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until the going down of the sun. 13. And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. 14. And Je hovah said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the remembrance o f Amalek from under heaven. 15. And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi: 16. and he said, Jehovah hath sworn: Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.” The true man of God goes from victory to victory. But this means that he also goes from conflict to conflict, for if there are no conflicts there can be no victories. Moses was finding this out with unmistak able certitude. His life was coming to be filled with contests. As soon as he over came one enemy, another would lift his head. When it was not in the camp, it was out of the camp: and when it was not out of the camp it was in the camp. But the marvelous thing about it was that Moses was having good reason to conclude that God was just as equal to one event as to another. Indeed, he was discovering, how ever many conflicts, that God never lost a battle. This is what made fighting worth while. At the same time, the process was not an easy one. Moreover, the present experience was peculiarly hard. For by this time, Moses had perceived that his particu lar place was that of an intercessor; and that his particular duty was to pray. If he only could have gotten down on to the plain, sword in hand, and have hewed and hacked at the enemy, that would have been easy. But to sit up on the mount, holding up his hands, inactive, and “doing nothing but pray,” that was hard indeed. Many saints since then have broken down just here. They say: “ It is action that tells” ; and away they go down to the plain and „ into the battle. This sounds well, and it looks well. But the difficulty is, that battles are often lost in this way. Some men must fight. But other men, if victories are to be won, must keep their lonely watch with God. So, brother, if Jehovah has-appoint-
A P rimer of P rothecy : William M. Smith, Superintendent of Union Seminary, Westveld, Indiana. Bible Institute Col- portage Association, Chicago. This is a little book of 32 pages which sells for 15 cents. W e know of no better book to put into the hands of a beginner in the study of prophecy, or into the hands of one who has no interest in prophetic study. Even those who have given some time to prophetic study will find interest in it. It would be a good hand-book to use in a Bible class. It is just such a book as we have often wished we knew o f that we might recommend it to beginners in real Bible study. M en W ho P rayed . —A Book that all Be lievers ought to read: There has recently come into our hands a book from which we have received more personal profit than any book that we have read in a long time. The title is “M en W ho P rayed / ’ the author Rev. Henry W. Frost, Home Secretary of the China In land Mission. It is a series of Bible studies of the Old Testament men who prayed. It is a wonderfully illuminating treatment of the subject. We give a few specimen ex- ceprts from the book in the hope that we may stir people up to get the book for themselves : Exodus 17:8-16. 8. “Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 9. And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek : tomorrow I will stand on thè top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand. 10. So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek : and Moses, Aaron, and Hur wjsnt up to the top o f the hill. 11. And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed : and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. 12. But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon ; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the -one side, and the other on the other side; 'and his hands were steady
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