The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-08-28
Sept. 1.-The Two Reports of t

Sept. 1.-The Two Reports of the
Spies. Mum. l3-l7-20-23
The lessons for some time back have
been history of the Children of Is
rael. We learned how they were
rescued from Egyptian bondage by
God, with Moses as the leader. and of
the way their lives were spared at
the Red Sea, and the provision made
for their food supply by the mama
and the auails. AS far back as when
Abraham left his native land to de-
part to strange country. there had
been the promise of God that in due
time his descendants should occupy the
land which we now call Palestine.
The promise had been renewed to Isaac
and Jacob. When Jacob was about to
die he said to Joseph as recorded in
Gen. 1921. ''God will be with you.
and bring you again unto the land of
your fathers. Joseph believed this
for he gave direction that when the
time of the departure Of the Jews from
Egypt came that his bones should be
gathered up and carried for final
burial to the sacred soil where rested
the remains of Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob his father. At the time of the
going out from Egypt it was again
promised that the removal meant des-
tination, in the Promised Land flow
ing with milk and honey.
The Children of Israel under Moses
had at last reached the borders of the
land and it was of course the general
expectation that entry would be made.
1t was decided however to send man
from each of the Twelve tribes ahead
to ''spy out the land and report
This was done. and among the men SC
chosen were Caleb of the tribe OF
Judah and Joshua of the tribe OF
Ephraim
The spies We're gone for forty days
and on return reported that the lane
was everything to be desired but that
the people We're large like giants anc
that it would be impossible to enter
to possess it. This was the report
of ten of the spies Caleb and Joshua
filed as we would say in these days,
minority report. - They advised
pushing ahead. feeling that God woult
help His people. The faith of tn,
people failed, they took up the cry OF
the spies who favored retreat.
They longed for the aeshpot anc
onions of Egypt. and bewailea that
God had brought them out. wishing
they had died in Egypt ur in the wild
erness.
In thinking the lesson ever we hav.
tried to picture the grief and disap
pointment of Moses and Aaron at thi:
time. They must have had hopes tina
the wilderness wanderings were over
that the Promised Land was reached
that they should take part in the en-
try and triumph of the event. Nov
all was blasted. No wonder they
fell on their faces before the Assem-
bly, and showed marked signs OF
grief. Joshua and Caleb rent theil
clothes also in sign of deep emotion
Governor Hoch of Kansas in hi:
great talk at Denison said tha
faith" moves the world. Tha
everything we do is based on faith
1t was at this iuncture in the career
of the Children of Israel that they
needed faith and the lack of it brough
awful consequences. 1t will be re
membered that when David was a lac
and the giant Goliath dared some one
from the army Of Israel to come GU,
to meet him. that the brave lad criee
out ''Who is this Philistine whe
would defy the armies of the Living
God. !" He added if no one else will
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