The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-07-19
SABBATH SCHOOL.
iNTERNATIONAL LESSON FOD
JULY ~.
Lesson Text: "FIight Into Egypt" !"
Math. H., f3-23-Golden
Text: Ps. cxxi., g.
Commentary.

she young child and His mother and lee into
Egypt. and he thou there until bring thee
word, for Herod will seck the young child TO
destroy Him." The four dreams OF this chap.
ter Oversees ~, 10, 10. 22) make us think Of
the many times mentioned In Scripture
when God revealed His will to men in
dreams, bo.h to Jews and Gentiles. As to its
being ofttimes His way, see Mum. XII,
lob xxxlii, II, 10. He still cares for HIS
people and will surely guide them by His
word and His spirit, by His providence and
u necessary. by Dir ,am or even an angel.
The Lord sees all the plottlngs OF the evil
one and will not suffer him to hurt His chill.
iren Czech. H., 8 Pa. Sci.. 2, i0.) Note how
the expenses OF this journey we're met be-
iorehand by the gold OF tho wise men Thus
God always foresees aud anticipates tho
oeed OF those who rely upon Him GI Chron.
Gvt., ~.
II. "when he arose he took tho Young
,hild and His mother by night and departed
nto Egypt" Since the days OF Cain, the
ievil's first instrument TO accomplish muir
der, he has worked hard at II and
,ften been permitted to have hs way, hut
osver unless for the glory OF God and the
good OF His people. An instrument whom He
wishes still TO use here satan cannot lay a
dnger upon. Consider Joseph aud Moses
md Joash.
rs "And was there until the death OF
fIerod. that II might be fulfilled which was
spoken Of tho Lord by the prophet, saying
Out OF Egypt have I called My Son. OBJ
,erve the fulfilling OF prophecy in verses II
md 2s and chapter l., 22 "The Lord OF
Hosts has sworn. saying, Surely as I have
thought, so shall II come to pass, and as
have purposod so shall II stand" (Isa. XIV,
~. Every purpose OF tho Lord shall be
performed der. H., 29). ami ms He will do
oothing without revealing IL to the prophets
Amos ILL.,. ~ we have only to study proph
scy In order to know what God will yet do
10. "Then Herod, when he saw that he
was mocked OF the wise men, was exceed.
ingly wroth and sent forth and slew all tho
,hildren that were in Bethlehem etc.
Herod did not know Him who doeth accord
ing TO His will both In heaven and on earth
who bringeth the counsel Of tho nations TO
caught and mnketh the devices OF the peo.
Pile OF none effect (Dan. iv., IS Ps. xxxiii.
10Y. These children thus sacrificed TO Her.
obs rage may bo said to have died for
Jesus's sake.
II. "Then was fulfilled that which was
spoken by Jeremy, the prophet, saying"
That which has been fulfilled and the man
ner OF ful1llment II the key to that which IL
yet unfuhllel. See Gen. xv., l3. IL. with
Ex. Iii. SO, 40. and Kings xiii. 2, with II
Kings xiii, l5-l7, also Ps. xii, l6, IL.
with John xix, "a xx., %, as samples OF
fulfilled prophecy and simply and heartily
believe God concerning things 10 come.
Is. "In Rama was there n voice heari, /,
lamentation and weeping and great mourn.
lng--Rachel weeping for her children and
would not be comforted because they are
not" This IA quoted from Jer. XXI, 10.
and the next verse gives tho comfort OF re.
ward and restoration. The captive Jews
returned from Babylon, the land OF the enc.
my. A greater return Is drawing near from
Russia md all lands OF the Jews enemies,
but the promise will not have complete full.
fillment till the return from the land OF tho
enemy--death. Then will oven tbese babes
be given sgsiu 70 their mothers.
10. "But when Herod was dead, behold.
an angel OF the Lord appeareth In dream
to Joseph In Egypt" We think OF another
Herod, who would not give glory to God,
and the angel OF the Lord smote him (Acts
xii. 23). Sometimes the enemies OF the
Lord are suddenly cut or. while nt other
times He bears longer with them. The ser
wants OF the Lord can we'll afford TO leave
all things with God and quietly wait HIS
time like David, who would not smite Saul,
but said, "rhe Lord shall smite him, or his
day shall come to die. or he shall descend
into battle and perish" Il sam. XVI, i0).
Let us ever give place unto the wrath Of
God (Rom. xii, 10, II. v, margin).
20. "Saying, Ariss ani take tho young
child and His mother and 70 into tho land Of
Israel, for they are dead which sought the
young child's life Thus was fulfilled the
prophecy OF Hos. xi., !. quoted In verse 10,
but that prophecy TO Israel called out ol
Egypt through Moses. See, then the double
significance OF many prophecies, first refer.
ring to n person or nation, but further on IN
the course OF events TO Christ and His king
dom, for all tho promises OF God are yea and
amen In Him (lI Cor l., 2O). The Lord had
told them to abide till He brought them worI
Verse l3), 30 they waited patiently, with no
plans for the morrow, but looking for orier'
only from Him.
II. And he arose. and took tne young
child and His mother, and came into the
land OF Israel" The very same Lord who
In the pillar of cloud and OF fire lei Israel
out OF Egypt 400 years before Is now a
helpless babe In Mnry's arms, being carried
up out OF that same Egypt. Great is the
mystery of Godliness. God manifest IN the
flesh. He humblei Himself 10 be born oi
Mary, cradled In a manger, carried TO Egypt
and back. live and grow up In the humble
home at Nazareth, remain there unknown
for thirty years, then 30 forth on His public
work TO be despisei, rejected and crucitei.
all for mo- The Son of God loved me and
gave Himself for me.
"a. "But when he heard that Archclnus
did reign in Judns in the room OF his fathei
Herod he was afraid To go thither. Notwlth'
standing, being warned OF God in q dream,
he turned aside into the parts OF Galilee.
The moment we turn our eyes from GOD
alone to look at people or circumstances
fears are sure TO come winds and waves vii.
cause us to sink, but with eyes fxed on Jesu'
we can walk on the sea. Instead OF heain;
what people say let us hear what God the
Lord will speak, for He will speak peace &c
His people ops. lxxxv., -. mind staid oo
Him will have perfect peace (Isa. XVI. -.
23. "And He came and dweIt in "A city
called Nazareth, that 1t might bo fulfilled
which was spoken by the propeets, He shail
no single direct prophecy to this effect, but
the testimony OF all the prophets was thai
He would be despised and held in contempt
even as they were. Nazareth must have beer
town OF poor reputation, judging from
Nathanael's question In John ", 20. Ih'
Hebrew for "pranch" in Isa. xi, !, is met
SER and may have some bearing upon the
name Nazarene. II we are truly His, W,
must be willing TO be despisei for His sake
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