_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 ]