The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-28

~" win thee."-Isa. 41:10. 4
o, .ne spies sent out by Joshua (ch.
were animated by quite a different
.ao'iVe than that which governed
tnose who first visited Canaan AVID
Ihey brought back a much different
lepoft tNum. oh. 49,. The story of
.nelr experience in Jericho with Ra.
nap their escape from her house and
'ne incident of the Scarlet thread"
VIII prove an interesting Introduction
w 'odays lesson. There are two
suggestions in the preparation for the
crossing OF the Jordan mentioned in
tne hrst seven verses of this chanter.
W 1t was to be an orderly advance
w. ~; no disorderly crowding ahout
tnose who led. This was also to he =.
sure path, though they had not passed
tnat way before, for God was leading,
w 1t was to be a prayerful advance
w. o.. Literally, they were to "un-
oertake great things for God and to
expect great things from God"
Jesus Must Lead.
l. 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 Moses Joshua
mad occupied a position of leadership,
but now he is to deliver Israel from
the death of the wilderness into the
life and possessions of Canaan, hence
the words, Il will magnify thee in
the sight of all Israel" It is notice
able, however, th4t Joshua did not
lead this forward march, but rather
the priests. The ark which they bore
is a type of Christ and he must al
ways lead. Jehovah magnifed Joshua
because Joshua had magnified Jeho-
yah, see I. Sam. 2:30, John 1874, 5.
II. Those Led, w. s-13. Joshua at
once communicates Jehovah's order
for a forward march to the people q.
Thess. 2:13). But God graciously &C.
companies his word by g visible mani
f~estation Of his presence ". 10, ~
CT. I. John IL, Col. 2:9. 1t was the
word and presence of the living
God" ". 10Y that was to work this
miracle, and to accomplish the victo-
rious possession of the land in &C.
cordance with his own sure promise.
This lesson is a great lesson of
types. God. through the leading of
his priests bearing the ark "a type of
Christi, leads man from the failures
of his wilderness experience, through
death (the Jordan, into newness of
life (Canaan), Rom. GA, 9. Previous
ly the mention of the names of these
enemies ". 100 had so frightened
Israel that they turned aside in a
panic, but Israel had been learning
in the bitter school Of discipline and
1.-THE Lord Of all the earth"
". ~ is to lead. why then fear?
There was, however, to be a test, viz,
the path was not to open until their
feet were in the waters. There was
no such test at the Red sea, for they
did not then have sufficient faith, I.
Cor. 1913, I. Peter II.
IsraeI's One Way.
III. The Dry Ground, w. f4-17. Up
Until the moment they stepped into
he water, priest and people alike re-
led upon the bare word of Jehovah,
Sam. 1922. We, too, will surely
ind a way of escape If we yield him
IMPLICIT obedience, lisa. 1872: l. Cor.
.O:13. AS if to heighten this miracle
need to remember it was the sea-
on of flood tide ". 15). The river
Jordan is a great type of the judg-
nent passed upon sin. Verse sixteen
ellis us that the waters we're backed
10 beyond "the city of Adam" Our
joshua delivers not only us from all
in hut his %deliverance is also suff'
for the whole human race, Heb.
.2S I. John 1t. Our d%eliverance is
let us praise him. The
ordan would not, however, have
nened had those bearing the ark
aused upon the bank. The people
ould not have been delivered except
3 the ark remained in the river bed.
esus went into the waters for u.s. z
or. 5:21; Gal, S:1S. He has con-
emned sin for us, Rom. .S:3. HE
has opened a pathway for our
eliverance. There was no other way
hereby Israel could be delivered and
,rther they were delivered right
gainst Jericho" ". 16) viz, before
next big task, and "all the ma.
on were passed clean over jordan"
=. IN. John 1912.
Representatives of each tribe ten.
, carried from the river twelve
Iones for the building of an altar SO
,.t the history of that deliSerance
,ipht be perpetuated.
re- The Lesson. In this lesson we
70 brought, in company with israel
;. +,o land at last. Abraham saw
~ believed. Jacob and his sons
# It when threatened with moral
,nta mination and physical death
,neh has happened since that time
= Gods purposes have gone on un'