News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-09-20
THE |. S. S. LESSON.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
SEPTEMBER 25.
lesson Text: Death and Burial of
Moses" Deut. XXxiv., 1-12
Golden Text, Prov. w.,
documentary.

| Moses, DcuI. AAAiN',
| Golden Text, Prov. iv.,
documentary.
"And Moses went up Many time had
Moses gone up on Il mountain to meet and
talk with God, but never before hal he gone
up not to return. There is something So
NV FERROUS about the going out of person
from the tabernacle in which they have SO
journed on earth, either for few or many
years, that though one may have witnessed
many such events it is ever most solemn
sight Moses had long ago forSaken all the
pleasures and vanities of this world, choos-
ing rather to SUI Ter afiiction with the people
of God than to en- Joy the pleasures of sin for
a season; eSteaming the reproach OF Christ
greater riches than the treasures IN Egypt;
and for at least eighty years he had endured,
as seeing Him who is invisible Heb. Xl.,
%4-2O. But now his work in mortal body
was finished it was the eleventh month of
the fortieth year since they left Egypt
(Deut l., 81, and he had rehearset
to them all the way by which they
ments of the Lord; he had given them
another song, and had blessed the tribes
chs. Xxi, xxXiii.) both song and blessing
reaching on to the time of their, to us, still
future glory: he had appointed his successor
and laid his hands upon him, and given INN
a charge in the sight of all the congregations.
Mum xvii, 1928; and now he is to be
gathered unto his people. Were there no
Iarewells, no cllngng to hun as the
Ephesians to Paul; did they not accompany
him as far as they might; and when COM
PEELED to leave him did they not stand
gazing with sOrrowful and longing eyes upon
HIM as he journeys up the mountain and be-
comes lost to their sight! Verse tells us
that they wept and ,nournel for him in the
plains of Mohab thirty days. and sorrowtul
indeed must have been the scenes of the
leave taking, but each one is left to picture it
for himself.
1-3 And the Lord Showed him all the
land He is now alone with God, the people
all left behind, his earthly work laid down;
but before he departs from earth he IS per
mitted to see that good land which, on ac-
count of sin, he was not permitted to enter
He had besought the Lord to let him go over
and see the land, but the answer was: Let
it suffice thee: speak no more unto me of this
matter; thou shalt behold it with thine eyes,
but thou shalt not go over this Jordan
IL cut i'll, 1921 When Paul hesought the
Lord thrice for the removal of the thorn in
the flesh, the Lords answer was: MY grace
Is sufficient for thee In Pauts case the de-
NAL of the request and the continuance OF
the infirmity was lest he should be exalted
above measure: in the case of Moses his re-
quest denied because of his sin Mum.
xvii a. which, although forgiven, still
left a present imp easant result.
!. This is the land which | swore unto
Abraham The promise had been made
nearly 500 years before Gen. Xii, =, yet
Abraham had received no Inheritance i'll it,
no, not SO much as to set his foot on tActs
vii. 81. His seed, which has grown from
one TO millions, is now about to take posses
sion of it. but they did not possess it fully,
nor use it well when they got it, and now for
more than 1900 years they have been out OF
it, and yet it is their land and God Will
make good to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,
personally, his personal promise to them.
Col lives, the perS ms live to whom the
promise was made, Jesus lives who died and
rose again, all the promises of God in him are
yea and in Him am n; one day is with the |
Lord as a thous and years, and thousand |
years as one day; be patient, be trustful be |
steadfaSt be fuzzy persuaded, and re- DICE |
in hope of the glory of God; the resurrection |
will make it all plain, see that you take part |
in the first one.
s. 80 Moses, the servant of the Lord, died |
Although before the deluge peope lived |
due time they died. sit is appointed unto |
men once to die Heb. iX., ~ and yet there |
is common saying to this effect-one thing !
is sure, we must all d (Which is not correct,
for the Spirit says through Paul III |. Cor. |
XIV. 81 81 that we shall not all sleep (Or die, |
but in the twinkling of an eye be changed at !
sSDirit aIso in l. Thess " IG-iS Ali true |
believers who are alive when Christ returns
shall for His sake be excused from keeping
their appointment, and being instantly
changed shall be caught up to meet Christ
in the air. Only two persons have up to the
present time thus escaped death: Enoch be
fore the deluge, and Eli iah after, but many
shall escape it on that morning of the first
resurrection.
