrao1 nj nc
Under him began the schools of the
prophets. which later became 20 great
force in the nations history.
From the days of Samuel, a new
order. that of the prophets. was &C.
quired by the people as the regular
medium of communication with the king
of Israel
If Moses was the founder of the
nation, Samuel was its second father.
Saul .
Saul, the next character around which
the record is written was made king
about LOO years before Christ. He
was the first @king With him Is
rael ceased to be Theocracy and be-
came an Monarchy.
Saul was the big, handsome coun-
try. lad who stood six feet and seven
inches in his moccasins-head and
shoulders above everybody else. 1t
was mainly because of his striking APP
pearance that he was chosen king.
With, all his fine physique he had a
small mind and smaller soul. Only
failure could follow.
He usurped the priestIy functions of
the tabernacle and disobeyed the ex-
lie, &c tt.
battle against the Amalekites.
For his disobedience and faithless-
ness, he and his house were rejected
and his kingdom given to another.
q David
David became king over all Israel
about 1855 B. C.
The story of how he was brought
to the kings palace to make music
and how he won the victory for the
whole army by Staying Goliath. the
seven-foot giant of the Philistines,- and
of how he became a fugitive and fled
for his life before Saul's jealousy, and
the many details and incidents which
crowd themselves into the story of the
life of this most remarkable character.
are all too fresh in the mind and too
lately covered by these Bible talks to
warrant review.
Solomon
Solomon was born 1041 B. G. and
was made king at the age of 20. He
was the most magnificent king of the
most splendid monarchy that ever exist
ed on earth. But his magnificience
and splendor was short-lived. He
flourished 40 brief years. and was, then
condemned to failure because he broke
the covenant with Jehovah.
After him, the kingdom was divided.
And the subject for next Sundays
Bible talk will be: ."The Kingdom Rent
Asunder"