BUSINESS coward, I’m not afraid, of hell” ; but m braving hell and holding on to sin and re jecting Christ, lie is not playing the hero, but the fool. ( There is no other matter in which seemingly intelligent men play the fool so persistently as in the matter of their relations to God and Christ. Had Saul acknowledged it? 18:5. (3) The Indomitable David, vs. 7, 8. Jonathan reports to David, v. 7. _ David is restored to favor with Saul, v, 7. David again leads the army to victory, Questions: What was the secret, of David’s success in warfare? Ps. 18:32. Why did the enemies flee from before him? Ps. 27:1-3. Will there always be victory when onr David goes to battle ? Ps. 24:8. (4) The Insane Jealousy of Saul, vs. 9-12. An evil spirit came upon Saul, v. 9. David was playing his harp, v. 9. Saul sought to smite David, v. 10. David slips away and escapes, v. 10. Saul sends his servant to watch David’s house, v. 11. David’s wife warns him of his danger, v. 11. She lets David down through a window, and he escaped, v. 12. Questions: What was, the evil spirit which came upon Saul? 18:11. Why was the evil spirit permitted ? 1 Chron. 29:17. What did the evil spirit put into Saul’s heart? Job 5:2. Did envy -and jealousy rule in Saul’s heart? 18:8. Is there any tyrant like jealousy ? Prov. 6:34; S. of S. 8:6. Is a rebellious heart, and an unsurren dered will, an open door for Satan? Isa. 30:1; Ps. 107:9-11.
424 THE KING’: the part of the man who had been called and anointed to be king? No, it was. sim ply good common sense. The wisest thing, and the bravest thing a man can do some times is to run away. Many a man today will not flee sin and its punishment and accept Christ because he says, “I am no (1) Jonathan’s Interest in David, vs. 1-3. The envy of Saul manifested in his com mand to Jonathan and to all his servants to put David to death, v. 1. Jonathan’s love for David prompts him to warn him, v. 2. He counsels David to seek a hiding place, . He promises to commune with ms father and to advise David, v. 3. j Questions: What was the cause of Saul s hatred of David? 18:8. : Why was Saul afraid of David? 18:12. Did David act wisely ? 18-15. Why did Jonathan love David? 18:1. How will love act in time of need? Prov. 17:17 ; Acts 9 :24. What should the attitude of Christians be to one another? John 15:17-19. (2) Jonathan Intercedes for David, vs. 4-6. Jonathan spake well of David to his fa ther, v. 4. He warned him against sinning, v. 4. He told him David’s works were good, v. 4. He extolled David’s loyalty, v. 3. He asserted that the Lord was with David, v. 5. He reminded his father of his own re joicing, v. 5. He put to his father a searching ques tion, v. 5. Saul was reproved and vowed safety for David, v. 6. Questions: Had David ever wronged Saul? v. 4; Psa. 109:4. Was the moral courage of Jonathan equal to his physical courage?' Prov. 24:11, 12. What good work- had ■David done for Saul? 17:51. v. 2.
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