The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-25
The SABBATH SCHOOL
international Lessen Comments For
December rs.
Rey.ew OF the Twelve Lessons For the Last
Quarter, Psa. 100. 10, 4o'4S.Golden Text,
Psa. 20, From Joshua to the Calling OF
Samuel

uiNine commission. race: Inc JORDAN, or
posite Jericho. After Moses was dead
Joshua was told 10 arise aud lead the peO.
pie over Jordan into Canaan. fhe Lord
told Joshua to be courageous. Tor no
man would be able to stand against hln,
while lie lived. lie was also told to care.
fully obey the law which God had given
him. Joshua then commanded the people
to prepare victuals, for in three days they
were to pass over Jordan.
III. Topic Israel entering Canaan
Place: The Jordan, opposite Jericho. BE.
fore they crossed the river two spies were
sent over, who brought back word that the
people were filled with terror. The ark OF
the Lord was to pass over first, and when
the priests who bore the ark stepped into
the water the river divided and the people
passed over on dry ground. Twelve men
had been chosen, who took twelve stones
from the river bottom and carried them to
Gilgal, where they were set up as a memo
rial
Ill Topic: The capture of Jericho.
Place: AT Gilgal, near Jericho The Lord
gave Joshua careful directions as to how
to take the city of Jericho, and then
Joshua told the people what to do. They
were to march around the city once day
for six days, and on the seventh day they
were to march around seven times Then
the priests were to blow with the trumpels
and the people were to shout. They did
as the Lord had commanded them and the
walls fell down flat
". Topic: Caleb receiving his inherit
ance Place: Gilgal. 1t has been about
six years since the lsraelites entered Ca.
naan. They are now assembled at Gilgal
to divide the land among the tribes.
Caleb was one of the two good spies, and
Moses had promised him Hebron. CaeD
is now eighty-five years old, but he is still
strong and able to possess his inheritance.
Joshua blessed Caleb and gave him lie
bron, because he had wholly followed the
Lord.
V. Topic: Divine protection. Pace:
Shiloh. The inheritance of the tribe OF
| Levi was torty-eight cities which were
| quite evenly distributed among the tribes.
Six of these cities were chosen as cities OF
refuge. Kedesh, Shechem and Hebron
were on the west of Jordan, and Bezer.
Ramoth and Golan on the east The
cities were on hills, and the one who acci.
dentally killed another could flee here for
refuge. To-day Christ is our refuge.
vi. Topic: Joshua renewing the cove.
nant Place: Shechem Joshua was now
an old man, and before he died he assem-.
bled the people at Shechem and gave them
his parting advice, He called on them TO
choose whom they would serve. Jehovah
or the gods of the Canaantes. He told
them that he and his house would serve
the Lord; The people also promised to
serve and obey the Lord. Joshua told
theUI that if they served the Lord they
would be blessed. but if they forsook Him
they would suffer accordingly
Place: Canaan. Joshua died. being ll0
years old. While he lived the people
served the Lord. A few years after his
death the Isrdelites forsook the Lord and
served Baladm. Because OF this the Lord
delivered them into the hands of their en-
emies, a11d the heathen nations greatly
distressed them. The Lord raised up
judges which delivered them. but when
the Judge was dead the people corrupted
themselves worse than before
VIII. Topic; The evil effects of wine.
Place. Probably Jerusalem. The nation
had been prosperous, but in the midst OF
the prosperity the people had forsaken the
drunkenness. The land was filled with
tilthiness. God pronounced woe upon
them because of their terrible sins
Ephraim should be destroyed.
TX. Topic; The triumph OF Gideon.
| Place: At the foot Of Mount Gilboa. The
Midianites were greatly expressing Gods
people. The Lord called Gideon as de-
liverer. Gideon called the Israeltes to.
gether and assembled an army of $4,000
men; requests the fearful and afraid" to
return home, and the army, was thus re.
them at the brook and ouly 800 men were
retained, and with this small force Gideon
put to fight the Midianitish army.
Y. Topic: Ruth's choice Places: Moab.
Bethlehem. There was famine IN the
land. of Israel and Naomi with her hus-
band and two sons went to the land of
Moab to live. The sons married Moabtish
women, but after few years both sons
and their father died. leaving the women
widows. Naomi then decided to return to
Bethlehem. Orpah remained in Moab. but
Ruth clave to her mother-in-law and chose
the true God.
Vt Tan;o. vl,o 49,.
Place Shiloh. The child Samuel assisted
Eli IN the tabernacle service; God spake to
Samuel; Samuel at first supposed Eli had
called him, but afterward understood that
it was the Lord; the Lord told Samuel
what He intended 20 do against Eli. be.
cause his sons had made themselves vile,"
and Eli had restrained them not"
XII. Topic: The birth of Jesus. Place;
Bethlehem. Mary and Joseph were at
bethlehem; nearby were shepherds keep.
ing watch in the fields over their aocks:
the angel of the Lord appeared to them;
light shone around them; they were told
Saviour was born; if they would go to
Bethlehem they would find the young
child III a manger: they went and found
all as the angel had said,
Thoughts who fully follow the
Lord will receive rich spiritual blessings
Whatever God commands us to do He is
ready to assist us in doing. We should
always remember God and His goodness
to us. The things that are impossible for
us to do are very easy for the Lord to
perform--it was not hard thing for God
to overthrow the walls of Jericho, and He
can just as easily overthrow HIS enemies
to-day Although Caleb was promised
Hebron, yet it was necessary for him to
claim his possession and then enter upon
it, and so now Gods people must dlay
hold" of spiritual blessings ii they would
be satisfied with the riches of His grace.
When we fail to obey God we always suf-
fer the penalty of our evil deeds. Parents
should carefully tram their children.
Teachings is JOY in Christ for
the whole world, and there is JOY in Him
for you. Christ comes to reign in a very
humble way. and it is only by humility thai
we are enabled to enter His kingdom. In
this His kingdom is wholly unlike the
kingdoms OF this "orld Humility is tho
mark of the Son 'od and OF all His fol-
lowers. We sholi.,l 'orly and praise Coo
for His great love m giving His only begot.
tan Son to show US the way to heaven