The Tupelo journal., 1902-10-03
THE SUNDAY Il o
LESSON I'm the international series
for October 8, 1902-Joshua
Encouraged.
THE LESSON TEXT.

THE LESSON TEXT.
Joshua 1:1-11)
1. Now after the death of Moses the serv-
ant OF the Lord 1t came to pass that the
Lord spake unto Joshua, the son Of num-
Moses minister, saying:
2. Moses, my servant, is dead; now there
fore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, ano an
this people, unto the land which i DO give
to them, even to the children OF israei.
Q. Every place that the sole Of your foot
shall tread upon that have i given unto
you, as | said unto Moses.
l. 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 cow
of the sun shall be your coast
5. There shall not any man be aDie 10
stand before thee all the days of thy HE;
as | was with Moses. so | viii be with thee'
/ will not fail thee. nor forsake thee.
6. Be strong and OF a good courage; for
unto this people shalt thou divide for an
Inheritance the land, which l sware unto
their fathers to give them.
Z. Only be thou strong and very courag-
eous, hat thou mayest observe 10 60 ae-
cording to all the law, which Moses my
servant commanded thee; turn not from it
to the right hand or 10 the left, that thou
mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
s. This book Of the law shall not depart
out Of thy mouth; but thou shalt mediate
therein day and night, that thou mayest
observe to do according to all that is writ
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 a good courage; be not afraid,
neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord
thy God is with thee whithersoeyer thou
goest.
10. Then Joshua commanded the officers
of the people. saying,
H. Pass through the host, and command
the people, saying, Prepare your victuals,
for within three days ye shall pass over this
Jordan. to go in to possess the land. which
the Lord your God givcth you to possessit.
TEXT.-Be strong and of
la good cOurage.-JOsh. 1;9.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
Coos word to Joshua........Josh. 1913.
Joshua's word 10 the people. Josh. 1:1O-18.
Sendlng OF the pies...........Josh 21-2A
TIME.-B c. 1851.
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 nor
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
truth that SIN God is our help" That
b a 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 a brave and upright soldier
from the time, 80 years before. when
he 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 hal very
fact was his supreme encouragement.
1t is n that every true Christian
should feel to-day. 'Moses . is
dead: nowtherefore a~rise:" The death
of a Moses is the call of a Joshua. The
loss from Sunday school. Endeavor So
ciety or church of one strong worker
is a call to others to take up the
work. Every place that the sole of
your foot shall tread upon" A prom
Use and a 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
. -. the law hat thou mayst
have good success" 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
days before crossing the Jordan 10th
of Nissan, 4:19). The spies were gone
from the 5th to the sth. Reuben. Cad
and the half-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
brethren.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
God always has a man peculiarly fit
ted to the occasion. Moses was a 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 servant
"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 hand all through
life's trials.