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RELIGIOUS.
ISRAEL ENTERS THE LAND OF PROMISE
Sunday School lesson for oesos.r is,h.

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LESSON TExT.-Joshua .: s-i,. Mem
ory verse IT,
GOLDEN rExr.-"And he led them
forth by the right way that they might
30 to city Of habItation."-Psaim lo7: Z.
T1ME-On the tenth day of the nrst
month, early In April. was the crossing
OF the Jordan. 1T was the anniversary
OF the day on which, 10 years before. the
Isfaelites had been directed to take up
the lambs for the FIRST Passover In
Egypt."-Deane. This lesson closely fol-
lows the last
PLACE.-At Abel shittim. 1.-THE Mea-
dow Of the Acacias." near the fords OF
the Jordan on the east bank. opposite
Jericho. Al the foot Of the Moabits
mountains.
Comment and s6sssstivs Thought.
The Two Accountable history Of
and the account In the first chapter Of
Judges are assumed by certain schol-
ars to be parallel accounts covering
the same ground. BY assuming az that
Joshua was written at late date and
therefore unhietorical: t2) that the
FIRST statement in Judges to the ef.
feet that the events described in that
chaptetr took place after the death
of Joshua IL untrue and late addi-
tion; and (3) that the conquest de-
scribed In Joshua was SO complete
that there need be no further conflict
1t 10 taken for granted that the two
accounts describe the same period.
and are. therefore. contradictory and
unhistorical.
Preparation ~ the Psepls for cress;
Ing the sordan.-Josh. 1:1o-3:b.
l. The announcement that the time
10 cross was At hand to \ people who
saw an impassable flood in front Of
them.
:. Preparation Of victuals: not
merely the mamma, but the fruits Of
the fertile country In which they were
Sncanped.
3. Spies who could swim the deep
and swift river were sent across to
investigate the condition Of things on
the other side and to report.
I. The camp was moved to the
lower level nearer the river.
s. OMcers were sent throughout the
camp to instruct the people what
to do.
6. The people were commanded to
". 81 sanctify themselves. make spe-
cial spiritual preparation. by wash
Ing their persons and their garments,
and abstaining from everything that
might indispose their minds to Sc
fious and devout attention to the mir
acle about to be wrought in their be-
half. The object was to turn their
hearts to God in faith. and prepare
them to obey willingly, and to under
ttand the full meaning and power OF
what God was doing for them.
Compare the "sanctifying" before
they received the law at Sinai See
Also Lev. 2o:7. 8: Sam. 1875: Joel
7:16
The Training Of the People In cout-
age and Faith.-vs. Gil. Before the
actual entrance upon the conquest.
which meant life or death, and from
which there was no possible return
over the swollen rIver-for. the cross
ing was like Cortez' burning Of his
ships-it was needful once more I'd
test the pebple and prove to them
that God could and would make them
successful.
(D 6, They took up the ark OF the
covenant The symbol of Gods pres
ence and of his covenant promise and
their covenant Of obedience. Went
before the people There was to De
a space OF 1000 cubits. or nearly three
quarters OF mile. between the ark
and the people, SO that all. could sec
the sacred symbol of the divine pres
'ence Gosh. 3:4). which could not Ee
done II the ark was closely surround
ed by crowd.
/, (2) Z. And the Lord said unto
Joshua, This day will begin to mag
ainfy thee Make thee great, put
honor upon thee. as the leader and
commander Of the people. Hence
Forth he would be accepted as the
true successor Of Moses. Henceforth
no doubling, no questioning who
should be the leader, nor whether
their leader was worthy Of trust.
t3) The Assurance Of faith.
The Presidential Miraels.-v. te.-x
"The waters =. rose ap upon an
heap very far from the city ADAM
The rstisions give the correct trans.
lation 'fn one heap. 4 great way oif,
1t Adam. Adam was probably at
the Damieh ford Just above the mouth
1 OF the Jabbok. II miles above the Il.
fAelites' encampment- Here a.a the