The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-05

for they knew not wFat 1t was And
Moses said unto them. It is the bread
which Jehovah hath given you TO eat -
Parable Of Jewish History.
The story Of these old Jews trudging
across the sterile and rocky plains Of
this Insignificant peninsula would inter-
est Us very little if it were not for one
thing, and that is that the story and the
Incidents arc saturated with the super
natural It is God in the old story that
holds our attention, or God acting for
and upon and with men, 10 bring about
their salvation, and the worlds en-
Iightenment and redemption There IS
spiritual lesson in every fragment of
Jewish history for all the world, because
God was in and with these people in
a peculiar manner. The Old Testament
has been called the Sou1s Picture Book
Gods picture book for teaching His
children Jewish history IS Gods great
race parable Through It We see God
gaining His ends and making known His
character and purposes by the example,
! fortunes. and destiny of this people.
/ For instance. every Christian passes
from the Egypt of carnal lily, unbeIief
and bondage TO sin. through the Red
( Sea Of regeneration, into the wilderness
I Of trial and training, or into the land
promised OF God. All have their Marahs,
I where they find their bitter waters. that
/ are diVineIy sweetened for them as they
pass On. They have. too. their Films OF
rest and TefTeshment, where they find
! palm trees and plentiful wells of whole
some water. They have heavenly bread
given them like the mama Of old, and
also their strong meat sent TO them of
God. There Is no danger that the "a
tionalistic students or higher critics OF
the Old Testament VIII ever be able to
destroy the religious value Of these an
{ cient records. for the reason that they
are instinct with the breath and power
of divinity The Old Testament writings
stand today unscathed as to their integ-
rity and divine inspiration. Moses is
still in the ascendent-
Manna-The Bread of Gods Grace.
These raw and undeveloped children
I of God we're sorely tried by their heav-
enIy Guide and King. He led them into
desert where there was no food to eat.
! They doubted His goodness and power
on account of this. He had already gra-
eiousIy delivered them in several cTfti-
cal emergencies on their short journey
ings. They ought to have trusted Him
stiu, and tc have Tevercntly laid their
wants IN prayer before Him Moses,
the hero of faith never doubted iona
than for an insIant) But instead they
became dissatisfied with their pilgrim
age. IongeG for Egypt and its food, be
came abusive toward God, and spent
their hours N whining and compla lining.
OF course their case was urgent, as ex-
irene hunger IS hard TO bear. It is said
that nothing viii make an army rebel
against its leader quicker than hunger.
or make II fight harder against its foe in
battle than the hope of getting some
thing 10 cat from the other side star
walton is the worst Of all deaths. The
lsraelites thought they were about to
starve. But God, from His watch-tCwer
on high, was watching His people He
did not intend 10 staTve them He was
trying to teach them q lesson Of trust in
Himself He temPers the blasts Of ad-
versity that he sends upon His people.
He never sends upon them trials that
they are unable to bear with His pres
ence and grace. So in this foodless des-
ert He sent them food from heaven.
III
for angels. It was white bread The
taste was like waters made With honey
II was very nOurishing IN the Psalms
il is called the bread Of the mighty
Quails were sent in plenty for meat also.
They are choice food, too. The gifts OF
Gods grace are the best and the most
soul-satisfying. The quaiIs showed God
II nature; the mama showed God over
nature, the supernatural. The every
day miracle of our times is how God
provides food for the life CT the world
day by day. This miracle Of the mama
and the quails called for mans cooper
alton n their use. They must be gath
cred daily There was just enough for
all. The mama could not be boarded.
Especial provisions were made for the
Sabbath-l The mamma was beautiful
figure Of Christ. The mama has been
called perhaps the greatest of Old Tes-
lament miracles" It was not. in fact.
one miracle, but an astonishing combi-
nation OF many. Like the coming Of
Christ, 1t was a necessary miracle Like
Christ il was from heaven Like Christ.
IL net the needs Of all. It was free to
all Il was satisfying. It was quiet IN
its coming It had to be gathered early
II WAS mysterious II WIS nearby-at
the tent door. 1t could not be enjoyed
selfshly- What q rebuke this lesson IS
TO ali kinds of pessimism. unbelfef COW
etousness. seIfshuess, and idleuess,