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LESSON FOR JULY 4
ABSALOM’S FAILURE
LESSON TEXT-II Samuel 18:1-15
GOLDEN TEXT—Children obey your
Parents in the Lord; for this is right.—
Ephesians 6:1
His connivance with Joab, in the
death of Uriah, was a costly bargain
for David, and the development of sin
in his family with its long train of
fearful consequences teaches us that
sin respects not person nor position
The dark story of chapter 13 involves
Absalom’s flight and Joab’s strategy in
getting him back to Jerusalem (ch.
14). All is not as well, however, as it
outwardly appears, for Absalom the
beautiful (14:25) soon stole the heart
of the ten tribes, Israel (ch. 15), from
his indulgent and indifferent parent.
Then follows the story of that father’s
flight and of the son’s entry into the
capital city
This entire story is one of the most
wonderful dramas recorded in secular
or sacred history It may be divided
roughly as follows: Act I. Absalom
slays his brother. Act II. David fails
to become fully reconciled. Act III Ab-
salom’s rebellion. Act IV. Davids
grief. The lesson for today has to do
with Acts III. and IV.
Act lll. Scene 1. David’s Flight
and Finesse, chapters 15, 16 and 17.
“A foolish son is a grief to his father,
and bitterness to her that bare him”
(Prov. 17:25). On the other hand an
indulgent and an indifferent father
brings grief to his son.
Scene 2. The Battle of Mount
Ephraim (chapter 19). David at the
Gate, v. 1-56. The place where David
“numbered” (v. 1) his followers was
Mahanaim (17:27), where Jacob saw
the two “hosts” of angels (Gen. 32:1,
2). What David saw was quite dif-
ferent. As he waited he had time to
contemplate that other time that he
remained behind when he ought to
have gone forth to battle and which
resulted in the sin for which he was
even now suffering (ch. 11:1-7) Ab-
salom was shrewd as men count
shrewdness, but he made one fatal
omission in planning his campaign,
he left God out of his reckoning (ch.
17:14 R. V.). David's use of Hushai
was fully justified by the situation
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‘Sr 9 ON. WOODROW WILSON, president of the United States. is nonorary president of the Boy S out organiza-
TB tion of America. This will be of interest here in view of the fact that Boy Scout drills and scout craft are
to be a feature of our forthcoming Chautauqua
To those unacquainted with rhe Boy Bcout movement un few facts will be of interest. The Boy Scout
order originated with Lieutenant General Baden-Powell of Euginnd and today has more than 500,000 members in
England, 750.000 in America and 25.000 in Australia. There are more than 5,000 members of the order in Chicago
alone. representing Jewish. Catholic and Protestant churches. social settlements, playgrounds and Y. M. C. A's. The
object of the movement is character building for boys between the ages of twelve and eighteen. It is an effort to
train them in self reliance. manhood. good citizenship and scout craft. Scout craft includes instruction in first aid
to the injured. life saving. signaling, nature study, camp craft, woodcraft, ¢hivalry and patriotism.
into which this reckless son was pre- .
cipitated, still it is probable that David |
listened to the advice of his followers
(v. 3) more willingly because of his
reluctance to fight against his own |
son.
Scene 3. Absalom’s Defeat, vv. 6-
10. The battle was so planned that
the advantage of the forest was on Da-
vid’s side and more of the enemies of
David were smitten by the hand of
God (v. 8) than were slain by the
servants of David. These men
brought judgment upon themselves
through their disloyalty to God's
chosen king (Judges 5:20, 21) and in
this we see a type of that final victory
awake and morally straight.”
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{ Joab now takes matters into his
own hands. He held David in his
power and had a debt to pay Absalom
(ch. 14:29). Most dearly did Absalom
pay the penalty to this vengeful, time-
abiding soldier. Joab was not content
to slay this proud youth, but, to show
his contempt, he cast the dead body
into a pit and raised over it a “great
heap” of stones (v. 17). So Absalom’s
proud monument (v. 18) failed of its
intended purpose. David's victory
was complete; even so will be the ul-
timate victory of our “greater David”
(Phil. 2:10, 17).
Act IV. David's Grief, v. 19-33.
Scene 1. The Messengers. Again our
attention is centered upon the grief-
stricken father. His anxiety is sin-
cere and heart-breaking, but it is
tardy. The first messenger, Ahimaaz,
is a good man, but brings not good
news. Is our message one of life or
of death? The second messenger
gives a diplomatic but a blunt answer
to David's anxious inquiry. What
cared David for his enemies, his army,
nay for himself, if only the “young
man’ were safe.
Application. “Is the young wan
safe?” Industirially, socially, physical-
ly, morally, spiritually, his safety de
dends upon the guidance of the home,
the father and the church. Only as
parents hear and obey the Master's
words, “Bring thy son -hither” (Luke
9:41) is the young man safe. David's
sin was not, however, sufficient cause
for Absalom’s downfall; he courted
his own ruin (John 5:40).
The great outstanding lesson of this
entire drama, extending from the
eleventh to the nineteenth chapters,
ig: “Whatsoever a man soweth, that
shall he also reap.”
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