The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-12-25
INTERNATIONAL,
SUNNSCHOOL
LESSON
(By e. o. SELLERS, Director of Evening
Department, The Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR DECEMBER %
A DAY OF DECISION.
Review.)

READING LESSON-Joshua "a; Heb.
II :2S-31.
GOLDEN TExT-"For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten
son, that whosoever believeth on him
should not perish but have everlasting
life."-John 3:16.
The lessons for this past quarter,
omitting the temperance lesson, COW
er one of the most interesting periods
in the history of Israel, In them
there is presented five of Israel's
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-
sented the strength and weakness.
victory and defeats, of four, Moses,
Aaron, Miriam, and Joshua.
IsraeI's History.
The first of the scripture passages
presented for the days reading lesson
contains the farewell discourse of
Joshua. In it he surveys Israel's his
tory from the days of Terah to the
moment they possessed Canaan, en-
phasizing that In it all God was di-
recting and operating. He then ap-
Deals 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
mad 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
tealty on their part Joshua, entered
into a covenant with them that they
we're to serve Jehovah. The passage
taken from Hebrews ought to begin
1t 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;
out he was not able to lead them into
that perfect rest which only comes
rom perfect conformity to the will
Of God. The message of the Book
Of Hebrews is that of the son who
'ulfills all that these great leaders Of
he past failed to do. He leads from
bondage into possession and on to the
1nal rest which remains for the peo-
pie of God
RecapituIation.
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
!. Under Moses Leadership.
Lesson I. Moses Cry for Help,
Num-. 11:10-1s. "a rs. ~ Complaint
and controversy, Wv. 1915; (2) Com
tort and Counsel, Wv. 1918, "a, 25.
Lesson II. Jealousy and Envy Pun
lshed, Mum. ch. H. (1) The Accu-
,usatlon, w. 1, q (2) The Arrest, w.
{, s; (3) The Arrangement, Wv. 6-S;
~ The Judgment, Wv. 9-10; (5) The
1ntercession, W. 11-12.
Lesson III The Report of the soies,
Num- 1918, 1888. (1) The Spies
w. 1-3; (2) The Majority Report, w.
25-29; (3) The Minority Report, w.
s0-33; (4) The Sequel, ch. IA.
Aaron, Mum. 20:1-13. (I The Peo-
ple's Petition, Wv. 1-5; (2) Gods Plan,
w. 6-S: CD Moses Mistake, Wv. s-13.
(a) Deception. (b) Pride. (c) Self
glory I'D Disobedience.
Lesson v. BaIak and BaIaam, Mum.
22:1-6, 24:1O-19. (D The Call to
Curse. 22:1-e; (2l The Wayside Chal-
lenge, 22:22-35; (3) The Changeless
Message, ch. "a.
Lesson VI. Temperance Lesson.
Lesson VII The Death Of Moses,
Deut. 34:1-12. (1) The Old Leader.
Wv. is; (2) The New Leader. v. g.;
t3) A Great Character Wv. 1912.
~. Under Joshua's Leadership.
Lesson VIII. Joshua the New
Leader, Josh. 1:1-9. () The Call;
(2) The Charge; (3) The Counsel;
(4) The Companionship.
Lesson TX Crossing the Jordan,
Josh. 3:7-17. "a The Leader, w. T.
s. (2) Those Led, w. 9-13; (3) The
Dry Ground, w. 14-17.
Lesson X. The Fall Of Jericho
Josh. 6:8-11, 1920. ~ Gods Orders
w. 1-5; (2) Joshua's Instructions, w
6-s; (3) The Obedient People. W. 9-16
Lesson XII. The Sin Of Aehan, Josh
7:6-15. W Joshua's Error. W. SO;
(2) The Cause of Defeat. Wv. 1912;
(3) The Victory of Defeat. w. 1915
Lesson XII. The Division of the
Land, Josh. 14:1-14. (D Those LEFT
Behind, W. 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
studies for this year. The final word
the fruit and flower of this new ma
tion, 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 the,
leach LEFT not being able to accom-
! plish. God in the person of his great