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tjmgj ayr s t- -s- ifoeitribuiierstoufr jjt y vywa- i3 t- cjstv- trnrtrnwitinir 21j5 a jevjv sundwrsch60l lesson v isessonfor may 6th golden text blessed is the nation whose god is the lonl psa 3312 the lesson as a whole vthe careful reading of the two books of samuel and the first eleven chapters offirst kings is not nearly so great a task as many people r imagine c allcan be gone over without undue haste by spend- big less than half an hour each day during the week far less time than is j given to reading the daily paper this examination of the suggested texts would give a fairly full understanding of the events that led up to the establish ment of the monarchy in israel and of cie failure of king saul and the preparation for and rule of king david who was called the after gods- own heart- 1 sam 1314 though he failed grievously in the matter of the wife of uriah the hittite the one great blot upon his otherwise reasonably pious life 1 kings 155 he repented in bitter- ness of soul and sought- forgiveness and obtained mercy when he owned his sin and judged himself before god as we see in psalm 51 and the first half of psalm 32 under david the foes of the hebrew nation were subdued and most of them brought tribute while the kindom itself was consoli- dated and its affairs administered in an- orderly manner that brought peace and prosperity to the nation j religion too was given a prom- inent place and the outward ob- servances of the law and statutes given through moses were recog- nizedand enforced in large mea- sure the ark of the lord was brought to jerusalem and a tempor ary sanctuary erected to house it the tabernacle itself remained at shiloh where it had become greatly neglected in the later years of king saul whose evil example had affected the people adversely it was davids desire to build a great temple on mount moriah as the center of hebrew worship but this was- not- to be his privilege because of the many wars in which he had been obliged to participate 1 chron 283 it was given to king solomon the son of bathsheba who succeeded his father to do this great work in his reign the king domattained it greatest glory but deteriorated toward the close as solomon himself got away from godand forsook the moral and spiritual ideals of his youth 1 kingsll9 verse by verse 1 kings 9 1 solomon had fin- ished the building of the house of the lord and the kings house in his early years solomon devoted himself to carrying out the desire of his fathers heart in erecting a templeto jehovah andjater in building a magnificent palace for himself verse 2 the lord appeared to solomon the second time he had made himself known to him in the beginninggranting the wisdom for which theyoung king prayed and in addition abundant wealth and greatupbwer- and fame now that the temple was dedicated god appeafedto him again verse3 i have hallowed this hbusewhich thou hast built to but my name there for ever god accepted the sanctuary which had been offered to him and promised to abideiin it forever that is of course- as lohgas if stood when atlast jtwas destroyed he for- sook because of the sins of the verse4 if thou wilt walk be fore me it was no unconditional promise that god- made to solomon his presence and blessing were de pendent on the obedience of the v 5 king and his people- v averse 5 then i will establish thethrone of they kingdom upon usraelfor ever- god had promised todavid that there shall notfail thee a man upon the throne of israel the promise became void v- wken failure came inbutthe time is b coming when god acting in sovereign grace will set a man on davidsithrone 2 samtf 16whose v kingdom shall never come to an ienda- -verses- 6 and7 if ye shall at all j turn from following me then willi cut off israelout of the land and this house will r i cast- out of my sight the warn- irigwas clear and definite had i israel bbeyedgddthey would have v remained in their land- and their -t- kings would have held sway over them ruling in the fear of god but they forfeited all title to blessing by turning away fro mthe law of thehvgod rerse j26iking solomon made a navy of ships in eziongeber on theshpre of the red sea this verse the worldwide in fluence of solomon his navy trad- ed with the nations at the utmost limits of the ancient world only recently archaeologists have un- covered the ruins of this city at the northertiiflp of the -eastern- arm of thered sea chap 10 26 solom8n had a thousand and four hundred chariots and twelve thousand i horsemen these were rather to protect the land than for offensive j warfarethey formeda great army and indicated the potential strength of the kingdom verse 27 the king made silver to be in jerusalem as stones pales tine was definitely on the gold standardsorich was -the- country and so prosperous its merchants i that sllverlwas lightly esteemed tyerse28 solomon- had horses ubrought outifofegyptiarid linen a 70111 commerce flourished by land as well as by sea the mer- chanta -of- palestineled the world taitlielrgreat undertakings chapml4 when solomon was oldhiswlves turned awayhis v heart vj it is evident v that as his wealth and fatnev increased the king lost the spiritual sensitiveness lofhisearlydays to live i like any godless oriental potentate y multiplying wives to himself and bart weakly yielding- to their solicita tions to set upshrines for the idols manybf themhad worshippedin theirown landswe are told that solomons heart was not perfect with the lord his god