The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-08
The sunday SCHOOL,
Lesson ll.-Fourth Quarter, For
Oct. 13, 1907.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
+,u OF Lesson, Josh. III, 5-f7-Mem.
DRY Verse, t7-eoldsn Text. Ps.
oWi, documentary Prepared by
Rev. o. M. Stearns.

evil, documentary Prepared by
Rev. o. M. stearns.
.oo,,icbt, 1907, by American Press Association. ]
The entrance to the land Of promise,
vIth ~ Its suggestive and practical
lsssoas for us, IL fully told In chapters
umv. inclusive. The section assigned
ss our lesson ~ little portion Of the
story. with special reference to the
mace Of tie ark OF the covenant In
connection with the crossing OF the
Iordan and verses 81. "a, OF chapter iv
teIl US that the drying up Of both the
Red sea and the Jordan was In order
that all the people OF the earth might
know the land Of the Lord that II Is
mighty aud that Israel might fear the
Lori tlr!r God forever.
lp la lxlIl. ll-l4. we read that lie
dlrIlpI the waters for Israel TO make
His uame glorious In the eyes OF all
peop1e hat knowing Him they might
trust Him. However lie may show
His power and might there are but
few who pat their trust In Him. and
vel He Is never discouraged. The peo-
ple o. Jericho had heard Of the great
ness oF the wonder working God Of
Israel. and yet they all persisted In I'm.
| belief except Eahab and her household
Gl. oil II. I'll, she having turned from
her sinful ways to put her trust in the
God %: Israel Heb. X. 81. II IL most
Instructive TO note that the word trans.
ated Line" In chapter II. II. Is the very
ronl which Is translated expectation"
70 rs xii. 3. When our expectations
sm s'arlet Counied upon the blood,
,hey are inieed well founded. All else
+ sinking sand.
The expression early In the morn.
lng' tiII. /; Vi. Il; VII. 10: Will. i0 re.
nlnGS W. Of the many morning stories
ID n" r!hlc. aud notably % the saying
coacernin; Israel In rs XVII. 3. margin.
Col hall help her when the morning
tppear:h." That they passed over
after lodging three days by Jordan
ILL., J. ., cannot but cause Us 20 think
q the power II Ills resurrection. His
oath and resurrection. aud ours with
Hin. icing 50 clearly set forth by the
heap ~ twelve stones left In the led
a. the river aud the other twelve car
red from there and set up at GIlgal
GT Si0'. The crossing OF jordan can.
OF typlfy literal death any more than
Canaan can typify heaven, for in
haven there ARE no Jerichos to he
uksn nor enemies 20 be snhdued, but
CtnAan typlnes the rest into which we
eater here when once the great truth |
rasps Us that as believers IN Christ |
!ssus-thai Is. those who have truly re- |
osived Him John l. live ARE looked |
spon - crrcihed with Christ and risen |
With Him tGal. II. -; Rom. Vi. 4. II:
Col. III. IL: Heb. ~. SID.
The words We have not passed this
say heretofore dIi. Il are most ap.
I'oprsaie as We enter upon any new
experience, In fact every morning. for
%; every day a new experience TO
safh q usi And we need each day 20
= taught The way wherein we may
SAX end the thing that we may do
1er XliI. 3: L. 81. They were TO
SAITH the ark ~ the covenant u the
borl their God fverse 81. and our ouiy
s'eiy Is 10 seeing no one but Jesus
ea'y'' and running with patience look
hE unto Jesus tAlark. ix. 4: Heb. xii.
J. :. who when lie putteth forth Ills
eee3 gncth before. The heart Of this
eaai''oF IN the ark. which Is mentioned
u u zen times aud II the most won.
e''7is type a. Christ IN oil the tal,cr.
aa"'e. pointing Him out ~ the God.
aah. eur Righteousness. the end of the
aT f"r righteousness. who alone ~.
ven cd mud by whom alone we have
tf@r~S 10 Col IL God n 10 do won.
g. in rs aud through Us. We must l,e
aa"'* separated unto Him (verse 8:
" '"- ri. It's: VII. /: liz. nix. 3. q:
~ 49,. md for such willing ones
~ ~ ever looking IN Chrnn. xvI. %.
u is ""' seen Ia the lives II many that
u"f" Is a lIrIng Cod. q living Father.
9.-" ~ I've In - and work In us and
@F' >-'' iIs (vcrse 10: John VI. 81: !
't'-~ q. iD. bgt this n what should
" F'~ aud what We are redeemed
,% II" Ia THE great wonder working
vol ""l where lie llnis n yielded
PR s'*'l aud body. there lie will lie
t ~. from. I'll. 1. 2. The Cod u
=" III and ianicl was seen through
20 .' - lc tic living Go,i. and lie was
s|''''' ! In them. No should II be with
a. -" Command u Joshua the priests
,''~ ii the afk ~ the covenant u the
~" ~', II all The earth and went cor.
:. s.'4 WI their feet stood IN the waters
~ w" rltcr. then the wonder happened,
t ~ 'h" waters were piled ~ IN n
al I'll The right hand. while the rest
g. 81 away 20 the Dead sea, leaving
49, ~ ''" 1t Tie river dry. aud the priests
s.. ,''''S The ark stood hrm on dry
t.... Ia Tie midst IT jordan ulI ail
49,, had passed over. aud NIL was
es. ,,' That the Lord Ind said, Not
~. If 'l'e fret u the priests Who bore
A. a." 'losl agatn on dry land dId
II ,s 'eF resume lts course dy. 10. n,
an -" u We would but lay 10 heart
G.. "at " written concerning our
m. ~. iilEh Priest and the value Of
,n.. "'''slied work. our lives would 10
St. manifest the wonders Of Ills