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THE COVENANT RENEWED.
LESSON VIII, FOURTH QUARTER, m
TERNATlONAL SERIES, NOV. IS.

Text of the Lesson, Josh. xiv, 1928.
Commit Verses 2G-2s-Goidcn Text,
Josh. xiv, 2i-Commcntary by Rev. ID.
VI. Stearns.
CONDENSED from Lesson Helper Quarterly, by
permission Of II. $. Hoffman, Philadelphia,
publishcrl
After the two tribes and half had been
dismissed to their homes by Joshua with his
blessing, charging them to servo the Lord
with all their heart and soul, they, on their
way home, when they had crossed the Jor-
dan, built great altar, which, when tho
other tribes heard Of, they feared idolatry on
the part Of tho eastern tribes, and gathered
themselves together at Shiloh 20 go up to war
against them, lest by their supposed trespass
thcy should bring Judgment on the nation.
Tho two tribes and n half testify, however,
that they had no thought Of idolatry, but
lest in days to como tho children Of tho west
ern tribes should say to those on the east:
"WEat have you to do with the Lord God of
Israeli For tho Lord hath mado Jordan n
border between us and YOU therefore they
had built this altar, rot for sacrifice, but as
q witne s lest trouble and divisions should
como in fu-mo days. Upon hearing this the
western tribes wcro well pleased, and a
Israel rcioiced. tCh. xiii How much
trouble and hard feeling and ostrangcmcnt
might be prevented oltentimes by little cx-
plInatlon; but, like Israel, we are apt to
form a hasty CONCLUSION and start q war.
Love thlhheth no eVH' Is noO easily pro-
vokod i Cor. xiii 81
AL the tlino OF our lesson l"."y lsraoI had
long 'hJ"Eo" rea' i'o''i "'' H'' o"e''.'e7,
round aooaV, Jo'Hul vas owe. an Huh''oi
yours OF" anu kHc" ttla' "o WIS ''ou 10 80
TIC way Oh an lAc e'r'n' 50 nv cas- an l f'ol
toSe.A'r Il. ""'cIV,l' 'e1- .i''' ,IeHl tag
LOT" ueai ilss' anu III 6c9 "-e"l 70 il'F tllb
serve lam ~ H'I'N''1 ''''' -'"'-' S'' ~
uHlp u-!'.H' II IL SELL 80 H1e' 80" ~ 90
thc LDid' 'L2J'p : Oh '",S gay ""0"I 11
serve; I,'t e llI Lac ,tAA my ho's.' W. |
servo 'Ae Lord tHo pe'i % aAS".''u
the words lihn'Gta(eIF preceding orr rs
saying, "He Will serve LILO Lyru, Ior l4e -
our COD.
~. '4e cannot serve Inc LORD joshua
would have td-.n f'lnr-iJ1' lult IL Is 10
hsAJ matter To serve iAe Lo:b. no mad
known them .'er since 'hhs I'it E-FP', hs
knew no" often tuoy Had made promises
and broken tuem ana ne doN't.ea' TeH'm-
b"roI the tmo Whcn 'Iay sad ''aH 'a1t
the Lord hath sad wil W. 90 ana he cbadl-
ont, thon he and Moses a'cehG"t me mount
and at the end OF for'y days returned TO ma
them dancing ana singing around G2uea
calf, deliberately breaking the c'inma' ;
they lad 50 soleulnIy promised - Keep LIN.
XIV, N4A!i)
~ III ye forsaKe the hord. OlTen Ead
they dono 1t and had been sra. q onJ y
the lntercesslon OF Moses. type OF ChFsi' and
joshua tremDleS Tor theAl' knowing thaJ
Inc Loru thclr Gnd Is Il consuming Ire,
even jealous uod (Deut. ", ~ HiA must
90 consuIheu, anu IL INC sH44'er cIHoo "
his SINS he VIII DO consumed also,
but II W4IlnS 10 De cleahSea from SIN
and DO molly unto the Lord then GOD Will con-
sumo the SIN ana save the sinner III Is some
times sad That God OUT OF Chr'sV Is con-
sulnhg IRE, DuU WHO tn!S Is tiuo IL Is no
"here stated III lhose "oIuS CHr4S'iaiS hee''
10 Ieliie'IUei tn~o "a, GOt 10 d
ure (lieO' XII ~'l' anu ',aU we are olle'' III
lhe lurh"ce pein9 Putllicd anu Pi'l'"4cu ioi
lu1ure user Unless ana II ne secs ~ upon Us
no Will nov spare VAC lou' pUo an sum ~,
ming anu c,ia9'cnlia % III PEI - ~ ulil'
I.uC we may We pau ''"et Vi LIS o.
V'iui' ~, o. iiep AL ~,
- 'I' 80 -o ~ '''
ms Is tnelI cH'lce' 'o9lusI H'u I'IoSO "'0'-
ueu.S 'aAen MS 9'"'lt ~ 4''' "-1N nav %
IL pam TO tne'n InaO GOV "'u'" u'''p 10 H"lL
WORK. ana u1aU tAe5 'ou." nov serve Nou ana
worship l"o4S' nor 'ouIi 'He' serve goa III
their own sIFehgln' ana now 'ntF nave VOL
uh'arlIy U'heh ,l'cI s'"itu W''h MN - scr
the LORD anu tnelr conduct proves l'gh. -
nave been sincere, Ior 'israel served tne
Lora al tlie days Oh joshua ana an tio 'iuS
OF the e'ucrS ma t" 'CSnu" w. 81
Judges H. 49, Inc words OF Joshua anu inc
words OIL inc people III 'nl9 Inelf "eclSioH "It
noble words ana "hlIe IL Is solemn S'P2 70
take II Is lar more solemn S''P rov 10 AK
~ y" Illnesses against yourselves we
cannot serve tne LoFu WI'hOu' t'AiHs "S''.HH
against sell Inc "oriu, 'no HGSn ana 'Ho
devil are tne enemies Oh goa ana ms people,
ana thlS 'rinL'3 oi CN II ~ wv Se'iiia ~ ga
snare 'he chilu OF o,od; ne C''' i'ili'' -
enmlty against COD INC Ie'h lustell against
the spirit ana the SIlrlI against inc H'SH' am.