The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-10-26


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<I1xsDox Irx1-J0eh- 0sl-ld.
0oLDEx TExx-By faith tho walls o. Jeri-
cAo fell down. cftcr they vcro coupassed
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Tixc-B. G. 1851. April Two or three
weeks after TIC last lesson.
PrAcx-Gilc1l and Jericho. Glgnl q
ubcut 0ve miles west Of III, Jordan II lay
q tho eastern edge Of : beautiful forest Of
pclr-srees, eight niles long nad three Elilcs
w;fc. while Jericho was about mile and
hnlf 10 three railcs distant In the western
eilee. Jericho was the largest city In these
unrss. strongly fortified, and was the key
. Pslcstinc.
CIRCUMSTANCES - The Isrrelites after
crossing the Jordan on the 10th Of Nissan,
weut up the western slope Of the valley
shout I've niles % GIlgal, where tho me
morial stoncs y-crc set up. Here they re-
ueued the r1ec Of circumcision. and then
held their greatest religious feast, as corsc-
cr.fin9 themselves anew to God as the very
oufsct Of their new life
Help Own HAED PLAcEs-1. Nosr Ter
en-. ctc.: this verse belongs in . p&renthc-
Ia scrusfrv strictly 9 And me Lord sdfi:
9Re r~u<afn az tho Lords host who met
Io~hna ousr,dc Of Jericho (5:l3l5l. 8
1-curn.r- march around. Il was done In
80 v,orring ~. 12,. Sr dnpx: once each
49, ~. 5c,sv tested the faith OF the Is
~-s,;,e~ ana called the attention OF the
rarsanises 20 Gods wonder soon 70 be
6ore 4 Tyumpefs - yams' horn. not the
~sr.iohf silver war trumphet, but those
1870 ~ rama, horus or 81 metal in tho
~hspe ~ horns. used IN calling TO religious
eervices. Seren fis.<s- II il took an hour to
- round the CITY. with half-ho1r rests be-
swecn- /, vrould take tili towards evening to
~-,~,v,e<r tho task. 4. an me pcaple shout:
,~,~b enc shouId ioin in doing his part and
-, ,~s,~~- the nroccs<ion consisted ~ az
$500 men a. I guard. for safety. and Tor
H,-.~-;rg the ark. "a The priests ard the
hcrrs beraldinr the ark: Isl the ark borne
~ prse<fs the central object showing that
80 -. tie central hone ard mower: "a
80, 1910, men ~ Isr..cl IA Shs,<f. tho
- al ~. ..or,.. shrouvh IN, Amounting.
=. - . ,-,~-cic dire, frcvn (:oi-. hand
D.. -. .h,,,-;rc ronucr.cd ~. miracle
-. 49,, ,,,,,,r- ard shs fa,th Al their bearts
~ - nl-~,,rv,-.-- ~ -ur c.x..~,rrs
1srh- -sghs ~ Tsra.,l a. canean w. that
!, =, ,ter, -, W. to~f- !. .wav <ro,n
80 c-r..r,,c~ ~ ,,-,,o,,nt ~ rhe,r xr.ctesi-
80 l,-i~ rc1;,,on ~. ~ fousest ana rpost
-5,-~.s,-,- ! stoIa-rv "a n VS. a. rir-bt for
- $50 -. ~. r..,c,,,s.~ NJ ,hc irs,rrmert
~ Jes,r,,-t;on cs n x-o.,Id h. =, use an earth
~-sr. - rr~,5Icrs,> "a, This inxtrumen-
rsI,sr shovrd clearly THAT the punishment
--- f~,,--, 49, "a ~ r<raeL *. N ~ xnired
49, r-~..I,,.-s x-,., = horror az the Canaan
&C., x;rx n, Their total de<tr,ction was
-. 49,. r.l;~;,r from h<;p, s,on,an,ina,si.
=, O~hc-vr;ss IN true religion would have
49,, -. fror, the Garth
Cowxrxrs.-As soon As they had crossed
she Jordan. the Israclitcs bc<iccci the city
of Jericho. God cave them very peculiar
d5recfious as 70 how fhcr were 70 60 70
x~orlr IN their siege Of the city. They were
70 ne no weapons OF war. but were only to
march around the city once each day. the
uricsts blowing the trumpcts that they held
On the seventh day they were 70 march
around the city seven times, and wien they
heard the sound Of the trumpcts the people
vcrc % give great shout God promised
tha. II they would do this, the walls Of the
city would fall Of their own accord, and tho
people would hare nothing to do but 70 take
possession Of the city The people believed
the Lord and il fell out rs He said il would,
for the walls o. the city fell nat. and the
people marched In without striking . single
blow.
by faith the walls 81 Jericho fen down"
This means that IN answer 70 the faith OF
the pcoplc the Walls q ycricno were cast
down ~ Gods rover. 6od promiscd 70
overthrow the walls q the c'ty y the Israel
tics did as he told them TO- Tacy showed
their faith n Gods promise ~ gong