after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant 75 which I have made with them. Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our 80 God is not among us? And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods. Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against 85 the children of Israel. For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant. 90 And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. 95 32.44. And Moses came and spake all these words in the ears of the people, he, and Hosea the son of Nun. And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel: and he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your 100 children to observe to do, all the words of this law. For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. 32.48. And Jehovah spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying, 105 Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession and die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in 110 mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people: because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin ; because ye Yet sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel. 115 34.1. And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And Jehovah shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, and 120 the south country, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar. And Jehovah said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over 125 thither. So Moses the servant of Jehovah died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of Jehovah. And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: 130 his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended. And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the 135 children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as Jehovah commanded Moses. And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom Jehovah knew face to face, in all the signs and the wonders, which Jehovah sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and 140 to all his land, and in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel. : LESSON XXVII JOSHUA JOSHUA 1.1 to 4.18 1.1. Now after the death of Moses the servant of Jehovah it came to pass, that Jehovah spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead; now there fore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto 5 the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea 10 toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong and of a good courage for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inherit15 ance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. This 20 book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a 25 good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. 2.1. And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into a woman's house, named Rahab, 30 and lodged there. And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country. And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search 35 out all the country. And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were: and it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out : whither the men went I wot not pursue after them quickly; shall overtake them. But she had brought them up to ye the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof. sued after them the way to Jordan unto the 40 for And the men purfords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. And before they were laid down, she came up unto them 45 upon the roof; and she said unto the men, I know that Jehovah hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. For we have heard how Jehovah dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye 50 did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you for Jehovah your God, he is God in heaven above, and 55 in earth beneath. Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by Jehovah, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token and that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and 60 deliver our lives from death. And the men answered her, Our life for your's, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when Jehovah hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee. Then she let them down by a cord through the window for her house was upon the town wall, and she 65 dwelt upon the wall. And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned and afterward may ye go your way. And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. 70 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee. And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy 75 house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him. And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear. And she said, 80 According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window. And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers 85 sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them and they said unto Joshua, Truly Jehovah hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even 90 all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us. 3.1. And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the camp; and 95 they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the 1ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the 100 way by which ye must go for ye have not passed this way heretofore. And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow Jehovah will do wonders among you. And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of 105 the covenant, and went before the people. And Jehovah said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the 110 brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan. 3.9. And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of Jehovah your God. And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the 115 Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites. Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan. Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. 120 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of Jehovah, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan 1 The ark goes first in the march. See Numbers 10.33. |