The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-30
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOE
JUNE 8.
Lesson Text: "The Passover Institu.
ted" Exodus Kill, 1-14-Golden
Text: 1 Cor. ", 7-Com.
= mcntary. i..#.

=:
l. "And the Lord spake uhto Loses and
Aaron in the land Of Egypt, saying" The
command OF the Lord to Pharaoh through
Moses and Aaron to let Israel 20 received
from Pharaoh the reply, Il know not the
Lord neither will let Israel go" (Ex. ",
p. Consequently plague after plague was
sent upon Pharaoh and his people, If per
chance he might learn who Jehovah was,
obey Hls command to let Israel, His first
born, so and thus escape the loss OF Egypt's
frstborn (Ex. w., %, 23), but all was in vain,
and the 'one plague more" (Ex. d., y had
to come before Israel could go free. To-day's
lesson tells OF that dreadful night in Egypt.
2 This month shall be unto you the be-
ginning Of months It shall be the first
month OF the year to- you" 1t was the
seventh month Of their civil year which was
henceforth to be the first month Of the year
to them. It was the beginning Of their na-
ttonal existence, and was associated with re-
demptfon by blood. There Is no life to any
sinner-he has not begun to live until he has
been redeemed by the precious blood OF tha
Lamb q John ", 12l
s. .In thetenth day OF this month they
shall take to them every man q lamb, accord
Ing to- the house OF their fathers, lamb for
an house" AT least two suggestions are
here. That each one for himself must take
lamb teaches Us that each one for himself
must receive Christ, and lamb for house
teaches the Lords pleasure In saving house
holds. Think Of Noah, Rahab, Lydia, the
jailer and their households (Gen. vii, 1 :,
Joshua H., 18 Acts xvi, Is, 34).
4. And II the household be loo little for
the lamb, let him and his neighbors next
unto his house take 1t according to the num-
ber Of the souls There was no reference
to the possibility OF the lamb being too small
tor household. There Is never any lack or
failure on Gods part. Failure Is always on
mans side, not on Gods. ..,.... - g..
s. Your lamb shall be without blemish, q
male Of the first year. Ye shall take 1t out
from the sheep or from the goats" See also
the burnt offering. peace offering, sin ard
trespass offerings Qev. l., 8; ILL.,, 1 iv., 8 :
", 15)-every Offering had to be without
blemisb. 1t was never question of the Of.
fcer's fitness, for he was never ft, but II the
Offering was fit or without blemish 1t was ac-
cepted for Him (Jev. l.. ~. See the antitype
our acceptance In Eph. L, 67.
6. "And ye shall keep 1t up until the four
teenth day Of the same month, and the
whole assembly Of the congregation of Is
rael shall kill 1t In the evening"" As C. n.
NJ. says, each house was the local expression
Of the whole assembly, so that virtually
there was only one assembly and one sacri-
flee. The lamb being kept four days makes
us think OF Christ, who was foreordained
before the foundation of the world q Pet. l.,
2O) and was therefore kept four dsys-that
Is, 1000 years Oh Pet ILL.,, s)-before He was
slain for US.
z. "And they shall take OF the blood and
strike it on the two side posts and on the
upper doorpost OF the houses wherein they
shall eat It," On either side and overhead,
but none underfoot, for the blood must not
be trampled on. The first and principal
thing Is to be under the shelter OF the blood;
then being safe by the food We are to eat the
Lamb. as Jesus said, "He that eateth Me,
even he shall live by Me- John vi. 57). The
blood speaks OF safety, and eating the Lamb
Is suggestive Of life and fellowship.
8 "And they shall eat the flesh in that
night, roast with Gre, and unleavened bread,
and with bitter herbs they shall eat it." The
fire and the bitter herbs are suggestive Of
His sufferings for US and speak to US OF our
privilege OF suffering with Him, as in Phil.
l., 90 "Unto you II is given in the behalf Of
Christ not only to believe on Him, but also
to suffer for His sake" See also John xvi,
50; COL l., "a; Pet. ~, 10, 13.
g "Eat not OF II raw, nor sodden at all
with water, but roast with fire, his head with
his legs and with the purtenance thereof"
The fierce wrath on account of sin could
only be illustrated by the 1re (Ps. kxxvlii.,
z, 1G). We are apt to make light of this
wrath OF God, but the Scriptures are very
plain and clear upon 1t. Consider Gethse-
mane and Calvary and see what He endured
to save us from the wrath to come. See
Thess. l., 10; John iii., sc; Rev. xiv, 9-11.
Head and legs speak to US OF inward
thought and outward life, all OF which In
Him was perfect
10. "And ye shall let nothing Of 1t remain
until the morning. and that which remaineth
OF 1t till the morning ye shall burn with i1re."
Compare chapter xxiii., 1S. The lesson
to be that oil fellowship is snseparably linked
with the sacrifice. There can be no safety
nor life nor communion apart from the
blood Of the Lamb.
II. "And thus shall ye eatit." The girded
loins, the shod feet, the staff In hand, all in
dicated readiness for instant departure.
They were redeemed, separated, expectant,
going home. Our instructions are "Gird up
the loins of your mind, be sober and hope to
the end, for the grace that is to be brought
unto you at the revelation OF Jesus Christ"
~. "For will pass through the land Of
Egypt this night and will smite all the first
born In the land OF Egypt, both man and
beast" The time of 1srael's redemption and
OF judgment upon her oppressors had come.
It is coming again in greater degree than
ever and shall so far exceed the dellverance
from Egypt that the former shall not come
to mind. It will he the day Of the Lords
vengeance and the year Of recompenses foI
the controversy Of Zion Elsa. 1xxiv., 8; lxiu.,
4, and see also Jer. xvi, IA, Is; xiii, $50
1S. "And the blood shall be to you for .
token upon the houses where ye are, and
when see the blood I will pass over you,
and the plague shall not be put upon you to
destroy you when smite the land Of
Egypt" The blood being shed and spdnkled
upon the door, the flrstborn in every SUCH
house was safe, and all such were equally
safe, regardless Of their feelings in the mat
ter. 1t is easy to fancy some nervous ones
who could not believe they were safe and
who coul6therefore hardly taste the lamb
because OF their anxiety.
IA. "And this day shall be unto you for q
memorial, and ye shall keep it feast to the
Lord throughout your generations" 1t was
the Lords passover to be kept unto Him
(verse 27), but it degenerated into the Jews
passover, with the Lord left out (John xi,
55). Let us take heed lest the Lords Sup
per, which is our passover feast, become II
mere form. with no longing for His return
(I Cor. xi.. 2Gl.-Lesson Helper
~ L.