Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24

L
The lessons for this past quarter
emitting the temperance lesson, COW
or one Of the most interesting periods
in the history OF Israel. In them
there is presented Ave OF lsraers
greatest characters, Moses. Aaron.
Miriam, Joshua and Caleb; one OF the
strangest characters In all history
Baalim; and the typical troubler OF
the nation. Achan. We have pre-
scented the strength and weakness
victory and defeats, Of four, Moses
Aaron, Miriam, and Joshua
lsraers History.
The FIRST Of the scripture passages
presented for the days reading lesson
contains the farewell discourse OF
Joshua In II he surveys IsraeI's his
tory from the days OF Terah to the
moment they possessed Canaan, EN-
phasizng that In It all God was d.
rectIng and operating He then APP
peals to them TO serve Jehovah and
to put away all other Gods The al
tentative is, that with such evidence
before their eyes, II II seemed evil 10
serve jehovah they had choice be-
tween the gods their fathers aban-
doned beyond the river and those they
had found in the land As for him
self his choice was made, 'as for me
and my house, we will serve the
Lord" After repeated declarations OF
fealty on their part Joshua, entered
into a covenant with them that they
were to serve Jehovah. The passage
taken from Hebrews ought to begin
at verse thirty as the Passover was
not considered In this quarters study.
The writer fastened upon the victory
at Jericho and the saving Of Rahab
as two Of the greatest events OF this
period OF which we have been study
ing for the reason of their great value
as regards faith The lessons OF the
quarter begin with the murmuring OF
the mixed multitude that came out OF
Egypt, passes through all the expert.
ences Of failure, discipline and deliv-
erance, and ends with this consecra.
ton service. We read that Israel
served the Lord all the days Of
Joshua, and all the days Of the elders
that outlived Joshua, and had known
all the work Of the Lord, that he had
wrought for Israel"
Moses leads out of Egypt "a type
of sim, through the wilderness ex-
perlences, but could not lead them
into the land; Joshua took up the
work where Moses left of and led
them into the promised possessions;
but he was not able to lead them into
that perfect rest which only comes
from perfect conformity to the will
OF Cod The message Of the Book
OF Hebrews is that OF the son who
fulflls all that these great leaders Of
the past failed to do. -
Reorganization.
Omitting the temperance lesson
NOV, 81 six of these lessons deal
with Moses as the leader, and in five
we have Joshua as the leader of Is
rael
l. Under Moses Leadership.
Lesson I. Moses Cry for Help,
Mum. 11:1O.1S, "a, 25. ~ Complaint
and controversy, w. 1915; (2) Com
fort and Counsel, w, 1918, "a, rs.
Lesson II. Jealousy and Envy Pun
lshed, Mum CHI. II. ~ The Accu-
cusation, Wv, 1, q (2) The Arrest, w.
4, s. i3) The Arrangement, w. 6-8;
"a The Judgment, W. $40; 90 The
Intercession, w, 11-12.
Lesson III. The Report Of the Spies,
Mum, 1918, 1888. ~ The Spies.
w. 1-3; (2) The Majority Report, w.
1929; (3) The Minority Report, w.
1898; "a The Sequel, CHI. ID.
Lesson w, The Sin Of Moses and
Aaron, Mum 20:1-13 % The Peo-
ple's Petition, Wv. is; (2) Gods Plan
w 6-S; co Moses Mistake, Wv. 9-l3
I (a) Deception (b) Pride. (c) Self
glory. I'D Disobedience.
Lesson V. BaIak and 5alaam, NUM-
22:1-6, 24:1O-19, ~ The Call 70
Curse, 22:1-6; (2) The Wayside Chay
lenge, 22;22-95; (3) The Changees,
Message, CHI "a.
Lesson VI. Temperance Lesson.
Lesson VII The Death Of Moses
Deut. 34:1-12 ~ The Old Leader
w, 49, ~ The New Leader, V. 81
(S) A Great Character, w. 1912.
II. Under Joshua's Leadership.
Lesson VIII. Joshua the New
Leader, Josh. 1:1-9. % The Call
, (2) The Charge; (3) The Counsel
/ az The Companionship.
Lesson * Crossing the Jordan
Josh. 8:7-17. % The Leader, w. 7
s; (2) Those Led, w. 9-13; (S) TIL
Dry Ground, w. 14-1f. -.
Lesson X. The Fall -
. Josh. 6:S-11, 1920. ID G
: W. (2) Joshua,s,S 1o7t
6-s AThe o, NO