The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER If.
"Caieb's Inheritance" Joshua IA,
5t0-Goldcn Text, Psalm 81,
Sic. son Commentary.


csin OF Achan, then followed the discovery
and conviction OF the transgressor, and tho
putting To death by stoning of Achan aud
NIL his family, and .he burning by fire of the
stolen silver, gold and garment and all that
belonged TO him in the valley of AChor.
Thus wrath was turned away from Israel,
and then. Mt the Lords command, all the men
OF war went up against Al and took IL, and
the rtst OF the history IS q succession of great
victories, until thirty-one kings have Ieen
slain and their cities d stroyed.
o. "As the Lord commanded Moses so the
children of Israel did. and they divided the
land Although there remained yet very
much land to be possessed (Niii. u, yet it had
all been conquered aud divided, and it only
remained for each tribe now to fully possess
its own territory which had been assigned to
It, How slothful and dsobedicnt they were
in this matter is hntcd at in ch xviii b.. 3,
and more tully described with It's sad results
in the book of Judges Isrne,'s failures IN
this re'pect are but pictures II our own. we
who are believers in J,su. Christ have Leon
made bv virtue of His merits children of
Col aud Joint heirs with Jesus Christ aud we
ought To have perfect rest and peace and
mamie II III our lives that We have fellow
ship, real, joyous and soul satisfying, with
the Father and the Son 10y the Holy Spirit.
u. The children of Judah came unto
Joshua IN Gilgal' IL was from Gilral.
where the repruach of Egypt had been rolled
away. that Joshua set out on all those vic.
tofious expeditions w., -; IN., u. v, :, q. II,
~ teaching Us that II we would have con
stant victory We must ever 20 forth believing
that there Is no condemnation to them that
are in Christ.
Caleb, the son of Jephumeh, the Keno
Zitc.' Wearc first introduced to him in Num-
lers xiii, Il, rs one of the twelve spies. and
in that aud the following chapter ms the one
VINO with Joshua brought gooi rcrort aud
encouraged the people to 20 right up and
possess the lanj. The testimony Of tho ord
concerning him is MY servant, Caleb who
followed me fully lNum xiv, 2L)
The thing that the Lord said unto Moses,
the man of God, concerning me and thee in
kndcsh- barnca.' All those forty live wears
had Caleb lived upon the promise Of God:
he had eaten the words and could say like
jeremiah: "Ihy word was unto mo the iny
and rejoicing of mine heart der Nv, lGl.
ana nodouht often pleaded like David. IRE.
member the word unto Thy servant upln
which Thou has caused me TO hope" 'rs.
cXiN., iN. lie believed, reJolccd and waited
patiently.
e II brought him word: as it was in mine
heart Probably the ten also hrou Int
Moses word aS ~ was In their hearts. tho
difference was in the hearts of the ten and
the two Joshun and talch believed God and
were ready To obey Hun; the other ten did
not believe Col and consequently d.>pb,yei
HIM. We do wei TO remember that tlp
Lord loOkcth upon the heart. lie sclrch.th
=
ut on of the thoughts Il sam. xvi, :; Chr.
xviii, 81 If the heart is right with God all
else viii be right, hut IT not, all Will ba
wrong How beautiful are the names of
Moses IN this and the preceding verses. the
mau of God. "the servant Of the ord %
let those who haNecycs To SEQ find i'm them
THE God man. the true servant OF jehovah
:. My brethren that went up with mo
made the heart of the people melt" Their
report caused the people to inint and be- dis
couraged, because they called their attention
TO the difficulties and thus shut out God
But ! wholly followed the Lord my Gol."
ana thus the difficulties wero not seen, tor
God l. greater than all that can bc AGAINST
us. In Heb. Nil ., We are taught 10 run
with patience looking unto Jesus. ami the
expression; Looking unto Jesus signifies
n looking with such undivided attention that
He shall find all our souls vision an we
shall see "Jcsus only Thus we shat be-
strong IN the Lord and help TO make others
strong.
o. The land whcrcon thy feet have troi.
den shall be thine inheritance This was
the promise ON winch hr had lived for forty
five years; W. lind II referred tom Dcut. l.,
~: he was evidently fully persuaded that 10
would in due time lie fulfilled. Thus all the
worthless Of Heb Xi, believed col and
waited patiently for the fuliIlm,ut of Ills
promises; and that they without us shall not
be made perfect, and not until lIc that
shall come viii come, and the pronl, ,cl in
hcritanco be ia irs aud ours licb N 80 81:
Nl., IL, -, iUl II we can say from the heart
by faith in Christ, Jesus. "l am, through the
suffering, of Christ II uartnkcr of the Glory
now IA child of God and know that when lie
shall appear | snail hc like Him. n lonu ill.,
.. Then we can add also: Tho suilcr.nss
OF this present time are not worthy to hr
compared with the glory which shall b, re-.
veacd IN US ltum viii, lNI, and thus with
heart and eye, fixed on the hope SIT before
us we shallmurc fully follow and moro faith.
fully serve Him, patiently eniuriug while We
wait for Him.
10. The Lord hath kept me alive as I!o
sald.' All power is His, who is tine faithful
prOmscr and because of His fuitulunrsS
none OF His redeemed can perish Not on,
gOol thing hall fail OF all that He has prlm-
Ised, all shall ho fuiillc /; and u shall AN hs
rs He says. Blessed are they that believe,
for they shall be filed with Joy an /! peace.
Josh. XXI h; Rom. Ky, -
II. 81 am as strong this day rs wns in the
day that Moses sent me- How grand to
hear this Old man of clghty-liyc thu, talking
about his strength for war nothing dauntei
by the difficulties before him, Tut relying
upon and rejoicing in the Lord, in whom ho
trusted he feels as young and strong rs he
dld forty five years before. His youth was
renewed like the eagles; he CCuld testify that
they that wait upon the Lord shall renew
their strength Us ciii, - lsl. Xi, il.l
II. Give me this monntain-the Lord
with me. | shall bc nbie to drive them out
Although the cites were great and fenced,
and there were giants there he herds il not,
but believing that nothing was too hard Tor
the Lord, in whom he trusted, and ON whom
he relied, he asks Joshua for this mountain.
Oh, for faith like this, which reckons not
on ones own strength but on the strength OF
an Almighty One who says: l.o, am with
you always and all power is given unto me
IN heaven and on earth. Tn, question for
the believer, therefore, is not what can ! do,
but what is He able 10 do aud what has Ilo
promised
ID. Joshua blessed him. Confidence in
God always brings blessing, and one that
is real and lasting blessed Is the man that
trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the
Lord is 'He sent His angel and delivered
His servants that trusted in Him. No man
ner OF hurt was found upon Him, because IIe
believed in his God. Blessed is he that be.
heved. Blessed are they that have not seen,
and yet have believed
II. because he wholly followed the Lord
God of Israel" Not only in the world TO
come but very often in this present world.
Is there IA great reward TO those who follow
the Lord even in this dspensation; hut We
must wait for the next one before we can
hope to inherit the earth, for il is still under
the curse. an evil world and not fit for n
holy people; in II we are still to expect much