. Christian herald and signs of our times . umption, no trace ofinvidious comparison with Saul; Davidleft his interests absolutely and entirely inthe hands of God, and in true kingliness,dealt with others in complete independenceof personal feeling. Such is the fruit ofwaiting upon the Lord ! But, having passed through his examin-ation in Gods school as to how he shouldrepresent his God in regard to his enemies,I) ivid had a much more difficult school topass through in his relations with hisfriends and his adherents; and more es-pecially with his nephew and general,Joab. AV»ner, Sauls general,
. Christian herald and signs of our times . umption, no trace ofinvidious comparison with Saul; Davidleft his interests absolutely and entirely inthe hands of God, and in true kingliness,dealt with others in complete independenceof personal feeling. Such is the fruit ofwaiting upon the Lord ! But, having passed through his examin-ation in Gods school as to how he shouldrepresent his God in regard to his enemies,I) ivid had a much more difficult school topass through in his relations with hisfriends and his adherents; and more es-pecially with his nephew and general,Joab. AV»ner, Sauls general, had placedIshbosheth, one of Sauls sons, upon thethrone, and on his masters behalf, he dis-puted the claims of David. This finallybrought about a state of warfare betweenJudah and Israel, in which Joab and Ab-ner, the two opposed generals, played theprominent part: David waxed strongerbut the house of Siul weaker and weak-er. (II. Sam. 3: 1.) But circumstanceswere constantly occurring which were noteasy for David. Abner was a strong par-. tisan of the house of Saul, but still a manwho sought to prevent bloodshed when itwas possible. He did what he could tosave Asahel, the headstrong brother ofJoab, and he it was who sought to put anend to the battle in which AsaheFs deathtook place. The strife of Abner and Joab did notbring about any definite result; God hadanother way. Ishbosheth reproachedAbner unjustly regarding the woman,Rispah, and in his anger, Abner sent mes-sengers to David making overtures regard-ing the kingdom. And David, who sawthe hand of God in this thing, consentedto Abners propositions, on condition thatMichal, Sauls daughter, whom he hadmarried, and whom Saul had given to an-other, should be restored to him, and thushis honorable alliance with the house ofSaul w as re-established. LESSON POINTS. Suggestions ami Illustrations for the Lseof Sunday School Teachers. ARDSHIP, priva ti 0 nand con-stant perilwere thec h aracter-isticsof the\ s c h o 0 1t h r o u g h
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