The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30

Moses and Aaron TO let Israel go received
from Paraoh the reply, Il know not the
Lord; neither will let Israel go eek. Y.
p. Consequently plague after plague was
sent upon Pharaoh and his people, if per-
chance he might learn who Jehovah was.
, obey His command to let Israel. His first
born, go and thus escape the loss of
Egypt's first born C,X. ~. %. 2S). but all
! was in vain, and the lone plague more
eek. XII. u had to come before Israel could
go free. Today's lesson tells Of that
dreadful night in Egypt.
>. This month shall be unto you the
beginning 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. 1t was the beginning of
their national existence and was assO-
ciated with redemption 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 the Lamb a. John vi 10.
8. In the tenth day of this month they
shall take TO them every man lamb, &C
cording to the house Of their fathers
lamb for house. At least two sugges-
lions are here That each one for himself
must take lamb teaches us that each
one for himself must receive Christ, and
lamb for a house teaches the Lords
pleasure in saving households. Think of
Noah, Rahab, Lydia, the jailer and their
households Gen. vii. l; Joshua II, Is;
Acts xvi, 10 3D.
T. And if the household be too little
for the lamb. let him and his neighbors
next unto his house take it according to
the number Of the souls" There was no
reference to the possibility Of the lamb
being too small for the household. There
is never any lack or failure on God 5
part Failure is always on mans side,
not on Gods.
5. your lamb shall be without blem-
ish, male for the first year. Ye shall
take it out from the sheep or from the
goats" See also the burnt offering,
peace offering, sin and trespass offerings
(LeV. l, 3; iii, 1; iv, 3; Y, 15)-eVery offer
ing had to be without blemish. 1t was
never question of the offerers fitness,
for he was never fit but if the Offering
was fit or without blemish it was ae-
| cepted for him O4ev. /. A. See the anti
type and application in l Pet. i, IS -,
| and see our acceptance in Eph. i, 6, Z.
g. And We shall keep it up until the
fourteenth day of the same month, and
the whole assembly of the congregation
Of Israel shall kill it in the evening"
As G. II. NJ. says, each house was the
local expression of the whole assembly,
so that virtually there was only one as
sembly and one sacrifice. The lamb be-
ing kept four days makes us think Of
Christ who was foreordained before the
foundation Of the world Il Pet 2W and
was therefore kept four days-that is,
1000 years UI Pet. iii, S)-before lie was
slain for us
Z. And they shall take Of the blood
and strike it on the two side posts and
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 tramped on
The first AID principal thing is to be
under the shelter of The blood; then be
ing 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
SD. The blood speaks of safety and
eating the Lamb is suggestive of life
and fellowship
8. And they shall eat the flesh i'm that
night, roast with fire, ard unleavened
bread. and with bitter herbs they shall
eat it," The fire and the bitter herbs
they are suggestive Of His sufferings for
us and speak TO us of our privilege of
suffering with Him, as in Phil. J.. %.
Unto you it is given IL the behalf of
Christ not only to believe on Him, but
also to suffer for His sake See also
john xvi, 3d. Gel. !, "a; l Pet. iv, 10, Is
9. Eat not of il raw. nor sodden at
all with water. but roast with fire. his
head with his legs and with the purte-
nance thereof" The fierce wrath on ac-
COUNT OF SiIl Cpuld only De Illustrated DA
the fire (PS. lXXXvlii. Z, 16l. We are apt
to make light of this wrath Of God, but
the scriptures are very plain and clear
upon il. Consider Gethsemane and Cal
vary and see what He endured to save
us from the wrath to come See I Thess.
i, 10; John ill., SO; 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 We shall let nothing of it re-
main until the morning. and that which
remaineth of il till the morning We shall
burn with fire" Compare chapter xiii
Is. The lesson seems TO be that all fell
lowship is inseparably linked with the
sacrifice. There can be no safety nor
life nor communion apart from the blood
of the Lamb
II. And thus shall We eat it," The
girded loins the shod feet. the staff in
hand. all indicated readiness for in
slant departure They We're 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
II. For I will pass through the land Of
Egypt this night and will smite all the
firstborn in the land of Egypt. both man
and beast" The time Of Isreal's redemp-
ton and judgment upon her oppressors
had come. 1t is coming again in greater
degree than ever and shall so far exceed
the deliverance from Egypt that the
former shall not come 10 mind. 1t will
be the day of the Lords vengeance and
the year of recOmpenses for the con-
troversy Of Zion Qsa XXxiv, s; xiii, H.
and see also Jer. xvi, IA. IS; xiii, $50.
Is. And the blood shall be TO you fcl
token upon the houses where We are,
and when / see the blood l will pass over
you, and the plague shall not be upon
you to destroy yCu when L smite the
land Of Egypt" The blood being shed
and sprinkled upon the door, the first
born i'm every such house was safe, and
all such were equally safe, regardless Of
their feelings in the matter. 1t is easy
to fancy some nervous ones who could
not believe they were safe and who
could. therefore, hardly taste the lamb
because Of their anxiety.
IA. And this day shall be unto YOU
for a memorial, and we shall keep ii a
feast 10 the Lord throughout your gen.
erations." 1t was the Lords passover
to be kept unto Him (verse 30, but it
degenerated into the Jews passover.
with the Lord left out John XII 55). Let
us take heed lest the Lords supper,
which is our passover feast. become a
mere form, with no longing for His re-
turn q Cor. XXI. 26).
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