Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-10-04
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson I'm the international Series
for October 5, 1sO2-Joshun
Encouraged.
THE LESSON TEXT.

THE LESSON TEXT.
Joshua lilly
1. Now after the death of Moses the serv.
ant of the Lord it came to pass that the
Lord spake unto Joshua, the son Of Nun
Moses minister. saying:
2. Moses, my servant, is dead; now there
fore arise, go over this Jordan, thou. and an
this people, unto the land which do give
to them, even to the children Of Israel.
3. Every place that the sole of your foot
shall tread upon that have I given unto
you, I said unto Moses.
4. From the wilderness and this Lebanon
even unto the great river, the river Eu-
pirates, all the land of the Hittites and
unto the great sea toward the going down
OF the sun shall be your coast.
5. There shall not any man be able to
stand before thee all the days OF thy lifei
as was with Moses, so will be with thee:
I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
6. Be strong and of good courage: for
unto this people shalt thou divide for an
inheritance the land, which / sware unto
their fathers to give them
z. Only be thou strong and very courag-
eous, that thou mayest observe to do &C
cording to all the law, which Moses my
servant commanded thee: turn not from ii
to the right hand or to the left, that thou
mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
g. This book of the law shall not depart
out of thy mouth; but thou shalt mediate
therein day and night that thou mayest
ten therein; for then thou shalt make thy
way prosperous, and then thou shalt have
good success.
9. Have not I commanded thee? BE
strong and of good courage; be not afraid.
neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord
thy GOO is with thee whithersoever thou
>goest.
10. Then Joshua commanded the officers
of the people, saying,
II. Pass through the host, and command
f1an .10 ,.aYe.
for within three days We shall pass over this
Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which
the Lord your God giveth you to possessit
GOLDEN TEXT.-Be strong and of
q good cOuraEe.-JOsh. 80.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
Gods word to Joshua...,.......Josh. 1:1-9.
Joshuas word to the people: Josh. 1:10-1S
Sending of the spies:.,.......Josh. 2:1-A
TIME.-B. C. 1451.
PLACE.-Skittim.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Gods Pledge-Just as He does
now to those who are about entering
upon the warfare of life, God assured
Joshua that He would not fail him or
forsake him. All that he required of
Joshua was that he should be strong
and of good courage and faithfully
| keep Gods law. The history upon
| which we enter shows how perfectly
| God redeemed His promise. The les.
sons for the quarter emphasize the
ruth that SIN God is our help" That
s fact that we need to realize in our
own life's conflict.
! Gods Word to Joshua.-There was
no question as to who Moses successor
should be. Joshua had been Pre- emf
nent as brave and upright soldier
from the time, 80 years before. when
be led the Hebrews to victory at Rephi-
dim. Moses chose him, and God called
him, because of his fitness. God has
! many kinds of work to be done in the
| world, and needs different KINDS of
men to do it. Joshua was far better
man to direct the conquest of Canaan
| than the greater Moses could have
been. Jehovah spake unto Joshua:"
He was conscious that he was called of
God to do Gods work. In that very
fact was his supreme encouragement.
1t is one that every true Christian
should feel to-day. "Moses is
dead; now therefore arise" The death
of a Moses is the call of Joshua. The
loss from Sunday school, Endeavor So
ciety or church of one strong worker
is call to others to take up the
work. every place that the sole of
your foot shall tread upon" A prom
Use and condition; you shall have
what you conquer. "To you have I
given it, Though we have to work
for what we get, we still thank God
as its giver. 81 will not fail thee:"
The source of Joshua's strength was
not his own great ability, but the fact
that God had promised to stand by
him in the work. "Be strong and Of
good courage:" Realize that you are
strong; expect to succeed; have
faith in yourself and God. "Observe
F.. the law that thou mayst
have good SUGGEST" Success through
obedience to God. This is not an arbi-
trary reward for obedience to an ar
bitrary command, but shows rather,
that God, in His wisdom, commanded
those things that are for mans best
good and bring success as their own re-
ward.
Cooperation.-The account of the
sending of the spies to Jericho, and
their adventures (chap. p, should
really precede Joshua's order to pre-
pare victuals, which was given three
I days before crossing the Jordan doth
of Nissan, 4:19): The spies, were gone
from the 5th tothe sth. Reuben, Cad
and thehaIf-tribe of Manasseh had al
ready settled east of the Jordan Mum.
xXxii), but Joshua reminds them here
of their agreement to cooperate in the
conquest with their less fortunate
y brethren.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
God always has man peculiarly fit
ted to the occasion. Moses was law
. giver; Joshua was a general.
''Moses, my servant" is a higher title
than that of king or emperor. But
any one can be Gods se:vant.
"Arise, go over this Jordan" The
duty at hand is the first thing TO d..
God will never fail or forsake. He
will be at ones right hard all through
life's trials.
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