The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-01

INTRoDUcTIoN-Af Caleb received
| his portion. the bounds OF the tribe OF
| judah were fixed. E.phraim and the
I half tribe OF Slannasseh We're located
{ next s4tJosnua xvi and xvin. The con-
! gre CATION then removed from Gil Seal 20.
| Shiloh. where the tabernacle was set
| IN Joshla. xviii: y. The remainer OF
| the ,and was divided into seven parts
| under the supervision of commission
| of thres from each tribe Joshua XVIII:
I 81. and the assignment was made by
/ lot IN this order-to Benjamin. simeon.
tsZebufon Issachar. Asher, Naphthalf and
I Dan. When All this was acro-ro'fshed.
| Joshua selected for MS possession the
! city OF Tinulath- Se-lh. in Maunt Eph-
| rim within the bounds of his own
| tire Joshua. xix: 5o> There he es-
/ tablisiled his home. and there some sew
| enteen Years after he died and WIS
| buried tJcshua. XIV: 3n The division
| of the land having been completed so
Ithat all tire tribes knew their appointed
/ dwelling pieces attention was directed
1 10 civil regulations designed for the gen.
I a-aI gnod These were adjusted before
+ the separation that there might be COM
| mon .r,ot'es of ftstice.
DIvINE-In this tack nothing new was
latteTnpted There was no call for
Legislative body to rake laws. Doubtless
! tl,ero eo.t}l have been asser,hlsd out of
t@al,tfle tribes good and wise men wo"thy
t.rf CONFIDENCE. who would have been abe
to desne hu-ran relations and tfr'iAs In
| 4 saries of statutes. And 1T Is prohof.' -
/ t1,at the peonle would have accented the
IAalivArarces Of such BODY. But the
reverrn,ert of Israel did not derive its
~ apt of tho
/ erred !, cod hed set these people apert
/! fo~ himself tpsaIr1. xviii: 10. Ha pro-
posed not Only to construct their re-
Iir'ous iretitutInrs. but also 70 regulate
r',ai, rrli.ic4t affairs. TT was to re
Irvine state. in many respHcts. superior
/ 10 r,-e..-- other Duct iv. 81. a.d IN sore
/ particulars a --oaeI for aft"r t'~ras. h'tt
a1,ev. all other considerations it WIS
/ aday,-atI to the future Of Gods paonl".
tr..rce ~ tta font@os Sirai the general
+ teatr,,.a. Of tbs Fl eh~e-v C.,-rrnorv' aafth
v,,ars. rr,.,tia l-n.rr, 70 Moses 67-x-. xxi. y $
,,7d Nv him reduced to w-itine. Having
o--e-aa tho r-o-oisctF land II only re-
/ .-,ai,,ea fn~ t'-sa reorle to 5f"n-n ar<7 an
NV what Moses had written Duet.
I vi q.
troMreT 0F!-rhN first tt"S ordered
/ - he. 1o1e WIS in the ii.ara+t Of hts
nan sHfn always n waiter OF primary
f--,-c-t,,,ca l., chi, sortatv. As in 'he
!! !, MOTION elaboration the rieht 10 ii..a
fe rr,ar- toned before evn-v n.har rtrFt.
81 in tte fec-t~s--s the Fl ST orfnn@e
| a 80 i7ret r,a,1 = rho tat3,r 1T Ifs fE.x.
fs) 4 the two of trA settla,nant
tt,n-fs we, ec-aot nsea 70 anae. 1,vs on
I stfs raint For moro than forty wars
tr,e Tsra-'i-es had haer urt'ar noiiftawvr
+ ,.-rla ;ecr1rgtnrne,f tn#sca-eS of blood NV
tF,Av would S rna-..t.e a-t' enter irto the
,,,r,,,sts5 ns paocs T''o.ra would be
,.-a~.ar NJ, vr~a.tt,., aud laaS rest-aint.
r.f.,ft.iss,.at in.a-ests would be s'tha-ei-
800 10 .ha s-i-tt OF unity. co-ancratinn
#-nd ,7,r.,t.t Se--f+-,c.,1ce LIFE r,is-'rf be-
allt n ias,ra-d,t in two wat-s--f.V the In
,arfforal malic'o"s .ttncyt Of another. and
NV accident TIE former had beer tilt
+,-rjact of legislation. The murderer
found no r,ercv in the code of Moses
Following the Covenant of Noah Hf:etl.,
tx. So he INST h mt 70 daati4 fT4er..
XIV: H. hut o.lv aftGr triel fSfrs's..
xxviv: 3at.@ TIE ir,en.ionoI horniest.e
nl;~ht ever, ha t-A-sn frn-', the al.ttr Shss
vxi: f,l The Ia nj nn'tuted COULD he
=c,sar~ed on'v hv the blood OF thu SLAYER
{ f>-.--r~ e:3N
..Nt.Ner.i,-A cu.ton p-Arail'-E
rt.. c-tnn-a! wor'd rsn61ared ls~i-laf on
5nGees~arr r. haealr of accidental .tfrs.
t.eft1. th<. nos>lc era the nearest 81
KIN r,Suet savArge the death OF an
relative 1'r.s practice. sill ronFoh
a--.,-s tnA A-aes. nav havA gown out
or the hrathsrlv spirit. or II rna. rave
lbs. Inferred from Laws dsE1nets it'i
posed (~cn ix:D rn"krs ever ~
IN. KEEPER os his ferow. Cen ~ ~
U-hI,- a,scwa i'e ard sftrena undsr q
- forn- o. eo-i-ty ti'yH tila rat-'aiH:'-
~ mi. r-.,da of rerrE burton could not
l., n.rn1.tt.n w-rnnut@ r"s#rsins u q
| s.ste OF adranca5 ciris'zftior.
s, IT of revenge rrrst h'' .sf' ofs6- OF
r,.-v innocent parsons may su.'
eff =, this six cries were Pho 80 a
| ,rms 10 m. 5,nvciun.arY saver. 'Ia5
Sa.,.,,,ton had hA.n antic pated ve~s
| {, rho history of the &rh"s n no
! ia ifr,y xx1:I3, and mentioned rep at
! - I,s,,,,tsars WV: II Due+.. XIX: 2-so
,cas one OF the matters to be Id
aus cd by Joshua. which had baen en-
E, 4 n ev-i.ioS Of Moss na-'ed
@n.,ore. bur arranged AFTER the con1IFs.
NrSTFRN-Tf1-ee OF these cities we're
q, the ives. of jordan. Kedesa was To-
clr4t In he extreme north. about sr.,-
ty.;-ye miles in a direct line from The
So, u GaI,ee tJudges. iv.lo). It's isir
,s r.ned amcnS the thtrty-one ,josk-
y4i or si,hd.ed nv oshrr ShachAnn WIS
in TIE centr.al rart. In ioun, Ephra.n.
This vas v..y ancient to-I1t- recet ,s
Eit5 rAne before the time OF Jatcb Gen
.1S1:2). 1t vas the place Of final as
s.-.,l .age. whe7 Joshua blessed ts.ael
TT ST, xviii. It afterward becai.-o
notfd IN the nstional annals lJlIgas
ext There Hfhobeam was made kIrg
.t.ktcn. XIII. 4 rtath-Aroa.; In tho tribe
OF Judah, was in the hill country Of The