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Tuesday
The First
Lesson
1 Samuel 20:1-7, 12-23
1 And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before
Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is
my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
2 And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold,
my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he
will show it me: and why should my father hide this thing from
me? it is not so.
3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth
that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not
Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD
liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me
and death.
4 Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth,
I will even do it for thee.
5 And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, tomorrow is the new moon,
and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me
go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at
even.
6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked
leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there
is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
7 If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but
if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by
him.
12 And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I
have sounded my father about tomorrow any time, or the third
day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send
not unto thee, and show it thee;
13 The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please
my father to do thee evil, then I will show it thee, and send
thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with
thee, as he hath been with my father.
14 And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the kindness
of the LORD, that I die not:
15 But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house
for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David
every one from the face of the earth.
16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying,
Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies.
17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved
him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
18 Then Jonathan said to David, Tomorrow is the new moon: and
thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
19 And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down
quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself
when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone
Ezel.
20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though
I shot at a mark.
21 And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows.
If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this
side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to
thee, and no hurt; as the LORD liveth.
22 But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are
beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.
23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of,
behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.
1st Lesson Questions -
Why did David and Saul part company? Whose fault was it ? RESOLVE.
The Second
Lesson
Luke 19:47-20:8
47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and
the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
48 And
could not find what they might do: for all the people were very
attentive to hear him.
1 And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught
the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief
priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
2 And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest
thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
3 And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one
thing; and answer me:
4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say,
From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
6 But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for
they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
7 And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.
8 And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority
I do these things.
2nd Lesson Questions -
Luke 19:47-20:8. The people hung on Jesus' words. (V. 48) Do I? RESOLVE.