The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-07-12
GODS GREAT PROMISE.
LESSON III, THIRD QUARTER. INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JULY t6

LESSON III, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES. JULY t6
Tho Text Of the Lesson Il to H Found
in Ex. xxxiii. 12-23-Golden rsxt, Matt.
xiii, 2o-Commsntary by Rev. D. HI.
Etearns.
Condensed from Lesson Helper Quarterly, by
permission Of b. s. Hoffman, Philadelphia, pub
isher.l
Moses is now for the sixth time in the
mount with God. After the Levites had
slain about three thousand because of
The sin concerning the golden calf Moses
said: "Ye have sinned q great sin; and
now l will 60 up unto the Lord. Per-
adventure l shall make an atonement for
your sim" Ex xxi, 3O) How glorious
to see Jesus Christ, the prophet like unto
Moses, ascending up to God, having made
atonement for the sins of the whole world
Il John ii, p, a sufficient atonement for all,
but efficient only for those who truly receive
Him. In verso II it is written, ssThe Lord
spake unto Moses face to face as man speak
eth unto his friend, ," not that Moses saw God,
for mo man hath seen God at any times
John /, 18, and verse 20 of our lesson today.
There shall no man see Me aud ive;" but
the intercourse Of Moses with God was as a
man with his friend. Since Jesus has died
and risen again, and Is at the Fathers right
hand for us who believe in Him, our inter-
course with God through Christ ought surely
to be as with . friend; but how few seem to
know Him thus intimately; even His own re-
deemed seem more interested In decking these
mortal bodies and in becoming intimate with
sinners like themselves
70. Bring up this people," When God
sent Moses unto Pharaoh, and Moses said.
"W5no am that should go unto Pharaoh.
and that should bring forth the children of
Israel out of EgyptF' God said unto him,
Certainly I will be with thee Ex. Iii,
10-19; but because of their sin God had now
said that He could not go up in the midst Of
them, lest He consume them ". 81, and it Is for
this reason that Moses now pleads for guide
and deliverer. He pleads what God has said:
II know thee by name, and thou hast also
found grace In my sight" This is safe plead
ing, and sure Of success. In lisa. xii,
marginal reading), we.are called "the Lords
remembrances," and are urged to plead His
promises; and again, in Isa. xiii, 26, He
says: Put me in remembrance; let US plead
together" The promises Of God are bank
checks which we are to indorse and present
for payment, sure that they will be honored,
for ''all the promises of God in Jesus Christ
are yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of
God by u.s." Oh Cor. 1, 2O.l
13. "Shew me now thy way, that may
know thee" 1t seems strange to hear one
with whom God spoke face to face, praying
to know Him; it seems strange to hear Paul
praying 'that may know Him phil iii, 10,
but there is more in "knowing God" than
appears at first sight, and 1t is only those who
know Him best, as we think, who feel in their
hearts that they know Him so little. Jesus
said: "This is life eternal, to know thee,
the only true God, and Jesus Christ
whom thou hast sent" John xvii, 81
Not to know about Him, but to know
Him personally, intimately, as our own
God and Father, and Jesus as our own
Saviour and Brother.
IA. "My presence shall 60 with thee, and
will give thee rest" 'The angel of His
presence saved them; in His love and in His
pity He redeemed them" Qsa lxiii, 81 am
fully persuaded that if the promise contained
in our Golden Text for today was more
fully understood and appreciated. be
levers would be filed with power te
serve Christ and would prove true fellow
laborers with God. His presence means full
ness of joy and perfect peace and rest
Why, then, have we not this power and in,
and rest? Simply because Israeli sin is oul
sin; 'sthey tempted G~d, tney spake against
Cod th-y believed not in God, and trusted
not in His salvation" Cps. lxxviii, 1S, 10
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'16. 81 and thy people" Twice In this
verse we have this expression showing how
Moses identified himself with the nation. The
Son of God identified Himself with us by be
coming a man, partaker of flesh and blood
and in all points tempted like as we are, call
ing us His brethren. Heb. ii, 10-1S).
II. "Thou hast found grace in my sight
and know thee by name" This is the fifth
time in this lesson for the first part of thi
sentence, and the second time for the las
part. The name, in Scripture, seems to in
dicate character, what the person is, ane
that implies conduct, or what the person
does. The name Of the Lord In xxxiv
6, z, confirms this view; also Gen. xxi
81, %, where Jacob (supplanter) become
passages might be referred to.
40 oIdCIOuS w WuOu Will Dc STdclOuS,
"He doeth according to His will in the army
of heaven, and among the inhabitants of tn,
earth; and none can stay His hand, or sa,
unto Him, What doest thoug" dan. iv, 85.
1t is not for the clay to find fault with tn
potter; but oh, how we should rejoice tina
He is not willing that any should perisl
QI Pet Iii, o., and has said: "Him tina
cometh unto Me Will in no wise cast out.
John vi, 37.) "Whosoever will, let him TAX
the water Of life freely" Rev. xii, ~
know of nothing to prevent any one receiv
ing His grace now and His glory by and b,
but their own unwillingness.
20. Thou canst not see Ny face; for Their
shall no man see Me and ive:" "Dwellin,
In light unapproachable, whom no man hatl
,een or can see." Il Tim. vi, 16, R v.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall
zee God" "They saw God and did eat ant
drink" Ndatt v, 8; Ex xiv, H. Their
are some apparent contradictions in the book
but no real ones; some things hard to be un
derstood, which many wrest to their owl
destruction. There is milk for babes an,
meat for those of full age, and abundance O
light for all "Now we see in q mirror
darkly; but then face to face; now I know
in part; but then shall know fully, even a
also have been known fully" Let us yiel
our bodies living q Cor. xiii, 12, R. v.
sacrifice, not conformed to this world, sepa
rated unto Christ and His service, havin
clean hands and pure heart and an eye t
His glory in everything; thus shall our Who'll
bodies be full Of light and soon shall we Sc
Jesus.
81 ''Thou shalt stand upon the rock.n H
W "He set my feet upon the rock and es
tablished my going" Cps. Il, 3) "The Lor
is my rock" Cps. xviii, 12) "That rock wa
Christ" q Cor. (, ~ II we are doers {
the word we are building on the rock, but
we are only hearers we are building on th
sand and shall surely perish. Matt. vii, q
21. We cannot help others out of the mir
unless our own feet are firmly planted on th
rock; and II the mire is still on our fee
while we may not fall OF we are apt to slip.
% "In . cleft of the rock" The nam
Crock of Ages" is found In the margins
reading of Isaiah XVI, 4 To see the rocl
or know of it, is not sufficient; we must stan
on it, relying wholly upon the merits of tt
Lord Jesus Christ Then we are taught ths
we are also sin Christ" chosen, acceptes
blessed with all spiritual blessings in Hin
| Eph. i, 3-6) "Preserved In Jesus Christ
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