The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-16

eisiu.es one. ~but 10 nees Better that
pe should return 70 Egypt than 70
perish b. the hand Of So great fee"
Nay" reasoned another. let us
first seek b. gift 70 win the fapr
Of he enemy. Ii may be We shall
be able TO turn them from their evil
purpose
This suggestion seemed 70 win IN
slant fAycr with the majority Of the
elders. bat even while they were plan
ming 70 carry Il into effect declaring
ops My that the Promised Land would
never be gained If such obstacles were
to be encountered. the young man
Joshua stood up and said:
shall We who have come thus TAR
on our journey turn hack. or even
make peace with an enemy which
would seek to prevent our reaching
the LAID 20 which God has promised
10 lead u.s. Surely. God Is with as.
ana he has not brought Us thus TAR
On our journey 70 be swallowed up
by an enemy. neither would he have
us make peace with those who would
turn Us from the right pathway. Let
US b0ldly withstand them. Are there
not here men OF valorg Who vii
stand with Joshua in the name Of our
God'7
A deep silence followed this bold
speech. but at last Moses arose
and. stepping to the side Of Joshua
laid his hand upon him and exclaimed:
Thou hast spoken wisely. and the
Lord viii surely bless thee In thy bod
purpose. Choose you out men and
70 out and tight with Amalek. To-
morrow I will stand on the top Of the
hin With the sod OF God IN mine hand.
and even while hold il up in token
Of pleading with God. thou shalt night
with Amalek and prevail
Then turning TO the others assem-
bled there he cried:
who Is there who would make
friends with the enemy Of God and
Gods people? Know ye all to-day
that Amalek hath wickedly arrayed
himself against us and would bar our
passage to the land TO which God has
declared he would bring US. Fear not.
though. for II God be on our side, what
have We 10 fears II We but fight in
his name he viii give US the victory.
Why sit We here idle. while the enemy
doth plot against u.s."
Scarcely had the words died away
ere Joshua had started forth crying;
Come. let us hasten. for while we
tarry the hearts Of the people faint
within them. Who Is there who will
20 forth with me2 Let him seek out
such weapons as he can find. We will
meet BY the rock. And while Moses
stands upon its top We viii so into the
valley below and drive Amalek from
before us."
But there were only few stout
hearts In the camp Of Israel that day,
and few indeed we're those who assem-
bled at the rock that night to go
forth and fight In the name Of the
Lord. But then. as to-day. to those
who nght the battle OF Righteousness
against evil is the victory. and what
the brave band lacked n numbers they
made up IN the heroic spirit which
stirred within, and what though their
weapons were poor. and ill-assorted as
compared with those possessed by the
enemy. their hands were strong and
Jealous 10 use them 10 the utmost
In the camp OF the enemy that night
Amalek and his men made merry over
the report that Israel was arming
against them. and Amalek. standing
before his men. bid defiance TO Israel
and lsrael's God. saying:
Yea, Il hath been said that God
hath promised to give them country
and is even now leading them thlther,
but shall we sit idly by while these
slaves from Egypt eat up the substance
OF our lands Nay. as the flea is
crushed under the paw Of a lion, 50
shall Israel perish before Amalek."
In this confident. boastful spirit the
Amalekites waited the coming OF
Israel. While Joshua. with his brave
little band. stole out. great faith I'LL
ing his heart and a noble purpose urg-
ing him on. And while the battle
RACED in the valley. Moses on the hill
top with hand uplifted kept vigil with
God. Through the long weary hours
OF the day he stood and when his
hanas grew heavy Aaron and Hur up
held them that Joshua might know
that God was still with him. Thus
was Amalek discounted and as the sun
set his men broke and fed.
Then did Israel who had been
watching the issues OF battle raise a
great shout. and pursued after.
And Moses built an altar and called
the name Of it Jehovah-nissi. that Is,
The Lord Ny banner. for" said he,
"the Lord hath sworn that the Lord
will have war with Amalek from gen
eration to generation
And Moses wrote the story Of this
victory for a memorial IN a book and
rehearsed 1t in the ears Of Joshua say
ing.
'sThe Lord hath declared that he
viii utterly put out the remembrance
OF Amalek from Heaven. for that he
has bid defiance 10 God and sought
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