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I. WHAT GOD SAID TO ISRAEL (see Exodus 6:6-8).

II. WHAT MOSES SAID TO HOBAB.

1. An invitation.

2. A promise. "Good."

3. An argument. Lord has spoken, not man.

4. An entreaty. Leave us not.

5. An appeal. "Thou knowest," &c.

6. An inducement. Equal share promised.

III. WHAT HOBAB SAID TO MOSES. "I will not go." Six deterring things.

1. His own land.

2. Kindred.

3. Possessions.

4. With strangers. Alien race; other habits.

5. Poor prospects.

6. Uncertainty.What would become of him should Moses die, or if invasion should fail? All find emphatic expression — "I will not go." But Moses pleads long, earnestly, willingly. Hobab yields. House of Raguel. A lot in Canaan — Jael. Rechab. Saved from doom of Midian.

IV. WHAT I HAVE TO SAY TO YOU. Same message from God. Six things —

1. "Israel." Politically disbanded; exists spiritually; the seed of Abraham; the children of the promise; the Church of Christ.

2. "Good." Freedom from moral Egypt. Divine layout. Life; guidance; aid from God. Inheritance in the Canaan of holiness and heaven.

3. "Come." Cast in your lot with us. Turn back on Midian. It is doomed. Follow our Moses, Jesus, Captain of our salvation.

4. "Leave us not." I too would entreat, beseech, persuade. We want you; your company; your help. The love of Christ constraineth us.

5. "We will do," &c. We can. By prayer, brotherhood, mutual aid, and cheer. Going home.

6. "I pray thee." This with my heart upon my lips, and longing for your soul. Come! Come! Come!

V. WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY TO ME. You may say —

1. "I will not go." If Midian is your home Midian's doom is yours.

2. "I will follow by and by." By and by leads to house of Never.

3. "I will think about it" — which means, "I will forget it."

4. "Are you Israel?" Go tell John the things, &c.

5. "I will go with somebody else." Be quick, and God go with you.

6. "I will go with you for," &c. Preacher's prize; your peace; Jesus' glory.

VI. WHAT GOD WILL SAY TO US BOTH. I cannot answer. THE DAY WILL DECLARE IT!

(J. Jackson Wray.)

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KJV: And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.

WEB: Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, "We are journeying to the place of which Yahweh said, 'I will give it to you.' Come with us, and we will treat you well; for Yahweh has spoken good concerning Israel."