DAVID ANOINTED.


 WHo was the little boy whose mother took him to
live with the old priest in the Holy Place ? Who spoke to
the child in the night?
 God often spoke to him, and when he was an old
man He said to him, Fill thy horn with oil, and go to
Jesse in Bethlehem. I have provided a king among his
sons." Samuel went to Bethlehem, and Jesse called his
sons to come. The oldest, tall and handsome, stood up,
and Samuel thought, "This is the one ;" but the Lord said,
" Look not on the outward appearance, the Lord looketh
on the heart."
 The next son was called up; No, not he;" and so
seven of the sons of Jesse were gathered before the old
prophet. "Are these all thy children ?" asked Samuel.
"There is one more, the youngest," said Jesse, "and he
is keeping t-he sheep." Send and fetch him," said Samuel.
So they called the youngest son, named David, which
means, beloved.
 He came in, with his rosy cheeks and fresh, fair face,
and bright eyes glancing around, and wondering why they
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