The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-10
SABBATH SCHOOL,
INTERNATIONAL LESSON ron
NAY IL.
Lesson Text: "israci In Egypt" ."Ex.
odus l., I - Golden Text;
Psalm cxSiy., s.
Commentary.

drpn Ot l-rlHl wntch came into EgVit
Every man and his household cama wiih
JACOB" The mors detailed account ot this
is found In Gen. VT. S-27, aud in verses 3.
{. ths comforting and assuring words ol
God TO jacob concerning his going into
Egypt---the promise OF His presence aud
blessing AMI of their surp return 10 tn. ,,nI
~ promise. u is always safe TO 20 whnra wa
ure sure ol the presence and blessing of Col.
These children OF Israel are first mentioned
10y their names. with tne meaning of their
names, In Gen. NIX. anl XXX Tho lHS.
reference to them Is in Gey. xxi. ~. whore
thelr names s'em 10 be written on the
,welve gate OF pearl of the New Jrrutnlcn.
the Bride. tho Lamb wife, which il to come
down from Col out Of heaven.
.. y. 4. "Deuhen. Simeon. L"vi and Judah.
t-sachar. Hsbulum aud Benamin, Dun and
Naphtali. Gal and Asher. These eleven
anne with Jacob, Joseph heins already in
Egypt, as In the next verse. The names
hers are no, IN the order pt birth. hut IN tha
sano order as IN Gen. NxNv.. 1876. which Il
there explained. the wiv 's coming nrst and
then the han lmiidS rhn many various or
iprs of arrangement, IN watch the spirit ha,
written those nimpS throughout the Scrip
lures cannot he void NJ significance.
.. "And all the sous that come out " the
loins of IHrOb wrrs seventy souls, Tor Joseph
was In Egypt already THIS agrees with
Gen. XVI, %. ~ and Drut. v. -. Stet h"n'-
statement thai Joseph called Sev-nty-nvr to
him in Egypt Acts vii, H. - no ,lis'rsp.
ancy, for h. Includes all his Kindred. which
would take in Jacobs Sous wtvss who wct'
not included IN the seventy. See Gen. tlyi..
20. The word Of God IL inidliblr
u. And Joseph died. and AL h4 brethren
and all thg' g"nprItion. We ARE ramlndrI
NJ ths eight timsS repeated "And he died" OF
Gen. Y. ani o' Hob. iN.. % 1t is appointed
unto men once 90 die 10 Eut we rrmombsr
that two men hlvr br"u excused from keep.
ing this appointment. Eno'h aud Elijah, aud
all believers alive on the earth ~ the coming
Of Christ viii not sleep, but b" changed In
moment AMI caught up % meet Him IN tho
air II Cor. yy.. II. .! rns--.. iv. IT, lS.D
T. "Anl the children ot Israel wer. irult.
ful and increased ahundnntv and multiplied
and waxsl exceeding mighty. and tho land
was hllrd with them God hnd satd TO
Jacob, "Isar not TO 90 down into Egypt.
for will there mIa" of thee a great nation
Gen. XIV. ~. And II" hat dons it accord
IN: 10 H. word. for Hath "" said. anh
shail He not dn II? or hath He spoken and
-hnll II. no' make II gooI (Num. xxNiii.,
1872 When -u'll increns" j. seen in al! m"
earth then shalt Cen l.. - b" obeyed. and
lhe hlessin: ol the Lord bc made manifest.
Conndenro IN Col and obedieucc to Nil-
word will always bring showers ot blessing
Y. Now, thor" arose a new king over
Egypt. which knew NO; Joseph. That was
not the worst OF It. Tor his own testimony
was. "I know not jehovah Tx. v, -. IN
this ne WAS surely guilty, for he could not
help knowing about Jo--pn, and the God ot
Joseph. and the graat deliyrrance wrought
hy God through Joseph for his land and p'o.
pie. The presence oi tne-" children OF Israel
IN hs land was witness on behalf oi Jos.
eph and his God
.. "An he said unto his people. Behold,
he people OF the rnIldrnn ot Israel are more
and mivhtior than We. This IL equal to z
confession thar ha knew Joseph IN the seus
ot know,ns all about him and h people, rut
hs was n-termined not TO acknowledge 'uy
nnlIygtIon 90 Jos"p1 or THESE, MA p.op,".
