The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-02
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OolpEx TExY-lnc1ine nv heaFt unto Thy
testincnies. aDd noe % covctossness-h
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Crxr.AI Tsrsz-sia shs source q failure
md trouble
Im-B 9. III spring. son sfs<rsAs
PrAcr-Ai. easy Of ls!ooo inhabIssnss o.
-. hfteen Or twenty miles west q JeTicho.
aOO feet higher than Jericho. being situ-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Jericho wss ca,e-
ured, the whole city was devoted % DE-
struceiou, and the metals % the Lort's
treasury. Any one who took any thing for
his privaae use wa % Be accurscd-dcvoscd
70 destruction il Wa supposed that AL ksd
obcvcd-
Hrirs Own HAND PLAcrs-i- n tss &C.
eursed thing that which was devoted 70 de-
struction. n 4 could be burned. or IL metal.
70 the Lord's treasury. An0r ~ th< L1rd:
| mot unreasoning passion. but indigrz,ion.
the deep sense Of justice that would purxh
| al wrong. 2 B<fhnr<a: hcusc n r1nlrz. q
| o. fdo,s, twelve miles north Of Jerusalem
/ v1ew: spy out 8 Into SAch1vsn. the quar-
| ries. or rnvinca IN nc ocinS doxn: into tho
ravinea or Quarries- G R<nf Al cla<R<r -
| . sign Of anguish, - was putting f-<f upon
/ their beads Z. Aaorffsr mssnfaln<<ys, 70
1 whom probably Al belonged z Cato: h
| regard %. 10 Uh1ufcv lsesf fAcu spcn ~
| foce: not 90 much rcbnke, - declaration
that his prayer was heard. and the tirac had
come for action IL Iranegvssed ~ ror-
sndnf- their promise 70 obey God Stoiea:
| from God; taking secretly what did not BE-
| long 20 them Df<<rmhi>d: deceived led
| Joshua BY lot discovered the guilty one
| Achan. He did not confess till he Vas
| forced Co. He had stolen rich garment
500 in silver and 500 in gold He w2s
stoned 70 death and burned with ali his
possessions II his children suffered they
| must have been partakers Of the guilt Tho
| punishment was 80 severe because TIN SIN
| was very aggravated II was wilfrl dis
obedience. IL was high treason. Il was lying,
stealing and murder, for thirty-six men
died in Consequence Of IL II endangered
the whole nation and the true rciigson- IL
was necessary % show the people that they
must obey II they would succeed
CoN,xExrs-After crossing the Jordan,
and capturing Jericho. Achan, instead Of
obcying the command Of the Lord sppro-
his own purposes This he did secretly
Soon the Israelites went forward TO tho
capture Of the city Of Al As Il was = small
place. Joshua sent only = detachment 20
take L. hut instead Of gaining vicfcry,
they were severely defeated, and ran be-
fore their encrnieS Al that tine this was
. very serious thing. for 4 was important
that the banner Of victory should remain
with tho Israclitcs. 60 e 70 inspire their
enemies with awe Joshua Was oycr-
whelmed 81 the news. and seems 20 have
Lost his faith for awhile He fell upon bis
face before the Lord. and bewailed their
| evil fate In his distress he was joined ~
+. the elders Of the people. who thought that
an irrenarable disaster had bcfzllen them
They seem 70 have thought that Al Vas ioss-
In answer 70 the bitter cry Of Joshua Cod
| told him that there wss = traitor n ne
. camp who had dlsobcyed the command o.
} God, and had taken Of the accur<e1 thing.
: Goa told Joshua that the evlldoer rnust be
discovered. and be punished or no prosper
nv could be counted On Though the result
, | Is not told IN our lesson. e h told further
! on. and Achan was punished The story >
: most solemn one. and wei lifted 20 br-ng
: out the truth that sin b sure % b. found
l .Be sure your sin win ind you OUT
. Achan thought that be was safe. for he bad
4 hidden the result Of his theft. and no one
t. knew Of H. Yet before be was through
. with that plumber, -. was made - clear a
!. the MONDAY sun Just - today there sr<
}. young men who begin 70 do what they knoss
is wrong. in the hope that they can escaps
a detection Sometimes they 20 On for
Il while in safety. and then they grow bold
Is ana are careless in the way In which thel
n commit their tran<grcss,onS- But were IN
I-.U A.
4 smallncss Of the number Of those who Ion.
r escape detection Many and many yC1nl
II man is caught in his very FIRST crime arS
' where one escapes there arc probably fwS
who are af once caught But even II REL
"a are NOT caught BY earthly magistrates
, | there Is coming a tisnc when they will ,.
a unable 70 escape from the Judge Of Gil men
= For the day Is coming when AL the decd
~ OF men will Be brought 10 the light Of day
i. and then all effort 20 conceal our deeds NJ
u be vain Every secret thing" Will 90
= day be made clear. and then O. how -.
i. SINNER viii wish that he had left the wicke'
N deed undone'
y hut there il another lesson 20 learn fruz
n this STORY, in the way in which Achan wen
- from bid 70 worse In his excuse that y
= made to Joshua. he tells the story 81 hrs "a
himself You may read Il m verse Il 81 IN
- same chapter. Note ~ he saw Iher
- was nothing wrong in this Many o. -
q IsraelItes besides him saw. - well g ne
\. Had he seen and u once Destroyed q
would have been well But BE- went fu1ne
" than this For f2l be coveted herr A. I,
Z. sin began The desire 70 take tna. 49,, I,
= r. God had forbsidcn was sinful la
- might have resisted this. ~ ne Inc = ~. !.
- asked God for His help but y SENS
- have allowed this de<Irc 20 gain ri1s'e, !.
q over him. He harbcrcd the sinful w.
which soon ripcned into something me-
4 than = mere desire For - We ~ n /.
rcad. 81 I took Yes. mere desa.
80 ~. now r;pcpcd. and the wish > father
=. The decd. He who was thief IN desire 4 !.
- become thief In reality How quirxIy
,el has passed over from the ranks o. ~ ~ ~
~ ct into those d the dishonest Now ~
~ onc sh;re more remains for him % Do ~
III We may &c sure that il will not DC ionE
" for,c ~ IA. taken that one step. a. ~
- or course he hid What else could ne u
- He had taken the other step<- and "
80 - ...sf.sr - a1.> Isff. Then he kept On e.