_Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David._ THE BUILDING OF THE ROYAL HOUSE In Hiram’s conduct notice-- I. An instance of true friendship. 1. Genuine. 2. Lasting. II. An illustration of human agency in the service of God. III. A proof of God’s providence. 1. In Hiram’s conduct. 2. In... [ Continue Reading ]
_And David inquired of God._ INQUIRING OF GOD The Israelites usually asked counsel of God by the ephod, the Grecians by their oracles, the Persians by their magi, the Egyptians by their hierophantae, the Indians by their gymnosophistae, the ancient Gauls and Britons by their Druids, the Romans by t... [ Continue Reading ]
_And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees._ THE SOUND IN THE MULBERRY TREES What this “sound of going” was exactly we cannot tell. It probably resembled the march of an army in the air. A host of unseen angels may have moved above the mulberry groves... [ Continue Reading ]