The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-12-25
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDMSG1OOL
LESSON
By r. O. SELLERS, Director OF Evening
Department, The Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago)
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 20
A pAv OF DECISION.
(Review.)

READING LEssoN-Joshua a; Heb
GOLDEN TExT-"For God 10 loved the
world. that he gave his only begotten
son, that whosoever believeth on him
should not perish but have everlasting
life."-John s:16.
The lessons for this past quarter,
emitting 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 ana Caleb; one Of the
strangest characters In all history
Baalim; and the typical troubler Of
the nation, Achan. We have pre-
scented the strength and weakness,
victory and defeats, Of four. Moses,
Aaron, Miriam, and Joshua
isrsePs History.
The first Of the scripture passages
presented for the days reading lesson
contains the farewell discourse Of
Joshua. In It he surveys Israefs his
tory from the days OF Terah to the
moment they possessed Canaan. en-
phasizing that IN II all God was d.
recting and operating. He then ap-
peals to them to serve Jehovah and
to put away all other Gods. The Al
tentative is, that with such evidence
before their eyes, II It seemed evil to
serve Jehovah. they had choice be-
tween the gods their fathers aban-
doned beyond the river and those they
had found in the land. Al for him
self his choice was made, as for mo
and my house, we will serve the
lord" After repeated declarations Of
fealty 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. -F.-.
Moses leads out Of Egypt q tyre
Of SIM, through the wilderness ex-
periences. but could not lead them
into the land; Joshua took up the
work where Moses left or and led
them into the promised possessicn;
but he was not able to lead them into
that perfect rest which only comes
from a perfect conformity to the will
Of God. The message Of the Book
Of Hebrews 10 that Of the son who
iulfills all that these great leaders Of
the past failed to do. He leads frum'
bondage into possession and on to the
final rest which remains for the pao-
pie Of God. 7 rrfr
ReeapltuIstlen.
Omitting the temperance lesson
NOV. 81 six Of these lessons deal
with Moses as the leader. and in i've
we have Joshua % the leader of II
rael.
I. Under Moses Leadership.
Lesson I. Mosss' Cry for hsip,
Mum. 11:10-18, "a, Is. ~ Complaint
and controversy, w. 1915: (O Com
fort and Counsel. w. 1918. ~, rs.
Lesson II. Jealousy and Envy Pun
ished, Mum. ch. IL. ~ The Accu-
cusation. w. 1. Q; ,(2) The Arrest. w.
I. s: (3) The Arraignment, w. 6-S;
90 The Judgment. w. 80; (5) The
Intercession, w.. 11-13. H .s''.
Lesson III The Report o. the soIss,
Mum, 1918, 1858. (D The Spier.
w. Is: (2) The Majority Report. w.
$500; (8 The Minority Report w.
s0-a3; (D The Sequel. oh. II.
Lesson Nv. The Sin Of Moses and
Aaron, Mum. 20:1-1S. ~ The Peo-
pies Petition. w. Is; (2) Gods Plan.
w. SS; go Moses Mistake, w. SIS.
(a) Deception. ~ Pride. (c) Self
glory. I'd Disobedienco. ur
Lesson v. eaiak and Baiaam, Mum.
22:1-6. 24:101s. u) The Call to
22:1-S; (O The Wayside Chal-
~ The Changeless
lense, 92:22-s5;
Message. CHI. -. . .
Lesson vi. Temperance Lesson.
Lesson VII. The pssth Of Moses,
Deut 34:1-12. a. The Old Leader.
w. Is; (2) The New Leader. v. D.;
(3) A Great Character. w. 1912.
|, u. Under Joshua's lsadsrshIp.
Lesson VIII. Joshua the New
Leader, Josh. 1:1-S. ~ The Call;
(2) The Charge: ca The Counsel;
az The Companionship.
Lesson TX. Crossing the Jordan,
Josh. 3:7-17, "a The Leader. w. 7,
8: (2) Those Led. W. s-13; ~ The
Dry Ground. Wv. 14-17.
Lesson X. The Fall Of Jericho,
Josh. 6:s-l1. 1920. "a Gods Orders,
Wv. 1-5; (2) Joshua's Instructions. w.
IS: go The Obedient People. Wv. GIG.
Lesson XI. The Sin OF Aehan. josh.
7:6-16. "a Joshua's Error. w. SO;
(2) The Cause OF Defeat. w. 1912:
go The Victory Of Defeat. w. 1915.
Lesson XII. Tho Division Of the
Land, Josh. 14:1-1t. ~ Those Left
Behind. Wv. 10; (D Caleb's Claim,
Wv. el2; (9 The Promise Fulfilled.
w. 1915.
The golden text is peculiarly signin-
cant In its fitness as we close the
studies for this year The final word.
the fruit and flower Of this new ma
ton. 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 they
each left not being able TO accom-
plish. God In the person OF his great
est gift TO men can and does fulfil
In abundant measure. The widest
stretch OF human imagination cannot
/ mesaure the braadth of his love- The