The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-07
Sunday School
Lesson
for
December 8.

1NTRobtC tCTtON. - Moses sought trraSa fyou
tho duN laid Upon him hut hnuIl, ,icldrl to
'"h"NIrs com,rnhds, inving obtained the ap.
prosai oi his fathcl.inllw. he SGT out 10, ,.g pt
aud met his h, thcr, Naron. Ia the way rhc
tw" rrtu'ned. together. assembled the elders OF
Israel and explained their mission They then
laid tie matter IN respectful manner before
Pharaoh, who refused TO let israrl leave Tho
country and inflicted ,siil scycrcr hd,,i.hip- upon
ihcn' Hy sciic, ot r'dgurs, ten IN nuuibur,
God sought To bring the King 10 more f,tjrhc
state OF mind. Tile water oi the Nile turnnd into
blood, the visitation OF frogs. oi lice ot ilto.,
| nj mulraih upon hcaSts of boil. uuon iuuu. OF
locsts. oi darkness. failed OF thui r,Iulsr ni,
the contrary the people to,nd thci, condition
| much wosc and they vicd out in bitterness. Io-
day we stud. the circumstances ut tie last IN.
to,yicw between Moses and phmoan.
rRErARN NTIoN.- As ON each plc,iou. occasion
God told Moses in advance what would b. done
tn the Egyptians. II wa, intended in Tia. way
To cultivate the spirit ot patience and nope.
jehovah expressly dccGicd that this tenth ai.
Fiction should hc the last. 1t would h. s,vcrcr
than any preceding and hence chcotiA When
the hand ot Judgment in this time Had on the
land there will hn ~ longer ANY resistance. shA.
rioh would gladly dSiuis, the lropl"-hc would
even compel them to depart. i,cr lie would not
require them to return. hat would insist on then
permanent removal
But Israel lad been lon. oppressed and mpuy.
erishcd. God did not iitond 10 make u nation
ont OF plup'rs lie had promised centuries before
that they should come ou, with great substance
,Gen. xv:1b. 10 make this promise good tue
people were directed to borrow silver aud gold
OF the Egyptians. This would sceln 10 II, TO he
dis'iohora''c. Tile original word might he more
property translated ask request. THIS act las
been justified on thl ground that they had nov
been properly compensated ior then services
Others have urged that the earth AM! the ,ulnc,-
thereof ale the Lords n',am N:N:N and ;la.
accordingly. lie h,s right TO give it. 10 wnou
lie viii Nat,. NN:l5). 4 i,w have added that
pretions metals arc hot io be regarded as rel
s9iWi riopeiiN iiidg. ii:a) and that the wiciicd
are appointed to -ci.u the sodlv tl'rol. Xii:1.D.
Ii is better by tar TO say that tne isIeitcs made
request.
This view is siren, lhcncl by the staten. N.
that the people had round favor with the E.yp.
tians. and thar Moses held in high esteem.
The was undoubtedly due in large part TO Gods
blessing upon 1hcm recognized by all, tie mctrod
BY which .tbrdm (Gen. Mi ~ and Morlccai
made great (Esth iX:iJ. Hut it il alSo prob
able the popular sentiment had TUNED toward the
oppressed race. as the Righteousness Of their cause
WAS recognized.
Without doubt many blamed Pharaoh and en-
that account heirie,ed those against whom his
wicked policy was applied, and hence. on leaning
OF the exodus they gave to them out oi disu
tcrcSlcd good will.
W.-rhes. ptclimiuJ,ic> h;,,in. been
ordered. Moses appears tor the la,i time in the
presence OF Pharoah TO speak for Israel Nelses
TO 81.
Boldly he declared to the King that the E,.t
born OF Egypt should die by decree Of the Al.
mighty who would personally pass ,hroush tie
land at midnight. There sl.oulG be no escape
from This awrul visitation. From the tll'onn to
the humbrst home death should claim it. .r.
tim. Even Ike maid, whose scr,oc va, to .rni
corn, should be bclelved The cattle also should
perish. In night tho flower ami beauty oi
the land should be destroyed.
Moses declared, molcovet. that there soul: he
universal lamcntation in coi>oQ oQucnrr When an
Egyptill died all the relatives OF both scN.s
quilted the house and ran con,u.ctily about the
streets Tn, women with their hair loose and
their bosonls bare beating Themselves, shvicKin.
and howling they passed, gave mcslai:lcd
expression to their grief Hence. when cvorr
household should have mcmhcr al it dead
the general confusion would exceed anrthin. wit