The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-12-26


life."-John 3:16.
The lessons for this past quarter
emitting the temperance lesson, COW
er one of the most interesting periods
in the history OF Israel. In them
there is presented five Of Israels
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 1t he surveys Israels 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 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, il 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.
Moses leads out of Egypt "a 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. He leads from
bondage into possession and on to the
final rest which remains for the peo-
pie of God
Recapitulation.
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
I. Under Moses Leadership.
Lesson l. Moses Cry for Help,
Mum. 11:1O-1S, "a 25. ~ Complaint
and controversy, Wv. 1915; (2) Com
fort and Counsel, Wv. 1918, "a, 25.
Lesson II. Jealousy and Envy Pun
lshed, Mum. CHI r. (1) The Accu-
cusation, Wv. 1. 2; (2) The Arrest, w.
4, 8; (3) The Arrangement, w. 6-S;
az The Judgment, w. $40; (5) The
Intercession, Wv. 11-12.
Lesson III. The Report Of the Spies,
Mum, 1918. 1888. (1) The spies.
W. 1-3; (2) The Majority Report w.
1929; (3) The Minority Report, w.
1898; az The Sequel, CHI. IA.
Lesson " The Sin Of Moses and
Aaron, Mum. 20:1.13. ~ The Peo-
pies Petition, Wv. is; (2) Gods Plan,
W. 6-S; (3) Moses Mistake, Wv. 9-13.
(a) Deception. (b) Pride. (c) Self
glory. I'D Disobedience.
Lesson V. eaIak and Balaam, Mum.
%: 1.6, 24:10.19 ~ The Call to
Curse, 22:1-6; (2) The Wayside Chal-
lenge, 22:22-35; (3) The Changeless
Message, CHI "a.
Lesson VI. Temperance Lesson.
Lesson VII. The Death Of Moses,
Deut S4:1-12. ~ IThe Old Leader,
w. 1-S; (2) The New Leader, v. 8;
{3) A Great Character, W. 1912.
u. Under Joshua's Leadership.
Lesson VIII. Joshua the New
Leader, Josh. 1919. (1) The Call;
(2) The Charge; (3) The Counsel;
az The Companionship.
Lesson TX. Crossing the Jordan,
Josh. 3:7-17. ID The Leader, Wv. 7.
8; (2) Those Led, Wv. 9-13; (3) The
Dry Ground, w. 14-17.
Lesson x. The Fall Of Jericho,
Josh. SSH, 1920. (D Gods Orders,
w. Is; (2) Joshua's Instructions, w.
6-s; (9) The Obedient People, w. 9-16.
Lesson XI. The Sin of Achan, Josh.
7:6-15. ~ Joshua's Error Wv. SO;
(2) The Cause of Defeat, Wv. 1912;
(3) The Victory Of Defeat, Wv. 1915.
Lesson XII. The Division Of the
Land, Josh. 14:1-14. ~ Those Left
Behind, Wv. Is; (2) Caleb's Claim.
w. 6-12; (3) The Promise Fulfilled,
Wv. 1915.
The golden text is peculiarly signifi-
cant in its fitness as we close the
st'.dies for this year. The final word,
tn fruit and flower of this new ma
ton, is epitomized in this the sim
plest, 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-
| fiil woe OF unbelieVer