Friday, Septembr 23, 1927.
PILOT
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INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY
SCHOOL
LESSON
By KEITH L. BROOKS
g^o forth to battle,^* David was at
rest in his own house and Satan pre
sented the fatal bait before him.
To what length will this nature of
ours go when it is out of touch with
God! Who would have thought that
(Managing Editor “The King’s Business,” Secretary Correspondence Courses | a man like David would first degrade
of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles)
September 25, 1927.
Review—The Earl y Kings of Israel.
THE lessons of this quarter, which ures. Someone else was always to
have attempted to cover a period of blame. The man who will not con
history of 120 years, have necessar-
fess himsef guilty, is in no position
his character to indulge nature and
then, in order to maintain his repu-
magnificence and wealth.
In Solomon, we see the utter pow
erlessness of mere culture and intel-
lectualism, even of the highest kind,
when it is not vitally related to the
love and reverence of God. Dr. Plum
mer has well said: “The lesson of his
life is to a large extent that of Sam
son's and SauFs combined—miracu-
tation at all cost, put a man out of jous powers neutralized by self-in-
the way? jdulgence—great natural gifts rend-
No man becomes suddenly vile, j ered baneful by desertion of God.”
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White ants can pick a carcass clean golomon seems never to have t^e estate of Ida J. Ray, deceased,
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sooner than a lion can. A long train
of evil thoughts led David into all
_ this. Our only safety is in watching
ilv been very fragmentary. For the to receive pardon and divine bless- the beginning of things ^^d "avoid-, been brought up in expectation | gg^sed, to exhibit them to the
Saul would never put himself ing the first steps that lead down
known the bracing influences of dif
ficulty and adversity, which largely
made his father the man he was. He
late of Hemp, Moore County, N. C.,
this is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said de
review lesson, the writer suggests a mg. ^ u i?
brief character study of the three in that position. He was always put- | Did David forget that the eyes of
principal kings whose reigns have ting a religious face on his sins. | the Lord were upon him? God help
come before us, namely Saul, David But someone will say, “Did not us not to forget that He sees. Had
and Solomon. Saul many times say: ‘I have sin- David kept himself conscious of this
It might prove of interest in many ned’?” Yes, many, but under what | »e would have faltered ere he adaea
classes to have members of the class circumstances? In every case, he | ^^e sin of murder to adultery.
present papers on these characters, was in a corner. The prophet had j God will maintain His holiness.
These could be discussed with great the goods on him. He did not want He cannot be ^trifled with. If His
profit. A prize could be awarded to to lose the kingdom. But where is child wanders into sin, he is^ bound
the one bring out the greatest num- there evidence of heart repentance ? ^e dealt with. So in David s case,
ber of beneficial points. Saul ended up a suspicious, peev- j much as God loved him, we find Him
Another plan would be to submit ish, childish man. The green-eyed | pronouncing most solemn judgments
to the class members, a Sunday in monster, jealousy, wound itself | ^P®^ his house because of sin. “We
advance, review questions concerning around him. One who is a prey t '» ; *^^e chastened of the Lord that we
these characters. These questions , nvy, suffers the pangs of hell in this j should^^ not be condemned with the
should be formed by the teacher to life. The once brave man ended up | world.”
recall outstanding points brought up the plaything of veil forebodings. :
in the class. There was no relief, for he had been i SOLOMON.
SAUL too busy to learn how to pray. He , “All is vanity.” ;
“I have nlaved the fool ” turns to a witch for help. He asks | The comparative scantiness of ma-
Saul suTme? ht own life in his armor-bearer to kill him, and tei-ial concerning the life of Solomon i
the words: “I have played the fool” ends up by falling upon his own is significant. The story of David ,
(1 Sam. 26:21. Mighty man that he sword. How differently the story , occupies more than sixty chapters;}
was in the beginning, he confesses might have ended, but “he played jthat of Solomon fills only 11 chap- |
himself at the end “a self-made the fool.” ;ters of 1st Kings and 2nd Chrom-
i cles.
un-
of a glorious crown, and when it | dersigned on or before Sept. 6, 1928,
came to him, it swelled his head un- | qj. notice will be pleaded in bar
til his character could not stand the of their recovery.
I This 6th day of September, 1927.
■— — I E. C. RAY,
You can’t convince a self-made man j Administrator Estate of Ida J. Ray.
that he gave himself the worst of it. j 6t-pd.—Sept. 9.
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fool.”
