The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-17
SABBATH SCHOOL.
AriONAL LESSON FOR
MAY 20.
Lesson Text: "The Childhood OF
Noses" Exodus H., Ito --Goidcn
Text: Psalm xci.. tJ-Com-
mentary.


people. and that his wifc's name was Joche.
bed. which signifies Jehovah is honor. and
That Amrnm lived 1871 years. Their names
are also given In Mum. xvi. 80. with the
lnct that they had three children Aaron and
Moses and Miriam their sister. Levi was
the third son Of Jacob and Leah, and his
name signifies Joined Gen. xix. 3N. All
he Lcvit"s were aftrrward Joined unto AARON
in the special ministry OF tho tabcrnacl"
| (Num. xviii. q. They were separated from
among the children OF Israel M u special
Offering unto the Lord instead OF the first
horn OF all Israel and rs a gtt unto Aaron
/ (Nup,. viii. 1910.
.. "And the woman conceived AMI bare
him a son. And when she saw him that he
was guodly child she hid him thrrc
months II is written In Acts Wit. 20, that
he was exceeding far. or, rs in the mar
| gin. "air 60 God IIr was the youngest Of
the three children. Miriam being tho Oldest
aud Aaron next. The testimony In Ilrh.
| Ni.. %. Is. 'By faith Moses, when hr was
/ born. was hid three months OF his parents.
/ because they saw he was n proper child, AMI
/ they were not afraid OF the kings command.
ment.' Fnith implies q promise on the part
| oi God-it IL simply confidence in Col that
/ He will DO as Uo has said. God hal told
/ Abraham that he would bring his seed ont OF
| bondage IN the fourth generation (Gcn.
| Nv., lG'.
| 3. "And when sh, could not longer hiiN
Z MIN NUt loon lot nun an ARK OF NNllfNSuN~
/ and dnuhcd IL with slime and with pitch uud
/ put the child therein. and she laid It in the
/ flags by the rivers brink" This Is the soc.
/ ond OF the three erks mentioned in SCRIPTURE,
, each one being made tot a like purIos'-
VIZ, to preserve that which II contained. Let
/ any mother IN her Imagination pass through
! this experience and SAY II sh" does not want
/ to So" Jorhebed AMI nsk her. How could YOU
] DO ~ The river. like the waters of IN,
/ dclugc. meant death. The cGil Is virtually
put IN the place OF DEATH aud Yet II j. rvi.
/ dent that the mother. like Abraham, bcllcv"'
that God would xiv" her back her child.
/ There is no power for God In our lives tin ",
/ know tho place OF death and resurrection.
/ See John Sti. "a Phil. it,. 10.
T. "And hts sister stool niar of 10 wit
/ what would he done IN him let SOME sis.
ter who has IA htilc baby brother imagine
/ herself IN place o. Mirinm. We can fancy
the mother. having ohoyed the prompting.
. OF tho Spirit OF Got, now giving herself TO
earnest prayer in the quiet of her own home
She has obeyci even unto death and now
can truly say, My soul, wait thou only upon
God, for my expectation Is from Him (Ps.
| Nii.. ~.
3. And tho daughter of Paaraoh came
down to wash herself at the river, and hri
malhcns walked along 10y the rivers side.
and when she saw the ark among the flag
she sent her maid To fetch it, God IL work
ing. lie il in II NIL, as He Is in everything
that concerns His people, and oltiim"s ",
must just stand still and see whnt He Will do
IL Is not till We are at our wits end, all oul
own wisdom swallowed up, that we can see
tho wisdom and the power OF God (ps evil,
| 27-30, margin).
&. "And when she had opened II she saw
the child, and, behold, the babe wept. And
she had compassion on him and said. This
Is one Of the Hebrews children" See boz
God works He gave the daughter "f l'hh'
Ta9s M niSS 10 l9r nan ,se Gy 4S HON.
! 80. - :, vas wH'""'-~ hn.
and controlling her thst day " that she was
looking upon a child ch, On by God TO shake
her fathers kingdom 10 its very centre Old
Simeon and Anna knew that the little child
| in Mary's arms was the Salvation of Isracl,
| Gods great Deliverer (Luko H., 81, 3O but
this woman knew nothing.
Z. Then said his sister 10 pharaoh's
/ daughter. Shall go and call TO thee a nurse
/ OF the Hebrew women, that she may nurse
/ the child for theeg' Cnu you see Miriam
standing afar of, and, while she watched the
/ spot in the river whore her brother lay, lit
ing up her heart to the God of Abraham,
lsapc and jacob, that He would save hci
/ hrotherI Presently sho sees tho kings
daughter draw near to the very spot. Oh,
how she prays Almost unconsciously she
herself draws nigh. she hears the baby cry,
| she looks upon him, and with feelings re-
she shall find Hebrew nurse
\. And PhHraoh's daughter said 10 her
/ Go. And the maid went and called the
child's mother Quietly till out Of sight,
but then how swiftly sped she homeward
Did she laugh or cry, or botht Could sho
| speak when she saw her mother, or must
she wait to recover breath while the mother.
with faith and expectation, waits 10 hear
/ Some day they will tell us all about IT, for IL
was a day never 10 bo forgotten in that
/ home. Perhaps mother who could do az
She had done could restrain her joy enough
TO say to Miriam, Let rs give thanks TO the
! God OF Israel. See, my friends. how GOO
works. Blessed indeed are all who yield 80
fully 10 Him that He can worl; in them un.
/ hindered both TO will and TO do OF His good
pleasure (phil. H.. l3).
8. "And Phnraohs daughter said unto her,
Take this child away and nurse 1t for me.
and j will give thee thy wages. And the
woman took tho child and nursed IT," Witt
emotions controlled shs receives into her
arms her own dear child with "a promise of
wages II she will care for II. wonderif she
! heard that promise of wages or II Miriam
had aiierwnrd TO remind her thnt they might
rs well as not have some money that was
due them from the kings daughter. The
spelling OF the Egyptians has already begun
| (Gen. xv., II Ex. xii, 30). And Pharaoh
| is used 10y God to care for and nourish tho
child who shall lead Israel out OF his king
! dom. What thanksgiving in the home of
| Amram See the reward Of faith.
10. And the child grew and she brought
him unto Phlraoh's daughter and he be-
came her son. And she called his name
Moses, and she said, Because drew him out
OF tho water The king who ordered all
| the male children 10 be east into the river is
actually sheltering one OF those very children
who shall be the instrument OF God against
the kingdom OF Egypt. Thus He that sit
teth in the heavens laughs at the vain plot.
ting OF satan and OF man against Him, "rne
Lord brngeth the council o. the heavens TO
naught. He maketh the devices Of the peo-
! pie OF none effect. The counsel Of the Lord
standeth forever the thoughts OF His heart
to all generations. Lesson Helper.