The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-21

Lesson subject: Israel Warned
Against Compromise,
Lesson Text: Joshua 23;i-24:2S.
Passage for Reading in Opening
Worship: Joshua 23:1-l3.
Golgen Text: EVIL communities
lions corrupt good manners / Cor.
1888.
Senior and Adult Topic: Compro-
missing with Eyil-doers.
Lesson Outline.
I. Ioshua's Retrospect D,
II. Joshua's Admonitions. ell
III. Joshua's Warning. 1918.
Lesson Setting.
Joshua now an old man, and near
ing the close of an honorable career.
wishing TO bind Israel anew to Je-
hovah. assembled the people in a
mighty convocation at Shechem, the
scene of so many memorable and his
tortcal events. Here he delivered a
farewell address. which. for patriotic
fervcr and devout pleading deserves
TO rank with the addresses of Moses
in the plains of Moab.
The character and gifts OF Joshua
arc reflected in the words which seer1
to have been added to the book by d
later hand: And Israel served the
Lord all the days OF Joshua, and al
VIC udsS VI ttit Va titat ooktif "
Joshua and which had known Of the
| works OF the Lord that he had done
/ for Israel"
The Lesson Briefly Considered.
! ,Toshua's Retrospect, LIS.
About fourteen years after ths
conquest of Canaan, and seven year,
after the distribution OF that lane
/ among the tribes, Joshua, who WA.
we'll stricken in years. Gle was Iii
Z.
! together for the purpose of delivering
70 them. through their elders, Judge
F., and officers, his closing address
sinking all thoughts of his persona
services. ne ascrihed the subjugatioI
and occupation OF Canaan entirely t.
the favoring presence and aid of Je
hovah" and foretold that Jehovai
would thrust out of the land such o
their enemies as still remained, wha
he had done being an earnest of tn
! fuMllu,ent OF the promise.
| Joshua's admonitions. Gil
! The promises of Jehovah were con
! diticned upon their fidelity to the Law
and from it they must not turn asid
/ 10 the right hand or to the left. TIL
! Israeiites were to stand aloof from al
/ social intercourse with the heather
nations which were left in rhe land
and were to guard against being con
iduiiHitpt FN fnP1T tiol8tTtPS. II VIZ
, significant that Joshua could say "a
We have done unto this day" His in
D., ffuence among them had been sucl
as to keep them pure from idolatr-
, and true To Jehovah. and he was nov
I aoltcitous that .s<>s, @hAnld eonttnn
! to walk In the good way. AZ Jehoval
had said TO Joshua in the opening o
| his career of military leadership. O.
now nc says TO his phople. No maj
hath stood before you unto this day
! One man of you shall chase a thou
! sand" The motive which would hol,
them TO the worship and service o
Jehovah was supreme love 10 him
! therefore he said. Take heed unit
yourselves that We love Jehovah"
loshua's Warnings, 1918.
The leaders of Israel were warne,
that il the nation should go back an,
. cleave unto the remnant of those ma
tons which remained among then,
| which was strictly forbidden In FIX
would no more drive those nation
out from their sight With his cv
| upon the prohibitions of Jehovah
Joshua LIS hero threatening them witt
the withdrawal Of divine favor
they should transErsss the law.
was a fearful warning given in love
The heather should be snare an
a trap unto Israel, and thorns 1
their eyes. figures. of speech we'll un
derstood by the IsracIites and whic
must have made a profound impress
sion upon them
Verses ia;f6 repeat in ,a!ffcrer
words The same retrospect, tadmeni
tons and warnings In chapter 2
also a part of the lesson. we have tn
address OF Joshua. In which he re
lates Gods benefits, and after admon
ishing them to be faithful, renews tn
covenant with Jehovah.
Cooperative Lesson Plan.
Theme: Compromising with Evil
Introduction: The Setting
I. Jehovah's Instructions,
I. Through Moses: Tx. 2S:3s
49, Mum. 3s:5o-56.
,. Through Joshua: Joshu:
23:t-l3.
- The Retrospect. Is.
CD The Admonitions, 81
t3) The Warning, 1918
II lsraels Conduct.
/. The Canaanitish Tribes I'm
conquered Judges 1856.
+, 2. The Aposiacy OF the Israe,
ties: Judges. 2:l1-15.
;. The Later Compromise c
Saul. Sam. 1919: 1879:
III, Christians and Compromise
/. The Golden Text, 1 Ca
1898.
:. The Example of Peter, Act
5:5a.
+ 6, The Teaching of Paul an
John. Cor. era; Epl
5:il. 2 John, 10.
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