The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-06-28
GODS COVENANT.
international 5unday-School Les
son for July 1, 1893.
Tho Lord Summons Moscs Unto the Mount
and Reveals Himself In an Especial
Mfanncr--rhc Isrnelitcs Promise Obe-
dience to Gods Laws.

and Reveals Himself In an Especial
Manncr--,rhc Isrsclitcs Promise Obe-
dience to Gods Laws.
| Especially arranged from 8, g. Quarteriy.l
LESSON TExT--Ex. "a :1-12.
GOLDEN TEXT will bo to them q God,
| and they shall be to me q people. Heb. S:10.
CENTRAL TRuTu-God's covenant with His
people, and their covenant with God.
TIE Book OF ExoDUs-TnE TITLE--Exodus
| means departure, or going out, from the
chief event Of the book. THE AUTHOR
Moses. CnARAcrERrsrrcs-G is tho
| book of creation; Exodus Is tho book OF re-
| demption. II sots forth the redemption OF
| Israel from Egypt as type OF mans ro-
| demption from sin.
TrME-NIay, 14ol b. G. Soon after tho CIV
| ing of the law from Sinai, our last lessons
| in the Old Testament year ago.
PLAcE-The valley Of Er Rahah, before
| Mount Sinai. The plain contains about four
| hundred acres, and slopes toward prccip-
| itous cliff 1900 feet above tho plain, and
6,s3O above the sea level The number of the
Israelites was about 2,OOO,000 Of which C0O,-
| 600 wero grown men (Num. 1;46).
INTRopucrIoN-Wo now take up the Old
| Testament lessons where wo left them
year ago, just after tho giving Of tho law
| from Sinai.
HELPS OVER HARD PLAcEs-1. and he said.
this really joins on Ex. 20:2 ut which point
the book of the covenant is given, including
chap. 20.22 to the end of chap. %. 1t con-
tains seventy practical precepts with prom
| iscs and warnings. Aaron: Moses older
| brother, afterwards high priest Ndddb and
Abilu: the two Oldest sons Of Aaron.
Elders. leading mon, heads Of families.
Worship afdr OF: Moses was called TO tho
| top of the mount; these elders went
part way up the mount. The record OF
their obedience to this command is in W o.
3. AH the tcords Of the Lord: the ten command.
mcnts and tho book of the covenant (chaps.
2O-23), which was tho application OF tho
commandments to conduct. These were tho
first laws of tho nation preparatory to tho
fuller law given afterwards. Judgments:
laws, statutes by which TO judge. Wih ono
coice; unanimously. 4. Under the hft: tho
cliff of Sinai. g. Burnt offerings: animals
wholly consumed on the altar; type Of
atonement and dedication to God. Peace
offerings; Of animal or food, partly burned
on the altar, and partly eaten by the priests
and offcrers. o. Sprinkled on The altar: tho
representative Of God indicating that He
would fulfil His part OF tho covenant. 8.
Sprirtled u on the people: tho elders repre-
senting the people. This was like an oath
that they would fulfil their part Of tho
| .o'eh"no W oo'onco a"uo p'y Va
10. Aud thcy saw the God Of Israel somo ap-
pearance like tho Shekinah. Somo glorious
| manifestation, such as Moses saw once on
tho mount. H. Mobiles: tho elders. He laid
not HIS hand: He did not harm them by His
presence. Sa,o God, and did cat and drink:
Us at o feast where God was present. Show
ing that God was their friend md protector.
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- n-,eor thot ,u,tbo,,t cheddno Of hlood
thorpp co,',a ho M ro,oission nj s,n So when
Moaoo haI ogroroa tho socr;Gcos be read
tho io,y % 20 tho ,oorla omd thou so,omniv
oarood to abide Nv the law as Moses rena
~ 10 them Thon God revealed Himself in
nm osnpcial manner to those whom He had
chosen. nnd the Lesson closes with tho com.
mond of God IN Mosos IN go I'm into tho
mountain and receive a copy of the ten
commondments written with tho finger of
God in stono
T,o,,,,,,,,r, yvoro .ho 1sroo,,.os oh,o 20
,oon thia covorant t,ot Goa had made with
thop,a IN NoI Uar5,, hoS thew ,nodo IL ,ybon
tha,, ,,.oooadod 20 hDoair tho como Cow anv
ono IN ~ o,,r davs fnliy lrner, tho Tan commani-
,nnntsS No. Sor thonoh ho rnov i,oon them
~ ;r avs ont,yord M ,nou tbey con not Leen
tho'1 g., thoir anvil .Tbo car,nl MAJ, IL
Wv, .n s,,i,ioo, 90 tba low, - GoS ,,o;,ha, IN,
dood % % COW Se y We have not tho newer hv
nature 70 obev the law as we find t. IF wo