Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-06-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON Xl, eECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATlONAL SERIES, JUNE 10.


10. "And the angel of Cod which went
before the camp Of Israel, removed and
went behind them, and the pillar of the
cloud went from before their face, and
stood behind Them They kept the pass
over according to the last lesson, and that
night the angel of death visited every
house where there was no blood on the
door, rs God had said-then was Egypt
glad to thrust Israel forth, nor did they
send them away empty, but loaded with
spoil. Nor did Israel borrow of the Egyp-
tians, as in the A. v, but asked and re-
ceived rs tier right Or. V chapter xii,
S0-3d). No sooner had they started than
;he Lord went before them in pillar of
cloud and fire to guide and protect them.
20. "And it came between the camp of
the Egyptians and the camp of Israel.
And it was a cloud and darkness to them,
but it gave light by night to these. So
that the one came not near the other all
that night. The same cloud was light to
God s people ami darkness to His enemies
lie Himself was IN the cloud, as lie had
been i'll the burning bush; as lie is now
III His word, which is light to His PEG
pie but all darkness to those who hate
Him. When Israel saw their predicament,
thinking they would surely he slain, for
they knew not the Lord as yet, though they
bad seen something of His power in Egypt.
They were as slow to learn as we are.
They still walked by sight.
81. And Moses stretched out his hand
over the sea And the Lord caused the
sea to go back by Il strong east wind all
that night and made the sea dry land,
and the waters were divided. Moses had
stllled the people, saYing, Fear ye not;
stand still and see the salvation of the
Lord. "The Lord shall fight for you,
and We shall mold your peace oversees ID,
l4). Then the Lord had said to go for
ward and had told Moses to lift up his rod
and divide the sea oversees Is, 100. This is
the rod which Moses had in his hand when
the Lord met him at the bush (EN. iv, p.
1t is not any great thing the Lord asks of
us that He may use us but just the en-
tire surrender to Him Of what we have.
%. And the children of Israel went
into the midst of the sea upon the dry
ground And the waters wei" wall unto
them on their right hand and on their left "
The Spirit records the fact in the New Tes-
lament in these words: "By faith they
passed through the Red sea as by dry land"
and calls II a baptism unto Moses (Ieb.
Al 49, WI ~ - - lHuS Nh'SVS was
honored as the servant OF the Lord and
the leader OF HIS people, and the Lord was
honored through Moses. The Bible is
nothing II not supernatural, for God is
over ana aboN all nature, and lie is every
where seen III HIS word and ought to be
seen IN the lives OF His people that lie
might he glorlhed. 1t is not natural for
sea TO divide ana Its waters to stand as
wall, but here are the facts thrice told
by the Holy spirit.
% And the Egyptians pursued and
went IN after them to the midst of the sea,
even all Pharaoh $ horses, his chariots
ana MS hors' men. " When any one goes
against God' he is yielding to the devil,
and there IS no telling to what lengths he
may be LED to ms own destruction. 1t is
even written That to those who obey not
the truth shall he sent strong delusion
tlat they may pelleVe Il lie On Ihess. II, 10
~ The Egyptians knew not God and
We're bent only upon the destruction of
His people
"a. land it came to pass that in the
morning watch the Lord looked unto the
g Il -. ~