The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER is
Lesson Test; Helping One An
other" josh. XVI, I3-t5 aud
xiii, f-O-Go oldcn TcNt Gal.
vi, 2-Commcntary.


the people and all the thousands who perished
In the wilderness could rise from their graves
and see their brethren and children in actual
possession Of the good land which they had
refused To- posse ss hecausc OF the giants aud
walled cites, and Caleb possessing aud ENJOY
ing the very center and stronghold of the
giants they would surely be greatly sur
prised. and perhaps ashamed Of their unbc
lief which had shut them out from this in.
heritance, and II they should ask the dweller3
therein how they overcame he difficulties
what answer could be given but simply this
"Our God fought for us, and we relied upon
Him and oteved Him
~. "The l.or gave them rest, according
TO all that lie swaro unto their fathers II
is as difficult for many Chr stians to learn 60
rest not ~ idlcncss Tut in activity, ns IL Is
for some swimmers to learn To- float hut as
surely as the latter finds that the water does
bear him on 1t, bosom when he quietly rests
upon II. so surely docs the Christian lind that
we who have believed do enter into rest
Heb iv., - when IN confidence we commit
ourselves and all our alta rs to the love and
falthfuuess Of our covenant keeping God.
Not only So, but we also obtain victory over
all enemies, AMI lose all doubts and :cars,
and overcome le>etiing sins. The Lord does
this for ~ not SIMPLY for our sakes, that we
may 10y this rest, but that We, naturally
restless mortas. may, 10y this victory ~
faith, shew forth tho glory of tod aud make
HIM nGmc thus winning people to Him.
~ There failed not aught ul any good
thing; all came tp pass The same glorious
fact Is stated IN oh. NNiii, II: ! kL viii, 81;
and no true believer shall ever be able to say
that any one thing has failed of all that God
has promised. all the f1ilures are on our
side, we fail to believe Him, trust Him, rely
upon Him, commit all things to Him, obey
Him, follow Him fully, walk with Him,
thus we hinder Him from showing His
power on our behalf, and dshonor His Holy
Name.
Oh. xxii. |. .. aye havo kept all that
Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded
YOU, and have olcycd my voice IN all that
! commanded you When these two tribes
and n halt asked Moses COR their Inheritance
on the east ot Jordan he was afraid they
meant tu ENJOY immcdintc', their l,.. C,s', ms
and thus discourage aud cause d,cont"nL
among the other tribes, bu' whom they
assured him they would only luild cities for
their families and folds for their sheep aud
that tlcy themselves would pass over armed
with the other tribes, and not return
to their homes until all the children of Israel
had inherited every nan his inheritance, then
Moses was content t. let them possess the
land on the east II Jordan. tNum. Nxxiib
So 81. .OOu OF them prepared for war, passed.
through the Jordan with the other tribes
lJOsh. iv. H., 49, Now that they have faith
fully kept their promise during THESE years OF
fighting aud subduing. Joshua is about tu
dismiss them to their homes with his bless.
ing. and he first commeuds their obc lienco
TO Moses and to himself.
g. "Ne have not left your brethren these
many days unto this day Every delay on
the part of their brethren to go mp quickly
and possess the land must have been "a great
trial to them, as their hearts would naturally
long to return to their homes and To their
families. thus their patience was manifested.
and their faith IN God that the time of their
rest and return would come These tribes,
waiting for their own rest and assisting their
brat thr.p "a. nj, i'm thatr 4 "a .t,t
! for the welfare Of others worthy Of our mi-
tation, and is surely recorded Tor that pur.
pose.
| i. "Now return ye unto the land of your
| possession" Let those who have been for n
! long time separated from home and friends
and then permitted to return, describe tho
| feelings OF those obedent ones now released
! from their promise, that they might return
| To their families; let some one who was IA sol
| dier from one to four years in our great
/ civil war, ami is now n teacher IN some sun
day.school, tell his scholars how he felt when
/ permitted To set his face homeward. In tho
/ case Of these 80 900 the Joy would be Mt least
two fold; there would be the JOY of going
| home, and also the Joy Of conscious obedience
to God aud HIS servants
,. Take digent heed to do, to love, to
walk to keep, to clcavc unto, and To serve ~
| Here are topics for n series of seven most in.
structivc Bible readings Let mo suggest n
few texts on the first two. Take heel-lleb.
ill.,, T.; II. Pet. l., 10; Nix iv., II; lu. vii.
| Is. Josh. xii, ,: II. Chr. Nix, u. |. Cor.
ill.,, 10. 10 do-Esek Xxxii, u, -, Matt.
vii, II: Lu. viii. u, Jas. l., -; Matt. vi, /;
| Col. ill.,. %, -: |. John ILL.,, IS Thus YOU
may with great profit search out the others
| and use them If time permit Observe that
| the Lord Himself Is the center of each pre-
! Cept, Joshua would have them ever ko1
| Him before them To love, walk with, ccaw
unto serve and obey. All these urcccpts arc
for us who nrc redeemed 10y the h,ooi Of tho
Lamb; the unsHvcd have only one thing that
they can do, or that God requires oi them
aud that is, to lchcvc on the ord Jesus
Christ or in other words to receive Hun a'
their saviour JOhn l., ~, but Icing saved
by huSr,Ceivng Him III rc ARE many thiug'
to do that We may the better know and en-
JOY HIM. and commend HIM 10 others.
Il, T. so Joshua blessed them As the rep
rc' cntatiye of God he blessed them thu
"avld the King blessed the people IN tn
name of the Lord OF Hosts G sam. vi, ~
thus Mos. = the man of God bic. S"d the chill
dren of Israel before his death Drut
NNXlli, y: and when j, s,ls was parted from
the disciples at His ascension It was while IL
| blessed them. The loyitcS were chosen from
among the chIldron of Israel that the,
might lear the Ark of the Lord, stand bo
fore the Lord, minister unto lilh, and hlcs
in His name lbcut y, :, -; and If We vii
tnko the position Il n LcVito, separated unit
the Lord, finding IN him our portion, our IN
hcritance, We shall not only bc blessed our
selves but made II blessing to others IN Iii
name
). Return with much riches unto you
tents" Besides the conscious approval q
God in their hearts. they return home wit
much temporal riches; cattle, silver, gold
brass, iron and rament they have not los
anything 10y helping their brethren, an,
serving the Lord with much self denial
God viii not allow those who serve Him
do IL unrewardrd
o. "'They departed from Shiloh to 90 unit
the land of their possession That is equa
10 saying that they started on their journe
from the place of the Tabernacle, from tn
presence of the Lord. Let us always go fort
ON our journeys from the presence of Hin
who has taught us to acknowledge Him il
all our ways, and we cannot fail Ia prosper
for His blessing shall go with us. While th
land was being subdued the headquarters o
tho Ark and Tabernacle were mt Gilgal bu
in ch. xviii, !, We find them removed Il
Shiloh and there they continued for abou
three hundred years until the time Of Sam
uel. Il Sam. iv.) Shiloh signifies peace. an
In Genesis xix, 10, where it is first used, /
refers To Israel'Y Messiah, who is the Prime
of Peace. Let us abide in Him. Lessor
Helper.
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