This confession had reference to
his childish acts toward David, the
No person occupies so important a j
DAVID
“Against thee have I sinned.” . _
ins cixnuioii i.uvy«,iu If we are called to follow the prom- history of whom so
young man whom at first he so much ising Saul into the valley of humil-
, . , , 1 1 mi -4.' u fViaf Solomou s uame hardly occurs after
admired and loved. The same con- lation, what shall we sa> of that pjogp W
fession, however, well applies to his even more remarkable character, i v
whole life. He chose the role of a David? The Bible is written to show ® position to which Solomon be
fool because he chose to set up his us the subtleties of Satan and the ut- certainly
will against the will of God. ter folly of sin. No character has arge resources, accumula ed t rough
Splendid physique had much to do been whitewashed. The faults of "
■with putting Saul on the throne to , men who were greatly used of God, f ^ ®
begin with. He cut a stylish figure, ' are laid bare before us that we might /ehovah. Knowledge art, music
There was a princely bearing about , know how human and like ourselves There^wa"^^r'Teat^outlook™'
him A good strong body is no small I they were. !'’“solmon's%ri^marLd"“thr di
asset in bringing a man to the front, David is called in Scripture, “a ^ Hebrew monarchy With
but it counts for little in keeping him ! man after God’s own heart,” not be- , „ , ° neorew monarcny. witn
^ ^ , 1. ^ u Solomon came the beginning of its
at the top when he hasn t sense 'cause he was sinless, but because he , t., • j-j t i i. i
, 11 -^1. J J- J, J , 1. 1- decline. Never again did Israel take
enough to walk with God. Many a was a man of faith and when he i. i.- x
^ J. J , 1. • 1 1 i . . ^ ^ J J., J, its place among the great nations of
man handicapped by physical weak-,smned. confessed from the depth of
ness has made a better success than his heart and took up his walk with prepared for
Saul. God again.
Let us realize, however, that a The history of even the most ob- ;
strong body is a great advantage, i scure believer, will be found to ex-
^^ashable as Tile '
handsome as expensive enamel
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the downfall of the kingdom by lux
ury and arrogance.
-u* • 1 -iir u J 1 ,^1- i_ I- 11 I^e was the author and compiler of
other things being equal. We heard hibit, although perhaps on a smaller • u i. • • j • xi. i
- , ^ ^ . the richest maxims of wisdom in the
of a young man who was sent to a scale, the same inconsistencies as
railway station to meet a visiting those seen in David. Who is there
preacher. Seeing a sickly, neurotic j who has not at times been assailed
world’s literature. But sad to say,
Solomon so dissipated himself through
. - _ u U4. ^ u u ^ iM -J u ^ J sensual pleasure, that he sums up
type of man ahght from a coach, he by unbehef, like David when he fled .. -
, • ji-xu 1* xuxi, * with the confession: “Vanity of van-
at once jumped to the conclusion that for refuge to the king of Gath ?
this was the minister. Many seem What sincere Christian worker has
to have the idea that dyspepsia goes jnot had mistaken notions about the
along with piety. The preacher who
has a body like Saul’s, has much to
be thankful for, but the greatest as
set, after all, is to have a will sur
rendered to God.
Lord’s service, like David when he
tried to build a house for the Lord
before the time?
ities—all is emptiness and vexation
of spirit.” Thus may very intellec
tual men come to nothing because
they attempt to exercise their wis
dom independently of God.
Solomon’s great piece of work was
What Christian has never been tak- j the building of the Temple. Beyond
en in by notions of self-complacency j that, there is little in his history to
Saul seemed to be a very modest | and pride, like David when he sought record besidse the description of his
young man. When Samuel came to to number the people? '
anoint him king he felt it was far Is there on^ who has never known,
beyond him. He was not too big to even in the thought life, the vile lust-
continue at humble tasks even hunt- ings of nature, like David in the mat
ing for his father’s asses, although ter of Uriah the Hittite?
he was at the time anointed king. It is all this that makes David pe-
Those are fine qualities if one can culiarly interesting to us. But what
keep them alive after he gets power to ^ discouragement the picture would
himself. I bring us except that the Scripture
God gave Saul a great friend— ^ story also reveals the divine grace
Samuel. Through thick and thin, jthat met David in his sins and again
Samuel stuck to him as his pastor | lifted him up. That makes the story
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and advisor. With patient devotion,
Samuel loved him, keeping after
him whenever he went wrong, and to
the end of his life never ceasing to
pray for him. Yet what heartaches
Saul must have given his loyal friend!
No man ever had placed before
him more magnificent opportunities
than Saul. What use did he make
precious to every heart that knows
its own plague.
We may profit much from the fine
traits of character seen in David, but
let us be sure we do not miss the
warnings to be derived from a close
study of the causes of his sad fall.
It was when he retired from the post
of duty, and lay around at Jerusalem,
of them? Answer: “Played the fool.” jthat the enemy got the advantage
He left G^d out of his plans. The l over him.
tragedy of his life was that when he
sinned, he never could be brought to
face it, confess it, and get right with
God. David, his successor, perhaps
sinned in a more hideous way than
Saul ever did, but he became peni-
ent and gave God a chance to put
away his sin.
Saul was given to half-obedience,
and that is something God counts as
pure rebellion. If Saul was told to
utterly wipe out the Amalekites for
; the goo<i.gf the human race, he would
wipe out what he wanted to and keep
what spoils attracted him. Obeying
God as far as it suits us, is trifling
with God, and is bound to bring chas
tisement.
Saul was full of excuses. He was
clever at devising explanations when
Samuel would face him with his fail-
That is just when the darts of the
enemy are most apt to hit us. Keep
busy for God; keep nature under pres
sure. There is safety in it! Satan
never fails to find mischief for idle
hearts and hands.
We have a watchful enemy. The
moment we are unoccupied, Satan
knows his hour. When we are up and
doing for God, and maintaining com
munion with Him, we are in the at
titude of positive hostility to the De
vil. That is not his opportunity to
make us instruments for his own
ends.
When David failed in energy as
the captain of the Lord’s hosts, he
became the slave of lust. Likewise,
we are either dominated by the en
ergy of the Spirit or the energy of
the flesh. “At the time when kings
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