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Patriarchs and Prophets—Chapter 47 This chapter is based on Joshua 9 and 10. From Shechem the Israelites returned to their encampment at Gilgal. Here they were soon after visited by a strange deputation, who desired to enter into treaty with them. The ambassadors represented that they had come from a distant country, and this seemed…

Patriarchs and Prophets—Chapter 46 This chapter is based on Joshua 8. After the execution of the sentence upon Achan, Joshua was commanded to marshal all the men of war and again advance against Ai. The power of God was with His people, and they were soon in possession of the city. Military operations were now…

Patriarchs and Prophets—Chapter 45 This chapter is based on Joshua 5:13-15; 6; 7. The Hebrews had entered Canaan, but they had not subdued it; and to human appearance the struggle to gain possession of the land must be long and difficult. It was inhabited by a powerful race, who stood ready to oppose the invasion…

Patriarchs and Prophets—Chapter 44 This chapter is based on Joshua 1 to 5:12. The Israelites deeply mourned for their departed leader, and thirty days were devoted to special services in honor of his memory. Never till he was taken from them had they so fully realized the value of his wise counsels, his parental tenderness,…

Patriarchs and Prophets—Chapter 43 This chapter is based on Deuteronomy 31 to 34. In all the dealings of God with His people there is, mingled with His love and mercy, the most striking evidence of His strict and impartial justice. This is exemplified in the history of the Hebrew people. God had bestowed great blessings…

Patriarchs and Prophets—Chapter 42 This chapter is based on Deuteronomy 4 to 6; 28. The Lord announced to Moses that the appointed time for the possession of Canaan was at hand; and as the aged prophet stood upon the heights overlooking the river Jordan and the Promised Land, he gazed with deep interest upon the…

Patriarchs and Prophets—Chapter 41 This chapter is based on Numbers 25. With joyful hearts and renewed faith in God, the victorious armies of Israel had returned from Bashan. They had already gained possession of a valuable territory, and they were confident of the immediate conquest of Canaan. Only the river Jordan lay between them and…

Patriarchs and Prophets—Chapter 40 This chapter is based on Numbers 22 to 24. Returning to the Jordan from the conquest of Bashan, the Israelites, in preparation for the immediate invasion of Canaan, encamped beside the river, above its entrance into the Dead Sea, and just opposite the plain of Jericho. They were upon the very…

Patriarchs and Prophets—Chapter 39 This chapter is based on Deuteronomy 2; 3:1-11. After passing to the south of Edom, the Israelites turned northward, and again set their faces toward the Promised Land. Their route now lay over a vast, elevated plain, swept by cool, fresh breezes from the hills. It was a welcome change from…

Patriarchs and Prophets—Chapter 38 This chapter is based on Numbers 20:14-29; 21:1-9. The encampment of Israel at Kadesh was but a short distance from the borders of Edom, and both Moses and the people greatly desired to follow the route through this country to the Promised Land; accordingly they sent a message, as God had…