Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-30

brews wilt. f0-Commensa-y by Rev.
ID. NJ stcarns.
TCondensed from Lesson Helper Quarterly, ~
permission Of Il. s, Hoffman. Philadelphia pub
lisherl
After spending twelve months on tha
Gospel by Matthew --tke Gospel OF tho
King and the kingdom we now retnrn t0
the history of the beginning OF The oxislcncs
Of Israel as a nation. the people whom God
formed for Himself to show forth Ills praise;
q people terrible from their beginning hith-
erto; nation yet to blossom aud bud
and fll the face of the earth with fruit
Isa. xiii, 2l: xviii, 2-7; xxvii. a. The lessons
of the next six months. upon which we now
enter. will be of greatly increased interest to
US il we remember few scriptural facts and
become fully persuaded that these things
arn about. to mention are indeed plainly and
most emphatically asserted in the Scriptures
In our lesson today thay are three months
out of Egypt, having crossed the Red sea on
dry land and journeyed down to Mount
Sinai, where they are now encamped, having
been guided thither by the Lord, who went
before them by day in a pillar of cloud to
lead them the way and by night in pillar
of fire to give them light With bread from
heaven were they fed morning by morn
ing, and water from the rock Quenched
their thirst A supernatural people as to
their origin, their deliverance from their OPP
pressors, the supply Of their daily wants and
victory over their enemies-but oh, how
natural and how sinful as to their daily lifei
for already had they more than once MUIR
INJURED against God and in their hearts turned
back to Egypt. How strange that God,
moving beforehand just how they would
oct, chose them for His people. In them we
zee ourselves, and in Him the Interchangeable
Jehovah.
Moses, Aaron and two of his sons, with
ssventy of the elders Of Israel, are invited to
come up on the mount to meet God. the more
full account Of this we have in verses to ii
Of our lesson But notice here that Moses
alone shall come near" the others are to
worship afar of, they shall not come nigh
The Tabernacle at this time not being built
nor Aaron and his sons set apart as priests,
Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face
Deut xxxiv, 10, stands before us as type Of
the true mediator and daysman. the Lord
Jesus Christ. our prophet. priest and king
Deut. xviii. 1910. By the finished work OF
the Lord Jesus all who receive Him are made
nigh Eph ii, l3). and all who trust In His
merits and are washed i'm His blood have
access at all times 10 the very presence Of
God BY faith in Him Onoof the most beauti-
full names Of Israel Is that In Pa cxlviii. Is:
"a people near unto Him. the full meaning
Of which Is yet 70 he made manifest All true
believers In Jesus Christ are even now 80
near to Him that we arc called members OF
His body. of His nesh and Of His bones
lEph v, 90. and IL we would but believe
that we are as near 60 Him and ~ dear TO
Him as He says We are. We would surely be
constrained BY His love 70 honor Him and
soek His glory more than we do
q "Mos<s came and told the people all the
words % tue Lord. r. ! an the iudgmcnts.r
In connection urith the receiving q the law
and the Instructions about the Tabernacle.
Moses went Up % God IN the Mount Just seven
times. and on two occasions he remained with
God forty days and forty nights. and neither
did eat bread or drink water gEx xix,
), s. %; N. q. xiv. Il. xxi. 30: xxxiv,
~ This verse tells Us Of his return from his
fourth visit, at which time be repeated TO the
people the words which we have In chapters
xxi-xxiii. and the people. not knowing the
sinfulness and deceitfulness OF their own
hearts. replied with 6he voice; "All the
words which the Lord hath said will we do
And Moses wrote all the words of the
Lord" All the words of the Lord were very
precious TO Moses, he spake them TO the peo
pie and wrote them down for future use;
the people were to set their hearts upon them
as their life Deut xxxii, 46): they were to
have them ia their hearts. teach them unto
their children and talk of them in the house
and by the way Deut. vi. 40 It is to be
feared that many Christians think that they
can get along quite well with very few of
the words of the Lord and that there are
some who consider a large portion Of the
Bible unnecessary for them TO give any heed
-
sorry that our lessons for the next six
months are In the Old Testament, forgetting
that the Old Testament, as we call it, was the
book that Jesus loved. and that He was ever
quoting from, expounding, and in His life
fulfilling, and that all the Scriptures were
concerning Himself IF wc have In any way
or in the least degree slighted or neglected
any portion of Scripture let as seek forgive
ness and begin at once to appreciate more
fully ''all the words Of the Lord
5 Burnt offerings Peace offerings
Two different aspects Of the one great and
all sufficient sacrifice OF the Lord Jesus; the
first signifying His giving Himself an offer
ing and sacrifice TO God for ms, and The sec
ond telling as Of the result of that sacrifice.
As we receive Him, rest in Him and feed
upon Him, we have peace with God and true
fellowship. being made partalzers Of Christ
and al the benefits which flow from Him
6-8 And Moses took the blood, and
sprinkled it on the people lie also
sprinkled it on the alter " Gs. and on The
book meb. tx. 80 II = the application Of
the blood that in any case makes II efIlca-
cipus On the night on which they left
Egypt The blood OF tie passover lamb might
have been shed, but unles il had been
sprinkled on the door posts and the Intel the
angel Of death would surely have entered the
house 60now. although Jesus has she'd His
blood. unless II Is applied to us. unle6s we
truly aoeept Him and give ourselves 70 Him.
IL VIII net avail for us: tut u Hin every
blessing Of the covenant Is zsade sure TO
every ore in Him.
Oil. They saw God. and did cat and
drink And get Jesus eaid: No man hath
seen God at ang time. The cnly beg0tten Bon
who Is il the bosom of the father He hath
declared Eins t1nan 4 ~ Now while alrnrn