. Sweet stories of God; in the language of childhood and the beautiful delineations of sacred art . hings. For when the Lord sent him out to fightKing A-gag, he told Saul to wipe him and all he hadfrom the face of the earth. But Saul kept back someof the spoils, the best of the sheep and lambs, anddid not put the king to death as he should have done. And the Lord told Sam-u-el that Saul was nota good king, and his reign should be short. Samuely the Man of God. 161 And it made Sam-u-el sad to hear this, and heprayed to God all night. Then he had a talk withSaul, who did notlook at his sins inth
. Sweet stories of God; in the language of childhood and the beautiful delineations of sacred art . hings. For when the Lord sent him out to fightKing A-gag, he told Saul to wipe him and all he hadfrom the face of the earth. But Saul kept back someof the spoils, the best of the sheep and lambs, anddid not put the king to death as he should have done. And the Lord told Sam-u-el that Saul was nota good king, and his reign should be short. Samuely the Man of God. 161 And it made Sam-u-el sad to hear this, and heprayed to God all night. Then he had a talk withSaul, who did notlook at his sins inthe right light. AndSam-u-el told himthat his reign asking would soon beat an end. God told Sam-u-el not to mournfor Saul, but to godown to Beth-le-hem, to the houseof a man namedJes-se, one of whosesons was to be madeking. And the Lordsaid he was not tolook for one with afine face or form. Forthe Lord sees not asman sees, and helooks on the heart. So he went down to Beth-le-hem, and did as theLord told him. And Jes-se had his sev-en sonspass one by one before Sam-u-el. And Sam-u-el Y. F. B.—ii. DA-VID A-NOINT-ED BY SAM-U-EL. 162 History of the Old Testament thought that the first-born must be the one whomGod chose to be king. But the Lord told him hewas not the one. And they all went by, and notone of them was the one on whom God had set hisseal. And Sam-u-el said to Jes-se, Are these all thysons? And Jes-se said, No there is yet one left; but heis quite a lad, and is now in the field where he caresfor the sheep. And Sam-u-el told Jes-se to send for him atonce. And Jes-se sent for him, and he wasbrought in, and his cheeks were red, and his eyesbright. And the Lord said to Sam-u-el, Rise—forthis is he. And Sam-u-el rose, and took the horn of oil andpoured it on the young mans head. So the Lordchose Da-vid to be king when Saul should be putout of the way. And Da-vid felt a great change in his heart, forthe Lord was there to make him strong and wise,and fit for the high place h
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