Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-22
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where 1t belongs-in God alone.
so. as the prayer Of Joshua -.
abroad its influence upon the people.
they rested their hearts in the new
hope and faith, and waited.
II was the hour OF the evening sac
riice. The priests had slain the lamb
and placed II upon the altar. and the
smoke OF the burning sacrifice was
ascending straight up towards God.
and family the people caught the sig.
n%ifcance of the great meaning of that
Offering. the shedding of blood where
by an approach was made INTO God
And while the congregation waited
Joshua appeared before them. for thar
day. in the quiet of his tent, God had
come to him and had spoken, saving:
Moses. my servant. is dead: now
therefore arise. go over this Jordan.
thou. and all this people. unto the
Liant which | do give q them, even to
the children OF Israel. Every place
that the sole OF your foot shall tread
upon. that have I given unto you. as
said into Moses. From the wilderness
and this Lebanon even unto the great
river. b river Euphrates. all the land
OF the Hittites, and unto the great sea
toward the going down Of the sun.
shall be your cast. There shall not
any man be able to stand before thee
all the days OF thy life; as | was with
Moses. SO l will be with thee: I will
not fail thee nor forsake thee. Be
strong and Of good courage: for unto
this people shalt thou divide for an
inheritance the land. which I sware
unto their fathers to give them
Only be thou strong and very courage
GUS. that thou mayest observe to dc
according to all the law, which Moses
my servant commanded thee: turn
not from II to the right hand or te
the left. that thou mayest prospe,
whithersoever thou goest. This book
OF the law shall not depart out of thy
mouth. but thou shall mediate there
in day and night. that thou mayest
observe to do according to all that Is
written therein: for then thou shalt
make thy way prosperous, and then
thou shalt have good success. Have
not ! commanded thee? Be strona
and OF good courage: be no afraid
neither be thou dismayed: for the
Lord thy God is with thee whitherso
ever thou goest."
Cody fear and Joy filed his hear,
as God ceased speaking. and inspired
with the new hope and purpose
breathed upon him BY the words of
the Lord. Joshua wen forth from his
tent and. as we have said. found the
congregation gathered for the evening
sacrifice. His coming stirred the
people and they shouted for very low
Joshua has come. Joshua is our
leader! Joshua viii now lead us for.
werd."
And when Joshua had stilled the
people. he rehearsed IN their ears all
the words OF the Lord. telling them
h a God had renewed his covenant
made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
and would surely give them the land.
Let the ofhcers Of the people come
together to me, that we may plan for
our departure" Joshua concluded.
And when these men. these leaders
OF the people. had come together to
his tent. he said. with . vigor which
showed that though he could wait pa
tiently before God for his enduement
OF power. and for his word Of guild
ace. he could act with promptness
when the way was made clear:
In three days we shall pass over
Jordan Pass therefore through the
host of Israel and command the peo-
pie to prepare them victuaIs. for we
are to &c in to possess the land,
which the Lord your God giveth you
to possess It."