CHAPTER 1X. 433 obèyed the word of God in several instances, and God rejected him ; I Sam. xiii. 13. and xv. 23. 5. Q. Whom did God chase in his room ? A. David of the tribe of Judah, who is called the man after God's otvu heart 1 Sam. xvi. 1. 1 Sam. xiii: 14. Acts xiii. 22. 6. Q. Who were the forefathers of David ? A. Ile. was the youngest son of Jesse, who was the son of Obed, who was the son of Boaz by Ruth his wife ; Ruth iv. 17-22. 7. Q. What was this Ruth? A. She wasa woman ofMoab, and she married Mahlon a Jew, the son of Naomi, when they came to sojourn in Moab, because of a famine in Israel ; Ruth i. '1 -4. 8. Q. Did Ruth leave ere country of Moab ? A. Yes, after her husband died in the land of Moab, she followed her mother- in-law Naomi into the lat.d of Israel, and took the God of Israel for her God ; 'Ruth i. 16; 17. What Q. kind providence attended her in the land of Israel ? A. Boaz, a rich man, who was near of kin to her for- mer husband, married her, and so she became the great grand- mother of David ; Ruth iv. 16, 17. 10. Q. What was David's employment ? A. Being the youngest son of a large family, he was bred up to keep his father's sheep 1 Sam. xvi. 11. 11. Q. What considerable actions did he do whilehe was a shepherd ? A. He killed a lion and a bear who came to rob his father's flock ; 1 Sam. xvii. 34. 12. Q. How did God anoint him to be ling? A. He sent Samuel secretly to anoint him with oil at Bethlehem in tire midst of hit brethren ; 1 Sam. xvi. 13. 13. Q. How did David make his first appearance at court ? A. David understood music, and when the evil spirit of melan- choly came upon Saul, hearing of David's skill in music, he sent for him to play on the harp to refresh him ; 1 Sam. xvi. 16-23. 14. Q. What remarkable action made him morepublicly known ? A. When Goliah the giant challenged the men of Israel; David undertook the combat, and slew him with a sling and a stone ; 1 Sam. xvii. 49-51. 15. Q. How did Saul employ him afterwards ? A. He sent him out against the Philistines, and slew many thousands of them ; 1 Sam. xix. 8. 16. Q. How came Sanl then to bear him an ill -will ? A. From mere envy, because the women of Israel sung to their in- struments of music, c° Saul had slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands ;" 1 Sam. xviii. 5, 6, 7. 17. Q. Wherein did Saul discover his ill-will to him ? A: He threw a javelin a4 him, and often attempted to kill him; 1 Sam. xviii. 2 l. '
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=