Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-07-02
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson In the international series
for July o. IoO2-The Giving
of Mamma
prepared by IL. q. Lenington.1
THE LESSON TEXT.
EXODUS l5:i-l5l

in my law. or no.
). And II shall come 10 pass, that on the
sixth day they shall prepare that which
they bring in. and II shall be twice as much
a. they gather daily.
.. And Moses and Aaron said unto all the
children OF Israel. At even then ye shall
know that the Lord hath brought you out
from the land of Egypt:
:. And in the morning then ye shall see
the glory OF the Lord: for that he hedreth
) our murmurings against tho Lord: and
what are We, that ye murmur against u.s.
:. And Moses said. This shall be, when
the Lord shall give you in the evening fle sh
TO eat. and In the morning bread TO the fun.
Tor that the Lord hearCth your murmurings
which ye murmur against Him: and what
are we? your murmurings are not against
Us. but the Lord.
3. And Moses spake unto Aaron. Say unto
and the congregation OF the children OF
Israel. Come near before the LORD for He
hath heard your murmuringA
TO- And II came to pass, as Aaron spake
unto the whole congregation Of the chill
dren OF Israel. that they looked toward the
wilderness, and. behold. the glory OF the
Lord appeared in the cloud.
II. And the Lord spake unto Moses, say
ing:
-. have heard the murmurlngs If the
children Of Israel: speak unto them, say
ing, at even ye shall eat flesh. and in the
morning ye shall be filled with bread; and
ye shall know that l am the Lord your
God.
IL. And II came to pass, that at even the
quaiis came up and covered the camp; and
in the morning the dew lay round about the
host
IA. And when the dew that lay was gone
up, behold, upon the face OF the wildner-
ness there lay small round thing as small
as the hoarfrost or the ground
10. And when the children OF Israel saw
II, they said one to another. 1t is mama:
for they visit not what II was. And Moses
said unto them, This IL the bread which the
Lord hath given eat.
GOLDEN TENT.-GIve us this day
our daily brend.-Matt. 6;II
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURAL SECTION.
The bitter waters made sweet. Eek. - 22:2I
lSrdeIites again complain. ......... E,X u :l-3
Mamma and quails sent.............Ex . 16:4-3l
a m mortal to God : providence. Eek. Is 81 SO
IME..According to ,ssher lin the Bible
marsln2 the events OF the lesson occurred
Il. G. ltYl, about month after the crossing
OF the Red sea More recent writer's have
placed the date variously from 1916 to 1900
Is. G., or nearly two centuries later than
PECULIARLY aScribed.
PLACE.-The Wilderness OF Sin. a long
plain along the east coast of the Gulf OF
NOTES AND COMMENTS
We have in Exodus 1922 glimpse
of the terrible suffering to which the
IsTaelites were subjected very short
~ after escaping from their slavery
in Egypt. Three days wanderings in
the wilderness and no water. 1t is
hard To imagine what this was like to
the thousands of wanderers, men,
women and children. 1t meant not
only physical suffering for each, but
great anxiety for the weaker ones.
Add to the suffering from thirst
sickness to which many must have
succumbed. After three days water
was found. when they tasted it, il
was found to be unfit to drink. Then
the people ''murmured" against
Moses. implying something like an
iHcipient rebellion. Then Moses
cried to the Lord. In answer to
Moses prayer. he was shown how the
bitter waters of Marah might be
made sweet. In answer also to
Moses prayer. God revealed Himself
as the Lord that healeth thee" The
people are reminded Tin verse 26)
that while they had suffered in the
wilderness and might yet have to un-
dergo severe suffering, yet if they
would diligently hearken to the
voice of the Lord thy God. and do
that which is right" He would bring
upon them none of the diseases Tor
plagues) which he had brought upon
the Egyptians who had not listened
to the voice OF God
The Israelites Again Complain
Not long after another crisis occurred.
The lsraeltes were apparently fac
ing hunger and starvation. And the
whole congregation" murmured
against Moses and Aaron. This was
only step removed from full-hedged
rebellion. Hunger and thirst i'm the
wilderness made slavery i'm Egypt
with plenty to eat and drink seem
far better than freedom.
Mamma and Quails Sent.-Again we
find Moses resorting to prayer. In
answer God promised the quails and
the mama, and showed Moses that
the suherings Of the people had come
as test. The Lord was trying to
impress upon them the lesson of
trust. one OF the most important les
sons IN individual or u nation can
learn trust in the kindly provi-
dencc of God. God further showed to
Moses, and Moses faithfully declared
II to the people. that the "murmur-
ing Of the lsraeites was not so
much against Moses as against God
Himself Moses found il hard to in
spire I'm his followers that they vyere
really following the guidance OF
Jehovah a rebellion against Moses
and q turning back to Egypt meant
rebellion against God and turning
away from the fruits Of national
life and freedom i'm the promised
land. II may be said in passing that
IT does not apepar that the uuniis
were sent every evening. but rather
ON only rare occasions. We hav,
records Of special instances. An inn
pDrtant teaching i'm connection with
the mamma was the emphasis IN laid
upon the observance Of the Sabbath
spear Points
lie wn" knows only Christ knows
all