as was the heart of david his fathervthus he forfeited all title to the promised conditional blessings given to him in the days of his conscientiois ad herence to the law of the lord verse 11 forasmuch as this is done of thee i will surely rend the kingdom- from thee in right eous judgment god declared he would takeaway dominion from the house of king solomon this he did partially in the days of-reho- boamand nearly completely- four centuries later in the days of zedekiah2 kings 2519 never theless hisi covenant with david jhalli stand- psa -8934-37- but through the enthronement of jesus son of david after the flesh through nathan luke 331 not solomon theheart of the lesson whenever and wherever tested by god man has proved himself to be a failure of all- who had gone before him none attained to the wisdom of- solomon yet even he sinned grievously by forgetting the commandments of the lord 1 kings 1111 and so brought grief and ruin at lastupon israel under his reign they reached the highest pinnacle of worldly glory because of sin both his and theirs they be came at last an outcast people driven from their land and wander ing in oain and wretchedness among the gentiles sin always brings disaster may we as a nation learn from their sad history hello homemakers your spring housecleaning will be made more pleasant if you refinish the furni ture before beginning the actual cleaning you will be surprised at the results that can be achieved if you are willing to spend unneces sary time- we propose to discuss the most common mishaps that- be fall wood surfaces scratches if a scratch is light a little raw linseed oil will darken it if the scratch is deep apply a little weak stain to match it allow to dry repeat until scratch is the same colour as rest pf surface then polish or wax- the whole surface heat bloom hot dishes may cause white marks on table tops etc due to the heat drying out the finish rub in furniture polish or raw linseed oil and let stand on the spot for some time then polish un til oil is entirely removed grease spots a wash with the folly of turning away from the paths of righteousness washing sodar b make a thick paste of fullers earth and water apply paste to spot and leave on over night remove paste and wash the wood c if grease is soft when spilt cover the spot immediately with cold water to harden it and to pre vent the grease from soaking in water spots these are very per sistent especially if the water is hard in which case it is necessary to remove the stain by sanding be fore refinishing the surface how ever the following methods are effective in most cases a rub with a good furniture polish if the surface is finished with varnish b rub the spot with a cloth soaked in weak ammonia wrung dry as possible polish with a fur niture oil c place a clean blotter or wool len cloth above the spot and then apply a warm iron cautiously re peat if necessary d waxed surfaces may be treat ed by rubbing briskly with a soft -tj-fsr- cloth or by applying liquid wax to the spot or turpentine followed by liquid wax polish z v i ftake a tlpv- j 1 do riot attach a percolatofi toaster orother electrical appli ance in such a- way that the cord is left trailing for someone to trip over s i 2 do not touch an electrical appli ance if you arc touching a water faucet 3 never pour water on burning grease cover with a pieplate or sprinkle with baking soda 4 soap allowed to dry thoroughly before using will last longer 5 seal lotion and perfume bottles with a small amount of nail polish this is a good way- to keep the special lotions you use once in a while or to prevent leakage when you are travel ling the tops come off easily when you dip the bottles in hot water and lift off the seal the question box mrs mmc asks how to prevent tinware from rusting answer if it is practically new rub tins inside and out slightly with lard or saltfree fat and heat in electric oven for 20 minutes al ways keep tinware dry when not in use mrs s t says to keep the tea kettle free from lime leave an s inch piece of cheesecloth in it re move every 2 or 3 weeks mrs b j asks puffs u 1- cream puffs 1 cup boiling water cup butter 1 cup allpurpose flour li tsp salt 4 eggs unbeaten have the water rapidly boiling add the butter and stir until melt- ed add the flour and salt both at t once stirring vigorously continue cooking and stirring until the whole mass leaves the sides of the pan remove from the heat and cool one minute add the eggs un beaten one at a time after the addi tion of each egg beat until the white is absorbed into the batter dip a teaspoon in oil then dip but spoonfuls of the batter on oiled- cookie sheets shape up each puff high in the centre bake at 450 de grees in the electric oven for 10 min reduce the heat to 400 degrees and continue cooking for 25 min the puffs should be high and golden brown cool them cut a slit recipe for cream in the side and fill with cream fil ling atost farmers like most business men start- with limited capital the first years i t they seem so many years k are a- struggle to make ends meet to find the money to pay current bills then when savings have accumu- lated to enable equipment and- supplies to be bought at lowest prices help hired when needed and produce held- for most f v favorable selling prices worries are fewerand profits greater farmers whose incomes have increased during the war years have learned the s many ways in which victory bonds help them in their financing victory 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