The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-06

International Lesson for september
isn,-,sieb's Reward Joshua i'''-'s'

/ International Lesson for serfe"""r
,sna-,sieh's Reward Joshua ia'.-is'
| ,Sp,ca.ly ARRANGED from rclonbets Notes
| cnt.nrs Trxr- lie wholly followed the LORD
| God ~ israel Josh ~ ~
| lnr SECTION includes chap'crs 20 -
| Tlur y The conquest soccnplcl about SIX
years. from. - G is5i 20 i4ii or i''e 'M.p
| iuhcritance was given him at the close o' 'ho
conquest .rr,,
rat pLAcE Of distribution was ~ nl'sa'
| near Jtr.cho where the irst cncainpm"ht was
| made ia the Promised Land Sai'o '""''''-
| auce was 1T Hebron
EXPLANATORY
Immediately after the fall Of Jericho. |
Joshua proceeded To suhlue the next |
stronghold. the city Of Al, fifteen or
twenty miles west of Jericho. in the
highlands near Bethel Here, unex-
pectcdly. his army met with defeat.
IL was crushing blow, and uhac.
countahe. The elders of Israel bowed
in humiliation and prayer. Then II
was learned that Achan had COM
mittcd sin by transgrcssing the positive
command of God in relation 10 the
.noil. 81 Jericho The guilty one was
discovered hy lot. He was condemned
ana executed Then, 10y wise use OF
means. victory was gained and the con-
quest went on
The way was now open 70 proceed 70
Shechcn and renew the covenant, as
Moses IN his farewell address had COM
manded them (Deut. ~: i-lil. Hail 81
The tribes were arranged on Mount
Ebal. and the other six on Mount 1eri-
zim. Tho law in substance was writ
ten plainly before them on plastercd
stones Then in that wonderfully clear
air was read in the hearing of the pco-
pie the law Of Moses; and from Gcrizim
! he blessings that would follow obcdi-
ence. and from Ebal the curses that
would follow disobcdiencc fDcut. 2.-30l.
. The Conquest. comes the story
| of the submission of the inhabitants OF
Gideon. an important city about SIX
miles northwest Of Jerusalem. and SIX
4 or seven south Of Bethel
> Second. The conquest OF southern
). Palestine. The nations gathered in
e great force at Beth-horon, where the
I immense army was overthrown by
: great courage and by special twofold
J. hclp from God 1t must have been a
y cheering sight to Caleb and Joshua.
when the great strongholds, so feared
by the other spies forty years before
fell so easily one after another. The
. most noteworthy incident in this part OF
the campaign was the battle OF Beth
n horon. lone Of the most important bat
l. ties in the history OF the world.
|. worthy of the prolonging of the day in
r. order that the victory might be com
IS plete. at the command of Joshua.
n Third The conquest in the north
IS where the assembled armies were de
r fcatcd near the waters OF Mcrom, norti
A. of the Sea OF Galilce. Finally. at tho
close Of six or seven years war, ths
Il land was so far subdued that 1t coult
G be divided among the nine and one
w half tribes who settled west OF TN
~ Jordan. the other two and one-hal
r. tribes having already received thei
Is norton on the east Of Jordan. 1t wa
In assigned by lot at great assembly a
Is Gilpal. Each family had its farm will
"a an absolute title. 1t could be alien
F" atcd for time. but at the end OF ever.
h fifty years there was TO be restora
=. ton 10 each family of the family POI
~ ton. This did not include city prop
= ertv Thus perpetual poverty was eS
= cluded from the family; yet each pei
80 son suffered for neglect and idleness
o' and was rewarded for diligence.
N Caleb's Inheritance. o. The chi
-, drcn of Judah" representatives 9
~ Caicb's tribe. as friends to his claim, G
n, to take part in the general distribution
-. .Gilral," near Jericho where was tn
-. ~ first encamplncnt in Canaan. "Cale'
a. the son Of Jcphunneh the kenezite
70 :. Forty years old" Therefore /
IL. was now about eightv-ive. Il brougi
M. him word again as 1t was in mir
~. heart" Under trying circumstance
90 he spoke out sincerely and bravely, b
~ cause his heart was sincere and cou
des ageous.
!. But WHOLLY followed the Lord
-. By being true to his convictions,
~, putting his trust in God. and
70. Numbering all the wonderful dee
~. He had done, and believing the prof
art Uses He had made. Caleb was SO stroI
ne. and manly because The wholly 4
,aa lowed the Lord"
1. o. Moses swarc on that day, saying
This promise is recorded in Mum. Ia:
Deuteronomy 1856 .Surcly the lal
and whereon thy feet have trodden shall
thine inheritance" Forty-five yea
~ before he had gone INTO tniS ianu, d
oses IL had been promised him.
oms 10. 1.-The Lord hath kept me aliv'
lean AS lie promised. One promise fulfill
gave the assurance that the otl
Tree would be
ncr- II. .Yet am as strong this day a.
and was Spoken to give assurance Il
and he could take possession OF the land.
,hen u. Now therefore give me =
low mountains" Not particular mounta
10. hut the mountainous region In VIII
eht'j Hebron was situated. "Thc Annkin
'a''c race Of giants were there, and that
ana cities were great and fenced" FORTH
nus with strong walls. These things
,,a,h mentioned because 1t shows how or
a.. his faith was that ia the presence
varv the seemingly insurmountablc dime
IA ties he could believe the promise OF
-, to overcome them. IF so he the l.
will be with me-" not expressing dor
but statement Of the only means
49,. which he could succeed. II shall
.o,,. able TO drive them out:" His faith
a. not diminished.
l3 And Joshua blessed him joi