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battles and all that they did, but now since they did not worship Him, the Lord could not help them, and the enemies of Israel overcame them, and Israel were in great trouble. Then God raised up some men called judges to help Israel and kept their enemies from hurting them. God let them suffer from their enemies and get into all kinds of trouble as a punishment for their sin against Him, in forgetting His com mands and worshipping idols, but after He had punished them and they called upon Him He helped them. God did not like their sin but He loved them and cared for them as our memory verse tells us. He careth for you. Charles’ mother did not like the wrong thing he did, but she loved Charles and just be cause she did love him she punished him so he would not do the wrong thing again, then she loved him and helped him, and in our story after God had punished Israel He helped them. Closing Prayer: Our dear heavenly Father we thank Thee for all Thy good
ness to us, and help us to love and serve Thee every day. Alternate text for Faster Lesson: Luke 24:13-31. Jesus is our Joshua leading and guiding. Jesus too, like Joshua, left His people on earth, and left others to continue His work. Our Joshua (Jesus) rose from the dead and is with us through His Holy Spirit. This wonderful lesson from the O. T. makes contact with the most inspiring event o f the New Testament, the climax event of all time. (Peloubet’s Notes.) a » and strength, A very present help in TEXT. surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. (10) And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Ked esh; and he went up with ten thou sand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him. (11) Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh. (12) And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor. (13) And Sisera gath ered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the
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Golden Text: “ God is our refuge
trouble.” Ps. 46:1.
LESSON Judges 4:4-16. (Read Ps. 46.) (4) And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. (5) And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. (6) And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kadesh-naphtali and said unto him. Hath not the Lord God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward Mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun? (7) And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him unto thine hand. (8) And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go With me, then I will not go. (9) And she. said: I will
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