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Tuesday
The First
Lesson
1 Samuel 9:1-10
1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son
of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of
Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
2 And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man,
and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel
a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was
higher than any of the people.
3 And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said
to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and
arise, go seek the asses.
4 And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the
land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through
the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through
the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
5 And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his
servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father
leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.
6 And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man
of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh
surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can show
us our way that we should go.
7 Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what
shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels,
and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have
we?
8 And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have
here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will
I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.
9 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus
he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now
called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)
10 Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go.
So they went unto the city where the man of God was.
1st Lesson Questions -
Saul was chosen to be king. What have I been chosen to become? RESOLVE.
The Second
Lesson
Luke 13:10-21
10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity
eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise
lift up herself.
12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto
her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made
straight, and glorified God.
14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation,
because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto
the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in
them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth
not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from
the stall, and lead him away to watering?
16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom
Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this
bond on the sabbath day?
17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were
ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things
that were done by him.
18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto
shall I resemble it?
19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and
cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and
the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of
God?
21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures
of meal, till the whole was leavened.
2nd Lesson Quesstions -
The woman was healed of a bowed, bent body. When Jesus looks upon me, what infirmity does He see that is in need of healing? RESOLVE.