Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-05
J0SHUA'S COMMISSION.
LESSON I, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, OCT. z.


condensed from Lesson Helper Quarterly, by
permission of H. S. Hoffman, Philadelphia,
publisler.l
The book of Joshua tells us Of the entrance
of the nation of Israel into the promised
land, the overthrow of the nations then In
the land, its subsequent division among the
tribes and the appointing of cities OF refuge
The book closes with an account OF the fare
well address of Joshua and his death, at the
age of 10 years: also the death OF Elea2ar,
the son Of Aaron, and the burial OF the body
of Joseph, which they had brought with
them from Egypt and carried all through
their wilderness wanderlngs.
l. "After the death of Moses" Dead as
far as any further connection with Israel at
that time was concerned, but personally he
was gloriously alive. What deliverance to
be free from the burden of ruling and guiding
that rebellious and unbelieving host; what
gain to be ever in the immediate presence of
Him who had appeared to him at the bush,
and on the mount and in the tabernacle, and
to have personal fellowship with Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob, Enoch and Noah and tho
myriads of the redeemed in glory
q "Arise, 60 over this Jordan" Joshua
might have asked how they wero to cross
that river, but he had passed through the
Red sea forty years before and he knew that
the Lord was able to make a way, and when
God gave a command he had only to obey.
8. every place that the sole of your foot
shall tread on" Thus He had said to Moses
Deut. XII 2D, and now He confirms it to
Joshua. And yet when Joshua was old and
stricken in years there remained very much
land to he possessed tXiii, y; and he had to
say to the people, GLOW long are We slack to
4. i'll. a. - /
your fathers hath given youN xvii, 81 1t
was oil theirs; they had only to go up and
possess it, for the Lord would fight for them
against their enemies and subdue thcm but
it was necessary for them to set their foot on
the land.
T. unto the great river Euphrates." This
was the eastern boundary of the land given
to Abraham, but, with the exception of
short period in the days of Solomon it was
never possessed nor enjoyed Gen. XIV, IS;
ii Chron iX, 26D 1t shall all be made good,
however, after the first resurrection, when a
greater than solomon, the true Son of David,
shall sit on David's throne and reign over the
house of Jacob, and Abraham shall be proved
to be heir of the world duke j. 81, 50;
Rom. iv, 49,
8. II will he with thee; will not fail thee
nor forsaEe thee" 1t was not a question of
the power or skill of joshua but Of him who
sent Joshua. When Moses asked, "Who am
l that | should 90 unto Pharaohf tie Lords
answer was "Cnrtainl,, win ina with tLoo.n
and whom Moses saii "O, NV Lord | nm,
NOT q mn, of words ,,,orcri,6 INIT nm, slow
of sraecb mud Of a slow touoie ~ fine Lord
soid INTO him. ..tVbo hath ,na,n mans
month, Have NOT T tho I.ordg Nov tIoro.
fore 90 md I will Ina with thv month and
teach thee what thon shalt saw FIX iii. II.
-. iv. 1o-12l So in our Christian life if is
never n ouestion of what wa ore or what we
can do hut of ,vbot He is and yvbet He con
do for II is God who vorlnth in ms both to
viii and to doof His good ,Inaeure # seems
TO me that the greatest promise in fine Bible
for this present life is This one of the pres-
ence of the Lord with rs md tbot He will
never foiI MS nor forsake us. Tint which
was +ha stronotb of Abraham Isaac ond
Jacob. joseph, Moses. Joshua. Gideon. David
and the prophets. and the last comfort of the
risen Christ to His APOSTLES, may and OUGHT
to be our daily ioy and strength, and will be
if we appropriate the promise in simple and
sincere faith, thank Him for Ills presence
and 90 forward RELYING on Him.
q "Ro o,,,,ord of n oool oo,,rocron Tho
nresenco of the ord was rooson anonrb vhv
10 sho,ld Lo s+,.,,,,,, ,,,d oo,,ro,,ocs tI,, NO
cessi+v Of his heinz 50 is seen from the fact
thnttbree times in This exbortation it is urrcd
mon him Tvs. 10 The strength was not tC
he his bpt fin. Lords who uerfpcts Hi
strength in orr weakness and enables ms f.
sov t.whon am weol, +ban nm erronc, ,
trTbo,, shalt coneo tl,is noo,,Io 70 inberit
tbo landn nnoroin Jesus is the t,r,a .Ioshuo
who causes all Ills redeemed to inherit in DIN,
time tbo Einolom Moses saems TO rerrn
sent Jesus under the law and DYING for TN,
Sins of tho ,,,o,lo v,,ila Joshuo renr,sa,,t,
.Jos,ls in ret1,rr,ction leodin, his naonlo r.
rest and victory
7 "Ohservo 10 do ACCORDING 70 oil III,
lawn This i tl,a only ,vov of frno ,r,sdon
and nrosneritv There WINS no law oivor
tbom to keen in tho land of F,r,-,7+. rof iii
after He Inv His own newer reIeonod and ia
Iivore1 tl,nn di1 Tie Give thn,n His 10 we o,,l
st,trtes to Keen and 10 Col docs NOT osl
tba elmer ~ keen Uis lave b,,t 70 ,.aoo;,
soIvn+ion ne , frea off in or'Ior tbot ho mo-,
o.