238 The people cried th a t n igh t and found fa u lt w ith Moses and Aaron, and they even blamed God for bringing them there. This made Moses and Aaron feel very sad, and also Caleb and Joshua, the two good spies who spoke to th e people again and told them w hat a wonderful land it was, and told them no t to be afraid for God would be w ith them ; but they would no t listen. The Lord was g reatly displeased because they would not obey Him, and because th ey were so unkind to Moses and Aaron and th e two spies, and worse th a n all else, they found fau lt w ith God and would not be lieve H is prom ises afte r all th e won d erfu l things He had done for them . So God told Moses th e people could not have th e b eau tifu l land, bu t they would have to go back and live in th e wilder-
T HE K I N G ’S B U S I N E S S ness un til all the people who would not obey had died. When they h eard th is they told Moses they would go, bu t Moses told them it was too late, they had lost th e ir chance. These people were like some boys and girls going to a picnic or p arty and they find fau lt about th e ir clothes and do no t w ant to wear the ones m other wishes them to wear, and they cry and fuss un til mother pu ts th e clothes away and says they cannot go a t all. Do you know any boys or girls like th a t? When people always w an t th e ir own way God has to punish them . Closing P ra y er: Our dear heavenly F ath e r, make us brave and tru e and help us to always remember th a t God’s word is tru e.
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MARCH 9, 1919 JO SH UA , PA T R IO T AND LEADER Golden Text: “Be strong and of good courage.” Josh. 1:9. BESSON TEXT Josh. 1:1-9. (Read Josh. 1 :10 -3 :17 ; 5:13-15.)
(1) Now a fte r the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, th a t the LORD spake unto Joshua, the son of Nun, Moses’ m in ister, saying, (2) Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou,, and all this people; unto the land which I do give to .them, even to the children of Israel. (3) Every place the sole of your foot shall tread upon, th a t have I given, unto you as I said unto Moses. (4) Prom the wil derness and this Lebanon even unto the g reat river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the H ittites, and unto the. g reat sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. (5) There shall not any m an be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was w ith Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor for sake thee. (6) Be strong and of a I. The P rom otion of Joshua. The g rea t leader, Moses, h ad been called away. Who could b etter tak e up th e uncompleted ta sk th a n th e man who had been so closely associated w ith
good courage: for unto this people Shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sw are unto their fathers to give them . (7) Only be thou strong and very courageous, th a t thou m ayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: tu rn not from It to the right hand or to the left, th a t thou m ayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. (8) This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; b u t thou shalt m editate therein day and night, th a t thou m ayest observe to do accord- mg to all th a t is w ritten therein: for then thou shalt make th y way pros- perous, and then thou sh alt have good fnccess. (9) H ave not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good cour age; be not afraid, neither be thou dis mayed: for the LORD thy God is w ith thee whithersoever thou goest.
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EXPOSITION In th e Jo h n H. H u n ter battle of Amelek (Ex. 17:8-16) while worthy?
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