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DAVID MADE KING
OVER ISRAEL
AND JUDAH
Sunday School Letton for S«pt. 13, 1908
Specially Arranged for This Paper
I-K8SON TKXT.-2 Samuel 2:1-7; B:l-6.
Memory verses, 2 Sum. 5:4. 5.
GOLDKN TEXT.—"IJavld wont on and
grew Kri'ut, and the Lord Clod of Hosts
was with him."—2 Sam. 5:10.
THE COUNTRY.—The cleavage which
became permanent after Solomon had
lonR existed In tendency. Appurently
united under Saul, the tribes showed their
divergence In the early years of David—
a northern and a southern kingdom.
PLACE.—David's tlrst capital wus at
Hebron. Later he made Jerusalem hla
capital as more central, and more easi-
ly defended.
TIME.—David was king over Judali
seven and one-half years, B. C. 1055-1048
(Ussher); or as revised by the Assyrian
Eponym Canon, about 40 years later.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
David hud lit ted himself for the
kingship. He had almost ideal qual-
ities. But he needed training by less-
er and easier tasks for the great, en-
during, glorious kingdom he was to
create and rule. Hence, for seven
years he was faithful over a few
things In order that he might rule
well over many things.
David was now 30 years old. He
had had a checkered life for the last
ten years: but every hour of it was
a part of his preparation.
It takes a great variety of experi-
ences to make us complete and fitted
to 0o the greatest good. David's life
was filled "with the strangest vicissi-
tudes swinging trough an arc that em-
braced much if not all of human ex-
perience. Edward Irving finely says
of him, 'Every angel of joy and of
sorrow swept, as he passed, over the
chords of David'B harp, and the hearts
of a hundred men strove and struggled
together within the narrow continent
of his single heart' "—Professor
Moorehead.
Hebron, the Capital, was one of the
most ancient cities in the world, sit-
uated in a high, mountainous region,
:?,300 feet above the sea. It was easi-
ly defended. It was far enough from
the Philistines and from the northern
tribes to be safe. It was in a region
familiar to David in his exile, and
where he himself was well known.
Hebron had been the home of his an-
cestor Abraham. In the side of a
neighboring "ravine was the cave of
Machpelah, where the fathers of the
nation slept in God." Isaac and Re-
bekah had lived here. Near by was
the the brook Eschol where grew the
luxuriant vine from which the spies,
more than four centuries before, had
cut down the famous clusters. Says
Professor Blaikie, "To live in Hebron,
and not feel faith quickened to new
life, would have indicated a soul dead
to every impulse of patriotism and
piety."
V. 4. "The men of Judali . . .
anointed David king." This was the
public ceremony of coronation. The
kingdom came to him, not only by
divine appointment, but by choice of
the people themselves (v. 7; 1 Chron.
11:1-3.) The two coincided.
David Reigned at Hebron seven and
one-half years (2 Sam. 5:5), in a quiet
and peaceful manner, growing in fa-
vor with God and man, and laying the
foundations for his great work of con
solldating and reconstructing the na-
tion.
David Became King in the Best Pos-
sible Way. (1) He did not seek the
office, but the office sought him. V.
1. "Then came all the tribes of Is-
rael to David." They came by their
elders (v. 3), representing, according
to 1 Chron. 12:23-40, 339,600 warriors.
They gave good reasons.
(2) He was Saul't natural successor,
being his son-in-law; and to make this
more evident, he insisted that his wife
Miehal who hal been taken away from
him by Saul, should be returned to
him. They said "We are thy bone
and thy flesh," both by race and by
alliance with their royal house.
(3) He had proved himself a strong
and worthy leader, both as warrior
and statesman. They recalled his
splendid feats of arms when all the
tribes were one kingdom. V. 2. "Thou
wast he that leddest out," etc. All
through his past life, since the con-
flict with Goliath, David had shown
generalship, wisdom, skill, forbear-
ance, courage, knowledge of men, and
trust i.'i God.
(1) He was divinely appointed, the
one whom God saw to be the best one
to be their king—"the Lord said to
thee." The man whom God chooses
for an office is the man the people
need.
(5) He had the right ideas concern-
ing the duties of a king. "Thou shalt
feed." Literally, "Thou shalt shep-
herd;" a natural metaphor to express
the ruler's care for his people. It is
used by Greek poets, e. g„ Homer,
whose regular title for Agamemnon is
"Shepherd of the peoples."—Cam-
bridge Bible. The true king, ever true
ruler, seeks not, to obtain ail he can
from the people, but to do all lie can
for them; not to plunder the sheep,
but to shepherd them. David well
knew what was meant.
<f> David's was a constitutional i;iorr
atchy, not a despotism.
Practical Points.
Dnvid was a fine example of Christ's
parables of the talents and the pounds.
Faithfulness in lesser things is the
only way to higher and better things.
David was now hearing the Lord's
"Well done, good and faithful ser-
vant: thou hast been faithful over a
few things. 1 will make thee ruler over
many things," (Matt. 25:21).
To be king over ourselves. "He that
ruletli his own spirit is greater than
he that taketh a city."
A Syrian proverb runs, ' Escape
from self is better than escape from a
liOJl.,f
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AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.
The Professor—How remarkable! I
can distinctly see a man in the moon.
What an exceedingly plain person.
THREE CURES OF ECZEMA.
Woman Tells of Her Brother's Terrible
Suffering—Two Babies Also Cured
—Cuticura Invaluable.
