The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-08-27
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TEXT VI the Lesson, Mum. xiii, 17-2o
23.33-Memory Verses. 50, 31--Golder
Text, Mum. xiv, 9--commentary Pre-.
pared by Rev. D. M. Stearns.

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copyright. 1907, by American Press Association
Inasmuch as all that happened t
Israel was an example for us to profit
or take warning by and is written fol
our admonition q Cor, K. ID. 1t must
he a grief to our teacher. the Holy
Spirit. to pass by anything that He
has written for us.
Murmurlag and complaining was
such characteristic Of Israel that II
We laid to heart the way they thus
grieved the Lord we would prayerfully
seek TO avoid either (xi, II. 1t Is not
easy to be In good health In a bad at.
moSphere. and we see even Moses af.
fccted by Israel's rnbelicf and ques.
tioning the possibility OF giving such
congregation flesh to eat xxi, 23).
Circumstances often become too
heavy for us. and We are compelled TO
say. Il am not able" xxi. III. but there
Is never anything too hard for Him,
and He always has n way out for His
own der. xxi. II; I Cor. K. 49,.
Joshua's jealousy for the honor o.
Moses (xi. %. a9l is somewhat Ike that
Of the disciples who forbade Il man to
do miracles. because, as they said. "TIe
followeth not u.s. luke, *. 40. 50l.
Chapter XII tells OF the jealousy and
envy OF Miriam and Aaron. Noses own
and only sister and brother. and OF
Miriam's lep-osy and healing. The
Lords revelation OF Himself OH behalf
Of His servant Moses makes us think
Of lisa. XII. l.. IL: liv. IL. where there
Is strong consolation for all who are
spoken against. See also Matt. v. 10.
II.
In the lesson Of today concerning the
sending forth OF the spies and their
report and the results II seems strange
that Moses should send men TO see
whether the land was good or lad and
whether the people were strong or
weak. few or many oversees l7-a0l. when
God had said that lie would drive out
their enemies and bring them unto a
land flowing with milk aud honey lex.
xXxiii. Isl. The word Of the Lord
should have been sufficient for faith
to rest upon and go forward. but where
was their faith. anl where Is ours
when there Is neither sight nor feeling
nor anything but Just the word OF
the Lord with everything seemingly
against II. Consider our Lords word
to the ruler whose little girl had Just
died and also TO Martha and Mary
when Lazarus was dead aud buried,
BE not afraid. only believe" said
not unto thee that II thou wouIdst be-
lieve thou shouldst see" (sIark v. 80;
John II. 40l. and see how faith must
rest upon the simple word Of God in
spite Of all circumstances.
Chapter Kill. I. .. with xxxii. 3. looks
nj first sight as II the sending Of the
spies was Of the Lord and Moses. but
the key 10 the situation Is IN Deut. 1.
%. where we hear Moses saying. "Ye
came near unto me. every one OF you.
and said. We will send men before US.
and they shall search us ont the land
and lr'::g Us word again by what way
we iIlst go up." II II therefore clear
that t.:n t''ougIt Of sp!es carle from
tho unl~!i"~iTg r"ople. Mnses Endorsed
II. and the Tn:ti sanctioned IL In the
same Wa tat lie gave 10 Ralaam
permission - - because 10 insisted
upon going and granted n king 10 Is.
rael because they would have one. lie |
often permits His headstrong. unbe- |
llcvlng people 10 have their own way.
When they insist upon II. that they |
may learn by bitter experience how
much better Ills way would have been.
Well. they went. and after forty days |
they return bringing with them n sam.
pie u the fruit ~ the land and n ma.
Iority and minority report. All nc.
that II was as the Lord |
had said. "a land flowing with milk |
md honey" tverse "a. hut ten had
Deen 80 Impressed with the sight 81 the
vailed cities and the giants ani their
,wn insignIticance that they insisted
hat Israel was not able "a go up aud |
AXE the land. Only two. Caleb and !
Joshua ~ the triles " judah and
sphraifn. insisted that they shonld 20
~. for. the Lord belng with them. they
iad nothing TO fear and were we'll able
% take the land tverse 30 and xiv, CO..
The deoIsi1n ~ the Lord was that
be nation should wander In the vii.
lernesB forty years. year for each
lay that they hnd st'cn, searching out
he land. TIL all that generation had
allen In the wilderness, and that OF
he O03.JJD men ~ Israel Il. ~. ~ out.
ide the tribe u Levi none but Caleb
md Joshua should ever enter the
'rOmised land (Kiv. 2g3sD. The good
aud was only eleven days Journey
rom T0reb. 80 for forty years from
he time they left Egypt they were
lways within eleven or twelve days
Quincy Of rest aud peace aud never
Inferred II. Head carefully the Holy
Ipifit's commentary In Heb. IN and Nv.
In XIV, 1921, sse the sr.t assurance
hat the earth shall ts nIIed with the
Tory ~ the Lord and note that II will
q In connection with the forgiveness ~
srnel A. nation. Compars fss. xxvII,g.
OfIe cannot see this plan Of God. hut
II might n they were teachsble. Dr.
aphlr has suggested that IN tho two