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Holy Spirit. (Acts 3.0:38; 1 Jn. 2:27). The anointing power of the Spirit is manifested only when the Christian stands still and allows Him to show forth the Word of God.—Haldeman. There were two unctions of the kingly office, the one in private by a prophet (16:13) which was meant to be only a prophetic intimation of the person at taining that high dignity— the more public and formal manifestation (2 Sam. 2:4; 5:3) was performed by the high priest.—-Jamieson. The Lord hath anointed thee. Everything was planned to impress on Saul that his elevation was not to be viewed by him as a mere piece of good fortune, and to induce him to enter on the office with a solemn sense of responsibility and with a spirit different from that of neighboring kings who thought only of their royal position as enabling them to gratify the desires of their hearts.— Blaikie. Memory Verse: “ I will hear what God the Lord will speak.” Ps. 85:8. Approach: Did anything ever get lost in your home and mother sent you to hunt for it? Perhaps the lost article you were asked to look for was lost somewhere in the BEGINNERS house, but today we AND PRIMARY are to hear about Mabel L. Merrill some animals that were lost, and you know animals are alive and can walk and go a long way from home, and this is very interesting and you will like it I know. Prayer. Lesson Story: You boys and girls always enjoy riding and playing with the burros, and our story today is about a man who had a number of burros and they got away and got lost, so the father told his son whose name was Saul to take a servant with him and go and look for the lost burros. The Bible tells us that Saul was a very fine look ing young man and was taller than any of the rest of the people. Saul did as his father had asked him and took one of the servants and started on a search Saul Visits Samuel. 1 Samuel 9:15- 10:24.
view of evading duty and difficulty. A very subtle temptation assails us from this side. Spurious modesty may re duce to the uttermost poverty and in sufficiency. There is a self reduction which is simply a self preservation. Whom God calls He qualifies.— People’s Bible. v. 25. Upon the top of the house. If Saul had retained more of the house top element in his life, •it would have ehded better.— Echoes. Oriental houses being low and flat roofed, the roof of fered the most desirable place for quiet conversation and rest in the cool of the day.— Chr. Worker’s Com. Samuel communed with Saul. We cannot but carry forward our thoughts and think of their last meeting which was at En- dor wherè in darkness and utter de spair the king had thought of his earthly friend and wondered whether he might not be able to throw some light once more upon his path. But alas, the day of merciful visitation was gone. The first conversation was in the brightness of early morning. The last was in the midnight gloom.— Chadwick. v. 26. Up, that I may send thee away. Mountain top experiences are exhilarating but there is work to be done in the valley. We need the moun tain top experiences only to send us into the valley with more faith and strength. (Phil. 4:13).— Eliott. v. 27. Stand thou still awhile. No man can intelligently serve God until he is instructed of God.—Moody. There are many in this busy hurrying self con fident age to whom God is saying, “ Stand still that I may cause thee to hear My word.” The reason some never hear is that they never listen to God long enough for Him to speak to them.— Torrey. It is time for Chris tians to call a halt and let the Word of God be shown to them or they will walk in spiritual darkness and weakness here and enter the Lord’s presence at the last shorn of that full glory that might have been theirs, -h- Haldeman. The word of God. The first occurrence in the Bible of this expression. “Word of Jehovah” is ' found frequently after Gen. 15:1.— Comp. Bible. 10:1. Then Samuel took oil. God’s institutions are great and honorable though the circumstances of their ad ministration be ever so mean and de spicable. This anointing was none the less valid for its being done in private. /—Henry. The oil is the symbol of the
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