The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-26

f,nerially Arranged from Peiouoet = Nosesl
GoIprS TEXT Come thou with u and -
vii do thee good for the Lord hatA SPOKE"
good concerning Israel-Num- ioss
1ur SECTION includes . &c neral view OF tho
,ook n, Numbers. and particularly chapter
u.s.. the second passover; chapter 10. the new
start from SINAI; chapter H. the story oi'n.
ouatls. chapter ~ the revolt OK Aaron anu
Miriam: chapter 10. the rebellion OF Moran.
chanter Il, Aaron's budding rod chapter ~.
the waters OF Mcribah. togther Win tnc 10
| count in Deuteronomy. chapters . anu
Tuy TIME OF this lesson Is Ut the beginning
| OF the movement from sinai on tnc seso"
| stage OF the march TO Canaan. when LOOK p'aoo
| on the Goth day OF the second month o'.no
| second year after leaving Egypt prooaoiS
sbou, the middle Of May, u {. it'
PLAcE-The start was made rom INC p.as
~ Err Rahah at the base of Mount SINAI ana
Inc tourney was made through the Wilderness
20 ade,h Barnea. south Of Palestine
EXPLANATORY.
The Stay at Sinai.-The children OK
Israel reached Sinai in n third month
Of the year they escaped from EgyP.
lEx. 1919. and left IL the 10th Oh
the second month OF the next year
Mum. 10: III. Hence they we're beiore
Sinai for nearly year.
The reason 81 this long delay Is APP
parent. The people left Egypt a mere
crowd Of fugitive slaves, with only the
rudiments of national organization.
and the dimmcst religious ideas. But
the interval had effected an immense
change. They had now become an or
ranizcd people. with laws, q constitu-
ton or covenant. a priesthood. q re-
ligious ritual, and house OF Worship
and with a political and military or
panization. under Judges and onicers
placed over thousands, hundreds, NJ
ties and tens lex. 1925; Deut. 1:l5), and
n general council Of seventy elders Tx.
a4.l: Mum. ll:24-26) which the rappis
. believe was the originof the Sanhedrim.
20. And Moses said unto Hobab, the
son Of Raguel:" Raguel Ia the same
|. rs Reuel of Exodus ais. Reucl is gen.
. orally regarded as the same person with
. Jethro lex. SD, Rcuel being his name'
{ and Jethro. winch mea ex~cellency,
his honorary title. But there are h
opinions. Moses father-in-law." The
: word for ..father-in-law" in Hebrew
. has a wider meaning and signifies any
relation by marriage. So that Hobab
NAV have been Moses '".brother-in-law."
awe are journeying:" They were just
ready 70 renew their journey aftertheir
long abode at Sinai ". 33). Unto the
place of which the Lord said. ! Will
give II YOU" This was the promise
made 10 Abraham Gen. l1:7; 1878;
17:s). and repeated to Jacob Gen. 2s:i3;
Psa. l05:9-li), and to Moses and the
, children Of Israel lEx. S:s). Come
I thou with US. and we will do thee
good" Two reasons are given why
| Hobab should accept this invitation.
Firs. Reason-The blessing to him
| ..s,l a. <b,o rnpl." Won Will
; partake Of all the blessings we receive.
Won will have the mamma, the guiding
pillar. the loving care. the fatherly dis
ciplinc. the blessings of the true God
and the true religion. and an Inherit
ance in the Promised Land; you may
be sure of these. for the Lord has
spoken good concerning Israel"
30. And he said, l will not 60" This
motive was not sufficient to move him.
The motive is q good one. and should
- be urged. But it is not So effective as
CO some other motives, and there is dan
Tho ger that IL win he emphasized too much
ad- Second Reason-The Power to He'll
,sS on the Good Cause. 81. Thou know
est the wilderness, and thou may
est be 10 Us instead of eyes" Nose
tial had been in portions of the wilderness
but Hobab had been familiar with tn
OK whole region all his life. and ha'
can trayersed it again and again. IN
e . Divine guidance Of the pillar OF tn
us cloud would not render superiluous Tn
human conductor, who could indicat
"l the spots where water, fuel an
'a's pasture might be found, the danger
ng. from hurricanes. and the localities IN
ave Tested by robbers. "-Biblc Commen
AIRY.
peu This reason seems 70 have had tn
~ effect Of convincing Hobab. Ihi
motive is still most powerful over man
~ :nisds. God wants you to be a Chris
tian not only because it is best for yo'
but because there j. work for you 10 q
in His kingdom; there are multitude
% help, battles to fight, victories !
inc gain. .
"a. .-And they departed from II
80 NOM. Of the Lord Sinai. "Thrt
az. DAYS Journey before they stopped Il
hs;- any length of time. They went I'M
Tho The wilderness Of Paran. The modcI
,eirs desert OF Tech Tor Thu. 70 Kibrota
ACE Uattaavah, .-thc graves OF glnttony
..Thc arl. Of the covenant SD GALE
tier because 1t contained the covenant
not the Law, on the two tables Of ston
y 20 ..Went before them to lead the wa
and point out the place of their G
camp,nen IA resting place for then
This was exceptional. as in Joshua
Peea SO. for its usual place was in the mic
,cc.- OF the host Mum. 2:17.
g. -And the cloud Of the Lord "
upon them by day." rising high abe
Tom the host. a conspicuous object u
,e in could bc seen not only by the m
I he shalcd host. but by the scattered co
,ston panies Of women and children. as II
fed their flocks, and followed afar
= To the marvellous sigma, of the Div
)" by presence.
IMPLY S5. When the ark set Onward Nc
tes.- said" 1T appears from these wo
that the marches of the Israclites
laced gan and ended with prayer. a sign
'ch at cant lesson TO the church Of all al
actu- ages.~-Dr. Ginsburg. Rise up Lol
I the as opposed to standing or sitting '
der a BE ready TO help. to guide. 70 dcfen'
etroit PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.