The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-12-12

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kingdom of God and his righteousness;
and all these things shall be added unto
you. Matt. 6:33.
Following the defeat at All We see
Joshua building an altar at Ebal (ch. 81
and reading again "all that Moses
commanded" (v. 80, to the Israelites
and the strangers as well. Then fol
lows an account OF his campaigns. A
military critic has classed Joshua with
the Alexanders, Caesars, Napoleons.
Wellingtons and Grants of all ages.
His dealing with the Gibeonites and
its after effects was one error in his
campaign, for he failed to take coun-
sci of Jehovah At the close of the
war (ch III Joshua is ready to divide
the long inheritance, chap
ters 1921
|. Those left behind, w. 10. Read
carefully Numbers CHI. 81 to recall the
story Of those who, like Lot Of old
saw good grazing land and chose it in
preference to that on the farther side
of Jordan, that possessed by the chill
dren Of Anak." Subsequent history
reveals the foolishness OF their choice.
for they were the first to fall before
the enemies of Israel when the king
dom was broken up. The Levites
". Il were not to have portion but
rather they were to dwell in selected
cities with suburban property for their
focks, vineyards and gardens.
Caleb Not an lsraeIite.
II. Caleb claims his inheritance,
W. SIP. Joshua was old and stricken
in years (13:1) and now Israel is be-
fore him, each of the remaining nine
and one-half tribes, to have appor-
toned unto them permanent dwell
ling place after the long years of will
derness wandering, and the more re-
cent campaign of subjugation. Before
Joshua casts the lot, however, Caleb
recalls the promise Moses had made
10 him IS years before ". 100. From
a comparison of V. 6 r. V, Gen. 10: ~
and Josh 1913 it appears that Caleb
vas not an Israelite by birth, but new
ertheless he claims an Inheritance
among them, based upon the promise
of Moses, the man Of God because
he had wholly followed the Lord my
God" V. g. His name literally means
"a dog"-yet this dog of Gentle got
more than the crumbs that fell from
the masters table, Matt 1926 Caleb
rested upon the sure word Of God, and
to remember this promise was not an
act of selfshness. How those events
in the valley of Eschel must have
stood out in the memory Of Caleb and
Joshua. They remembered how their
companions caused the hearts of the
people ito melt Num- 14:37 That
days work was one of serious results
and so shall it be for their imitators
of the present day. To see the giants
and not, as Caleb, to see God had
brought death In his heart, however,
Caleb treasured Gods word and now
at eighty-fve he has not alone been
kept alive but he is as strong as
on that day, when in the prime Of his
manhood, Moses had sent him forth
with the twelve AS Contrasted with
the others Caleb had fully followed
after Jehovah" Notice the personal
pronoun he uses, my Cod" and also
Jehovah speaks of Caleb as my serv-
ant" There was no note of uncertain
ty about his claim surely" ". 81,
even so let the children Of promise
rest assured and claim all the land
whereon their feet have trodden, Heb.
Gil, II; 11:5, 6. Forty-flve years is
a long time in one mans life to put
Gods word TO the test. All of his
companions except Joshua died, yet
with renewed vigor lisa 40:3D he
claimed this mountain" because the
Lord had promised it to hlm. The
sons of Anak," a type of ''principali-
ties and powers" (Eph 6:12 F.. W,
were overcome, but faith asks for the
hard, mountainous experiences and
claims, as did Caleb, the fruits of vic
tory. not alone as it's own, but for it's
children as we'll (see Acts 16:3D.
Remembered Gods Promise.
III. A promise fulfilled w. 1915.
Joshua at once recognizes the business
and validity OF Caleb's claim He re-
membered Gods promise, Mum. IA "a
30: Deut. 1858, therefore he at once
grants the request and adds to it his
blessing Hebron, means Joining"
union" fellowship" Thus we see
Caleb entering into all the rights,
privileges and blessings Of any of the
descendants OF Jacob. Is this not
typical of our privilege in Christ Je-
sus? John 1875; 1920; /. John l: 8.
See also Matt S:11, u. The only con
dition is that of faith in God and in
his Word. Gal. 81, &C. %. Thus faith
in the case of Caleb is revealed as the
principle which follows fully, waits pa
tiently, asks for new opportunities for
it's exercise, and gains finally a vic
tory"-G. Campbell Morgan.
The Golden Text. The essential
value of this lesson is expressed III
these words of our Lord To seek the
| kingdom of God and his righteousness
first, is the matter of supreme impor.
lance and involves following the Lord
fully Frequently, constantly. this
means a long postponement of the
day Of our visible vindication Yet
such postponement Is not the result
| OF the capriciousness of, God, nor is