The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
International Lesson Comments For
December Is.
Subject: The Passover. Ex. Kill, l-l7--GoIden
Text, Cor Y. Memory Verses
comm.ntary on the Days
Lesson.


demption, the appointment of the feast,
the change in the calendar. were all divine.
The source of all was God, not Moses.
2. This month" Abb or Nisan; COR
responding as nearly as possible to the
last half Of March and the first half of
April The Jewish months began with
the new moon. beginning of months"
The first not only in order, but in estima-
tion. 1t had formerly been the seventh
according to the reckoning of the civil
year which began in September and which
continued unchanged, but from this time
Abb was to stand first in the national re-
lgious year
V. 81. "A lamb for an house" A kid
might be taken. V. 5. The service was to
be n domestic one. for the deliverance
was to be from an evil threatened to every
house in Egypt.
a. ''If the household be too little"
That. is. if there be not enough persons in
one family to eat who e lamb. then two
families must join together. The rabbins
tell us that there should be at least ten
persons to one paschal lamb, and not moro
than twenty. According to the number"
There may be a want of persons to feed
upon the lamb, though there can he no
lack Of food for them to feed upon. Every
man according TO his eating" may feast
to the full upon Christ.
5. without blemish" That is. entire,
whole, sound. having neither defect nor
deformity. This was a type of Christ.
See Heb. 7: 26; Pet. l: TO- The Saviour
the Lamb Of God was (D perfect. (2) in
nocent and (3) slain as sacrifice for 9TH
ers. CD He was offered at the season and
at the very. hour of the pascal sacrifice.
(5l Not bone was broken (6) He is
able to take away our sins. John /: %.
g. Keep it up" The Hebrew implies
that that It was. to be kent with great care.
Until the fourteenth" 1t was to be sep
arated from the rest of the flock four days
before the time Of sacrifice. an the even.
ing Literally. between the evenings"
that is, from the time the sun begins to
decline to that of its full setting. say, be-
tween 8 and 9 o'clock The rabbins mark
four things that were required in the first
passover that were never required after
ward: l.: The eating of the lamb in their
houses dispersed through Goshen. 2. The
taking the lamb on the tenth day. 3. The
striking of its blood on the door posts and
hntels, OF their houses. a. Their eating it
in haste.
7. Take of the blood" The life is in
the blood: This typifes the blood of
Christ which was shed for the sins of the
world. Strike it, This was done by
dipping bunch of hyssop into the blood.
Y. %. 1.-TWO side posts" etc. This was
done as a mark of safety token of deliv-
erance, that the destroying angel. when
passing through the land to slGy the first
born Of the Egyptians, might see and pass
over the houses of the Israelites and spare
their families.
8. EAT the flesh" Undoubtedly this
feast had physical purpose. The Israel
ties were to start in the middle of the
night on long and wearisome journey,
and it was important that they should
not start fasting, Eating together is I,
symbol Of fellowship and a covenant of
unity. "Roast with fire" For the sake of
expedition; and this difference was always
observed between the cooking of the pas.
cal lamb and the other offerings Chron
30: Is. "Unleavened bread" This was
also for the sake of dispatch. Deut. l6: 3.
There was also a typical meaning attached
to the unleavened bread; leaven was en-
blematical of evil. Luke ~: /; l Cor. 5: 8.
with bitter herbs" This was to remind
the Hebrews of their great Affections in
Egypt, and also of the trials to which they
were subject on account of sin. Our bit
ter herbs are the remembrance of sins COM
mitted and the confession of our wrong
doings. The Gun of repentance is bitter.
8. Raw" That is, unfit for use, and
therefore unfit for representing spiritual
enjoyment. "Sodden'' Boiled. 1t must
not be deprived of any portion Of its sa-
vor. Head with his legs" etc.--See Il. V.
Not bone was to be broken. This point
ed to Christ. See John l9: &c.
10. Let nothing of it remain" The
lamb was to be eaten, all eaten, eaten by
all, and eaten at once. The Lord jesus
is to be received into the soul as its food
and this is to be done with whole Christ
by each one of His people, and done Just
now. The Israelites must not only slay
they must eat. 1t is not enough that
Cnrist has died for us, we must receive
Him into our hearts and lives. Until
the morning. To prevent putrefaction
which would soon take place in a hot
country. That which is offered to God
must not become corrupt.
H. "Girded." etc. Every preparation
must be made for an immediate departure
The long, flowing robes were girded around
the loins; shoes, or sandals, not worn in
the house or at meals, were fastened to
the feet. and the travellers staff was taken
in hand. These instructions are under
first passover. "The Lords passover"
Called by this name because the destroy
ing angel passed over the dwellings of the
Israelites while destroying the Egyptians.
l2 Goods of Egypt" l. God smote
objects Of Egyptian worship, in destroying
the first born of the king and the animals
which were worshiped. 2. This slowed
the worthessness of these gods, for they
were powerless to save the people.
l3. "The blood token" Or sign. The
blood was a sign of Gods mercy, love,
protection and deliverance; it was also
sign OF the obedience and faith OF the Is
raelites.
IA. This day-a memorial To keep
in remembrance Gods mercy in bringing
them out of Egypt. and His judgments on
their oppressors. "a feast" 1t was to
be annually observed, and celebrated with
solemn religious joy as long as they re.
mained distinct people. "An ordinance"
1t was an institution of God. and was
neither to be altered nor set aside by any
human nuthoritV
l5. "Cut Off" There are thirty-six
places in which this cutting off is threat
ened against the Jews for neglect of some
particular duty 1t probably means that
the one thus "cut off" was separated
"from the rights and privileges of an Is
raelte."
10. "An holy convocation." The people
were called together by the sound of
trumpets "to attend the rites and ordi
nances of divine worship" God is holy
being and must be worshiped in holiness
Psa. 20: 2.
n. '"The feast of unleavened bread"
This seems to be only another name for
the feast Of the Passover. Ex. %: 10.