Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-11-17
HELPING ONE ANOTHER.
LESSON WI, FOURTH QUARTER, IN
INTERNATIONAL SERIES, NOV. 10.

Text, Gal. vi. 2-Commentary by Rev.
ID. n. stearna
| CONDENSED from Lesson Helper Quarterly. By
permission Of H. s. Hoffman, Philadelphia,
/ publisher
The principal incident in today's lesson is
the return Of the two tribes and q half to
their possessions on the east OF Jordan with
the charge Of Joshua to them Between last
weeks lesson and this one we find three Lead
ing events: The removal Of the Tabernacle
from Gilgal TO Shiloh, the division Of the re-
mainder OF the land among the seven tribes
| which had not received their portion, and
the appointing Of six cities Of Refuge, three
upon each side Of Jordan
43. And the Lord gave unto Israel all the
land which he sware TO give unto their
fathers If the ten spies who discouraged
the people and all the thousands who per-
ished in the wilderness could rise from their
| graves and see their brethren and children
in actual possession Of the good land which
they had refused to possess because Of the
giants and walled cities, and Caleb possessing
and enjoying the very center and stronghold
Of the giants, they would surely be greatly
surprised, and perhaps ashamed Of their I'M
belief, which had shut them out from this in
heritance, and IL they should ask the dwell
ers therein how they ever overcame the diff
culties, what answer could be given but sim
ply this: sour God fought for us, and we re-
lied upon Him and obeyed Him.
A. 1.-THE Lord gave them rest, according
to all that He sware unto their fathers Il
is as difficult for many Christians to learn to
rest, not in idleness but in activity, as it is
i for some swimmers to learn to float; but as
surely as the latter finds that the water does
bear him on its bosom when he quietly rests
upon it, SO surely does the Christian find that
/, 1--WE who have believed do enter into rest
| (Heb. Nv, 81 when in confidence we commit
ourselves and all our affairs to tho love and
faithfulness Of our covenant keeping God.
As. .There failed not ought of any good
thing; oil came to pass" The same glorious
fact Is stated in Oh. xiii, II; XII. viii, Sc;
and no true believer shall ever be able to say
that any one thing has failed Of all that
God has promised.
Oh. xxi, l, 2. "Ye have kept all that
Moses, the servant Of the Lord, commanded
you, and have obeyed my voice in all that
commanded you.n When these two tribes
and half asked Moses for their Inheritance
on the east of Jordan, he was afraid they
meant to enjoy Immediately their posses
sions and thus discourage and cause discon-
tent among the other tribes; but when they
assured him that they would only build cities
for their families and folds for their sheep.
and that they themselves would pass over
! armed with the other tribes, and not return
+, to their homes until all the children of Israel
had inherited ever man his inheritance, then
Moses was content to let them possess the
land on the east Of Jordan Mum. xxxiil
So 10000 of them prepared for war,
passed through the Jordan with the other
tribes. Josh iv, 10, 1877 Now that they
have faithfully kept their promise during
these years of fighting and subduing, Joshua
is about todismiss them to their homes with
his blessing, and he first commends their
obedience to Moses and to himself. Notice
Gods commentator of the obedience of
Abram and of the Rechabites in Gen. xxi,
Is; XVI, 5; Jer. xxxv, SIS; and tho
awful end of the disohedient In II Thes i, s.
willing aud obedient" are the two con-
ditions of peace and prosperity
3. aye have not left your brethren these
many days unto this day. Every delay on
the part of their brethren to 60 up quickly
and possess the land must have been great
trial to them, as their hearts would naturally
long to return to their homes and to their
families thus their patience was manifested,
and their faith in God that the time of their
rest and return would come
4. "Now return We unto tho land of your
/ possession Let those who have been for
/ long time separated from homie and friends
and then permitted to return, describe the
! feelings of these obedient ones now released
from their promise, that they might return
to their families; let some one who was SOL
der from one to four years, in our great civil
! war, and is now q teacher in some Sunday
school, tell his scholars how he felt when per-
mitted to set his face homewards
8. "Take dilgent heed to do to love, to
walk, to keep, to cleave unto, and to serve.m
Here are topics for series of seven most in
structive Bible readings. Let me suggest
/ few texts on the first two: Take heed-Heb
iii, IL; II Pet ], 10; Nix. iv, "a; Lu- viii, IS;
Josh. xxi, 5; II Chr xix, 8; Cor. iii, 10.
To do-Ezek. xxxiii, 81, SO; Matt. vii, 81;
I Lu viii, 81; Jas. i, %; Matt vi, /; Col Iii,
%, "a; John iii, IS. Thus you may with
great profit search out the others and use
! them if time permit.
O, 2. $50 Joshua blessed them.n AS the
representative of God he blessed them; thus
David the King blessed the people in the
| name of tho Lord Of Hosts g Sam. vi, 49,;
/ thus Moses the man of God blessed tho
! children of Israel before his death Deut
xxxiii, IL; and when Jesus was parted from
the disciples ct His ascension it was while
He blessed them. Luke xiv, so, 5i.) When
God created man He blessed them Gen. /,
-, SS); when he called Abram lie said, 81 win
bless thee' tGen. xii, 2, 81; when he COM
manded Israel to let tho land rest every
seventh year, and promised them that it
would produce enough in the sixth year to
last them three years, He gave as the simple
reason for this extraordinary fruitfulness,
II win command my blessing LEV. XIV.
o1.) The blessing Of The Lord. it maleth
rich, and He addeth no sorrow with it.
s Return with much riches unto your
| tents Besides the conscious approval OF
God in. their hearts, they return homo with
much temporal riches; cattle, silver, gold,
brass, iron and raiment; they have not lost
anything by helping their brethren, and
! serving the Lord with much self denial.
4 God will not allow thoss who serve Him to do
e ...ar-n.rnr.lod IL NJ. Hin Car ,..l.