The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28

Lesson Text Numbers ISL
i43s.
Golden Text. This Is the victory
that hath overcome the world. even
our faith" ! John So.
Seuiar and Adult Topic. Causes Of
Failure in Life.
Lesson Outline.
I. The Investigation. 1919.
II. The Two Reports. 13:2s-2S
III The Faithless Decision. l4.l-i0.
Lesson Connection.
The period ar tho encam pmeut OF
the Israeiites n Sinai had now oc-
cupied upwards OF a year. The cove
nant had been concluded. the law had
been gwen. the tabernacle had been
erected, the priests had been con-
secrated, and Jehovah dwelt in the
midst Of hts chosen people. 1t was
now tine 10 think of marching to-
ward Canaan. In the FIRST two or
three months after leaving Sinai the
lsraeiItes had journeyed to kadesh-
Earnca- The distance passed over
Was about one hundred and sixty i've
miles II WAS necessary for them TO
travel slowly on account of the mui-
titude. the aged. the infirm. the chill
dren. the baggage and the focks and
herds. They had reached = point only
ftfty miles from the land of Canaan,
Beer cha being that distance from
kedesh. Earnea- In our lesson We
shall sees how through unbefef the
lsraelites were doomed TO wander
forty years in the wilderness
The Lesson Briefly Told.
Jehovah instructed Moses TO send
men to spy out the land of Canaan
They were TO go into the South and
up into the hill country and investi-
gate the land. the people of the land,
the mode OF living and to bring back
some of the fruit OF the land They
came unto the Valley of Esctol where
! they plucked a bunch with one clus-
ter of grapes which it required two
! men TO bear on a pole. Setting out
! from the wilderness of Paran, the
spies traversed the land as far north
As Rehoh on the way to Klamath. in
tho Valley OF the Orontes, which did
vides the ranges of Lebanon and
anti~I ebanon. Then they assembled
/ by the south and came 10 Hehrone
where dwelt the gigantic sons Of
/ Auak. Two reports were brought
1 back 20 Moses. one by ten OF the spies,
which. though admitting that it was
i goodiy land, as evidenced by the
fruit Of the land. maxnified the
strength OF the inhabitants and the
, fort!fcatons which they posse ssed.
! The other report was brought by
Caleb and Joshua. men Of another
| spirit. who said let us go up at once
and possess II for we are we'll able TO
/ overcome II The two optimistic spies
wer" overruled by the ten fearful ones
who said we were in our own sight
! az grasshoppers. and so Nc were in
their sight" The people who heard
the reports lifted up their voices. taxi
ing sides with the majority and be-
gan to murmer against Moses They
! deliberately refused to go into the
Pro missed Land. At that moment the
glory Of Jehovah appeared before the
/ tabernacle, He threatened 10 de
stroy the people. hut Az at Sinai so
now Moses pleaded for the people and
prevailed. but It was decreed that not
ono Of that generation save Joshua
and Caleb should enter the Promised
Land
ryaSfis-aI LESSONS.
The ton spies who brought hack
an evil report were struck dead by
| peRtilence or some other judgrn ont.
II would have been useless to spare
their ltves they were but cumherers
Of the ground. and Jehovah said.
Cut it down" IT should he retnem =
hcred that those ten men We're chosen
because they were men OF discrimina e