"My brother had eczema three dif-
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child entirely, and the disease never
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MOTHER AND CHILD
Both Fully Nourished on Grape-Nuto.
The value of this famous food is
shown in many ways, in addition to
what might be expected from its chem-
ical analysis.
Grape-Nuts food is made of whole
wheat and barley, is thoroughly baked
for many hours and contains all the
wholesome ingredients in these ce-
reals.
It contains also the phosphate of
potash grown in the grains, which Na-
ture uses to build up brain and nerve
cells.
Young children require proportion-
ately more of this element because the
brain and nervous system of the child
grows so rapidly.
A Va. mother found the value of
Grape-Nuts in not only building up her
own strength but in nourishing her
baby at the same time. She writes:
"After my baby came I did not re-
cover health and strength, and the
doctor said I could not nurse the baby
as I did not have nourishment for her,
besides I was too weak.
"He said I might try a change of
diet and see what that would do, and
recommended Grape-Nuts food. I
bought a pkR. and used It regularly.
A marked change came over both
baby and I.
".My baby Is now four months old,
Is in fine condition, I am nursing her
and doing all my work and never felt
better in my life." "There's a Reason."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
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■<itere6t.
A SIMPLE SAFEGUARD IN BUYING'
PAINT.
Everybody chould know how simple
and easy U is to avoid all uncertainty
in buying paint materials. There are
many so-called white leads on the
market, which contain chalk, zinc,
barytes, and other cheap adulterants. -
Unless the property owner takes ad- '
vantage of the simple means of pro-
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lead manufacturers, he runs great risk
of getting an inferior and adulterated
white le%t?.
It is to protect the paint-buyer
against fraud und adulteration that
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place their famous "Dutch Boy Paint-
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equipment.
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On Trial.
A Scotchman stood beside the bed
of his dying wife, and in tearful ac-
cents asked was there anything he
could do for her.
"Yes, Satulie," she said; "I'm hop-
ing you'll l.ury me in Craeburn kirk-
yard."
"But, my lass," he cried, "only think
of the awful expense! Would ye
no be comfortable here in Aber-
deen ?"
"No, Sandie; I'd no rest in my
grave unless I were buried in Crae-
burn."
"It's too much you're askin'," said
the loving husband, "and I cannot
promise ye ony such thing."
"Then, Sandie, I'll no give you ony
peace until my bones are at rest in
my native parish."
"Ah, weel, Maggie," said he, "I'll
just, gie ye a three-month trial in
Aberdeen, an' see how ye get along."
Critical Eye for Babies.
The five-year-old daughter of a
Brooklyn man has had such a large
experience of dolls that she feels her-
self to be something of a connoisseur
in children.
Recently there came a real live baby
into the house.
When it was put into her arms the
five-year-old surveyed it with a criti-
cal eye.
"Isn't it a nice baby?" asked the
nurse.
"Yes, it's nice," answered the young-
ster hesitatingly. "It's nice, but its
head's loose."—Lippincott's.
Would Be Cheaper.
A church appointed a committee to
get subscriptions for a chime of bells.
They had seen nearly all the congre-
gation.
When they went to see a rather
poor member they told him they
would like a small amount toward it.
He promised to give as much as he
could, but he said: "Don't you think
it would be cheaper to put a whistle
in?"
Never Disappoints.
"Many extensively advertised rem-
edies are failures when put to the
test. Hunt's Lightning Oil is an ex-
ception. Confidence in it is never
misplaced—disappointment never fol-
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est emergency remedy now obtainable.
For cuts, burns, sprains, aches and
pains 1 know no equal."
GEO. E. PADDOCK,
Doniphan, Mo.
Sleep Walking.
"Tiresome preacher, that Dr.
Ninthly."
"My goodness, yes! Why. the ves-
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namublists to act as ushers."—Cleve-
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Takes Hold and Lifts Up.
"If you wish to grow fat, strong and
healthy, get rid of the impurities in
your system by using Simmons'
Sarsaparilla. It lifts you up—keeps
you well, and makes the old world
look cheerful."
Work of Necessity.
"Why, Dicky, did you kill a snake on
Sunday?"
"Yes'm. It was tryin' to bite me on
Sunday."
True happiness renders men kind
and sensible; and that happiness is
always shared with others.—Montes-
quieu.
Hicks' Capudine Cures Nervousness,
Whether tired out. worried, sleepless or
what not. It quiets and refreshes brain
and nerves. It's liquid und pleasant to
take. Trial bottle 10c—regular size 25c and
COe at druggists.
Elephants as Sandwich Men.
Elephants are being employed in
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Makes Weak Eyes Strong. Doesn't Smart.
Soothes Eye Pain and Sells for 50c.
Labor rids us of three great evils;
poverty, vice and ennui.—Voltaire.
Weak and tired eyes are strengthened
and relieved by John R. Dickey's old re-
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes
necessity.—St. Augustine.
Alton's Foot-Kane, a Powder
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Pretty teeth are responsible for a
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Mm. Wlnstnw's flootlifnir Hyrnp,
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Physicians Recommend Castoria
ASTORIA lias mt with pronounced favor on the part of physicians, pharma-
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results most gratifying. The extended use of Castoria is unquestionably tha
result of three facts: First—The indisputable evidence that it is harmless?
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It is absolutely safe. It does not contain any Opium, Morphine, or other narcotio
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our knowledge, Castoria is a remedy which produces composure and health, by
regulating the system—not by stupefying it—and our readers are entitled to
the information.—Hall's Journal of Health,
Letters from Prominent Physicians
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