The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-08-24
THE GUIDING PILLAR



Especially arranged from i. s Quartcriy.l
LksSo~ TExr-Num. l9:l523
GoLpES TExI-O send out Thy light ana
Thy truth; lei them lead me- ~. i3:a
CENTRAL TRtrn- Christ. revealed Ina In
Word. Is our pillar Of cloud and az fire
TiuE-Tbe Shc.nuah took his place over
the tabernacle the first day Of The first
month Of the second year after the exodus
". Is, TX. 4o:2l. April, b. q. 1870 But
this account - gwen about nifty days later,
when the people were about 20 leave SINAI
(Num. lO.lE.
Pr-xcE-The valley before Sinai
PARALLELS First appearance Of the Shek-
inah a. Ethan lex. 1871. ~. A defense a
the Red Sea lex. 1919. aO,. Takes its
place above the tabernacle tEx s0s3n.
Moves before the Israelites (Num. i0:il,
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NrxBErs-Author. Mo>es. Name from
| the numbering OF mastering Of the tribes
ISTRopUcrioS-The giving OF the ccre-
| monial law u-cviticus) was complete. and Il
4 was time 10 arrange for the journey
| toward the promised land; hence the &c
count Of the guiding pillar IS repeated The
IsracIites had been encamped about year
1 u Sinai
| HEIRS OVER HARB PLAcKs-Thc Israel
III1 WEIE 0NNul 70 <&0It 'n = lHMNtt&I ~ tA1
| promised land through an unknown wilder
| ness, away from beaten track. ignorant
| OF what was 70 bcfall them. They needed
| wise, strong. good guide. Is. ON nc day
| Ex 40: 2. Appearance ~ fire not fire. but
like H. Fire was good symbol Of Gods
presence. bright, cheering, warming, pnri-
flying. fegiving, all-pervasiye. consuming
70 evil 10 The pillar 81 cloud; = visible pill
lar Of cloud or vapor. . conspicuous object
that could be seen not only b. the mar
shalled host. but BY the scattered compa-
mics OF women and children, a. they fed
their fiocks, and followed afar IN the mar
vclous signal Of the Divine presence. A
great host. marching through . country
without roads or other marks OF civiiiza-
ton. must be provided with some conspicu-
Gus object to serve as . signal 10 the main
body. and TO AL Struggling parties connected
with IT, 10 Tarrsed long once i remained
eighteen years. Kept me cha ". obeyed the
commandments STRANGE GUIDANCE This
guide led the people into deserts. against
euemic.. into hunger and thirst. among SER
peuts. as WEI, As BY the wells and palm
groves OF Elm; and il led them forty years
on : tourney that few weeks would have
ACCOMPLISHED Why's To At them for the
promised Land to which they were going.
CHRIST, orR LIGHT AND GripE Jesus
Christ. as revealed in the Word u God. is
-. !. - s.,,.',d ana ~ src Tie has .oue
-, 80 49, MA, "a the world. He teaches ~
the WAY 10 Heaven. and shows the Way by
having walked in H. He il wise and strong,
knowing all things present, past and fui-
ure- for He is Divine He shines through
the Word. giving light in the darkness
He ab.dcs upon His church. and 10 the ten
pie Of each loving heart. He leads Us oy
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s-S,.-rs.,s -. r,,s nm I cloud de<rendex
i, -. : .r,.,'.h I, rivh, snrned into pilla,
: Thi. .hoxrd that Gods prcscnc.
,r.re Throngb sil the forty wears Q,
= .h.,r ;orrper,nrs this pilla- accompanie,
49,, Al. cnr Lesson tells Us. the sigma
\ 1s !. -, -. ~. remaining OF TIC
: $3.50 49, IN. sa,.c-narIe While Il stood
49,, 49, ...-'.',.. 49,. ~ ~ move But a
49,. -, .t.. ,.,,,.,, r.,~ and moved forward
2 ~. ...,,,. t,,.-e m tneir camp and moved
Q sa~,,rar5 I. long A. the cloud kept moving
& 4. ,'.de ~ s,f,errnce when the cloud moved
= ,rhesher b. day or night; a. soon - 7
. moved. thev iourneycd. II made no diner
i cnce now long the cloud remained 80
t,crarv. inst 20 long the people rcsses
~ this way God Indicated His desire CO..
cerrinr their movements.
whv wa@ 4 necessary that the Peep
.,,,,,,5 ~ thnx constantly led BY Godt y
= var,ous reasons. fD Because they were
. ! wilderness where there was no va
= None 81 them had ever been there DeIcr
!. - noint out the rad 70 the others Inc
4, vas great danger that they would DC ~
q and come 70 ssd ends q Because ne
- were many enemies on every hand, VI
D. ,~ouId oppose them. and. II possible oy'
- whalm them in battle. They had alrc4
- had some experience Of this kind wi'b :
Amalskitcs. But there were more e.
n mics ahead. and for this reason they need
ne the guidance OF = superior power SJ
ID canse thew were marching to the conqu'
n n the land Of promise, which was full
Z. those who would eight them 20 the dea
seven nations were then in the land
= the~e they were 70 cast out and pcsss
'te thc;r land. Hut 70 do this they needed
g Divine guidance. They were TOO 'enor -