The evening Republican., 1902-06-13


The sixth, Il sutech Or Typhon,
the ashes Of whose victims were
flung to the breeze; the eighth, Of
Scarabaeus, the sacred Beetle; the
ninth of Ra, the Sun god, and the
tenth Of all the gods at once, and Of
the nation that had decreed the
slaughter of the Hebrew babies.
Call the 18th chapter the pass
over" chapter; the 18th the pass
ing over" chapter; the 18th the
Mamma" chapter; the 10th the "Pe-
culiar Treasure chapter; the Doth
the '"Ten Commandments" chapter;
the 25th the ARK" chapter; the 26th
the '"Tabernacle'' chapter; the 32d
the Golden Calf chapter; the 34th
the "Unconscious Shining" chapter
and the book itself lies open before
you and your reading of it will be
fascinating because it will be intelli-
gent
There is typical truth to be found
in this wonderful book. Not that
there is any distinct prophecy of the
Messiah, but his work and character
are certainly typified herein in a
variety of ways.
Moses 10 type CT Christ. Think
OF the dangers to which as babe he
was subject; of his voluntary refusal
of the kings crown, and OF his escape
from the king court; Of his training
in solitude; Of his leadership Of the
people out Of slavery to Canaan, ana
then read over again the story of
Christ's life and you are struck with
a great similarity.
Aaron is II type of Christ. Not
indeed in his golden calf worship but
in his character as the high priest Of
his people.
The ark isa type Of Christ. It
contained the testimony Of God. 1t
was the symbol of Gods presence. 1t
was the sign of Gods power.
The tabernacle is type of Christ.
1t was but figure of the true taber-
nacle into which Christ entered. 1t
was the temporary place Of Gods
might and grace 1t was God local.
lied. Christ WIS the Word in the
beginning, but that word became
flesh, and tabernacled among US. The
flesh was the temporary place of the
Divine Christ's abiding.
The Passover is type Of Christ's
He was our lamb, slain from the
foundation Of the world; explained
BY the head Of the family to inqulr-
ing sons; offered without the breaking
of a single bone; perfect atonement
for the sins of all
The Mamma is a type of Christ
the true Bread that came down from
heaven, of which if a man eat he
need never hunger again, and at
this present moment the full and
satisfying portion for all the hungry
multitudes of earth.
And there are many Practical
lessons which we would do well to
learn and act upon in this wonder
full second book of the Old Testa-
ment.
God teaches by repetition. The
plaques come one after another. 1t
may be that there is a natural ply
steal order in the order of plaques.
First the river turned to blood,
and this followed by the plague of
frogs, whose decd bodies TOSSED up
| by the millions on the shore, soon
| bred the flies which became the Sec
ond plague, and they in turn carry
ing the murrain to the cattle, and so
on. but let it not be forgotten that
with every new plague, however
naturaliyit followed it's predecessor,
there was driven home new lesson
of Omnipotent power, and by way
of contrast the helplessness of all
the gods of Egypt. Is it not just 50
with us. We are SO slow to learn
the truth that God would teach.
We must needs have volcanoes err
options, aud death that blights and
breaks our own domestic happiness,
| and accidents that come next door to
the number we occupy. and providen-
ces that we willingly acknowledge to
be miracles, before we are quite
ready to say The Lord, he only is the
true God and him only will we serve
Moses failed in his first attempt
to deliver the people, because he
tried IN his own strength. He sue
ceeded ia the second effort becausd
he first stood at the burning bush.
Let us learn that efforts without God
must continue without God, and
when they do they fall and fail
Our best efforts will be mlsundcr-
stood, and we lie charged with the
crimes OF the old life, unless we go
to God before we go to the people
lie who stands reverently before the
burning bush Of Gods presence need
not fear to face the world In the
Lords great work.
| How ,ynnderful is the leyine nrOy.