The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-11-29

'hey DIOuSnt Dack much dif
report lNum. oh. 13). The stor|,
their experience In Jericho with
nab, 'htir escape from her house
the incident of the scarlet thru
will prove an interesting introdu1
for today's lesson. There are
suggestions in the preparation fuI
crossing of the Jordan mentionsA
the first seven verses of this chad y
% II was TO be ar orderly adm
". ~; no diSorderly crOwding ~
hose who led. This was also 10
sure path. though they had not pa
that way before. for God was lead
90, II was to be a prayerful adv,
1 W5. Literally. they were to
aertake great things for God and
Apect great things from God"
- Jesus Must Lead.
took Vie .-eader, w. 7, 8. The
Ences surrounding this epis
- far different from those at
crossing of the Red sea. Moses
counter with Pharaoh had stamI
aim as the one who should save
nation. True. in the battles andI
his association with Moses JosI
had occupied a position of leadersI
put now he is to deliver Israel N
he death of the wilderness into
life and possessions of Canaan. Id
he words. Il will magnify thee
he stighl of all Israel" II is not
able. however, that Joshua did
Lead this forward march. but rad
he priests. The ark which they
Is a type OF Christ and he mus,
ways lead. Jehovah magnified Jos
because Joshua had magnified u
yah. see l. Sam. 2:30, John 17:4,
%. Those Led, w. e-13. Joshui|
once communicates Jehovah's on
FOR a forward march to the people
Thess. 2:13). But God grsciouslyy
companies his word by a visible M
festation of his presence ". TO- |
cf. |. John IL, Col. 2:9. II was
word and presence of the "liv)
God" ". 10) that was 10 work d
miracle. and to accomplish the vid
rious possession OF the land In
cordance with his own sure promil
This lesson is great lesson
types. God, through the leading
his priests bearing the ark Ia type|
Christi, leads man from the failu5
Of his wilderness experience. throJ
death (the Jordan, into newness
life tCanaan), Rom. ga, 9. Previcl
ly the mention Of the names Of thu
enemies ". 10) had so frighte1
Israel that they turned aside in|
panic, but Israel had been Learnt
in the bitter school OF discipline I
failure. The Lord Of all the earl
". III is to lead. why then fe(
There was. however. to be a test. \
the path was not to open until N
feet were in the waters. There I
no such test at the Red sea, for y
did not then have sufficient faith.
Cor. 1913, |. Peter II.
IsraeI's One Way. j
10. The Dry Ground. w. f4-t7.
until the moment they stepped u
he water, priest and people alike
lied upon the bare word of Jehovl
l. Sam. 1922. We. too, will sur
ind a way Of escape II we yield B
implicit obedience, lisa. 1872: l. 0
1913. AS II to heighten this mira
we need to remember II was the Q
son of food tide ". 49,. The ri'
Jordan is a great type Of the Jul
ment passed upon sin. Verse sixte
tells us that the waters were back
up beyond "the city Of Adam" o
Joshua delivers not only US from
sin but his deliverance is also su
Gent for the whole human race. HI
1928, |. John II. Our deliverance
complete. let US praise him. I
Jordan would not, however. ID
opened had those bearing the
paused upon the bank. The PEG
could not have been delivered exc
IS the ark remained in the river b
Jesus went into the waters for US
Cor. 5:21: Gal. 3:13. He has 9
demned sin for us, Rom. S:3.
alone has opened a pathway for
deliverance. There was no other
whereby Israel could be delivered
further they we're delivered RI
against Jericho" ". 16) viz. BET
their next big task. and "all the
ton we're passed clean over Jordl
". 10, John 1872.
Representatives Of each tribe I
a carried from the river tive
stones for the building of an altar
that the history Of that delivers
might be perpetuated.
w. The Lesson. In this lesson
are brought, in company with Ism
into the land at last. Abraham
and believed. Jacob and his 0
left 1t when threatened with mo
contamination and physical de'
Much has happened since that I'll
but Gods purposes have gone on
changed. Nor has Jehovah ever b
defeated. Israel is delivered becar
in the language OF Ps. 114:2. "Ju'
became his sanctuary. Israel his
minion." Note how Ps. 114:3 uni
forty years OF history, "The sea
Il and fed; Jordan was driven bac
This is the history Of God-posses'
people. Judah, the tribe from wn
Messiah is to spring, is his sanctu'
and this is the nation through WI
he will accomplish his larger y
poses In the world.
Again the golden text empnasn
responsibility, BE strong and Oh
good courage" 1t epitomizes !.
privileges which create respons.