. The training of the Chosen people. t High. Could therepossibly be a more impressive illustration of the de-mand of Jehovah for conformity to the highest idealsinvolved in His own character and in His relationshipto men? Gods demand for righteousness—the righteousnesswithout a stain or fleck, the righteousness that answersto His own character—was enforced by the career ofBalaam, by the judgment upon Israel for her idolatry,by the terrible destruction of the Midianites, but mostof all, perhaps, in the disappointment of Moses. 50 Old Testament History CHAPTER XV. THE TRIUMPHS OF chs
. The training of the Chosen people. t High. Could therepossibly be a more impressive illustration of the de-mand of Jehovah for conformity to the highest idealsinvolved in His own character and in His relationshipto men? Gods demand for righteousness—the righteousnesswithout a stain or fleck, the righteousness that answersto His own character—was enforced by the career ofBalaam, by the judgment upon Israel for her idolatry,by the terrible destruction of the Midianites, but mostof all, perhaps, in the disappointment of Moses. 50 Old Testament History CHAPTER XV. THE TRIUMPHS OF chs. 1-6. Dean Stanley lacked his usual felicity in character-ization when he said that the story of the conquest ofCanaan is the most secular part of Old Testamenthistory. The implication that the narrative leavesGod out of account, and moves wholly in the realm ofthe material is certainly not borne out by the , there are few passages in the Scriptures thatillustrate more graphically the nature and the rewardsof The Jordan River and Valley. Perhaps no attempt to define faith has been whollysuccessful, for faith is like vision, it must be expe-rienced to be apprehended. It would be impossible todescribe sight to one born blind. Still, in a generalway, we may say that faith is the human response toGod and loyalty to the convictions that response gen-erates. Such faith, this history shows us, is the basis ofcourage. Over and over again God enjoins uponJoshua to be strong and of good courage. He ap-peals to His servant to summon all his resources ofmanliness to resist the temptation of you can no more make a man courageous by a Chapter 15. The Triumphs of Faith 51 command than you can make him happy by telling himto be so. When, however, you put before him factsthat elicit bravery or rejoicing, if his inner life re-sponds to them, he becomes inevitably courageous orhappy. Jehovah did not expect that Joshua would bemade courageous by a pre
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