The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-05-17
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.


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Heb 1I:2s-2I
TME-Moses was born B. C 1871 Tor accord
Ing to Brugsch b c. $780, The lesson extends
to B. C 1881, when Moses was forty years old.
PLAoE.-The capital Of Egypt was probably
| Zoan (Hebrew) called Tanis in the Scptuagini
Greek, and San in modern Arabic They are
| different forms Of the same name 1t was near
| the mouth Of the Tanitic branch Of the Nile,
| twenty miles north Of the Wady Tumilat
| Here Moses was born.
| EGYPT-"Egypt was then really olortous
Rome had not been thought Of Greece was q
| den OF robbers There was not O refined peo.
| pie In all Asia. At that time there was
but one radiant spot on the globe, and that was
| Egypt where were found the acme OF
the world in all philosophy In all art and in all
RELIGION w. Beecher.
TRAINING OF MOSES.
| His Home Training.-In his choice by
faith of the true life, in his defense of
his countrymen, in his whole after
life, we see traces of the religious
training of Noses ~ He was doubt
less trained in the religious writings
and traditions of his people. (2) In the
knowledge of the one true God. (3) In
the promises made to Abraham and his
other ancestors, and so in their hopes
| OF becoming great and free nation.
| (i) In the best morals then known,
| obedience to parents, faith toward
God and love toward all. This train
| ing Moses never forgot, even amid
the worldly splendors and temptations
of Pharaoh's court.
His Literary Education.-We obtain
the best general idea of what such an
education was from the words of st.
Stephen (Acts Z: 22): "Now Moses was
learned in all the wisdom of the Egyp-
tians." This wisdom" though not
perhaps very deep, was multiform
and manifold. 1t included orthogra-
ply, grammar, history, theology, medi-
cine, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy
and engine ering. By the more ad-
vanced, poetry was read, and poetic
composition occasionally practised.-
Rawlinson. Being adopted into the
royal family, he was no doubt re-
ceived into the priestly caste, and
knew all the secret learning of the
Egyptian priests Tradition assigns
the great temple of the sun, at On, the
chief university of Egypt, as the scene
OF his education, and if so, his ex-
perience of Egyptian life in many
striking aspec is must have been wide.
His Practical Education. st. Stephen
also says (Acts 1922 that Moses was
mighty in words and in deeds HE
learned arithmetic, geometry, astron-
omy, medicine and music. He invented
boats, and engines for building, instru-
ments of war and of hydraulics, hero
glyphics. division of lands" He taught
Orpheus, and was hence called bv the
Greeks Mus@us, and by the Egyptians
Hermes. He was sent on an expedi-
tion against the Ethiopians. He got rid
OF the serpents of the country to be
traversed by letting loose baskets full
of ibises upon them.-Stanley's Jewish
Church. But Moses was not only a
scholar; as years went on, he had an
opportunity of earning distinction as a
warrior. According to Josephus (upon
what foundation we do not know. the
Ethlopians made an incursion into
Egypt, and routed the army which was |
sent to resist them. Panic spread over
the country, and Pharaoh trembled at |
the approach of the swarthy savages.
The oracles, well aware of his remark
able abilities. advised that the COM
mand should be intrusted to Moses.
He immediately took the field, and by
a rapid though roundabout march sur
prised the enemy. defeated them with
heavy slaughter, dr2ye them back into
tReir own territories, and followed
them up so hard, Capturing one city
after aliother, that they found no asy-
lum till they reached the swamp-girdled
city of Meroe.-James Hamilton, ID. ID.
His military achievements outshone
in popular estimation his intellectual
'He returned from this
campaign the most popular man in the
klngdom." Moses also learned thor
,ughly the weakness and strength of
he Egyptian people and their kings.
His Decisive Choice.-When Moses
vas about forty years old and had re-
'eived all he could from his worldly
raining as the son of king, there
'ame crisis in his life, about which
We learn in Heb. 11:24-27. For we
earn not little about Moses life from
he New Testament. "By faith Moses,
when he was grown up, refused to be
allied the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
hoosing rather to be evil entreated
With the people of God than to enjoy
hS pledsurco u SIN 1Or II season, ac- |
ounting the reproach of Christ greater
iches than the treasures of Egypt; for
e looked unto the recompense of re-
vard. BY faith he forsook Egypt, not
caring the wrath of the king; for he
injured, as seeing Him who is in
isible." We do not know what was
he occasion of this great decision. He
became acquainted with the
eeds of his people; he realized the
to them, and felt that the
ime was near. There grew up de-
ire to help them and hope that he
hight be their deliverer. But this he
ould not do without allying himself
them. Possibly he was required
rom his position to take part against
he people or to join in idolatrous cere- l.
1onies. But in some way he had come
0 the place where he must either
'holly go with the Egyptians in re-
lgion and life, or he must choose God,
ne truth and the afflicted people of
Iod.