The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-05-18
Thc SUNDAY SCHOOL.


Go,urs "a, - Win deliver hln and
honor him -l's yisn
lia SECTION ~ llIsroRy Chap 2
MIN TESTAMENT iisHr New hght ~
thrown On This history from stephens repcrt
IA Acts s.isay AM Paui's nterpre alton ia
Hen ii:.a.s
qtrr -Mcses was horn II G 1911 COR accord.
Inc 10 Briicsch ~ G lNtN. The lesson extends
a. 3 & 1851 when Moses Was forty Yeas Ga
PA III The cawfal ~ Esypi was probably
Zoan tllcnrcwl called Iaus " the s,pluagiht
Greek. ANA san IA modern Arahie They are
different forms ~ The same name II was near
the mouth ~ the Tanitic branch 81 the Me-
twenty miles north Of the Nady TumiaL
Here Moses Was born
IGYrT Egypt was then really glorious
Eame had not been thought o. nrteco was
don 81 robbers There WAS not refined peo.
pic IA All Asia At that time therc WAS
hut one radiant srot GA the globe, ana thai was
Egypt where were found the acme OF
the world IN ~ philosophy. In an or, and IN all
religion. I'll " Bccchcr
TRAINING OF NOSES
His Homo Training. In his choicc by
faith Of the true life. in his defense Of
his countrynAn, in his whole after
life. we see traces Of the religious
training of Moses. CD lie was doubt
less aimed in the religious writings
and traditions Of his people. CD In the
knowledge Of the one true God 60 In
the promises made to Abraham and his
other ancestors, and SO in their hopes
of becoming great and free nation.
(4) 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 splcndors and temptations
of Phnraoh's court
His Literary Education.-We obtain
the best general idea Of what such an
education was from the words of st.
stephen acts :: 2a): Now Moses was
learned in all the wisdom Of the Egyp-
tians" This wisdom" though not
perhaps very deep. was multiform
and manifold II included orthogra-
ply. grammar. history, theology. mcdi-
cine, arithmetic. geometry, astronomy
and engine cring. BY the more adj
vanccd. poetry was read. and poetic
composition occasionally practiscd.-
Eawlinson. Being adopted into the
royal family. he was no doubt re.
knew al the secret learning of the
Egyptian priests. Tradition assigns
the great teInple of the sun, at ON. the
chief university of Egypt. as the scene
Of his education. and Il SO, his cx-
pcricncc of Egyptian life in many
striking aspcc Is must have been wide.
His Practical Education. St stephen
also says Acts s:..3l that Moses was
mighty in words and in deeds "lle
learned arithmetic, geometry. astron-
omy. medicine and music. lie invented
boats. and engines for building. instru
mcn.s Of war and Of hydraulics. hero
glypllics division Of lands He taught
Crphcus. and was hence called by The
Greeks MuSsSus. and by the Egyptian:
lIcrrncs. lie was sent on an cxpedi
tion against the Philippians. lie got rio
Of the scrpcnts Of the country 10 bs
;ravcrsed hy letting loose baskets full
Of ibiscs upon them. SANKEY'S Jewish
Church. But Moses was no. only {
scholar; as years went on, he had al
opportunity of earning distinction as {
warrior According toJoscphus lupoi
! what foundation we do not know. thu
Philippians made an incursion int
I Egypt, and routed the army which wa
sent TO resist them. Panic sprerd owe
the country. and Pharaoh trcmblcd n
the approach Of the swarthy savages
The oracles. well aware of his rcmark
! able abilities. advised that the com
! mand should be intrustcd to Moses
! He Immediately took the field. and b.
n rapid though roundabout march SUI
priscd the enemy, defeated them wit
- Eel, 1rAv.. hatu I'm nlx inf
their own territories, and followc
them up so hard. capturing one cit
after another. that they found no asy
lum till they reached the swamp-girdlc
u citv of Meroc.- Hamilton, ID. /
n Ills military achievements outshon
in popular estimation his intcllcctus
2. attninmcnts. "IIc returned from TIL
;" campaign the most popular man in tn
Il kingdom" Moses also learned thol
5 ougilv the weakness and strength O
the Egyptian people and their kings.
q His Decisive Choice. When Moss
o. was about forty years old and had r
h ccivcd all he could from his world
&c training as the son Of a king. thcl
came crisis in his life, about whic
e we learn in Heb. ii:.i-2T. For v
4 learn not a little about Moses life fro
10 the .,cw Testament. by faith Nose
- when he was grown up. refused TO
called the son Of Pharaohs daughtc
j. choosing rather TO be evil cntreate
4 with the people of God than TO cnJs
\, the pleasures of sin for a season; q
i counting the reproach Of Christ great
riches than the treasures Of Egypt; +
he looked unto the rccompensc OF 7
:, ward. ~ faith he forsook Egypt, n
:" fearing the wrath Of the king; for
- endured, as seeing Him who is !
~ visible" We do not know what W
The occasion Of this great decision. !
M probably became acquainted with u
2" needs Of his people; he realized 4
at promises TO them. and felt chat 9
n time was near. There grew up d
sire to help them and a hope that
ed might bc their dclivcrer. But this
w could not do without allying hims,
x. TO them. Possibly he was rcquir
IN from his position to take part again
the people or to join in idolatrous eel
IN. monies. But in s,onc way no had cor
lo- 70 the place where he must eth
on wholly no with the Egyptians in
- ligion and life, or he must choose &c
the truth and the afflicted people