Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-12-26

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GOLDEN TExT-"For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten
son, that whosoever believeth on him
should not perish but have everlasting
life. John BIG.
The lessons for this past quarter,
omitting the temperance lesson, COW
er one of the most interesting periods
in the history of Israel. In them
there is presented five of Israel's
greatest characters, Moses, Aaron,
Joshua and Caleb; one of the
strangest characters in all history
and the typical troubler Of
the nation, Achan. We have pre-
sented the strength and weakness,
victory and defeats, of four, Moses,
Aaron, Miriam, and Joshua.
Israel's History.
The first of the scripture passages
for the days reading lesson
contains the farewell discourse of
Joshua. In it he surveys Israers his
tory from the days of Terah to the
moment they possessed Canaan, en-
phasizing that in it all God was d.
recting and operating. He then ap-
peals to them to serve Jehovah and
to put away all other Gods. The al
tentative is, that with such evidence
before their eyes, If it seemed evil to
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-
tion 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 Ga type
of SIM, through the wilderness ex-
periences, but could not lead them
into the land; Joshua took up the
work where Moses left off and led
them into the promised possession;
but he was not able to lead them into
that perfect rest which only comes
from a perfect conformity to the will
Of God. The message Of the Book
of Hebrews is that of the son who
fulfills all that these great leaders of
the past failed to do.
RecapituIation.
Omitting the temperance lesson
tNov. 81 six OF these lessons deal
with Moses as the leader, and in five
we have Joshua as the leader of Is
rael
I. Under Moses Leadership.
Lesson I. Moses Cry for Help,
Mum. 11:10-1S, "a, rs. (1) Complaint
and controversy, w. 1915; (2) Com
fort and Counsel, Wv. 1918, "a, 25.
Lesson II. Jealousy and Envy Pun
Ished, Mum. ch. IL. Q) The ,Accu-
cusation, Wv. 1, 2; (2) The Arrest, Wv.
A, 5; (3) The Arraignment, Wv. 6-8;
(4) The Judgment, w. 9-10: (5) The
Intercession, Wv. 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. Wv.
30-33; "a The Sequel, ch. IA.
Lesson ~. The Sin of Moses and
Aaron, Mum. 20:1-13. % The Peo-
ple's Petition, w. 1-5; (2) Gods Plan,
Wv. 6-S; (3) Moses Mistake, Wv. 9-13.
(a) Deception. (b) Pride. (c) Self
glory. I'D Disobedience.
Lesson " 6aIak and BaIaam, Mum.
AA.4-o, 1.1V-1O. W 1u0 SdlA W
Curse, 22:1-6; (2) The Wayside Chal-
lenge, 22:22-35; (3) The Changeless
Message. ch. "a.
Lesson VI. Temperance Lesson.
Lesson VII. The Death of Moses,
Deut 34:1-12. ~ The Old Leader,
w. 1-S; (2) The New Leader, v. g.;
(3) A Great Character, Wv. 1912.
II. Under Joshua's Leadership.
Lesson VIII. Joshua the New
Leader, Josh. 1:1-9. (1) The Call;
(2) The Charge; (3) The Counsel; !;
(4) The Companionship.
Lesson TX. Crossing the Jordan,
Josh. 3:7-17. (1) The Leader, Wv. Z,
s; (2) Those Led, w. 9-13; (3) The
Dry Ground, Wv. 14-17.
Lesson X The Fall Of Jericho,
Josh. e:s-11, 1920. ~ Gods Orders,
w. 1-5; (2) Joshua's Instructions, w.
6-8; (3) The,Obedient People, w. 9-16.
Lesson XI. The Sin of Aehan, Josh.
7:6-15. (D Joshua's Error, w. 60 !;
(2) The Cause of Defeat, Wv. 1912:
(3) The Victory of Defeat, w. 1915.
Lesson XII. The Division Of the
Land, Josh. 14:1-14. % Those Left
Behind, w. 1-5; (2) Caleb's Claim,
Wv. 6-12; CD The Promise Fulfilled,
w, 1915.
The golden text Is peculiarly signifi-
cant in its fitness as we close the
studies for this year. The final word,
the fruit and flower of this new ma
ton, is epitomized in this the SIM
p1est, yet the most sublime language
of the New Testament. What Moses
and Joshua did in type and what they
each left not being able to accom-
plish, God in the person of his great
est gift to men can and does fulfil
in abundant measure. The widest
stretch of human imagination cannot
measure the breadth Of his love. The
deepest depths cannot fathom the aw-
full. woe of unbeliever.