The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-09-15

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LESSON TEXT-Numbers 13:17-14:46.
PRIMARY TOPIC-rwo Brave Spies.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Scouting Through
the Promised Land.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR
ToPIC-The Brave and the Cowardly
Scouts.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP.
IC-How Faith Gives Courage.
I. The Spies Sent Out (13 :17-2o).
Less than two years have passed
since the Lsraelites were delivered
from Egyptian bondage. They are
now at Kadesh-barnea within sight of
the Promised Land. Moses urged them
to 60 in and take immediate posses
sion (Deut. 1:21). But they failed
to do so because of unbelief (Heb.
3:19). The record in Deuteronomy
1925 shows that God did not take
the initiative in sending out the spies.
but that the people, because of lack
of faith, made the request. There was
a threefold purpose in sending out the
spies:
1. To see whether the land was as
God had told them ". 49,.
2. To see whether the people who
dwelt there were strong or weak, few
or many ". 1S).
3. And to see whether the cities
were made up of strongholds or Of
tents ". 19).
II. The Commission Executed (13:
21-23).
They entered the land from the
south and traversed it to it's northern
limits. On their return they gathered
some specimens of fruit.
III. The Spies Rendered Reports
(13:26-33).
On their return this committee of
explorers rendered both a majority
and minority report to the entire con-
gregation ". 26).
1. The majority report wv. 5000.
a. 1.-THE land fioweth with milk and
honey" ". 27).
b. The people who live there are
strong ". 29).
c. The people live in walled cities
". 2S).
d. The land is inhabited by giants
". % CT. v. 33). In comparison with
the inhabitants they saw themselves
as grasshoppers. Furthermore, they
saw the people so distributed that 1t
seemed impossible to conquer them.
2. The minority report wv. 30-33).
This report in part agreed with the
first. It did not ignore the difficulties
nor dispute the facts, but 1t did deny
the conclusion of the majority. They did
not minimize the task before them,
but asserted that with Gods help they
were well able to get possession Of
the land, and therefore urged imme-
date action.
~. The Rebellion Of the People.
(14:144).
/. This rebellion began by crying
wv. 1-3). They even wished that they
had died in the wilderness or in Egypt.
God took them at their word. He sent
them back to wander in the wilderness
for thirty-eight years, during which
time all Of that generation died ex.
cept Caleb and Joshua.
@ Proposition to return to Egypt
wv. 4-1O). They proposed to select
a captain as their leader. Joshua and
Caleb protested against this. which so
exasperated the people that they were
about to stone them when God mani
tested his glory before all Israel in
vindication of the loyalty of Joshua
and Caleb.
s. Gods wrath upon the people
wv. II, 12). Because of their unbe
lief God purposed to smite them with
pestilence, disinherit them, and sup
plant them with nation mightier
than they.
4. Moses intercession in behalf Of
the people wv. 1870. Moses plead
with God against this judgment be.
cause the Egyptians would hear Of 1t
and blaspheme and this they would
pass on to the other nations. saying
that God was not able to bring them
into the land.
5. The Lords response to Moses
plea wv. 20-30). He assured Moses
that he had granted pardon according
to his intercession but told him that
although he would bring them into the
land according to his promise, yet with
the exception Of Joshua and Caleb the
men of that generation should be de-
barred.
8. The presumption of the people
wv. 40-44). Having in unbelief re-
fused to go up at the command Of
Moses, they now in presumption 60.
v. The People smitten by the Anna.
Iekites and canaanites ". 45).
Because the people refused to heed
Moses and presumptuously attempted
~ go up, God permitted the ANA
q @ites and Canaanites to come down
upon them to their destruction.
DANnnM THOHICuTS