INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL* LESSON for DEC. 2, 1951 Tbese commentaries are baaed on the International Sunday School I^son Outlines, copyrighted by the International Council of Relig ious Education and used by permission.) A DOUBTING AND DISOBEDI ENT PEOPLE MEMORY SELECTION: “If we confess our sins, he is faith ful sad righteous to forgive us our sins, sod to cleanse us from ail unrighteousness.”—I John 1:9. Lesson Teat: Numbers 14:1-1,. About a year after the Israel ites departed from Egypt, they had an opportunity to take pos session of Canaan, the Promised Land, had their faith been coura geous enough to rely upon Jeho vah At Kadesh-Barnea, just south of Canaan, the Israelites halted. During the year which had in tervened since they left Egypt, they had been organised, trained to a certain extent, received the won derful code of laws which was to influence mankind down through the centuries and been given many evidences of God’s protect ing beneficience. The ex-slaves, however, were not equal to the opportunity. The preparation they had received proved to be in sufficient to meet the challenge. Twelve leaders—one from each tribe—were sent to tour the land of Canaan and report back to Moses and to the Israelites. These leaders were chosen so that their tribe would be represented by men in whom they had confidence and upon whose judgment they would rely. While Jehovah was ready to help his people, it was their duty to acquaint themselves with the problems before them and to utilize every human resource to accomplish the desired end. For 40 days, these 12 spies were absent, traveling the length of C anaan. When they returned, the majority report of the spies was adverse. These 10 fainthearted men agreed that the land was rich and alluring but they emphasised in detail the fierce, warlike tribes which inhabited it, exaggerated their physical strength and wfTI tary prowess This pessimistic prophecy completely shook the faith of the members of the tribes, who rejected the courage ous invitation of the two opti mistic leaders—Johsua and Ca leb—to go up and possess the country. So disappointed were the peo I GREETINGS ' U. S. Casualty Co. 523 N. Tryon St. Tel. 5-6031 CHARLOTTE, N. C. pie that they murmured against Moses and lamented the fact that they had left Egypt. They talked of selecting another leader and following him back to Egypt. | Joshua and Caleb were distressed 1 and plead with the Israelites, say j ing “The land which we passed through to spy it out, is an ex j feeding good land. If Jehovah delight in us, then he will bring ! us into this land, and give it unto us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. Only rebel not against ' .Jehovah, neither fear ye the peo ' pie of the land; for they are bread unto us; their defense is re ; moved from over them, and Je j hovah is with us: fear them not.” ' This only angered the people fur ther and they threatened to stone | both Joshua and Caleb. The lack of faith and the dis obedience of the children of Israel also angered Jehovah, who ap peared unto Moses and said, “How ion? will this people despise me? and how long will they, not be lieve in me, for all the signs which I have wrought among them?” Moses again found it nec essary to intercede in behalf of his disobedient people. Moses' prayer to God was two fold: (1) Jehovah should pardon the people because if he destroyed them, he would gain an evil repu tation among the surrounding peoples, and, (2) because his character is merciful and gra cious. Jehovah relented from an impulse to destroy the Israelites hut informed Moses that none of the men then 20 years or over would be allowed to enter the Promised I-and with the excep tion of Joshua and Caleb, the two brave spies. J. E. MacFa.vden has said: “The great lesson of this passage is the base ingratitude and the per if" of unbelief. God is represented as being especially vexed that the people refused to believe in him for all the signs which I have wrought among them.' Behind them was a wondrous Providence which had, in the most unmistak able way, delivered them, led them and sustained them: vet they could not trust God for the experiences that were ahead of them. Note the result of this un belief—it shut them out of the Promised Land . . . God did not shut them out; they shut them selves out by refusing to trust him. though the evidence of his mighty love was so abundant and persuasive. * The Israelites then had a change of heart. They repented of their lack of faith and became en thusiastic for an immediate in vasion of Canaan. Moses was powerless to dissuade them, al though he foretold their disas trous "ffefeat should they attempt it. A military disaster followed the impetuous invasion and th« children of Israel were turned hack to wander 39 years more in the Wilderness. Recruiting for the armed forces is reported to be going ahead at a pretty lively rate. Probably a lot of young fellows have discov ered that being a civilian is a luxury they cannot afford at this time.—New Yorker. Miss Green: “I know he’s rich, but isn’t he too old to be consid ered eligible?" Mm. Brown: “My dear, he’s too eligible?” Mrs. Brown: “My dear, he’s too eligible to be considered old!” SERVING THE SOUTH WITH GREATER FOOD VALUES! Shop And Save At The Sign Of The CS Rooster Colonial Stores WAGE ADJUSTMENTS GRANTED BY FOURTH REGION WAGE BOARD RICHMOND, V*.—Nine of 18 decisions announced recently by the Fourth Region Wage Stabili zation Board granted wage in creases or adjustments on the ba sis of WSB's inter-plant inequity policy. Affected by the adjust ments are 278 union employes and 129 non-union workers in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland and the Dis trict of Columbia. Four of the nine petitions involved agreements between management and labor, while the other five had been filed by the employer. The decisions on inter-plant in equities were unanimous and were in accordance with the Defense Production Act which requires that wage stabilization be so admin istered as to prevent or correct hardships or inequities. None of these approvals permitted an in crease above “industry within area practice.” They were based on wage and salary rates of com parable companies within the area involved. The labor-management approvals concerned: 189 United Construc tion Workers, UMW, of the Na tional Electric Coil Company, Bluefifdd, West Virginia; 27 Unit ed Steel Workers of the West Vir ginia Steel and Manufacturing Company. Huntington, West Vir ginia; 10 members of the Interna tional Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 322, H. H. Pike and Com pany, Inc., Richmond, Virginia; and 21 members of Warehouse and Distributing Workers Union, Local 222. Fries. Beall and Sharp Company, Washington, D. C. The non-union cases included: 49 machine shop workers of Flynn land Emrich Company, Baltimore, Maryland; 25 truck drivers of the Nottingham Hauling Corp., Nor folk, Virginia; 15 service depart ment employes of, the Wilson Sales Company, Fairmont, West Virginia; 8 waitresses of the Ho tel Morgan, Morganton, West Vir ginia; and 7 office workers of the Belair Road Chevrolet Company, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland. Other wage adjustments were approved for new plants of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company in Norfolk, Virginia, and the Charlotte Table Pad Manufactur ing Company of Charlotte, North Carolina. A deferred increase petition was granted 31 bakery and confection ery workers (AFL) of the Na tional Biscuit Company, Wilming ton. North Carolina, while merit increases were approved for five employes of the New York Cen tral Iron Works, Hagerstown, Maryland. The Board also announced the appointment of J. Madison Ma con, Jr, of Richmond ns execu tive assistant to its four indus try members The Fourth Re gional Board, of which Colonel George E. Strong is chairman, is composed of four representatives each of public, industry and la bor. When 70a see ■ Union Shop* Card yea know the firm whldn I displays it pays Union wages no*. ! observes Union w or king condi tions. Non-Union firms do Hi display; the Shop Card. Look for it! 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