Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-10-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson IIl.--Fourth Quarter, Fer
Oct. 10, 1913.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

TEXT Of the Lesson, Mum. xiii, Is; 25-
33-Memory Verses. 81. 32-Golden
Text, Rom. viii, 31--cemmentarT
Prepared by Rev. .. M. Stearns-
This is our last study In Israei's
story until we come near to the close
Of the forty years. and we must con-
slider not only the murmuring OF the
people because Of the report Of the ten
spies but also the murmurfng Of
Korah and his company against Aaron
No sooner are they out OF Egypt than
they are complaining and wishing they
were back again (Ex. XIV. loi2l. And
50 IT was all the way along. and In our
next lesson we shall fnd the new gen.
Grafton still murmuring like their IA
Tiers
In today's lesson we find them on the
borders Of the promised land with
nought to do bat to so up and possess
lt (Deut 4, 1920 We might conclude
from the first three verses OF our les
son. II we had no other record that II
was part Of the Lords plan for them
to send spies to search out the land
and see If His description of II was
correct; but from Deut 1. - we ind
that the sending Of spies was the peo-
pies suggestion. which Moses seems to
have Endorsed. no doubt thinking that
such good land as be knew they
would find it to be. would encourage
them to go right up Cps. ciiL u.
The Lord INDUCED them In their de-
sire, 10 send spies and commanded to
send ruler from each tribe. So
Moses sent them that they might see
II the land was good or bad. far or
lean. Snd 10 bring Of the fruit OF It
verse; 1920, when the Lord had
said to Moses that He would bring
Israel unto a good land and large.
unto a land flowing with milk and
honey fEx iii, s.. we cannot think that
he ever questioned whether these
things were so or not; but these TN
believing people who could not believe
anything unless they saw II had to see
for themselves. and they did, and the
twelve spies returned after forty days
with fgs and pomegranates. and one
cluster Of grspes which two men had
to carry on staff oversees 1920
They testified as to the land Surely
it f1oweth with milk and honey. and
this is the fruit Of it verse 2Tl But
they also saw walled cities and giants.
and saw themselves as grasshoppers.
and said. we are not able to go up
against this people. Two Of the twelve
they said: Let us go at once and pos
sess IL: for we are well able to over
come it. $50 Only rebel not ye against
the Lord. neither fear We the people Of
the land. -" the Lord is with Us.
fear them not" xiii. 30: xiv. CO..
Again God suggested to Moses that
He destroy them all. and make Of
Moses a great nation xiv. u. compare
Elk. xxxiii. l0l: but Moses again plead
ed for them. and in answer TO bis
prayer the Lord said. Il have pardon
ed according to thy word: but as truly
as live. all the earth shall be hiled
with the glory OF the Lord" (xiv. I3-2D
This is the first statement that the
earth shall be oiled with the glory Of
the Lord. and IL is made IN connection
with the forgiveness of Israel as a
nation.
Even so shall it be; for until Israel
as nation is saved. at the coming Of
Christ In glory. the earth will never
be filed with the glory Of the Lord
Never in this age. but In the next
after the return Of the Lord TO restore
all things of which the prophets have
spoken facts iii, 1921. Compare lisa
vi, 8. margin: xL 10: Hab. H. IA. As
none Of that generation from twenty
years old and upward. who were num-
bered by Moses. ever entered the land.
because of their unbeiief. except the
tive faithful spies. Caleb and Joshua.
who wholly followed the Lord. bur
were compelled to wander In the viii
derness forty years. year for day.
until they all died. SO there are multi
tudes today who never enter into rest
but wander in the wilderness Of I'M
belief because they do not rely on the
Lord, and overcome by faith. They
ever see themselves and their difficult
ties instead OF the Lord (xiv. 22-3e:
compare Hab. i'll and ivi.
The little ones who had no knowl-
edge Of good and evil In those days
they entered the land txiv, 81; Deut
/. 39l These are helpful words con
corning our little ones who die before
they come TO years Of knowledge. The
blood Of the lamb avails for them.
From xiv. 40-45 learn that when we
presume TO do what God ferhids. eren
though it may seem right. we are sure
to fail.
The story OF the ribband of blue In
chapter XIV. 324l is most interesting.
but holiness must be from within. no
mere outward help can suffice. In
chapter xvi as In chapter xii. we see
again the sin of speaking against the
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