Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-28
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson Ix.-Third Quarter, For
Sept. |, 1907.
the INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
rex. Of the Lesson, Mum Kill, 1920
2s.3a-Memory Verses, 80, s1-Goldsn
Text, Mum. xiv, e-commsntary Pre-
parsd by Rev. D. M. Stsarns.

ZS~Sd-MemoTJ Ne'ssT wv
Tsxt. Mum. xiv, e-Commsntary Pre'
pared by Rev. D. M. Stsarns.
lccoyright, 1907, by American Press Association
Inasmuch as all that happened 20
Israel was an example for us TO pront
or take warning by and is written LOT
our admonition q Cor. X, I'D, II must
no a grief to our teacher, the Holy
spirit to pass by anything that He
has written for us.
Murmuring and complaining was
such a characteristic of Israel that IL
we laid to heart the way they thus
srieyed the Lord we would prayer1uily
geek TO avoid either xxi, y. 1t Is not
sasv to be in good health in bad at
mosphere, and we see even Moses al
fected by Israers unbelief ana ques-
tioning the possibility Of giving such
congregation flesh to eat xxi, 23)'
circumstances often become lou
heavy for us, and we are compelled 10
saw 81 am not able" xxi, Ia, but there
is never anything too hard TOT Hlm'
and He always has way out Tor his
own (Jer. XXI, II; Cor. X lo):
Joshua's jealousy for the honor OF
Moses xxi, %. 29) is somewhat ike that
of the disciples who forbade a man 10
do miracles because, as they said, HE
po,Ioweth not us" luke TX, 40, oo).
-Cbonter xii tells Of the jealousy ana
AMY Of Miriam and Aaron, Moses own
and only sister and brother ana Vi
Miriam's leprosy and healing Tue
lords revelation Of Himself ON behail
of His servant Moses makes us think
NJ lisa. XII, 10, 10; liv, II, where there
IL strong consolation for all who are
spoken against. See also Matt " H.
~
In the lesson of today concerning the
\ sending forth of the spies ana thelr
renort and the results 1t seems strange
that Moses should send men 10 see
whether the land was good or bad ana
whether the people Were strong OF
weak few OF many oversees 1920. when
God had said that He would drive OUT
their enemies and bring them unto
land flowing with milk and honey (E1.
xxyiil 1-9 The word Of the LORD
should have been. sufficient for faith
TO rest upon and go forward, but where
was their faith, and where Is ours
when there is neither sight nor feeilhg
nor anything but just the word OF
the Lord with everything seemingly
against it. Consider our LORDS woru
RI the ruler whose little girl had just
died and also to Martha and Mary
when Lazarus was dead and buried,
"Be not afraid, only believe" SAID
not unto thee that If thou wOuidst De-
Iieve thou shouldst see" Mark " so;
John XII. 4O), and see how faith must
rest upon the simple word OF God I'D
spite of all circumstances.
Chapter Kill, /, 2, with XXI, 3, looks
at first sight as If the sending or the
snies was of the Lord and Moses, but
the key to the situation is In Deut. J.
% where we hear Moses saying o
came near unto me, every one OF you,
and said. We will send men before us,
and they shall search us out the hnd
and bring us word again by what way
we must 60 up" 1t is therefore clear
that the thought of spies, came FROM
the unbelieving people. Moses indorsed
II and the Lord sanctioned 1t IN the
} same way that He gave to BaiaaIn
nermission to go because he insisted
mon going and granted king to IS
rael because they would have one. he
often permits His headstrong, unCc-
lieviug people to have their own way,
when they insist upon 1t, that they
NAV learn by bitter experience now
much better His way would have Deen'
Well. they went, and after forty days
they return, bringing with them SAIL
ple of the fruit Of the land and ma
iority and minority report. All ac
knowledged that it was as the Lore
had said, "a land flowing with MILK
and honey" Verse 20. but ten had
been so impressed with the sight Of the
walled cities and the giants ana tneli
! own insignlfcance that they insisted
:. that Israel was not able to go up anO
take the land. Only two, Caleb anC
Joshua OF the tribes Of Judah anc
Ephraim. Insisted that they should e
up. for. the Lord being with them, the!
had nothing to fear and were well aDl'
TO take the land Verse 80 and xiv, G-9)
The decision of the Lord was tina
the nation should wander In the VII
| derness forty years, year Tor eaci
dav that they had spent searching GU
J, the land, till all that generation nae
t fallen In the wilderness, and that o
the COZ $50 men Of Israel Il, As, 40 out
y ! side the tribe of Levi none but Gale
o and Joshua should ever enter Ill
promised land xiv, 26-3S). The goot
land was only eleven days Journe.
from HOreb, so for forty years iron
J the time they left Egypt they wer
always within eleven or twelve days
y tourney of rest and peace and neye
entered 1t. Read carefully the Hol
Spirit's commentary In Heb. Ill and ~
- In xiv, 1921 see the first assuranc
that the earth shall be filled with III
glory Of the Lord and note that 1t WI
be in connection with the forgiveness a
Israel as nation. Compare lisa. XVII. i
Some cannot see this plan OF God, Du
oil might If they were teachable. ID
Saphir has suggested that In the tw
). men bearing the bunch Of grapes ION
= cluster upon q staff we see the onenes
: of Scripture and Its precious promises
II ! which the Old Testament writer's bea
r. to us. but did not see clearly, while tn
!, New Testament writers see and bea
also 1.-THE man in front and the man b'
hind the grapes. For proof see Pc
: /, 1912; Matt. xiii, TO- II.