The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-01
ANCIENT PEOPLE OF GOD
SECOND or A SERIES or SERMONS
AT CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN
Israel as Represented IN the Covenant
with Abraham Applied to the Labors
81 the Modern Church.

Following Is a synopsis OF sermon
preached yesterday IN the Cumberland
aresbyterian chapel on Fannn and Pease,
at ii a, m. by Rev. j. NJ. Haisell This
Is the second In the series Of semons on
's'israe as represented In the covenant
with Abraham, type Of the church and
tho labors and travels OF the ancient peo-
pic Of God. a type OF the labors and
travels OF Gods people in this genera
glon.'
Text. And Moses verify was faithful in
all his house as a servant, for testimony
OF those things which were TO be spoken
after."--HeD 3-5. Special attention was
called Ia the first sermon OF this series
70 the covenant with Abraham, confirmed
10 Isaac and to Jacob, and TO circumcision
az the token of that covenant. The Inn
portant fact was emphasized that God
would guarantee not only 10 Abraham's
seed In regular lineage from him, but
to all who would believe in Christ. "The
p-omse." says Paul, as unto you and
your children, and all that are afar or,
even as many as the Lord, our God, shall
call. I" ''And the scripture. foreseeing that
God would Justify the heather Gentiles)
Ehrough faith, preached before the gospel
unto Abraham, saying: In thee shall all
ithe nations be blessed. so then they which
be of faith are blessed with faithful Abra-
tam The settlement OF Jacob ana chill
drcn and grandchildren aud their wives
and children--in all seventy souls-the OPP
preston Of these people by the new hing
Nyho rose up that did not know Joseph the
birth OF Moses-his flight into the land of
Mdean, where he married Lettroes daugh-
ter and became the keeper Of his sheep,
at the burning bush, at Horeb, receiving MS
commission the deIiverer Of Israel-hls
return to Egypt were incidents mentioned
IN the first sermon. Resuming this subject,
Moses, with Aaron, after calling the elders
OF Israel together and making known his
1nission, appeared before PharOah With this
gequcst from God: LET my people 20,
that they may hold feast unto me la the
wilderness, Pharaoh said; who Is the
LORI that | should obey his voice to let
Israel SO, ! know not the e, Lord, neither WIZ
revenue from the labor of these Israelites
in their bitter bondage, represents IN spirit
Tabor OF this world. Revenue, too, is the
tempting norsei to corporations and gov
sL4iA4iehts 10 pSfser aWaS tns so~l nl9{taals'
Mcses and Aaron sim insist that Pharaoh
should let the people go three days Journey
into the wilderness to sacrifice unto the
lord Instead of letting them go he com
manded MS taskmasteFs and officers to
compel them 10 make brick without straw,
thereby Increasing their burdens Their
task masters beat them and compelled them
10 deliver the toll OF brick as heretofore
The people now begin 70 complain at
Moses ana De murmured that God had
sent him as their dellyerer. we can see
here in Israel and Moses much Of what
we can see In ourselves, We echo their
uulrmurngs. The Children OF Israel had
n,cffopted Moses as lesoeT aq9 5ae5 nnd d
YET they forget AZ rms ano blame Moses
for the Increase In the bitterness Of their
bondage. In turn the uurmuringS of these
people discourage Moses aud he forgets
lon the time that he had recently stood
hd1 er0TnS ana ,eceied XII s,n nn1 %, oi,
Ifo tne Sjod q Aorona Isaac aG SaS
fbeye IL snrs SeIav In ne Success ~ dod's
sns W. be,a az once ehs 70 doub S s ws
ha nv rhx nave SG Ep Nv Nc tHs
kii;r Womb NOT have given m, thIs revenue
without a struggle. Neither the devil him.
are ever likely to surrender their posses
sions without a struggle Moses was now
sd wears old IN 10 This time he had ap
parently accomplished but little II was
III that he should only wait for such IN
honor aud to be in preparation for III,
bondage of Egypt.
The next time they went Into the pres
ence Of Pharoah they cast down the rod o
Moses and 1t became a serpent, This woul,
answer for their credentials. The thrI
time Aaron lifted MP the rod and smot
the water In the river In the sight o
Pharoah and the water turned into bloot
and the ash died and the river stank AM
the Egyptians could not drink and thi
plague continued seven days Aaron thel
Stretched out his hand over the waters o
EGYPT and the frogs came up and coverc
the Innd and filled everything IN th
houses. Aaron agnin stretched forth hi
rod and smote the dust and 1t became leo
Uhen there came a swarm Of flies IN al
The land OF Egypt except In Goshen. wher
The Israeliies lived Then came the griey
oua murrain and killed ain the cattle IN
sheen and horses OF the Egyptians, nex
boUs were sent upon them. Pharoah ha
hitherto hardened his own heart. Now DO
gives him over to his own hearts lust mn
nelusipps ana ~permits Satan 10 blind hin
In this way God is snid to hnv
hardened Pharoah's heart and ia tni
fnse to obey HIN and persist /
their wicked way gives them over /
believe lie that they nav no damned
tThe Lord then sent thunder and hail an
me Il As Of Aso osns Tns w seq the eSr