The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
THE LESSON FOR OCTOBER -.
THE Fall OF Jericho. Josh. q: liz
Golden Text, Heb. II: So
Explanatory Notes.

scale these walls for we are too strong foi
you. But there was one house in the city
from whose window hung scarlet thread
and in which was gathered company OF
those who feared and trusted in the God OF
Israel. Blessed household Of faith and pre-
cious sure OF the scarlet line. lSee H., 1871;
vi. 2-3) This rrescnt evil world is Ger.
tainly doomed to judgment as was the city
| OF Jericho, and although il may shut itse'i
up in its fancied self security the time draws
ncar when it shall be said come my people,
enter thou into thy chambers and shut thy
doors about thee: hide thyself MS IL were for
little moment. until the Indignation be
overpast: for, behold, the Lord coneth on,
OF His place, to punish the inhabitants of the
earth for their iniquity.' "As it was in the
DAYS of Noah, so it shall be also in the days
OF the Son of Man. Luke xviii. 96l Our
eyes see the same pleasure loving. business
absorbed, sell secure unrighteous world
| judgment is Mt the door; the only safe ones
| ure tn use who, like Rahab or Noah believe
| God and prove the reality OF their faith by
obedience and 10y seeking the safety OF other.
2. "See, have given into thine hand jcr
| icho." Thus said the captain of the Lords
| host TO Joshua, and this captain was none
other than the Lord Himself, the same who
| said to the Father concerning HIS followers;
The glory which Thou gavcst Me | have
given them tJohn xvii, 2!l; andIwho SAYS
to us: "All things are yours, We are my
| witnesses; go yc, therefore, 10. | am with
| you" We have only to thankfully receive
tnlON anu HilStpn To possess lully tnN
land of our inheritance that thus we may
| glOrify God and honor His name.
| 30. Here are instructions clear and simple
| for the seven days, and the result OF their
| obedience is plainly stated to bc the fall of
Jericho. not by their power or might but by
! the direct hand OF God The men OF war,
numbering over COO 900 Mum. XVI ,jn. were
| To compass the city once day for six days
and on the seventh day they were to do IL
soven times; seven priests, each with a
| pf IN Ia, I, L.,
ark OF the covenant, blowing their trumpets.
tho armed men going first but until the
| seventh tlmo on the seventh day there was
! no sound OF "A human voice To- hc heard w.,
| 10, nothing but the sound of the rams horns
| blown 10y the seven priests who marched be.
| fore the Ark. The significance of the trum-
! pets OF rams horns Is most tautiful and in.
| structive; when Isaac was spared To Abraham
! IL was ram that was offered ms "A burnt
| Offering in his stead Gen. xii lA; ON tho
great annual day of atonement IL was also
| ram that was offered as n burnt Offering
| both for the priest and the people CLev. XVII,
the cont nual burnt Offering every morning
and evening was To- he "A lamb OF the first
! year (Num xviii ~, and always n male
without blcmish' 1.cv. !, -; thus tho ram
ever speaks To Us of the burnt Offering The
! horn signifies power aud sometimes domin.
| ion tho ten horns are ten kings Dan. vii, -
so that when we hear the sound of tho rams
horn trumpet is II ts like making all to hear of
! the power of Him who IL our burut Offering
| Tho trumpets OF Gideons three hundred
| were no doubt trumpcts of rams horns. The
whole Bible cries: IAN hail the power of
Jesus namo.' man is nothing He is every
thing; Moses is nothing, Joshua is nothing,
| all Israel is nothing but only vessels to honor
Hin and show forth HIS Glory.
GIL. As the Lord commanded Joshua so
hc commanded tn, people; nothing added,
| nothing left out; he was simply Cots
mouthpiece, Gods obsdient servant, dong
His will, walking in His ways. The central
object in the great procession was the Ark of
the Lord, AMI the only sound was that of the
seven trumpets $50 the Ark of the Lord
, compassed the city going about 10 once
Thus they did the first day aud returned and
! lodged in the camp at Gilgal The place of
ro ling away the reproarh of Egypt, keeping
the passover and submitting to the glorious
Captain, is the only place to start out from
| each morning and return To each evening;
the flesh reckoncd dead, mot | hut Christ"
the blood cleansing Jesus Himself satisfying,
and our bodies IA living sacrifice unto Him
each day and hour; this is the starting place
in the morning and the resting pla q in the
| evening, ana aS we 90 forth each day IL is to
bear the Ark and blow the trumpet. or like
Gideons three hundred ,et the light shine and
blow the trumpet; in other words, bear
Christ about everywhere and sound forth
| His praises rs Redecmer aud King. What
did tho people Of Jericho think Of this great
procession, the strange looking priests bear
| ing on their shoulders that mysterious some.
thing, covered witha blue covering Mum.
iv, ., u, the seven trumpet blowing priests
| and the silent multtu lei As they saw Israel
having compasscd their city once, return to
their tents at Gilgal, did they laugh at such
n strange proceeding; did they say: "Well
there is a mighty host Of them, but II will
take more win than those seven men have
To blow down tlbsc mighty walsh did they
ask II it could he their mighty God that
they carried under that blue covering
| did they return to their homes from witness
ing that great sight, Iroud and defiant and
self secure as ever, had they no knowledge
that they had but six days more TO live, and
that their only deliverer could be the God
of that people Israel: when they knew what
had been done to the kings and the cities on
the east OF Jordan III, BID. why did they
not open their gates and seek mercy from
the tod OF Israeli Perhaps some answers to
these questions may he found by asking
somewhat similar questions Of our scholars
or of those about us who know that any day
death may overtake them, aud yet they are
not ready nor do they make any preparation
but busy, pleasure-loving and seemingly in
different to eternal things, they go heedessy
on, Notwithstanding warnings without num-
Der.
l2-I4. "And the second day they com.
passed the city once and returned into tho
camp; SO they aid six days just the same
order of march, just the same solemn pro-
cession, the blowing of trumpets the only
sound heard, and the same quiet return to
Gllgal without apparently any result; but
they were obeying God, and the result was
sure in His time. There is nothing for tho
Christian worker TO do but to see only Jesus,
obey Him implicitly though IL make ono ap.
pear as "A fool in the eyes OF those who know
| not God, and go right on sure that lie will
accomplish His purpose in His own time and
way. Neither fear nor encouragement is
becoming in one who follows Jesus but IA
firm faith and a cheerful obedience
| l5, ID. "Shout; for the Lord hath given
| fha ,it ha Of i,l.