The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-04

l through years. 1IOpdpAy =
ceivcd a military education in Egypt, Tor
/ soon after the exodus he led the forces
| to victory in the struggle with AHaien.
i EXODUS, xvi:139 Afterwards he was ''ie
/ close companion or minister OF Moses III
i the wonderful deeds at Sinai !fNouus.
/ Axiv: 49, He was one OF the Twelve Spies
i selected plumbers. xiii: . to eNpiote t, NJ
| land of Canaan uniting with eateo ~
! bringing a good report, for which he was
/ revarded Numbers, xiv: 30), and by
| which he obtained information that helped
! him in subsequent campaigns. some Tune
! before the death of Moses he was lor-
/ mally set apart in the eyes OF the peo-
/ t.Ie as successor to the great Elaw-Elver
| Numbers. xvii: 1929. and declared 70
! be full of the spirit OF Goa. SIeu'ero1'-
| omy. SNNiv: 81
4 The Command-CVerses l and y But,
| though we'll qualified and fully author
| lied. Joshua was not permitted to act
except BY divine direction. 1t was not his
/ part to plan and execute. but to listen
and obey The Almighty was ls1ns OF
/ Israel and his will only. when proclaimed.
| was the sole rule of conduct. oW long the
| people remained in camp on the east of
| Jordan cannot be known. They would
| never have departed had not God SO or
/ dered. One day the e}mmaad to ad-
! vance came to Joshua, whether by auclo'e
| word CT by inward impression matters
| not The order was very simple ana I'M
| pcrative. It alluded to the death or MO
IS only as 1t imposed leadership upon the ne
successor. 60 thou. and all this people
| u,e no utterance that allowed 10 delay
l or deba te Then was presented the OBJ
| iectiye point-"unto the land which u 90
give them'-that land of promise con-
| veyed by warranty deed TO Abfaia.1l
| Genesis, w: IS, four centuries before,
but reserved until the iniQ,iity OF the Am
! critics should have exhausted dlVlne pa
| tience Genesis, XIV: 1t0
The Possession Oversees and A. Inc
marching orders delivered to Joshua were
l ACCOMPANIED by specific directions CON
/ corning the land to be entered. It's oouno-
| aries were plainly announced, GOVERNS
/ the region which God had set apart d
/ the home of Israel. a surveyor couio
run the line in our day-trorn .lne VIZ.
| ness the place of encampnlent, eastward
| to the River Euphrates. five hundred
/! English miles; thence up that stream and
| rhen westward to the Mediterranean. SO
/ IS TO include the land OF the Hlttltes'
| thence south along the coast to an 1ndel-
Unite distance on the way to Egypt anu
/ 70 the place of beginning It differed OUT
/ slightly from the description 70 nosss
/ (F.xodus. xiii: SD This ma gniticent do
| main was ample for the achievements OF
/ = roople who were called of God to a
| high and holy mission. There was, how
/! eyer. one condition in the glft-so Iiiueh
ONLY should be owned as the people shouid
/ possess. Wherever foot should .tieau y
| tie would be acquired deuteronomy. II.
/ .D IN incentive to heroic endeaEor.
/ The Promise-Uerse 81 A deed IN es-
| crow is valued according to the terms
| of its delivery So it might have been
! thought that God had made conditions
! that Israel could hardly meet. 10 cross
I a river. invade a populated land, suodue
/ It's fortified towns (Duet. KID establish
government and maintain permanent
! residence, was indeed q great undertak
/ ing from which many would turn IN
despa,r To attempt this with men who
/ had descended from Egyptian bondsmeh,
| wanderers for forty years in TIE "licer-
4 ness would seem TO some follhary buto over
i a gainst the difficulties the Almighty set
I his promises. 81 will be with thee, ne
said to Joshua, "as was with Noses
i eek. iii:1c.) The deliverance wrought by
+! the mighty hand Of God were matters OF
| history, to be mentioned as guarantees
! of future favors. Even in that day Di-
4 vine presence was a pledge Of security
and success. Phil. iv:12) Joshua was
1 assured of victory over every foe. Duet.
i VII "a.
/ The Mission.-CTerse 81 It IS always
1 well for a man to know what he IS TO
1 do-the precise nature and extent o. his
work. Then with sngleness of purpose
/ he can summon his powers for more
vigorous effort. t-Acts iS:6.1 And When Coo
1 gives information ON this point the man
i has added ground for steadfastness. In
i this instance Joshua was not left III
! doubt concerning his mission. Appointed
to lead the people over Jordan into Ca
| naan. and afterward to wage successful
! warfare against the inhabitants, and
1 so taking possession OF the country he
was also to be permitted to arrange the
A preliminaries of the settlement. He woulei
! not be called away from his high Of
flee until he had effected a division and
awarded pernanen quarters to the sew
1 eral tribes. This would be the final act
of his life. His career would begin witt,
the crossing. and end with the settle
! ment.--a definite. difficult. but irnpcTtan1
task was thus committed to him..
The F'!delity-{Verses $50 In the exc,
4 cution Of such a trust a high grade man
was needed No weak and irresoiute
soul could enter this place and hope
for anything but utter defeat. It is also
Il true that the cause depends upon him
who incarnates and represents 1T Joshua
a selected not by popular Suffrage, but by
q Divine wisdom, trained ard called into
service, has in his, keeping the Welfars
Of his people and the destinies OF the
q people unborn. Good and true as he
vas it was deemed necessary to exhort
to fidelity. The Lord himself enjoined
3 the utmost regard to the law delivered
to him by Moses (Numb. 1xvii:23) on the
Il day Of his conservation. which was the
q same as to require obedience to- Jehovah
the author Of the law. He also bade him
II han
FL himself by the promise Of the Lords
8 constant presence and help. If the heart
81 OF Joshua, was steadfast the people
& would follow and all would go well.
q The Success.-V Verse 81. A point Of ex
q exceeding interest is next presented II
Z our lesson. God informs Joshua con
& corning the secret OF success IN his grea
q mission He must not depend who'll,