Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-11-29

GOLDEN TEXT-"Fear thou not FOR
am with thee" lisa. ii:io
The spies sent out by Joshua tch.
q were animated by quite different
motive than that which governed
those who FIRST visited Canaan, and
they brought back a much different
report (Num CHI l3l The story of
their experience in Jericho with Ra-
hab. their escape from her house. and
the incident OF the scarlet thread.
will prove an interesting introduction
for todays lesson. There are two
suggestions In the preparation for the
crossing OF the Jordan mentioned In
the first seven verses OF this chapter
a. II was 10 be an orderly advance
". ~: no disorderly crowding about
those who led This was also to be a
sure path. though they had not passed
that way before. for God was leading
t2l II was 20 be a prayerful advance
". 81. Literally they we're to "un.
dertake great things for God and 10
expect great things from God
Jesus Must Lead.
!. The Leader. w. 7. 8. The cir
cumstances surrounding this episode
are far different from those at the
crossing of the Red sea Moses en-
counter with Pharaoh had stamped
him as the one who should save the
nation True. in the battles and in
his association with Moces Joshua
had occupied position o. leadership.
but now he Is 10 deliver ,sraei from
the death OF the wilderness into the
life and possessions OF Canaan. hence
the words, Il VIII magnify thee in
the sight OF all Israel II is notice
able. however. that Joshua did not
lead this forward march. but rather
the priests The ark which. they bore
is a type of Christ and he -aust al
ways lead Jehovah magnified Joshua
because Joshua had magnified .leho-
yah see J. Sam. 80. John ia. .,
n. Those Led, w. e-i3. Joshua at
once communicates Jehovahs order
for forward march to the people q.
Thess 2:i3l Bus God gracicusly &C,
companies MS word by visible mani
festation Of his presence ~ 10. ID
CT /. John IL Col. go. 1t was the
word and presence OF the living
God" ~ 10 that was TO work tnis
miracle. and 10 accomplish the Veto
rious possession OF the land in ac-
cordance with his own sure promise
This lesson is a great lesson Of
types. God. through the leading OF
his priests bearing the ark Ga { be o.
Christi. leads man from the failures
OF mis- wilderness experience. through
death (the Jordan. into newness Of
life Canaan Rom. Ga 2. Previous
~ the mention OF the names O these
enemies ~ l0l had so frightened
Israel that they turned ASIDE In a
panic. but Israel had been learning
In the bitter Schoo. of Discipline md
failure THE Lord of al the earth
". III is 10 lead. why then ear
There was however. 10 be 4 test viz.
the oath was not 20 open unit. their
feet were IN the waters. There was
no such est at the Red sea. for they
did not then have sufficient faith. !.
Cor. 1913. / Peter IL
israel's One Way.
III. The Dry Ground. w. t4-f7. Up
until the moment they stepped into
the water. priest and people alike re-
lied upon The bare word of Jehovah
:. Sam 1899 We. too. Will surely
find a way OF escape II We yield him
implicit obedience. lisa. 43:2; Cor.
1913. As Il 20 heishten this miracle
we need 80 remember II was the sea
son OF food tie " 49, The river
Jordan Is great type n the lucs-
ment passed upon sin. Verse sixteen
tells us that the waters were backed
up beyond the city OF Adam Our
Joshua delivers not only US from all
sin but his deliverance is also sufii-
cient for the whole human race. Heb
s.2S l. John II. Our deliverance is
complete. let us praise him. The
Jordan would not. however. have
opened had those bearing the ark
paused upon the bank. The people
could MOI have been delivered except
as the ark remained in the river bed.
Jesus went into he waters for us. 2
Cor 5.2I: Gal 3:13 He has con-
alone has opened pathway for our
deliverance. There was no other way
whereby Israel could be delivered and
further they we're delivered right
against Jericho" ~ l6) viz. before
their next big task and AL the ma
ton were passed clean over Jordan"
" 10. John ma
Representatives OF each tribe tch.
a. carried RON the river twelve
stones Tor ise building OF an altar so
that the history OF that dellverance
nigh, be perletaatei
". The lesson. In this lesson we
are brought. ia company with Israel.
into the land at last Abraham saw
and believed. Jacob and his sons
left II when threatened with moral
contamination and physical death.
Much has happened since that time,
but Gods purposes have gone on nm