_The children of Gad, and the children of Reuben, came and spake unto
Moses._
THE SELFISH REQUEST OF THE REUBENITES AND GADITES
I. Mean selfishness. In the competitions of business and of
professional and social life there is often very much of mean
selfishness, and that even amongst persons who a... [ Continue Reading ]
_Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?_
And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel?
THE EXPOSTULATION OF MOSES
1. He shows them what he apprehended to be evil in this motion; that
it would discourage the heart of their brethren (Numbers 32:6). What,
saith he,... [ Continue Reading ]
_We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our
little ones._
But we ourselves will go ready armed.
THE AMENDED PROPOSAL OF THE REUBENITES AND GADITES
I. The amended proposal made.
1. That they should province at once for the safe settlement of their
families and their flocks a... [ Continue Reading ]
_Be sure your sin will find you out._
THE GREAT SIN OF DOING NOTHING
I. What was this sin? A learned divine has delivered a sermon upon the
sin of murder from this text, another upon theft, another upon
falsehood. If you take the text as it stands, there is nothing in it
about murder, or theft, or... [ Continue Reading ]
_Their names being changed _
CHANGES OF NAME
Many persons live in names.
This is fatal to the grasp of complete truth and relation. The poet
asks, “What’s in a name?” The name of a friend may be necessary
to his identification, but the name is not the man. Character is to be
studied, motive is to... [ Continue Reading ]