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Title: The Bible and its story..
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942 Brewer, Julius August, 1877-1953, joint ed
Subjects: Bible
Publisher: New York, F. R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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, and thepeoples courage failed them. In an instant theyforgot all they had learned of Gods truth andpower; they were once more the cringing slaves of Egypt.In their fright they even turned against Moses, and forthe first time he faced, not murmuring, but actual openrebellion. And they said one to another, Let us makea captain, and let us return into Eg^-pt. Joshua and Caleb rushed among the people and pleadedwith them. With Gods help, insisted they, the conquestof the land would be easy, and it was an exceedinggood land. But so desperate were the multitude theywould have slain Joshua and Caleb with stones. Naywhen )\Ioses stopped them, they would have stoned himalso. In the very presence of the tabernacle, they wouldhave stoned him, had not the Lord intervened directly tosave His servants. The glory of the Lord appeared inthe tabernacle of the congregation before all the children ofIsrael. And they were confounded, and shrank backin awe from Moses and the two faithful soldiers. 11-77
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SiSrael ©riben 3nto tfje ©esert BY B. BERNARDS, A DUTCH ENGRAVER OF THEEIGHTEENTH CENTURY. Aiid your children shall wander in the wilderness fortyyears.—Num., l.f, 33. THIS refusal of the Israelites to advance from Kadeshinto the promised land, filled full the cup of Gods ^anger against them. He declared that not oneman among them, save only Joshua and Caleb, shouldever enter that Promised Land. For forty days hadthe Israelites hesitated while their spies explored Palestine;now for forty years should they wander in the wilderness.Every grown man who had resisted the will of God, shouldperish there; only their children, whom in their fear theyhad cried out would perish, those little children should besaved, and should enter Palestine at last. Even in this matter the stubborn Israelites thought tomatch themselves against God. Whereas before they hadfeared to advance, now on hearing His decision they in-sisted on going forward from Kadesh. Moses forbadethem, the fiery cloud went not

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