DAVID'S DECREPITUDE 1 Kings 1:1. "Praise a fair day at night." THE old age of good men is often a beautiful spectacle. They show us the example of a mellower wisdom, a larger tolerance, a sweeter temper, a more unselfish sympathy, a clearer faith. The setting sun of their bright day tinges even... [ Continue Reading ]
AN EASTERN COURT AND HOME 1 Kings 1:1 "Pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness." Ezekiel 16:49 A MAN does not choose his own destiny; it is ordained for higher ends than his own personal happiness. If David could have made his choice, he might, indeed, have been dazzled by the glitte... [ Continue Reading ]
ADONIJAH'S REBELLION 1 Kings 1:5 "The king's word hath power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?"- Ecclesiastes 8:4 THE fate of Amnon and of Absalom might have warned the son who was now the eldest, and who had succeeded to their claims. Adonijah was the son of Haggith, "the dancer." His... [ Continue Reading ]