World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1911-09-14
Article 18th, after the
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ANSWER 10 BRO. CHAM.
BEERS.
BY CA. Simons.
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4Cnntinuad from last week
Continued from last week,

l see Bro. Chambers that you
have brought through the Gaks.
SET. some more scriptures.
they are good. all scriptures are
good for our learning and our
.admonition and correction,
Now let me by scripture cor
rect your. meaning of thru you
say that Jacob took his family and
went down. into Egypt ar d in due
time God called them out of Egy-
pit, and placid them in a,Wilder.
ness out.fronl the nhuance of
other nations that he might raise
them up a peculiar peoplH,
Now Bro, this wilderness
spoken of was a wilderness of
sin, not IN uninhabited country
which is between Elm and Sinai.
And they toak their journey from Elm. and
nlkthe congregation of the children OF Israel
, came uuto the wildern IS Of Sin, (which is be-
tween IL, ind sinai, the fifteenth day If the
second month after their departing out Of the
land Of Egypt,
And tho whole congregation Of the children Of
In
the wilderness. Exodus. l6-1-2.
|. You will see by reading that
there was war took place be-
tween Moses and Amalek.
sThen came Ama.k, and fought with Israc!
in Rephidim.
And. Moses taid unto Joshua, Choose us out
men, and go out, fight with Amaick; TO morrow
will stand OIL the top Of the hill with the rod
of God in mine hand.
So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and
fought with Amaek; and Mo.ee, Aaron and
lIur went up 10 the top Of the hill Elk. l7-S.o-lO
These scriptures must GER
tainly teach you that this vii:
derness was a wilderness Of un.
godly people Yes they joined
house to house and layed field to
field.
rWoe unto them that join house to house
that lay q Id 10 field, till there be no place, thu
they may be pl 4sed alone In the midst Ut thu
, earth; Isaiah 5-S
\, Nowol acc ,unt of their joining
house to house and field to field
] and for turning away their sons
2 and daughters, as you will see
| by reading this scripture,
i, For they will urn away Thy sons from following
me, that they may serve other gods; so will tn
anger Of the Lori 10 kindlcd against you, an
- 10Y thee sutdeni.', Deut. -
!, God commanded Moses t,
destroy seven greater nations
than they; which you can read.
o WHEN the LORD thy God shull bring thee int
y the lan. whittier thou goes. to possess it, an
r hath cast out many nations before thee til
= ,Kitti.s, and the Grgashitci, md tue Amorite
and the Canaantes, and tho Perizzi,e o., and Il
Invites, aud the Jebusites, seven nations create
i. aud migh,isr than thou.
IL And which the Lord thy God shall delive
t them before thee; thou shalt smitc them, or
~ utterly destroy them: thou ehalt make no CO
20 cnsnt with Them. nor shew mcrcy unto them.
Neither thalt thou make marriages with The
;. thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his 50
IL nor his daughter shalt thou take pnto:tby con.
ID Dus thn- shall &c deal with them; ye sh'
le destroy their affairs, and break down the
!. ilnges, andscut down their groves, and bu
-. their graeen in"gcs with fire.
~ For thou art an holy people unto tho LORD Il
;e God; the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to b.
b. special people unit, hi,nself, abovo all peor
"a that arc upon the face"of the earth. Deu
Il. "a : 5-6.
The above scripture quoted
icertainly enough to convince an
one that this wilderness We
not a wild uninhabited countr
if they count Gods Word wor,
anything.
The rext is you lay the reasc
God placed them in such vi
derness as you describe, was
tnat he (God) could raise the
up a peculiar people. Now the
vas nothing peculiar abo'
those old Israelites, they we
q complete people spiritual
!. which made them a special pc
pie; as above stated.
You see by this scripture tn
they were special people un
himself, above all people that a
upon the face of the earth.
you see that there was anoth
people upon the earth besid