Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23
Sateraationa1 gessoll.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON TX, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, DEC. I.
Text OF the Lesson. Ex. Ill. liz.
Memory Verses. 0-12-Goldcn Text,
Ex. iii, 1E-Commentnry Prepared
NV the Rev. ID. N. Stearns.

Memory Verses. 0-12-Golden Text,
, Ex. iii, documentary Prepared
by the Rev. ID. N. Stearns.
Copyright, 1901. by American Press Association
l. "He led the flock to the back side Of
the desert and came to the mountain Of
God, to Horeb." According to Acts vii,
%, 80, Moses was now 80 Years Of age,
having spent 40 years in Egypt and 40
years with Jethro as shepherd. His shep-
herd life reminds us Of Abel and Jacob,
David and other shepherds of the Bible,
each Of whom in some way suggests to US
the Good, Great, Chi~S Shepherd John
K, II, ii; Heb. xiii, 20; l Pet. v. A., who
saves us, works in US His will and will
reward US at His appearing. The shep-
herd life Is Of Necessity lonely life, a
life apart from the world and its ways
and gives great opportunity for fellow
ship with God. Horeb is again called the
mountain Of God in Kings xix. 3, in
connection with Elijah's visit to it. 1t is
mentioned in Nal. iv, 4, as the place
where God gave Moses the law, the stat
utes and judgments and in Ex. xix is
called Sinai. In verse II Of our lesson
God told Moses that after he had brought
the people out Of Egypt they would serve
God upon that mountain. In Elk. xvii. g,
we read that there Jehovah gave them
water from the rock that they might
drink. The events associated with Horeb
and Sinai give q most profitable Bible
study, as do all the mountain stories OF
the Bible, such as Carmel. Olivet, etc.
9. And the angel Of the Lord appear
ed unto him with fame Of fire out Of the
midst of a BUSH" The Lord our God
is q consuming fire, jealous God tDeut.
iy, 24). He desires His people wholly for
Himself that He may bless them to the
full. He consumes in His people only
that which hinders their true happiness.
They, like the bush, are not consumed
any more than Daniels friends were con-
su1ned in the furnace, which burned only
their bonds and set them free to walk
with the Son Of God. The phrase in the
blessing upon Joseph, 1.-The good will of
Him that dwelt in the bush" tDeut.
xxxiii, 1G). may suggest that Joseph. like
others who have come through great trlb-
ulation. are burning bush saints. never
because God is in them lisa.
xiii, l, p.
3, 4. "When the Lord saw that he
turned aside to see. God called unto him
out of the midst Of the bush and said,
Moses, Noses" Observe the double call
in Gen. xxi, II, and Sam. iii, 10, to
and Samuel. Joseph told Pha-
rnoh that doubled meant established by
or prepared Of God Gen. XII. 81 and
margin). We think of the Lords 25
double amens of Johns gospel and Of
the special attention we should give them.
If Moses had not turned aside to see,
think what he might have missed.
8. Put off thy shoes from off thy feet.
for the place whereon thou standest is
holy ground" Compare the same in
in Joshua v. 10. which. ] think.
is found only in these two places-to
Moses as be was about to lead Israel out
of Egypt and to Joshua rs he was about
to lead them into the promised land. To
tread upon place meant that the place
was given to that person Joshua |, 81.
So when a person sold piece of land he
took off his shoe and gave il TO the pur.
chaser ruth iv. y. 1t seems to me that
God says to Moses and Joshua in these
words something to this effect: This
whole matter is Mine, not yours. will
see it through. You come with Me and
rely upon Me.
6. "Moses hid his face, for he was
afraid to look upon Cod" A deep sense
Of unworthiness is an accompaniment Of
a revelation Of God tJob xiii. 5. 6: lisa.
vi. 5: Dan. x, s: Luke Y. 8: Rev. !. ~.
God revealed Himself to Moses as the
God Of Abraham. Isaac and Jacob. the
God not Of the dead, but Of the living
(Math. xii, 32). He told Moses to say
to Israel, II am hath sent me unto you"
(verse 14); am that am. He is Jeho.
yah who changes not: Jesus Christ the
same yesterday. today and forever NAL.
lii, 6; Heb. xiii. ~. Men pass away from
earth and great changes come. but He
continues, and every purpose Of His shall
be performed at His appointed time.
Z. 3. II have surely seen and have
heard, for ! know their sorrows, and |
am come down to deliver them and to
bring them unto good land" Note care
fully the whole Of these two verses, that
which He sees and hears and knows and
that which He will do for His names
sake. Every child of God may take COM
fort from these assurances: Whatever be
your sorrows or your circumstances He
sees and hears and knows, and il He
permits hard things to continue it is be-
cause the best time for His deliverance
has not yet come. "As for God His way
Is perfect, and He maketh our way per-
feet" FPS. xviii, so. 32). and He will new
er be too late in anything that He does,
but we need patience and must be con-
tent with John to learn the significance
Of the kingdom and patience Of Jesus
Christ (Heb. <, SO; Rev. !. 81.
9. 10. "Come now, therefore. and ! will
send thee unto Pharaoh that thou mayest
bring forth My people," God had just
said that He would do it, and now He
says Moses will do it, for He will do it
in and through Moses, and this is the
lesson we are so slow to learn-that lit is
God who worketh in us. both to will and
to do of His good pleasure" tPhil. ii. 13;
Heb. xiii, 21). He worketh all things &c.
cording to the counsel of His own will
(Eph. i, III, and faith just allows God to
work and quietly abides with Him for
His pleasure. What an honor is confer
red upon US when He selects any one Of
US to work through.
II, II. Certainly | will be with thee.
have sent thee" Moses did not under
stand. He has his shoes on at once and
asks, "Who am | that | should 60 unto
Pharaoh and that l should bring forth
the children of Israelw See him also in
Mum. xi, %: Xxx. 10, and you see at
glance that his shoes are on. He Is
thinking of himself. not of God. The
three signs given him. as recorded in the
beginning Of the next chapter, should
have shown him his Importance and the
noWer of God. vet we hear him obiecting