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LESSON
LESSON FOR DECEMBER %.
A DAY OF DECISION.
(Review.)
lBy e. o. SELLERS, Director OF Evening
Department. The Moody Bible nstituts-
Chicago.)

(7eview.)
READING LEssoN-Joshua "a; Heb
II :2S-31.
GOLDEN TExT-'Tor God so loved tho
world, that he gave his only begottena
son, that whosoever believeth on MIN
should not perish but have everlasting
life."-John 3:16
The lessons for this past quarter
emitting the temperance lesson. Gov
err one of the most interesting periods
in the history of IsraG,. In them
there Is presented FIVE OF Israels'
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-
scented the strength and weakness.
victory and defeats. of four. Noses
Aaron, Miriam, and Joshua.
Israel's History.
The first OF the scripture passages
presented for the days reading lesson
contains the farewell discourse or
Joshua. In 1t he surveys Israers his
tory from the days of Terah to the
moment they possessed Canaan. EN-
phasizing that in It all God was d.
recting and operating. He then. APP
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. As for him
self his choice was made, "as for me-
and my house, we will serve the
Lord" After repeated declarations Of
fealty on their part Joshua. entered
into q covenant with them that they
were to serve Jehovah. The passage
taken from Hebrews ought to begin
at 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 on and led
them into the promised possession:
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 is that of the son who.
fulfills all that these great leaders Of
the past failed to do. He leads from
bondage into possession and on to the
final 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
Z. Under Moses Leadership.
Lesson I. Moses Cry for Help,
Mum. 11:10-18, "a, 20. (D Complaint
and controversy, Wv. 1918: (2) Com
fort and Counsel, Wv. 1913, "a. IS.
| Lesson ii. Jealousy and Envy Pun.
ished, Mum. CHI. IL. ~ The Accu-,
cusation, Wv. 1, q; (2) The Arrest, W..
4. 8; (3) The Arrangement, w. 6-sT.
az The Judgment, Wv. 80; 81 The,
Intercession W. HIP.
Lesson III. The Report Of the Spies,
Mum, 1918, 1888. ~ The Spier.
Wv. 1-3; (2) The Majority Report. Wv.
1929; (3) The Minority Report. W..
1898; (4 The Sequel. Oh. II.
Lesson w. The Sin Of Moses and;
Aaron, Mum. 20:1-13 (D The Peo-
pies Petition, Wv. 1-5: (2) Gods Plan.
W. 6-8; CD Moses Mistake, Wv. 9-13.
(a) Deception. (b) Pride. (c) Self
glory. (d) Disobedience.
Lesson v. Balak and Balaam, Mum.
22:1-6, 24:10-19. ~ The Call to
Curse, 22:1-6; (2) The Wayside Chal-
lenge. 22:22-S5; (3) The Changeless
Message, CHI. "a.
Lesson vi. Temperance Lesson.
Lesson VII. The Death Of Moses
-Deut 34:1-12. "a The Old Leader.
Wv. 1-S; (2) The New Leader, v. 81
(3) A Great Character, Wv. 1912.
u. Under Joshua's Leadership.
Lesson VIII. Joshua the New,
Leader, Josh. 1:1-9. "a The CALI
(2) The Charge; (3) The Counsel.
az The Companionship.
Lesson TX. Crossing the Jordan,
Josh. 3:7-17. ~ The Leader. W. T.
8; (2) Those Led, Wv. 9-13; (3) The.
Dry Ground, Wv. ALT.
Lesson X. The Fall Of Jericho,
Josh. 6:S-11, 1920. "a Gods Orders.
Wv. 1-5: (2) Joshua's Instructions. W.
6-S; (3) The Obedient People, Wv. Die
Lesson XII. The Sin Of Achsp, Josh.
7:6-15.>, az Joshua's Error, Wv. 60;
(2) The Cause of Defeat, w. 1912:
(3) The Victory of Defeat, Wv. 1915.
Lesson XII. The>plylslon OF the
Land, Josh. 14:1-14. (1) Those LEFT
Behind, Wv. 1-5; (O Caleb's Claim
Wv. 6-12; CD The Promise Fulfilled.
Wv. 1916.
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
ton, is epitomized In this the sim
plest. yet the most sublime language