The Washington herald., 1913-12-06
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
December Z, 1913.
Ry G. CAMPBELL MORGAN. d. D.,
The Greatest Living Minister.
The Fall of Jericho.
LESSON. Joshua '. lo-n.


over on the fourteenth day of the month
at even in the plains of Jericho.
Cd And they did eat of the old corn
Of the land on the morrow after the pass
over, unleavened cakes and parched corn,
i'm the selfsame day.
02) And the mama ceased on the NOR
row, after they had eaten of the old corn
of the land; neither had the children OF
Israel mama any more; but they did eat
of the fruit of the land of Canaan that
year.
05) And it came to pass, when Joshua
was by Jericho, that he lifted up his
eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood
a man over against him with his sword
drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto
him. and said unto him. Art thou for us,
or for our adversaries?
0D And he said, Nay; but as captain
of the host of the Lord am now come.
And Joshua fell on his face to the earth.
and did worship. and said unto him, What
saith my Lord unto his servantH
G0 And the captain of the Lords host
said unto Joshua, Put of thy shoe from
off thy foot; for the place whereon thou
standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
"a CNOw Jericho was straitly shut up
because of the children of Israel; none
went out, and none came in)
C2 And the Lord said unto Joshua,
See, I have given into thine hand Jeri-
Cho, and the king thereof, and the mighty
men of valour.
80 And ye shall compass the city, all
the men of war going about the city once
Thus shalt thou do six days
CD And seven priests shall bear seven
trumpets of rams horns before the ark;
and the seventh day ye shall compass the
city seven times, and the priests shall
blow with the trumpets
C5l And it shall be, that when they
make a long blast with the rams horn.
and when We hear the sound of the trum-
pet. all the people shall shout with
great shoutJ and the wall of the city
shall fall down fiat. and the people shall
go up every man straight before him.
90 And Joshua the son of Nun called
the priests, and said unto them, Take up
the ark of the covenant and let seven
priests bear seven trumpets of rams
horns before the ark of the Lord.
ca And they said unto the people. Pass
on. and compass the city, and let the
armed men pass on before the ark of the
Lord.
tSD And it was so, that when Joshua
had spoken unto the people, the seven
priests bearing the seven trumpets of
rams horns before the Lord passed on,
and blew with the trumpets; and the ark
of the covenant of the Lord followed
them.
,9D And the armed men went before
the priests that blew the trumpets, and
the rearward went after the ark. the
priests blowing with the trumpets as they
went.
1W And Joshua commanded the peo-
pIe. saying. Ye shall not shout. nor let
your voice be heard. neither shall any
word proceed out of your mouth. until
the day l bid you shout; then shall ye
shout.
GD So he caused the ark of the Lord
TO compass the city, going about it once;
and they came into the camp, and lodged
in the camp.
U9 And Joshua rose early in the
morning. and the priests took up the ark
of the Lord.
G5D And the seven priests bearing the
seven trumpets of rams horns before
the ark of the Lord went on continually,
and blew with the trunpets; and the
armed men went before them; and the
rearward came after the ark of the Lord,
the priests blowing with the trumpets as
they went.
GN And the second day they COM
passed the city once. and returned into
the camp; so they did six days.
90 And it came to pass on the sew
enth day. that they rose early at the
dawning of the day, and compassed the
only on that day they compassed the city
seven times.
06D And it came to pass at the sew
enth time. when the priests blew with
the trumpets. Joshua said unto the peo-
pie. Shout; for the Lord hath given you
the city.
90 And the city shall be devoted. even
it and all that is therein, to the Lord:
only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and
b,. rpifIo hnr in 10 hOnSE he
ause she hid the messengers that We
sent
uS And ye. in any wise keep your
selves from the devoted thing, lest when
We have devoted il, ye take OF the de-
voted thing; so should We make the camp
of Israel accursed, and trouble it.
09) But all the silver. and gold. and
vessels of brass and iron, are holy unto
the Lord: they shall come into the treas
ury of the Lord
C2M So the people shouted, and the
priests blew with the trumpets; and 1t
came to pass, when the people heard the
sound of the trumpet. that the people
shouted with a great shout. and the wall
fell down fiat so that the people west up
into the city. every man straight before
him, and they took the city.
(2D And they utterly destroyed all that
was in the city, both man and woman,
both young and old. and OK. and sheep,
and ass, with the edge of the sword.
G2 And Joshua said unto the two
men that had spied out the land, Go into
the harlots house. and bring out thence
the woman, and all that she hath, as yeI
sware unto her.
C20 And the young men the spies went
in. and brought out Rahab, and her faith
er, and her mother, and her brethren,
and all that she had. all her kindred, also.
they brought out; and they set them
without the camp of Israel.
go And they burnt the city with fire,
and all that was therein: only the silver.
and the gold. and the vessels of brass
and of iron, they put into the treasury of
the house of the Lord.
go But Rahab the harlOt. and her
fathers household, and all that she had,
did Joshua save alive; and she dwelt in
the midst of Israel, unto this day; be-
cause she hid the messengers, which
Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
C2S) And Joshua charged them with an
oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the
man before the Lord, that riseth up and
buildeth this city Jericho; with the loss
of his firstborn shall he lay the founda-
ton thereof, and with the loss Of his
youngest son shall he set up the gates of
Il.
CD So the Lord was with Joshua; and
his fame was in all the land.
The story.
Again between this lesson and the last, |
there are intervening paragraphs which
should be borne in mind.
In the first We have the account of the |
fear that fell upon the people of the land |
when they heard how Jehovah had dried |
up the waters OF Jordan, and that the |