_The people abode in Kadesh._ THE NEW DEPARTURE The fortieth year is now running its course. The time of the curse has nearly expired. And now preparations may be begun for entering a second time on the march to Canaan, where a new generation must vindicate the claim of Israel to be indeed “the hos... [ Continue Reading ]
_Neither is there any water to drink._ THE PRIVATIONS OF MAN AND THE RESOURCES OF GOD I. There are privations in the pilgrimage of human life. One man thinks that without health his life would be worthless; yet he has to submit to its loss for a time. To another man prosperity seems essential; to... [ Continue Reading ]
_Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border._ A reasonable request, and an ungenerous refusal:-- I. A reasonable request. 1. Reasonable in itself. 2. Urged by forcible reasons. (1) The relationship existing between them, “Thy brother Israel.” (2) The sufferings which the Israelites... [ Continue Reading ]
_We will go by the king’s highway._ THE KING’S HIGHWAY They meant that, however tempting was the fruit of the fields, however fascinating the byways, however inviting the sparkling water in the wells might seem, they would keep to the bard-beaten thoroughfares that ran north and south of the count... [ Continue Reading ]
_Aaron died there in the top of the mount._ THE DEATH OF AARON The first and most superficial aspect of death is that it is the close of an earthly career. What kind of career was it that was brought to a close when Aaron died? First of all, there could be no question as to its prominence. Aaron sh... [ Continue Reading ]