The Globe-republican., 1894-05-18
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.


The Childhood Of M08(D-ExoduS 2:u.lO.
Especially Arranged from Peloubets Notes
GOLDEN TEXT will deliver MIN and
honor him.-Ps 9l:l5
THE SECTION . HisToRI-Chap
NEW TESTAMENT LICHE.-New light is
thrown on this history from Stephens report
In Acts 7:ls-9. and PauIs interpret alton in
Heb ll:s3z
TINE-Moses was born b C 1871 Tor accord
ing to Brrgsch. B c. 1851. The lesson extends
to B. C 1881. when Moses was forty years cid
PLACE-The capital OF Egypt was probably
Zoan (Hebrew) called Tanis in the Septuagirt
Greek. and San in modern Arabic They are
different forms Of the same name. II was near
the mouth OF the Tanitic branch OF the Nile,
twenty miles north Of the Wady Tumat
Here Moses was born
EGYPE-"Egypt was then really glorious
Rome hsd NOT been thought Of Greece was .
den OF robbers There was not q refined peo-
pie in ali Asia At that time there was
but one radiant spot on the globe, and tina, was
Egypt where were found the acme Of
the world In all philosophy. in all art and in all
religion III W. Beechec
TRAINING OF MOSES.
His Home Training I'm his choice by
faith of the true life, in his defense of
his countrymen, in his whole after
life, we see traces of the religious
training of Moses. (D He was doubt
less trained in the religious writings
and traditions of his people. (2) In the
knowledge of the one true God. (S) In
the promises made to Abraham and his
other ancestors, and so in their hopes
OF becoming great and free nation.
(H 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 splendors and temptations
of Pharaoh's court.
His Literary Education.-We obtain
the best general idea of what such an
education was from the words of st.
Stephen (Acts :: 22): ''Now Moses was
learned in all the wisdom of the Egyp-
tians." This wisdom" though not
perhaps very deep, was multiform
and manifold. 1t included orthogra-
ply, grammar, history, theology. medi
cine. arith metic, geometry, astronomy
and engine ering. BY the more adj
vanced, poetry was read, and poetic
composition occasionally practised.-
Rawlinson. Being adopted into the
royal family, he was no doubt re-
ceived into the priestly caste. and
knew all the secret learning of the
Egyptian priests. Tradition assigns
the great temple of the sun, at On, the
chief university of Egypt, as the scene
of his education, and If so, his eX-
perience of Egyptian life in many
striking aspec is must have been wide.
His Practical Education. st. Stephen
also says (Acts 1927 that Moses was
mighty in words and in deeds. "He
learned arithmetic, geometry, astron-
omy, medicine and music. He invented
boats, and engines for building, instru-
ments of war and of hydraulics, hero
glyphics, division of lands" He taught
Orpheus, and was hence called by the
Greeks Musaus, and by the Egyptians
Hermes. He was sent on an eXpedi
ton against the Philippians. He got rid
of the serpents of the country to be
traversed by letting loose baskets full
of ibises upon them.-Stanley's Jewish
Church. But Moses was not only a
scholar; as years went on, he had an
opportunity of earning distinction as a
warrior. According to Josephus upon
what foundation we do not know, the
Philippians made an incursion into
Egypt, and routed the army which was
sent to resist them. Panic spread over
the country, and Pharaoh trembled at
the approach of the swarthy savages.
The Oracles, well aware of his remark
able abilities. advised that the COM
mand should be intrusted to Moses.
He Immediately took the field, and by
a rapid though roundabout march sur
prise9 the enemy, defeated them with
heavy slaughter, drove them back into
their own territories, and followed
them up so hard, capturing one city
after another, that they found no asy-
lum till they reached the swamp-girdled
city of Meroe.-James Hamilton, d. d.
His military achievements outshone
in popular estimation his intellectual
attainments He returned from this
campaign the most popular man in the
kingdom" Moses also learned thor
oughly the weakness and strength of
the Egyptian people and their kings.
His Decisive Choice.-When Moses
was about forty years old and had re-
ceived all he could from his worldly
training as the son of a king, there
came a crisis in his life, about which
we learn in heb. 11:24-o7. For we
learn not little about Moses life from
the New Testament. by faith Moses,
when he was grown up, refused to be
called the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
choosing rather to be evil entreated
with the people of God than to enjoy
the pleasures of sin for a season: &C
counting the reproach of Christ greater
riches than the treasures of Egypt; for
he looked unto the recompense of re-
ward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not
fearing the wrath of the king; for he
endured, as seeing Him who is in
visible" We do not know what was
the occasion Of this great decision. He
probably became acquainted with the
needs of his people; he realized the
promises to them. and felt that the
time was near. There grew up de-
sire to help them and . hope that he
might be their deliverer. But this he
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