This n he sense ~ which those who have
hear, the gospel know not Goh. They will
not -egard Him nor acknowledge their oDli'
CATION 10 HIM.
10. Come on. let us deal wisely with
thrm, lest tney multiply, and Il come 10 p1sS
hat when there fall.th our any war they
oin also unto oar enemies and fight against
~ aud 30 get them up ont OF the land. He
IN his wisdom would nsht against tn" very
hing God hal slld ~" would do, ~ wall
surely bring the" uD again tGrn. Nlvl., ~,
Satan's way is To 20 dtr'rtiy against Go', ~
IN the beginning. wnrn God SAID. "Inou
shalt surely die, tns serpent said, "f- shall
not surely die.
II. "rnpra,ora they did not set OYER thrm
taskma~ters 10 an them with tn"lr bur
DEM. Anil huil; for Phartoh treasure
cities, Pithom nm l liaans"s. ThiS Also hat
beru lor-se-n aud iur-lold, lpr God had said
To thram thn in the strange liant ms ~" !
should he afflicted. but that ait-r~ard il~
would bring them out with great -uh~tnn "'
(Grn. Sv., ~. IA. II seems -trsn"n 10 ~
that God should allow satan 10 ahl'"t il4
ppopla bur so IL IT, Consider job and IN"
captyeS taken 10 Babylon for their goo !
Ger. NXiv.. 81 aui tn" churrd at smyrna
(Rev. H.. lOl aud sc' p"t. iy.. II. ~.
~. But tn" more tn"y afflicted tnen the
more they multiplied an grew, Ani they
were grisvst because o rhr children of j..
rael." Thus the Lord laughed NJ man 5 80
forts to frustrtte HIS purpoS" II * - with
the word OF God. and with tn" church, ani
with the inniytdn,l Christian. IN" more
persecution the more II grows tho more W.
lie the more W. liv'. "EN"ept a corn OF
wheat iall into thn grpun Hn die II ahld"ll
aionn, hut II IL lie II hriGgecH forth mu'l
fruf' lIohn xii. "a. il'lr sr.ei b' -
OF l-rlal makes us thin'; -, tho-" VINO were
ev 'seiingly grsvsd braIus"H mpn naj "pn"
10 seek the wAlfsr' o. the chlldrru pi l~rirl
fN@h, H., l0) aud Of tn t,m" wn"n Jrru-a'
lem shalt he u hur i"usOua -tOn' ip' All pHp-
pie ,l that Duri"n themselves VAIN Il sna'i
b.. "ut in piecAs q h"'. y o.. o..
u. Il. "And the Eyyutnn- ma /" the "hlI-
| dren of Israel 70 sAryr W.T. rigpr, rul they
| made their livss hitter with hard bon la:" IN
mortar and in brick ml IN all plwn-r "l
| service In the lleld All their service Hl're'n
they made them sarv' TtS with r'so" la
| NJ least three places this - "lll"d tn' lro
| furnace OF Egypt D.u. ic., 20 ! King, viz,
! 81 Jer. X'., A.. uui in l,d, Ny,li, 10, "a"
| Lori says "Bshoid. ! hny' refined thee,
| bur not with silver. 1 hay- chosen the" ~
the furnace OF anlirtion From Et'H. yVti
| l7-!2 and Zscb. xiii, q AMI "iNe"h"rn u
look, ~ IL there would be more furnace wor'
| than ever Tor Israel era they al! know IN"
Lord from the least 20 the greatest. NS T.
our individual lives, when We are in the iAr
mace we may be sure that the Lord his Hl'
eye upon Us, looEing lovingly 10 sr' HIS own
| image more clearly rahertsd IN us MAJ H.,
| -. The remainder o. tns cnapter tsl'' how
| IN spite OF the or isrs 10 kill all the mhl'
| children as soon a. born the pope mult''
pliet aud wL:Ai very miSaty. IL '9soh
| Helper.
rHE FAINT or ALCOHOL.
| Pro 'essor simpson, OF Edinburgh, in al;
| dressing meeting o. the abstaining mem