The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-23


tribes Of Israel fingered for about IS
years. 4 whole generation found their
graves here.
Facts of the Lesson.
Central Theme-Canaan lost by the
want Of courage Of faith.
And they went and came back 10 Mo
ses, and to ali the congregation, TO Ka-
desh; and brought back word unto them
and showed them the fruit OF the land,
and said: We came unto the land
whittier thou sentest Us. and surely 1t
fioweth with milk and honey. Howbeit
the people that dwell in the land are
strong and the cities are fortified and
very great. ard. moreover, we saw the
children Of 8Iak there. And
Caleb stilIed the people before Moses.
and said: Let US go up at once and
/ possess il. for We are well able to over
come it." But the men that went up
with him said. We are not able TO 60
/ up against the people, for they are
stronger than we" And ali the
| congregation lifted up their voices and
cried, and the people wept that night,
and all murmu7ed against Moses and
against Aaron and said: Would that
he had died IN the land Of Egypt OF
would he had died in this wilderness.
/ And wherefore doth Jehovah bring Us
unto this land TO fall by the swoTd2 Our
wives and our little ones viii be a prey.
( Were It not better for US 20 return unto
/ Egypt" And they said, one TO another
! Let Us make a captain and let Us re-
/ turn into Egypt.
Attractions Of Canaan.
The progress Of the IsraelItes out Of
Egyptian slavery into the freedom, hap
piness. and holiness Of Canaan is a
parable Of the Christians pilgrimage
from the bondage of a sinful nature and
environment into the liberty, righteous
mess. and joy OF heaven To quicken
the faith and 10 inspire the courage OF
His people Jehovah told them before
their journeyings began that He would
lead them into a land that flowed WITH
milk and honey" Moses afterweTd said
10 the Israelites. Jehovah they Coo
ibringeth thee into a good land. a land
OF brooks OF water, of fountains, and
depths that spring out OF valleys and
hills. q land or wheat, and barley. and
vines. and figtrees. and pemegTanatesi
a land OF olive oil and honey; land
whose stones are iron, and out OF whose
hills thou mayest dig brass"
Il is a remarkable fact that the sol
and climate OF Palestine, on account
of their variety. are wonderfully adapted
TO the growth of all kinds OF cereals
fruits. and timbers. Palestine is lit
tie world in itself 1t was better adapt
led to the wants OF free and righteou:
ipeopIe than Egypt was So Canaan va.
always pictured as e land Of richness
fertility. beauty. and healthfulness- s.
heaven is pictured to the Christian as
a land OF glory. liberty. wealth eterna
Joy. everlasting life and rest from sin
Isorrow, and WEAKNESS. Eye hath no
seen, nor ear heard, neither hath il en-
ltered into the heart OF man to conceive
of the things that God has prepared FOL
those that love him" With such visions
land promises God draws men tOwari
heaven. So God makes salvation from
sin and the possession OF heaven wortl
while 10 US They are held out .
crowns. prizes. rewardsl The GOspe
does everything to attract men to Go'
and to inspire them with a glowing hope
Salvation is both a gif; and a reward
Some people viii occupy a higher plact
in heaven than others, and their posi-
lions will be due to the spiritual vic
tories they have won. So the IsraeIite
had TO both trust in Jehovah and fgh
for Canaan.
When they reached Kadesh they Wer'
right on the edge Of the Promised Land