The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-10-03

Lesson IN the lntersational ssss0o
for october o, IOO2-Joshus
Encouraged.

~ eAeH even iorh cLllCrtL OF Israel.
= Every place that the sole Of your foot
fhall tread upon that have given unto
you, as l 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 ana
uhto the great sea toward the going down
OF the sun shall be your coast
o There shall not any man be able 70
stand before thee all the days OF thy life:
a. was with Moses. SO l Will be with thee:
VIII not fail thee. nor forsake thee.
u be strong ard OF a good courage: for
unto this people shalt thou divide for an
inheritance the land. which / swsre unto
their fathers 10 give them.
:. Only be thou strong and very courag-
eocs. that thou mayest observe TO Go ac-
cording to all the law. which Moses my
Servant commanded thee; turn not from II
10 the right hand or 10 the left. that thou
mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
8 This book OF the law shall not depart
out OF thy mouths but thou shalt mediate
tnerein day and night. that thou mayest
opserve 10 GO according 10 all that is writ
Gen therein; for then thou shalt make thy
way prosperous. and then thou shalt have
good success
3. Have not i commanded thee? Be
strong and OF good courage: be r. OF afraid.
neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord
thy Goo Is with thee whltherso ever thou
goest
10 Then Joshua commanded the officers
Of the people. saying.
IL. Pass through the host, ard command
the people, saying. Prepare your vctuals,
for within three days we shall pass over this
jordan. 10 go IT. to possess the land, which
the Lord your God givcth you 70 possessit-
GOLDEN TEXT.-Be strong and or
good courage.-Josh. 1s0.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
COOS word TO Joshua. Josh. 1913
ioshuas word TO the people. Josh. I:lO-lS
Sending OF the spes..........Josh 2:l-e4
TlME.-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 "In God is our help" TIA.
is fact that we need 10 realize in our
own life's conflict.
Gods Word 10 Joshua.-There was
no question as 10 who Moses successor
should be. Joshua had been rr.emi-
nent as brave and upright soldier
from the time, 3s years bAforc. when
he led the Hebrews to victory at Rephi-
dim. Moses chose him. and God called
hin, because OF his fitness. God has
many kinds Of work to be done in the
wopld. and needs diff.ren. KINDS OF
men ~ DO II. Joshua was far better
man IL direct the conquest 81 Canaan
than the greater Moses could have
been. "Jehovah spake unto Joshua"
H. was conscious that he was called OF
God 10 do Gods work In that very
fact was his supreme encouragement.
IL is one that every true Christian
should feel to-day. "Moses Is
dead; now therefore arise" tn death
Of Moses Is the call of Joshua The
los 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 s.le OF
your foot shall tread upon" A prom
Use and a condition.: you shall have
given it," Though we have to work
for what we get. we still thank God
as its giver. az 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 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 account o. the
sending Of the spies tc Jericho. and
their adventures (char. p. should
really precede .i1-hua's order to pre-
pare victuals. which was given three
DAYS before crossing the Jordan 10th
Of Nissan. 4:1o). The spies were gone
from the 9Th to the sth. Reuben. Cad
and the half-tribe Of Manasseh had al
ready settled east Of the Jordan (Num.
xxxi), but Joshua reminds them here
Of their agreement to cooperate in the
conquest with their less fortunate
brethren.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
God always has n man peculiarly fit
ted 70 the occasion. Moses was law
giver; Joshua was a general
"Moses. my servant" is 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 do.
God viii never fail or forsake. He |
will be Mt ones right hand all through |
life's trials.
EtRs and Thtst1ea.