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The Perquimans Weekly, November 11,19’99 5
Israel crosses the Jordan
T.P. ALEXANDER
Central Newspaper Service
Israel crosses the Jordan
River
(Joshua 3:7-17)
“Be strong and of good
^courage, be not afraid, neither
~ be dismayed: for the Lord, thy
God, is with thee whithersoever
thou goest. ” (Joshua 1:9)
Our study for this week
recounts one of the events in
"the life of the people of Israel.
The Israelites were camped on
’"'the east side of the Jordan
River. There seemed to be no
way for them to get their fami-
'"’lies across the river since it
was swollen to the point of
non-crossable level.
They would have to wait
until the river receded. But
God had other plans, and He
* revealed them to Joshua, who
had taken Moses' place as the
'• leader of Israel.
'■ The former camp of Israel
had been some miles from the
river, now it was moved closer.
- Then came the day when
-Joshua told the people to pre
pare for another move.
“Tomorrow, ” he said, “the Lord
will do wonders among you. ”
God’s words
(Joshua 3:7-13)
“And the Lord said unto
Joshua, this day will I begin to
magnify thee in the sight of all
Israel, that they may know that,
as I was with Moses, so will I be
with thee. ” (Verse 7)
Ultimately, the people of
Israel owed their allegiance to
the Lord, not to Joshua alone.
They would accept Joshua as
their leader if they knew the
Lord was with him.
Spiritually speaking we
haven’t changed much since
ancient Joshua’s day. Christian
people still want to know that
their spiritual leaders are
called by Christ to lead the
church. Seven groups of war
like peoples lived in the coun
try west of the Jordan - the
land that the Lord had
promised to Israel.
It would take spiritual com
mitment, and personal courage
for God’s people to march into
the promised land.
God’s actions
(Joshua 3:14-17)
“And it came to pass, when
the people removed from their
tents, to pass over Jordan, and
the priests bearing the Ark of
the Covenant before the people. ”
(Verse 14)
Slowly the huge caravan
was formed. The priests bear
ing the Ark of the Covenant led
the way. The people left their
campsites and followed at a
respectful distance.
All Israel removed from
their tents and prepared to
approach the flooded Jordan,
though no one of them could
possibly wade across.
Faith in action. Is there any
thing more important in the
life of the church and it’s mem
bership.
I grew up in a Christian
home - a very enjoyable and
fortunate upbringing. My
father was a minister, my
mother was beside him every
step of the way, and together
they raised and taught seven
children.
None were law beakers -
none were ever arrested, or in
jail for wrong doing. That
would have brought shame on
our parents.
However, I am not saying
that out parents raised seven
angels. Now, back to our Bible
lesson.
The Israelites had reached
the Jordan River - it was a cru
cial moment in the promised
sign of God’s presence and
power.
How were the people to cross
the swollen river Jordan? What
happened was so unusual and
marvelous that it is hard to
find words to adequately
describe it. Verse 16 of our
scripture text relates the inci
dent, or miracle.
“That the waters which came
down from above stood and rose
up upon a heap...” (Verse 16a)
As a result of this, in front of
the people of Israel were no
water at all - only the empty
bed of a river.
Very easily the people
passed over the waterless
ground, and proceeded on to
their destination of the City of
Jericho.
The kernel of today’s lesson
provides an incident involving
God’s people doing God’s will -
and the results of it.
(Lesson based on the
International Sunday School
lessons)
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Hertford Pentecostal
Evangelist Ralph Rawls whl
be conducting services Nov. 17-
21 at Hertford Pentecostal
Church, 715 W. Grubb St.
Evangelist Rawls has been a
minister with the Assemblies
of God since 1978. He and his
family live in Garner. Services
win begin at 7:30 nights (7 p.m.
on Sunday).
Bay Branch
Bay Branch A.M.E. Zion
Church Sunday School begins
at 10 a.m. At 4 p.m. a Memorial
Service for the Third Masonic
District wUl be held. Rev. J.H.
London Jr. and the First
Baptist Church Family will be
the guests. These services will
be held Nov. 14.
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Insurance company fined
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Senior Center
Nov. 16: Manteo and Outer
Banks Christmas shopping
trip; 8:30 a.m.; $2 plus lunch
on your own.
Nov. 17: Carolina Pottery
Christmas shopping trip, 8
‘ a.m.; $20 per person plus
meals.
Nov. 19: Thanksgiving din
ner, 6 p.m.; $5 for turkey and
all the trimmings; sign up and
pay by Nov. 12.
Nov. 23: Van trip to
Mac Arthur Center to shop
and view the Christmas deco-
Tations, 9 a.m.; $2 plus lunch.
- Nov. 25, 26: Closed for
Thanksgiving
C'- Nov. 26: Myrtle Beach trip
- Nov. 30: Bingo at EC Senior
Center, 1 p.m.; sign up to ride
the van.
Regular Activities
r* Monday - Exercise area, 9
• a.m.-2 p.m.; Flower class, 9
a.m.; games 10 a.m.; Craft
time, 1 p.m.
Tuesday - Exercise area, 9
. a.m.-2 p.m.; Games, 10 a.m.
Wednesday - Exercise area,
9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Baskets, 9 a.m.-
noon; Bingo, 2-4 p.m.;
Pinochle, 2 p.m.
Thursday - Exercise area, 9
a.m.-5 p.m.; Games, Upwards,
10 a.m.; Bible study, 1 p.m.;
Rook, 2 p.m.
Friday - Exercise area, 9
a.m.-5 p.m.; Blood pressure, 10
a.m.-noon; Shuffleboard -10
a.m.
Birthdays are celebrated on
the first Tuesday of each
month at 1 p.m.
Insurance Commissioner
Jim Long announced a settle
ment over violations with Mid-
South Insurance Company. The
settlement resulted in a fine of
$51,850.
During a market conduct
examination in February, the
Department of Insurance
found a variety of violations.
Some of these violations were
in areas regarding record
keeping, handling of consumer
complaints, advertising, policy
forms and filing, and claim
payments.
In accordance with the
Constitution of North
Carolina, the funds from this
fine wUl be distributed by the
State Controller’s Office to
North Carolina public schools
in the area where the viola
tions took place.
The Department of
Insurance oversees market
conduct in the insurance
industry through a variety of
functions, including conduct
ing on-site company examina
tions. Since 1995, the
Department has taken admin
istrative action against insur
ers in 37 different instances
because of market conduct
issues. These actions have
resulted in total settlements of
more than $2.5 mUlion.
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“One Step Forward, Two Steps Back”
Do you ever feel like you are going backwards? Do
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Recently, I left our little town of Ahoskie and
proceeded toward Winton. I came to the Stop sign
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