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Israel as His people, and because of this relationship, He “raised up judges” for them. The judges did not act merely in judicial capacities, but were deliverers raised up for their Special purpose of rescuing Israel from the hands of “ spoilers that spoiled them.” Whenever Israel," un der the weight of the punishment God sent upon them, turned back to God with repentance, the jhdges were raised up to deliver from the punish ment. Israel is today undergoing God’s punishment, while He waits for them to repent finally and turn back to Him. At that time their deliverance will be complete, and .they w ill fulfill God.’s purpose concerning His chosen people. "The children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land" (Judg. 2:6). This particular statement emphasizes the fact that each individual man in Is rael had a place to occupy in the Promised Land. Each man was invest ed with a sacred responsibility to do his bit. Today each believer must pos sess the particular blessings that God has assigned to him. Each one must receive personally the victory avail able for every child of God. Points and Problems 1.
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LESSON T E X T ! Judg. isS-18. GOLDEN T E X T : “ Righteousness exalteth a nation:.but sin is a reproach to any peo ple" (Prov. -14:34),. DEVOTIONAL READING: Psa. 138. Outline ond Exposition I. I s r a e l ’ s P r o s p e r it y (6-10) W HEN the lend had been di As long as Joshua lived, together with those who had seen the “great works of the Lord,” , the people con tinued to, serve God. When Joshua and the generation of elder men died, the people were without any true guide, because they had not entered experimentally into the faith and spirit of their fathers. There was left only a generation “which knew not the Lord” in their own experience. To follow others who know the Lord is good. But unless this faith is made personal, the ideals for which the oth ers stood are in danger of being de stroyed, and the prosperity which they enjoyed is likely to cease. This prin ciple is seen in our own country. The early generations made the country by their following vided, each man went to “ his inheritance to possess the land,” with the Lord going before him. that God gave to our fathers this coun try that we call America, but we are rapi Meeting at Ft. Dlx during 2-week "Protestant Preach ing Mission,” conducted by the League in cooperation with "Christ for America.” Inset: Outdoor meeting In boxing arena, Camp Lee, Va. Out of 750 men present, seventy came forward, accepting Christ. “Sever AnythingLike << ? |^HE meeting last night was won- JL derful,” writes a P.T.L. field man. “Many stayed behind. I dealt with several, and noticed a man standing near. When I finished with others, I remembered that chap. He still stood there, looking at me. “ ‘You said we should come and speak to you/ he ventured. ‘Well, I have at tended Church all my life. But I have never heard anything like this before. We’re expecting a baby — my wife and I. I wonder if you have anything about all this that I could send to her. I hope God may help her to see this way/ “We went to th§ fe&f of the hall and sat down, for some of the boys were singing hymns around the organ on the platform. I took the Testament and marked versee and turned down corners for him. He read them aloud. Then he sweetly accepted Christ, and prayed: ‘Thank you, Jesus, for . dying for me; I certainly have committed many sins. I pray for my wife. May she see this way, too. Help me to do thy will 1. Another worker writes: “ Last night there were 500 seated and .350 standing at a big outdoor meeting. Many professed;” Our ministry of personal work and the* ■Scriptures in the armed camps was com - - menced by Mr. and Mrs. Charles%M . Alex ander during the first World War.' It-is4a work of faith. We earnestly solicit your prayer-partnership. Write ¡or free illustrated quarterly to Dept. B ox K-644 Address all communications to M A W S ■ M m \ nflTIOnflL-H£flDQUART£RS, 156 f If TA flV£nU£ 7 fl£UJ YORK /0,n.Y. T
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