The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-18

Joshua. xiv:6-I+ G. Then the chill
drcH Of Judah came unto Joshua in Gil
sal; and Caleb the son Of JeQhunnoh the
KeneHte said unto him. Thou kuowest
the thing that the Lord said unto Moses
the man of God concerning me and thee
ia Kadcs = barnes.
T. Forty years old was I when Moses.
the servant Of the Lord sent me from
Kadesh- barnea TO espy out the land, and
l brought MIN word again as il was in
mine heart
{. Nevertheless nv brethren that went
up with me made the heart Of the people
melt, but I wholly followed the Lord my
God.
2. And Moses swore on that day. say
ing Surely the land whereou thy feet
have trCdden shall be thine inheritance,
and thy childreu's forever. because thou
hast wholly followed the Lord my God"
10. And now behold. the Lord hath
kept me alive. as he said. these forty ard
five years. even since the Lord spake this
word unto Moses. while the children Of
Israel wandered in the wilderness: and
now, 10, I am this day four-acore and
five years old.
Il As yet l am as strong this day as
was In the day that Moses sent ne; as
my strength was then even so is my
strength now, for war, both to so out az +,
10 come in
i. Now therefore give me this noun
tain whereof the Lord spake in that day.
for thou heardst III tfaI day how the
Anakims were there. ard that the cities
were great and fenced, If SO be the Lord
Will be with me. then ! shall be able 10
drive them out as the Lord said.
l2. And Joshua blessed him and gave
unto Caleb the son Of Jephunneh, Hebron
for an inheritance.
II. Hebron therefore became the inherI-
tBnce Of Caleb. the son of JephunEeh the
Keaezite. unto this day. because that
he wholly followed the Lord God Of
Israel
The Hymns and HymnnIs.
Christian Endeavor hymns; g. 8. Il. y.
~ %. I5I. 49, us.
The Endeavor hymnal: co, rs, I3o, I3l.
13S. lSs. 142. 152. 1s4.
I Samuel, xyli.52. 81: Esther. iy.16;
Psalms. xEvIi-I4-
Proverbs. XVII; Isaiah, xI.2s,3i; Dan
lei ih 10. is
Daniel. WHO. Corinthians. xvi.l3,
EphesisHs via. II Timothy, i:3.
Stories Of the spies.
Tie wilderness Of Paran witnessed a
scene worthy Of some grand painting on
that day. when the spies came back from
Eschol laden with the great grapes. and
telling the tales Of the mighty enemies in
the promised land, the land flowing with
milk and honey The tent-dotyed valley,
the quiet purple mountains in the dis
lance which hid the promised land from
view. the people huIrying 70 the congre-
cation in the tabernacle with ca ger ex-
peCtant faces and over all the wondrous
mysterious pillar Of cloud in sight OF
which IL is strange that there were ever
murmUriugs. The twelve spies had re-
turned from their forty days observa-
uons e the land that God had promised
70 this poor Petulant people, Of whom il
has been said they we're well named
Children" Of Israel
Then spoke the men whom Moses had
sent 10 see what sort Of land was before
them, what cities and offences. and most
Of all what manner OF people they had to
fight. They admitted that the land was
goCdly. and showed the wonderful fruit Of
IL. but they told great frightening tales
or the giants, and walled cities, declaring
II was worse than useless 70 try 10 over
come them. and then those foolish chill
oTe1l come out Of bondage set uD a wall
to 90 back 90 Egypt once more. But not
ali Of the spies were towards. Forth stood
grand Caleb. and BY his side Joshua. And
Caleb stilled the people. and declared that
ne enemies were no grc;reT than thew
1plght overcome because GCd was with
them One car fancy him pointing rev.
erently TO The clouds that overshad0ved
them. and the tear-wet faces looking up
in awe But yet they were afraid. ana
recalled their petty sufferings IN their
WanderlnEs. and all that night the stars
looked down upon the wilderness. and in
every tent there was weeping.
sent Back I'm Humiliation.
Back into the wilderness in sorrow and
humiliation God sent them for forty
years more to wander. Il was hard for
them TO bear their punishment and
harder still for Caleb and Joshua who
had been willing to fight. But Caleb car
Tied with him Gods promise that be
cause he had wholly followed tie Lord
his God every foot OF the land whereon
his feet had stood should be HIS and his
ehildren's forever
Perhaps Caleb had days OF doubt. dur
Ing tnose years Of waiting, while they
turned back and the Anakims. the gi-
ants still held Hebron. and the time Of
Caleb's early manhood and strength was
FAST slipping by. Was he troubled al the
Ions delay. and did he wonder why il
needs must be-
But the time came az last when he
could claim the promise Cod gave through
Noses After forty-fve years Of waiting
with increase Of cares and labors In
would re bur natural that Cal might
desire pieGsanter part OF the new couu-
try for his home than where those Ana
kims still had power. But Caleb comes
foTth and declares himself as strong vet
as IN the day that Moses sent him forth
10 view Canaan. ready and able 10 tight
not only ordinary enemies. but these
great giants with their fenced cities be
Cause God whom he had wholly fol-
lowed would be with him and Caleb
vas the kind Of man who knew that
partnership with God meant success.
Tho first glance at our text almost gives
one me impression that Caleb was choos-
ing q gCCdly gift for himself until one
recalls that day Ga the wilderness and
remembers the circumstances fully More
over. Hebron was a hard position to take
and keep IL was important 20 the nation
thai II be taken and held. Caleb shows
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