The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-24
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERN ATIONAL LESSON FOR
MAY 20.
Lesson Text: "Moses Sent ns n De-
iivcrcr." Exodus ILL.,, 1920
Golden Text: Isaiah Kill,
tC--Commentary.

orth wv nronle. the children of Israei out
" Egypt Wearc In this lesson about eighty
gears farther on than in the last. for Moses
rnained nj the court of Pharaoh TIL he was
orty. and then forsaking Egypt ha KEEP,
'hr"r In Nidiau for fortv YEARS acts VII.
~. 30). He II now NJ Mount iIoreh, and
iod Is talking to him out Of the burning
'ush-thr bush that burned with fire and
Sls not consumed verse ~ so suggestive
VI 1srnrls whole history. TO understand
his lesson II Is necessary TO road Acts vii,
ASA Heb. Ni.. 2i-27.
IL. "Ani Moses said unto God, who am
that should go unto Pharaoh. and that
should bring forth the children OF Israel
lut of EgyptY' Three great u In one little
sentence show that Moses did not take in
he greater ~ the previous vrrs.. when
1e was forty. he supposed that the people
II Israel would have understood that ho
vns their deliycrer acts VIII. 2j), but no
wns then running before he was sent. Now
when God would send him he Ia unwilling
% 70. such IL man even NJ his best.
~. "And He said. Certainly will be with
bee, ani this shall be- token unto thcs
hat | have sent thee. when thou hast
brought forth the people eodt OF Egypt, ya
shall serve God upon this mountain" The
yroat lesson OF our life IL to learn that wo
lr' nothing. hut that God ~ everything
rho promise ~ His presence IL TO my mind
he greatest OF all promises for this present
lie. Consider II well as Il was attcrwarh
given TO Joshua. to Gidcor to Jeremiah nnd
TO the apostles Ivy the Lord Himself tJosh.
T.. . JuiI. vi. lG Jcr. T.. \. 10; Ninth.
xviii. 20). To many Of us IL comes with
greatest bower In the words OF our golden
ext and lsa. xii. l3.
49, and Moses said unto Got, behold,
when come unto the children OF Israel and
shall say unto them. The God OF your fathers
hnth sent mo unto YOU, and thuy shall say
What IA IIia Whps hall 4
say unto them" This was "a far greater
'ot sideraton than the "who am |" ot verse
III. Moses now asks God Whom shalt |
'hy that you arc2' Jesus was always saving
hat tho Father sent Him. You will lind Him
referring TO It over thirty times IN the gospel
Ivy John. In His prayer lie said concerning
the apostles. AS Thou hast sent Mo into
the world. even 50 have | also sent them into
the world (John xvii, 49,. How little We
seem TO appreciate II =
II. And God said unto Moses. | am that
am. And lie said. Thus shalt thou say unto
the children Of Israel. | am hath sent me
unto you Some one has compared this
great name o! God to n blank check Tor any
amount. like the promise OF John XIV, IL.
III ye shall ask anything in Ny name, will
10 it,"
See Jesus nIling 1t in in such passages ns
John vi, ~, 81 viii, IL, xiv, 6 xv., /,
and often where we read II am IIo" IL is
really II am the "He being In italics, ~
in John w.. 20 viii. "a. 2S.
Is. The Lord God ot Your fathers th,
God OF Abraham, the God OF Isaac and IN,
God OF Jacob, hath sent me unto you. Thi,
Is my name forever, and this Il my memo ria
unto all generations" IL seems to refer 10
Ills covenant with Abraham. Isaac and Jncou
TO give them the land (l's. cv., S-l2), u GOV.
cnnnt which Ia IA lasting ~ His covenant
with day and night der NxXiii., 20, 26), and
"a hi .b M fuluIl InI h,u
and soul DER. xxxii., AZ.
1G. go gather the elders OF Israel 10.
gether and say unto them, Tho Lord God OF
your fathers, the Cod OF Abraham, OF Isaac
nnd jacob, appeared unto me, saying, have
surely visited you and seen that which Il
done to you In Egypt What God says III
will do IL as sure ls II IL was already done
(lsa. xiv. -. 27). Iln had said He would
visit them aud bring them out of bondage
Gen. Nv., IA; l., "a. Hts covenants are on
His part ordered IN all things and sure (Il
Sam. kill, 81. and though we may iail lie
abideth faithful. There ~ nothing done TO
His people which Ilo does not count "A done
TO Himself, whether II be good or bad (Hcch
H., -.
II. And have said, | will bring you up
out OF tho nliiction OF Egypt unto n land
flowing with milk and honey" See also
verse and chapters xiii, o xxriH., 3. It
may have seemed 10 Israel Tor many long
day that God had forgotten them, and tha,
their Affections were moro than they could
bear, but hear Him In verse 7, ~ have sure.
ly seen the an ction OF My people and have
heard their cry, for | know their sOrrOws. 4"
SO to-day He sees all ths suffering, OF His
afflicted people and of the oppressed every
where, AMI He will deliver. but lie urge, pa.
tience Till He comes (Jas. v, 7,s)
IL. And they shalt hearkon TO thy voice,
and thou shalt come, thou aud the elders yI
Israel, unto the King OF Egypt, and so shall
say unto him, The Lord GoI o. the liobrrw.
ha.h met with us. rhe rest OF IN. verse
states the request they were TO make OF the
King OF Egypt. II was Jehovah Himself " &c
was saying all this TO Moses on. oi tho mids,
OF tho Dusa that burnei with lire, hut waI
not consumed (yerses z aad -. ~ was.
however, only when Moses turned aside 70
sec the strange sight that Col spoGc with
him. There are many strang" .hings in our
daily lives out OF which GOD would speak 10
us II We would but turn aside "A moment Ia
hear His voice. Iie tries again and again to
rnin our attention, but we are too busy to
bear.
49, And am sure that the King CT Egypt
will not let you go-no, not bya mighty
hand.' And so 1t turned out, for whom
Moses and Aaron wont to Pharoah with the
message from the Lord his answer was, ~
know not the Lori neither will let Israel
90" Chapter ". p. The Lord searcheth all
hearts and understandeth all tho imagina-
tions OF the thoughts Il Chron, xviii, 81,
yet He does not compel, but leaves each ono
Tree 10 obey or dsobey rs they think best.
Ho Is not willing that any should perish CII
Pet. ill.,, %.
20. "And will stretch out My hand and
smite Egypt with all NV wonders which
will do in the midst thereof and after that
no will let you CO. Pharoah hardened his
heart and refused to humble himself before
lIO1 (gnlDtBrA IA Y m The Lord