'Transitions 3 Light Withheld ... 67 Domestic Troubles 5 Lowly Instruments 70 A Hebrew Family 7 Call to Higher Service 71 Public Worship 9 Privileges and Cares 73 'l'he Lord of Hosts 10 Diverse Experiences 74 Trial Sanctified 13 The Old Priest and the Child-Prophet 76 Dharacter Misjudged 15 Samuel's Call to the Prophetic Office 78 Conjugal Sympathy 16 The Faithful Servant 80 The Temple of the Lord 18 Parental Restraint 81 Effectual Prayer ... 19 Resignation 82 Vows 20 Samuel the Prophet 83 Undeserved Rebuke 21 Harsh Judgment Meekly Answered 22 CH.APTER IV. Samuel's Birth and Infancy 24 Moral Causes of Disaster 87 Unexpected Coincidences 89 CHAPTER II. Victory in Defeat .. . 90 Salvation 27 Neutralised Usefulness 92 Rejoicing in the Lord 31 lchabod ... 93 The Prayer-Song of Hannah 34 Judgment Inflicted on Israel 95 The Rock of Israel 35 The Inquiry of the Afflicted 97 The Divine Judgment of Human Symbol and Spiritual Truth !i8 Actions 86 The Ark Misplaced and Lost 98 GoJ's Guardianship of His Saints 37 The Judgment of God on the Judge of 'l'he King Messiah ... • 38 Israel 100 Degenern te Sons 41 Icha 'Jod . . . 100 Great Sinners 43 Youthful Piety 44 CHAPTER V. Faith's Symbols 46 Foreshadowings 103 8oli<l Character 48 Coercive Providences 105 Abandoned 49 The Ark among the Heathen 106 Samuel's Childhood and Growth 51 The Overthrow of Idolatry ... 109 A Degenerate Priesthood 52 Infatuation l 10 Inelfective Reproof 54 Impending Retribution 58 A Messnge of .Approaching Judgment 61 CHAPTER VI. Honour nnd Dishonour 62 Seeking Light 114 Office Nothing without Character 63 Restored Blessings 115 A Faithful Priest ... 64 Trophies and Chastisement... 117 ii INDEX.
THEMF:: PAGE CHAPTER XI. The Return of the Ark 118 TREM:E P"-OB- The Ark in Harnst 119 The Relative Power of Evil and Good 199• Irrenrencc 120 The Perfecting Gift 201 The Concurrence of Human and Divine CHAPTER VII, Action 202 Fitness for Service 125 Saul's First Victory 204 Divine Reserve 126 Generosity toward Enemies 206- i;:benezer 127 Saul at his Best ... 207 First-fruits of Repentan :e 129 Steps of Return to God 130 CHAPTER XII. A Kational Revival 131 Character a Power 211 Confession of Sin ... 133 The Immutable Condition of Well-being 212- The Victory of Ebenezer 134 The Outwarcl Sign 213 The Stone of Help 136 Samuel's Admonitions to Israel 216. Samuel the Judge 137 Piety in Old Age ... 219- Integrity in Public Office 221 CHAPTER VIIL Doctnne in History 221 Discontent with God's Methods 145 Intercessory Prayer 223' Permitted, not Approved ... 148 The Good and Right Way 224: Ignoble Sons of an Honoured Father 150 The Good Man's Wee.pons ... 225- Israel's Desire for a King ... 151 The Popular Desire for a King 152 CHAPTER XIII. The Benefit of Prayer 155 The Great Antagonism 230 The Unwise Demand Granted 156 Representative Temptations 231 The Ramifications of Evil 234 CHAPTER IX. The Trumpet Sounded 236 Diviirn Consideration 161 The First Wrong Stey 23i Man's .Accidents God's Ordinatiollll 162 A Man after God's own Heart 239', Shadows of Coming Events 164 Under the Heel of the Oppressor 240 Interest in Public Affairs 165 Tried and Found Wanting ... 241 The King Desired by the People 166 CHAPTER XIV. Perplexity 169 Guests at a Sacred Feast 170 Inspiration in Christian Enterprise 246- Saul Privately Anointed King 172 God's Faithfulness to His own 24~ The Man, yet not the Man ... 173 Unwise Zeal and Moral Obtuseness 250- The Heroism of Jonathan ... 262 CHAPTERX. Rashness 254 Supports to Faith and Duty 177 Seeking Counsel of God and Keeping Another Man 179 One's Word 257 Limitations of Prerogative ... 180 Gradation in Service 259 The Reasonableness of Incongrnities ... 181 Drawing Near to God 261 Wise Reticence 183 Remonstrance with Rulers ... 262 A Company of Prophets 184 Co-operation with God 262 Saul among the Prophets 185 Saul's Sovereignty and We.re, his Inquisitiveness 186 Army and Family 262 Casting the Lot in Life 189 The Restless King 263 Sympathy and Disparagement 191 Baul Publicly Chosen 192 CHAPTER XV. 'Jod Save the King 194 God's Terrible Acts 269 Friends and Opponents in Godly Enter- The Limits of Patience 272 prise .. 195 The Sin of Rebellion 273 1ll11S1ve l'reaagea ... 196 C, nviction of Sin not Repentance 276- INDEX. iii