The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-05
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
SEPTEMBER y.
lesson Text; "Caieb's Reward"
Joshua xiv. OLA - Golden
Text: Joshua xiv, IA
documentary.

3. AS the Lord commando Moses. 50 tho
,hildren ~ Israel did, aud they divided the
hnh." Moses and Joshua were faithful ser-
wants OF Jehovah and implicitly obeyed Hil
commands. They left nothing undone that
He commanded. Joshua took the whole
land and divided It among the tribes, aud
the land rested from war (chapter X'.. Is. 23).
But although the land was wholly given TO
Israel they did not possess II fully (rhapter
xiii. i(. and they allowed the Jebusites and
Canaanitest to dwell among them tchapter
xv.. 63 xvii, 10. xvii, i2l. This disobedi-
snce on the part Of the pcnpl" aftcrwarl
brought trouble upon them (Judge H.. I. ~.
Every true believer in Jesus l. now "hles>ed
with all spiritual blessings in the hcayenlies
In Christ" (Eph. ~. Yet hut few enjoy
full possession. Many prefer 20 tolerate u
few Canaanitcs aud Jcbusitcs AMI rather en-
JOY their wavs.
6. "Thou knowest. the thing that tho
Lord said unto Moses. the man NJ God. con-
cerning mo and thee in Kndcsh.barn"a."
These are the words of Cac1 to his oil
frienda and companion. Joshua. Caleb wa4
Of the tribe OF Judah. and Joshua was NJ
Ephraim (Num Kilt, q. 81. Only they two
OF all the spies believed Col aud urged the
people to go right no and takn the Ian in
the name of the Lord The Lori said that
only they two Of all that generation should
enter the land (Num. xiv, 3ll and that tho
r',st would die in the wildfrn"s, hsetusr ~
their unbclief. They. too. would hty' t.
wait forty years because of Tn" uuA'lirt ~
others, but they waited with Gpi. t'r H.
also waited aud was hinlerrd hv tho un1'-
lief OF the people Hear His w,rd-, "Hlv
long will 1t be err they believe Mr?' "Oh,
that Ny people hal hcarkened unto Nc
(Num xiv. II; Ps. lxxxj., 13).
Z. "Forty years old wa | whrn Moses. thu
servant Of the Lord. scnt ma from kulrsb.
harnea TO cspy out the land. ami | brought
him word again ~ It was in minN heart
His heart WIS right with Got. H. believed
God and feared TO grieye Him. Therefore,
he spAke what was In hts heart a- VA the sight
ot God AMI sought not 70 pleas" the people.
For this faithiulneSS he aud y -huu w'rN
threatened with stones (Num. xiv, 1W. lUt
the Lord stood Icy them. Consider David,
with not human being tp stand nv him,
threatened with stones hy his uwn ircu d.,
aud observe what he did Il sam. yNV., g..
\. "My brethren that went up with M
made the heart of the people melt. but |
wholly followed the Lord my Gpl.' The
ten spies had 10 confess thai tho lanl was u
good land. but they made :, much OF the
giants aud walled cities; ,"em"i so Ut,'riv
To- forget the power ot Cod in Erypt and az
the Red Sea. and To- los' sight %, God alto
gether that they lille the people WtI lear
and discOuragrmcnt and with murmuruss
against God. Many such to-day are .reius
themselves and their cIr'un stances AMI hv
uuuellti anu lnUfuuIluE~ ht' 'l~N'h'l tti-
God and making inilicl-.
9. "And Moses swIrH on that dlv. saving,
Surely the land whcrcpn thy fe't have tr, l.
den shall be thine Inheritance How Ct,cp
had lived on the word of tn" Lord all those
years. They hal been his life. his meat and
drink. Perhaps every day he hal called
To- them To- mind ani been strengthened hy
thom. He may. ike David. have plenl'l
them in prayer, saying, Remember th'
word unto Thy servant. uuou which Thou
hast caused me to hope (p1 cviN.. 40. Tho
word of the Lord IS sure toundntlon on
which we may firmly rest II endurrih for
ever j. true from the beginning Hni l. fur-
ever settled in heaven lsa. A., 5; p. cXiS,
l60 S9).
10. "And now behold tho Lord hath kept
me alive as He said these forty and ilvo
years." II always has been and always Will
be ''As He said The nobleman OF Capcr-
naum "Beieved the word that Jesus had
spoken" (John w., 5)). Paul said In tho
storm at sea, IL believe God that it shall bs
oven rs it was told me" (Acts Nxvii.. 2j).
Abraham was fully persuaded that what God
had promised He was able to perform CRpm.
iv., 30. "The Lord of Hosts hath sworn,
saying. Surely as have thou sht. 50 shall IL
come to pass. and as | huy" purpO I'd, 50
shall II stand lisa. xiv, 2h. Blessed arc
all who believe, for there shalt hc Il prrfor
nance OF the things told them by the Lord
Uuke l., 45).
II. "As vet am a. strong this day a. I
was in the day that Moses sent me- A.
strong and hearty at the age ot eighty-fyc
as when he was forty. Like Moses. at the
age Of 100, his eye was not dim nor his nat
ural force abated (Deut. NNXiv., ~. They
that wait upon the Lord shall renew their
strength, they shall mount up with wings "a
eagles youth Is renewed like the eagles
Isa Nl., 81 p. Gill, 81. Take ~ living IL
ustratiOnS OF the same grace today George
M,Il In In pt ,4tI aki ma ut A
witnessing for Jesus Christ; DR.. David
Brown. of Aberdeen, the great commentator,
who wrote me November ,, 1891, that,
though in his ninety-second year. he was ia
perfect health. H. said II have no aches
nor pains, am not tired Of life, but would
like 10 do u little work for my Master be-
fore 20 or He comes" Jesus Christ i still
the very same Jesus.
~. "If SO be the Lori will be- with me.
then shall be- able to drive them out. rs tho
Lord said.' He seemed To- covet the difficult
ties that he might see thc great power Of
God. Being not weak in faith he gave
glory to God. He counted not on his ability,
but that God was able. Like Paul he could
say, II can do all things through G ClriS' who
strengtheneth me-" "For when am weak.
then am strong" pail. w., l3 IL Cor. xii,
! lO). "God with u" il the secret Of all
strength in His service. See Jer. l., :, -,
Hag. H., A. Math. xviii, Is 20).
10. "And Joshua blessed him, and gave
unto Caleb the son OF Jephunneh Hebron
| for an Inheritance II was at Hebron that
| Abraham built an altar unto the Lord and
| dwelt, after Lot separated himself from him.
| There he welcomed aud entertained the Lord
Himself aud there the Lord communrd with
! him (Gen. xiii, 49, xviii, /, So. Hebron
| is suggestive OF fellowship or communion,
and when we have the spirit OF Abraham
/ and Caleb we shall know what fellowship
, with God means Il John l., -,
II. Hebron therefore became tn inher-
| itance of Caleb, because that he wholly fol.
lowed the Lord God OF lsrael.' This follow
| ing fully IS the secret Of fellowship for
! there can be none with a half hearted fol-
| lowing. The next verse says that the old
name OF Hebron was Kirath-arba. Arbl
| being great man among the AMakms.
! But "arba' is also thp Hebrew word for
"four," so that it might be the city y. iOur.
| Lesson HELPER
When death comes we walk down in thr
! wiley Of shadows, knowing that W. shall nud
/ tuDra the shining ltpttriut. 9f