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MARCH 2, 1919 TH E R E PO R T OF TH E SPIES Golden Text: “This is th e victory th a t overcometh the world, even our faith .” 1 Jno. 5:4. LESSON TEXT Num. 14:1-10. (Read Num. 13:1 -14 :38 .)
(1) And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the peo ple wept th a t night. (2) And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them , Would God th a t we had died in the land of Egypt; o r Would God th a t we had died in this wilderness; (3) And wherefore h ath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, th a t our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to retu rn to Egypt? (4) And they said one to an other, let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt. (5) Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel. (6) And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of I. Their Appointment. A comparison of Deuteronomy 1:19- 22 w ith Numbers 13:1 shows th a t the appointm ent of the spies originated w ith th e people. God only let them have th e ir own way in it. LESSON Recall a sim ilar ac- EXPOSITION tion when Israel de- Jo h n H. H u n ter manded a king. 1 Sam. 8:7, 19-22. There is a real danger in making our plans and th en demanding th a t God sanction them . B etter far to w ait on Him for His plan, and to obey His com mand. Unbelief was responsible for th e spies being sent out. God had promised Israel th e land. They should have gone up and taken it. God’s commands are always H is enablings. Prudence is
Jephunneh, which were of them th a t searched the land, ren t th eir clothes: (7) And they spake unto all the com pany of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it is an exceeding good land. (8) If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it unto us; a land which floweth w ith milk and honey. (9) Only rebel not against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defense is departed from them , and the LORD is w ith us: fear them not. (10) B ut all the con gregation bade stone them w ith stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children, of Israel. sometimes, perhaps oftentimes, ano th er name for unbelief. When prudence considers th e feasibility of doing what God commands, it is always unbelief, and consequently it is sin. “Theirs not to reason why; Theirs not to make reply; th eirs bu t to do’C—no t die. There were twelve spies, one from each trib e except Levi; E phraim and Manasseh each sending one, th u s giving Joseph two representatives, and making up for Levi’s absence. T hank God th a t the priestly trib e were guiltless on th is occasion. See Num. 18:20. II. Their Mission. They were to rep o rt on th e character of th e land; though they had God’s word for it already. Ex. 3:8. The inh ab itan ts a n d 'th e ir means of defense were to be investigated. They were to
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