. Christian herald and signs of our times . But now. the Lord, without ap-pearing, to him. said unto him. Foras-much as this is done of thee .... 1 willsurely rend the kingdom from thee, andwill give it to thy servant. And then hesaid in his forbearing mercy that it shouldnot be in his days, but those of his that one tribe should still be left forDavids sake and Jerusalem. Hut Solo-mon had peace no more. Cod against also were stirred up against him:Hadad. Rezon, Jeroboam disturbed hisonce peaceful reign, his glory and hispower departed with his declining faith-fulness to Co
. Christian herald and signs of our times . But now. the Lord, without ap-pearing, to him. said unto him. Foras-much as this is done of thee .... 1 willsurely rend the kingdom from thee, andwill give it to thy servant. And then hesaid in his forbearing mercy that it shouldnot be in his days, but those of his that one tribe should still be left forDavids sake and Jerusalem. Hut Solo-mon had peace no more. Cod against also were stirred up against him:Hadad. Rezon, Jeroboam disturbed hisonce peaceful reign, his glory and hispower departed with his declining faith-fulness to Cod : his popularity also, andthe name of Solomon is now as much as-sociated with his fall as with former a lesson on earthly glory ! Let himthat thinketh he standeth take heed lesthe fall. LESSON POINTS. Suggestions and Illustrations for the use ofSundav School Teachers. ASAD picture is presented in thelesson. The courtly writer of Chroni-cles is silent about it. but the writerof Kings is too honest and too spiritual topass over. THE GODDESS ASHTORETH. opens a stained page with the The beginning of the trouble was inthe heart. That is where declension alwaysbegins. Solomon had bitter, personal rea-son for giving the caution. Keep thineheart with all diligence, for out of it arethe issues of life. His first overt sign ofdeclension was in a concession to his for-eign wives. At first, lie appears to havebeen very scrupulous in this matter. Welearn from 11. Chron. S: 11 that he wouldnot let the daughter of Pharaoh live in theCity of David because it was holy andher presence would have been a profana-tion. Hut later, in the broad tolerancethat a man whose heart is not wholly withhis (iod is apt to show toward error. Solo-mon seems to have consented that hisTyrian wife should worship Ashtoreth. orAstarte, as she had been accustomed todo. A more prudent man. making such aconcession, would hav e taken care that aninnovation so offensive to his people,should be as
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