6. And He buried him." Most unique
death and burial ever accorded to mortal;
God and angels welcome him to the spirit
world and the Lord buries his body. How
long the body of Moses rema ned buried we
are not told; but that he had the risen body
on the Mount of TRANSPORTATION seems evil
dent from Jude tx. for not only does the
devil hate to give up a soul to Christ, but he
also hates to have to give up the body of
saint from the grave. On the Mount OF
TRANSPORTATION, in that glorious glimpse OF
the Son of Man there given to us, Elijah
seems to represent the translated ones, and
Moses the dead and risen ones, while the
disciples represent Israel in mortal bodies on
the earth.
I. Zone hundred and twenty years old |
when he died, his eye was not dim nor his
natural force abated.h He had surely had |
enough sorrow and trial during the past forty |
years to break down a pretty strong man.
but he had learned the secret of casting his
burden on the Lord; and if we were more |
often on our faces before God, perhaps we
would not grow old quite so fast. Sickness
Is not necessary in death; we are constantly |
hearing of people in good health taken sud
denly from our midst, sometimes, it is true,
by accident; but how often without any ap-
disease, or apopexy, or the failure of some
organ of the body to do its work, and it may
apparently have been so, but why not often
times may it have been the direct call of
Code In our liturgy we pray to be delivered
from sudden death, but | often tell my peo-
pc that that must be for the sake of friends
and relatives inasmuch as to the believer, al
ways ready by the blood of Christ, sudden
death means sudden glory, thing greatly
to be desired. The three fortieS of Moses
a Shanh nd in
indian, and as leader of the hosts of Israel,
have no doubt significance which some day
we shall see
s. The children of Israel wept for Moses
thirty days" If departed friends have
gained by their departure we cannot mourn
for them. IF ye loved me-said Jesus on
the night of his betrayal-ye would have re-
joiced because L go unto the Father John
are with Christ in paradise we cannot but be
glad for them.
9. Joshua was full of the spirit of wis
1om" Joseph is spok n of as one in whom
was the Spirit of Col 0fen. XII, 80; when
seventy were appointed TO assist Moses Col
took of the SPIRIT that was upoa him and put
t upon them mum. ri, ~; Bezaleel was
Tiled with the Spirit to execute the work for
the Tabernacle ok. XXI, b all the prophets
spake by the Spirit; the Spirit spake and
wrought all that Jesus Himself said and dill;
The apostles had to wait at Jerusalem until
they received the blptsm of the Spirit; and
unless we to-day are filled with the una
Spirit of God we shall be barren AMI unfruit
full III His service
1l-12. No prophet like Moses, whom the
Lord knew ftce to face; no. not till Jesus
came, who was a prophet like unto Moses
IDaut xviii, 49, All the words and signs
and wonders which Moses did and wrought
were simply God working and speaking
through him; for did He not say when He
sent HIM: Certainly will be with thee = =
now, therefore, go AMI | will be thy mouth
and teach the5 what thou shalt say" lex.
Ill, II; w., ~. The same was true of Jesus,
for "God was with Him AMI in Him. Acts
x, IS; ii. Cor v, 49,. We shall be what He
lesires us to be, when we let Him empty US
Of self, cleanse from all uncleannesS, and
i'll us with His spirit that He may work in
is to will and t. do of His good pleasure
He does not want our wisdom and power, but
He wants empty vessels in which, aud
through which, to show forth His wisdom
md power; thus only shall our path be as
he shining light. shining more and more
into the perfect day.--LeSSOn Helper.