Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-09
CONQUEST OF CANAAN.
LESSON VI, FOURTH QUARTER, IN
TERNATloNAL SERIES, NOV. II.


init Verses 1O-11-Golden Text, Ps.
xvii, documentary by Rev. d. NJ.
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After the defeat Of Israel at All because Of
the sin of Achan, then followed the discov-
cry and conviction of the transgressor, and
the putting to death by stoning of Achan
and all his family, and the 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, at the Lords command, all
the men of war went up against All and took
it, and the rest Of the history is a succession
of great victories, until thirty-one kings
have been slain and their cities destroyed.
8. Gas 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 xiii, y, yet 1t
had all been conquered and divided, and it
only remained for each tribe nov TO fully
possess its own territory which had been as
signed to it. How slothful and disobedient
they were in this matter is limited at in ch.
xviii, 3, and more fully described with its sad
results in the book Of Judges Israel's failures
In this respect are but pictures of our own;
we who are believers in Jesus Christ have
been made by virtue Of His merits children
of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ,
and we ought to have perfect rest and peace
and manifest In our lives that we have fell
lowship, real, joyous and soul satisfying,
with the Father and the Son by the Holy
Spirit. Now how many Christians do we
know who seem to live as children of King
restful, happy, peaceful, and having constant
victory over all enemies, as if they really
lived in Beulah landl
g. "The children of Judah came unto
Joshua in Gilgal." It was from Gilgal
where the reproach of Egypt had been rolled
away, that Joshua set out on all those vic
torious expeditions ", 8; TX, 9; x, 7, 0, Is,
49, teaching us that if we would have con-
slant victory we must ever go forth believ-
ing that there is no condemnation to them
that are in Christ.
"Caleb, the son of Jephumeh, the Kene-
zite." We are first introduced to him in
Numbers xiii, 6, as one of the twelve spies,
and in that and the following chapter as the
one who with Joshua brought good report
and encouraged the people to go right up
and possess the land. The testimony of the
Lord concerning him is "My servant Caleb,
who followed me fully" (Num. xiv, 24.)
Z. 81 brought him word; as it was in mine
heart" Probably the ten also brought
Moses word as it was in their hearts; the
difference was in the hearts of the ten and
the two. Joshua and Caleb believed God and
were ready to obey Him; the other ten did
not believe God and consequently disobeyed
Him We do well to remember that the
I.Or fba ~ Ha taf Il
all hearts and understandeth all the imagin-
alton of the thoughts Il Sam. xvi, Z.
8. my brethren that went up with me,
made the heart of the people melt" Their
report caused the people to faint and be dis
couraged, because they called their atten-
ton to the difficulties and thus shut out God
"But l wholly followed the Lord my God"
and thus the difficulties were not seen, for
God is greater than all that can be against
u.s.
u.s. In Heb. xii, 2, we are taught to run with
patience looking unto Jesus, and the express
sion: looking unto Jesus" signifies look
ing with such undivided attention that He
shall fill all our souls vision and we shall see
"Jesus only" Thus we shall be strong in the
Lord and help to make Others strong.
0. 1.-THE land whereon thy feet have trod-
den shall be thine inheritance" This was
the promise on which he had lived for forty
five years; we find it referred to in Deut.
l. Sc; he was evidently fully persuaded that
it would in due time be fulfilled. Thus all
the worthless of Heb. XII believed God and
waited patiently for the fulfllment of His
promises; are waiting yet, for it is written
that they died in faith, not having received
the promises; and that they without us shall
not be made perfect, and not until He that
shall come will come, will the promised in
heritance be theirs and ours. (Heb K, 35-37
xi, 10, 80, 40.J
TO- 1.-THE Lord hath kept me alive as He
said" All power is His, who is the
faithful proniser, and because of
His faithfulness none Of His re-
deemed can perish. Not one good
thing shall fail of all that He has prom
ised; all shall be fulfilled; and it shall
lieve, for they shall be filed with joy and
peace. Josh. xxi, as; Rom. XIV, 1877
II. 81 am as strong this day as was in the
day that Moses sent me-" How grand to
hear this old man Of IS thus talking about
his strength for war, nothing daunted by the
rejoicing in the Lord, in whom he trusted, he
feels as young and strong as he did forty live
years before.
10 "Give me this mountain-the Lord
with me, shall be abe to drive them out
Although the cities were great and fenced
and there were giants there. he heeds it not,
but believing that nothing was too hard for
the Lord. in whom he trusted, and on whom
he relied, he asks Joshua for this mount
ain. Oh, for faith like this, which
reckons not on ones own strength, bu;
on the strength of an Almighty One who says
Lo, am with you always, and all power is
given unto me in heaven and on earth.
l3. Joshua blessed him. Confidence III
God always brings a 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
He believed i'll His God. Blessed is she that
believed. Blessed are they that have not
seen, and yet have believed. Jer. xvii, Z
Dan. iii, IS; vi, %; Lu. i, 45; John Xxx, 30
"And gave unto Caleb, Hebron for an inner
itance" Hebron is one of the most interest
iag spots in all Palestine; it is about twenty
miles south Of Jerusalem, and about the
same distance north of Beersheba. There
Abram dwelt and Sbuilt an altar unto the
Lord after Lot was separated from Hin
there Sarah died, and Abram bought th-
cave OF Machpelah, in which TO bury her
| there Isaac sniournad and died. ther,a in that