The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-16
Sunday School
Lesson
for
November II.

| INiRoDl tlioN.~-1Hc King OF Egypt. who Ind
| adopted oppressive measures 10 diminish the iN.
otrasing power oi the Hebrews LEANED nothip..
| from the hct that they pio.porcd in their ut.
| Fiction. He was unable 10 see that they Wct,
under Il protecting care which could bring 10
| naushO all his evil devices. lie Therefore in.
| otcascd The severity OF his treatment and Gmliv
| conceived Il plan of Wholesale murder. ,.,llin.
| certain professionals to his assistance Il, 49,
! solved that III male children should b, unt TO
death at hirtu while all the gil babies should
| he allowed to live. Gat here again he mi.rlj.
| Culatcd the outcome. Those who were t,an
| into his cun'l-cS ,vrcd against him. As a
| final measure he decrecd. and ordered the people
| to execute the decree. that cve,y son when bon
| should be cast into the river Nile. A. that vas
| held to he Il -aercd stream this world bc to-
aaldcd as a religious sc'. \ wicked heart Hoped
| to accomplish it, priposc through popular dc.
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| 1NFANGN.--(Ncr,cs aud y. Now comes an
| infant bo. into the narrative. one VINO is de-
| stined to hl large place IN history. Ills father
and mother were both Of the tribe Of Levi, that
tribe which was otc,wdld taken ior plio,ty ser.
vice tNunb. Sviii y, giving its name TO the
| di>pcn.ation that followed until Christ came.
| TIE little fellow came at the most untIvoiiblc
| time. lie not only belonged TO an oppressed
people. but at birth the sentence nj death was
upon him. Ills little body must be cast int,
the stream whose inundltons inalc ihc land ,cr.
tile and provided the people with abundance Of
grain. BY his suclifcc Apis must be- prcpiiat"d
Against such Il tate the lrait. oi his father and
| mother rchclcd. They were attracted by his
beauty and moved by their affection. and COR
three months they concealed him, hoping that
lis presence would he unknown and that they
might preserve his lie. TH,cc months of JlX.
icty ana love!
SNETN.-.Ncr.e, 3 and ~. Ii VAS impossible
longer TO conceal the rrccous boy. S"rNntH
ot the king. passing to and tro. were iahI" at
any time to discover hi, hiding place, aud then
he would be ioicitly taken and the pncuts
might be punished tor disrcgJlding thr mandate.
And yet what ilthcr mother, having given
place III their hearts to helpless innocent, could
with their own hands destroy him! In such an
hour of intense pain an cSpcdicnt was devised
4 little all made Of hul,ushc> called gone in
Hebrew and hihlios in Greek was prepared, and
daubcd with hitumcn 10 maze it water tei!,
III this TIM. vessel the inllut was placed with
maternal care and i; WAS launched arIonG the
reeds by the brink OF the iiyrr. This was chosen
as the only place OF safety. complying with the
kings order. but trusting a good God TO gulrd
the little one against. tic possible pciils ui an
unknown voyage A. further prccauiou the
sister, MiliJm Ulic same as Mlly in the New
TcsamcnD. was stationed ncar t\,nnh. XVI, jo),
TO watch the result and offer assistance.
DISCOVERY .-.(NNsc ~ Tie do,tlinc OF Il
supcrintcndcning Providence is clearly taught in
many passages OF Scripture tt:cn. !. .ol. that
even the designs Of wicked men shall be made
to bring good ,o those who are the objects ut
Divine care THIS baby boy shall no. hc de-
stroycd-thcic Is Il power that SHALL keep him,
power above that of the king aud crCunl-
stances shall be arranged to thai end. Shortly
Phlaoi'S daughter came down to the river tn
battle, accompanied by her mmilens, and she saw
The :,k and sent fox Il. Who shall say that the
feet OF the princess were not guided that ia,
both A. to direction and timCt VINO shall say
that gentle Influence moved her heart rs She
saw the child? Who shall say that the mother
was under no Divine guidance she selected the
mode and place of safety for her babe. Did il !
all happen: Was ii iortutous train OF events?
May not rather believe that this discovery
was part oi a plan by which infinite wisdom
would work ont high purpose:
tOMPAsSlON..- tNe,sc -. Wien the covering |
was removed from the ark rharios da,leli " |
recognized the child of Hebrew origin. The |
color OF the skin and the contour oi the late old
the whole stony. There were marked physical |
characteristics OF the Semitic peoples i,lin- |
gushing them from tho postclitv "f Mizran. |
The babe is now in the Eecping OF IN Egyptid, !
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