...people to the conquest of the Promised Land. Success was assured to him : — •' There shall not a man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life;"* but at the same time he was wanied that this success depended upon his entire conformity to the form...

...land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. 5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee...with thee : I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land,...

...greater words on which to rest his confidence. The Lord himself from heaven thus addressed him : " There shall not any man be able to stand before thee...all the days of thy life : as I was with Moses, so will I be with thee. I will not leave thee, nor forsake thee, only be thou strong and very courageous."...

...the Lord gave Joshua a charge, and said, " Be strong and of good courage : for unto this people shall thou divide for an inheritance the land which I sware unto their fathers to give them." Thus it was the true lot of the children of Israel to enter into the land of Canaan. True lot will...

...go forward without hesitation or reserve, anticipating the fulfilment of the Divine predictions, " There shall not any man be able to stand before thee...nor forsake thee : be strong and of a good courage ?" But here, my brethren, I must bring these observations to a close ; begging permission, however,...

...of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. 5 IT and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, : 1 1 will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 6 Be strong and of a good courage : for k unto this people...

...sea, toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. 5 There shall not any man he able to Etand e forcing of wrath trinevth forth strife. CHAP. XXXI. Lemuel's lesson of chastity. THE word itot fail thee, nor forsake thee. 6 Be strong, and of a good courage : for unto this people shall thou...

...or comfortless, for he received in the words of the text this cheering assurance from the Lord,—" as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee : I will not fail thee nor forsake thee." Here he found strength made perfect in his weakness; here he had a ground of confidence which nothing...

...following words must have been as oil to his joints, and marrow to his bones: "Arise, go over this Jordan. As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Thou shalt have good success. Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid,...

...boundary occasions more difficulty. According to some, the Euphrates is expressly mentioned ns this 5. There shall not any man be able to stand before thee...with thee ; I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 6. Be strong, and of a good courage ; for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the...