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And Moses turned and went down
from the mount" In our last lesson we
saw Moses going up into the mount; after
the revelation of God to Aaron and his
sons and the seventy elders, Moses took
Joshua, and bidding Aaron and the ED
ers to tarry till they should come again,
thev went up into the mount and a cloud
covered it. After six days God called
unto Moses from the midst Of the cloud and
Moses went into the midst of the cloud and
was there forty days. Just where he left
Joshua, and what Joshua did these forty
days, we are not told. But we are told that
after God had given Moses the instructions
concerning the tabernacle and priesthood
which are recorded in chapters xxv-xxxi, He
then gave him two tables Of testimony, tables
Of stone, written with the finger Of God
tx1xi, 49, and said to him to go down from
the mount, for the people had made molten
calf and were worshiping it. The Lord
also said to Moses that He would consume the
people in His wrath and make of Moses
great nation, but in answer to the interces-
sion of Moses on behalf of the people He con-
sented to spare them.
The Work of God-the Writing of God"
written with the finger of God" (Ex. XXI,
49, Deut *, TO-. The second set Of tables
which Moses received in place of these to put
in the ark were also written by God, but the
tables Moses hewed, and took with him up to
the mount Deut x, l-5 The Righteousness
set forth in these ten commandments is that
which the holiness of God requires of those
who would draw near to Him and enjoy His
favor, and this is shown forth in many a
type and symbol When we remember the
deep significance of each command as ex-
plained by the Lord Jesus in His sermon on
the mount and that "whosocver shall offend
in one point is guilty of all" James ii, 10,
we may well exclaim, who, then, can be
savedr But blessed be God for Moses the
intercessor who saved the people from the
wrath of God and what shall we say of the
prophet like unto Moses, who not only i'll His
life fulfilled all righteousness, but in His
death became a sacrifice for our sins, and
now risen from the dead becomes 1.-THE end of
the law for every one that belevethn Rom.
4, q, and because He ever iveth to make
intercession. He is able TO save TO the
utmost tmargin "evermore'1 them that come
unto God by Him Heb vii, 25
10 "Moses cast the tables out of his hands
and brake them beneath the mount" Thus
be does i'll symbol what the people had done
and were doing literally, and Yet they seemed
perfectly happy notwithstanding the broken
law of God How sin does blind the eyes
and stop the ears, and harden the heart. We
see on every side of us today the laws of God
continually broken, and yet the people seem
perfectly happy, and because sentence
against an evil work is not executed speedily,
therefore the heart of the sons of men is
fully set in them to do evil" tEccl viii
H. But Our God shall come and shall not
keep silence; n fire shall devour before Him
and it shall be very tempestuous round about
Him. Now consider this We that forget God
lest He tear you in pieces and there be none
TO deliver" l's. /, 3. !1l
20 The calf which they had made. -
In verse 80 1t is written: They made the
calf which Aaron made and in Deut. tx, 81
Moses says. II took your SIN, the calf " hlch
ye had made" Moses burnt it, ground 1t to
powder, strainedit upon the water and mace
the children of Israel drink it. They eat
the fruit of their own way prov. i. 81 I
We would suppose that after the Judgment
and plague Tvs 4r-35 which came upon them
because OF tuIs sin their descendants to all
generations would enudder at the mere men
ton of u golden calf, and yet We find the ten
tribes for 80 years worshipmg the golden
calves which were made and set up bN ,jvrO.
boam at Bethel and at Dan q Kings XII, Is
so but it resulted in the destruction Of til,
house OF Jerohoam and in a captivity for the
ten tribes, from which they have not yet re
turned There Is nothing more sure than
that sin will IN due time be found out aud
punished, and whatsoever man sOweth
that shall he also reap Mum. XXXiI, %;
Gal. Vi, - The Lake Of Fire is for all who
are not written in the Book of Life Rev. Xxx,
d. and even the works of believers are to be
tried by fire which. if they endure, shall be
rewarded but if they cannot endure the fire
they shall be burned up. and the person
saved yet so as by fire Il Cor iii. n-lj.
The only thing to do and to do quickly If
not already done, is 10 stand where the fire
has already fallen. even in Christ. who be
came sin for us Ill Cor. V, 2D, and so let Him
live in us that He may do the works, for
whatever He does will surely endure the fire
and be rewarded.
2l-24 Aaron tries to excuse himself ana
place the guilt of this sin upon the people
somewhat like Adam, who said, "the woman
whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave
me of the tree and did eat" Gen iii. II
But he was a willing partner in this sin. and
his excuses were in vain. 1.-The Lord wa,
very angry with Aaron to have destroyed
Linn; and prayed for Aaron also the sam,
time Deut tx, 20l He who reads til,
heart saw the guilt Of Aaron in this matter
and only by the ntercession of Moses was b,
saved from wrath. II we coua noe our gull
because of the sin which we allow bv not r.
buking it, as well as the sin we actually com
nit we would be terribly afraid, and woul,
more fully appreciate Him by whose inter
cessIon we are spared Here are IA few fact
concerning sin which will surely help us i
we receive them: ITO him that knoweth /,
do good and dDeth 1t not, to him it is sin.
JAS iv, IL Whatsoever is not OF faitl
is sin" Rom. xiv, 81 "If y" have respec
to persons ye commit sill" Jas. ii, 9.
"All mrighteousnesS is SIM" q John " II.
The transsresaion Of the law is sin" (
john iii, A. THE thought Of foolishness
SIN" prov xiv, 81
% The people were naked" (R ", broker
LOOSE 1t was when Adam and Eve brok
loose from God that they lost their gloriou
clothing Of light Dps. civ, 2; GeR l. 81
and became absolutely naked.
%. "Who is on the Lords sideF' The son
of Levi respond TO this call, and 5000 of tn
guilty ones fall before their swords Tn