_And the battle went sore against Saul._ THE DEATH OF SAUL Learn I. That a splendid beginning may have an awful ending. II. That Divine judgments overtake men’s sins. III. That in national calamities the godly suffer with the ungodly. (_J. Wolfendale._) THE DEPARTURE OF GOD, THE DEPARTURE OF S... [ Continue Reading ]
_Drew thy sword, and thrust me through._ SUICIDE AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE CASE OF SAUL I. Causes. 1. Not merely accumulated misfortune, but long-continued wrongdoing. 2. Cowardly fear of suffering. 3. Caring more for disgrace than for sin. 4. Abandonment of trust of God as to this life and to the... [ Continue Reading ]
_And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul._ A GOOD BEGINNING WITH A BAD ENDING Many men begin with influential parentage, social station, ample education, pecuniary competence, yet they travel a downhill road, falling first into neglect a... [ Continue Reading ]
_So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord._ THE DOOM OF KING SAUL We have no right to understand this account of Saul’s death as referring to one act of his life. It speaks as well of his general transgression against the Lord. Saul consulted the witch the night before... [ Continue Reading ]