Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-07-05
THE suNpAY scHooL.
lesson Ia the international series
Ser July g. 1sO2-Fhe Giving
OF Mamma
Prepared by H. c. Lenangton-l
THE LESSON TEXT.
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1 Then said the Lord unto Moses. Be-
hold, I Will rain bread from heaven for
you; and the people shah 80 out ana
gather q certain rate every day. that
may prove them, whether they VIII walk
/ In my law, or no.
6. And it shall come to pass. that on the
sixth day they shall prepare that which
| they bring in; and Il shall be twice as mocn
as they gather daily.
9. 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;
| z And in the morning. then We shall see
| the glory Of the Lord for that he heareth
your murmurings against the Lord; and
what are we, that ye muTmur against usG
/ 8. And Moses said. This shall be, when
the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh
to eat, and in the morning bread to the full;
/ for that the Lord heareth your n1urmurings
| which We murmur against Him: and what
are We? your murmurings are not against
US, but the Lord.
8. 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
| 70. And it came to pass. as.Aaron spake
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 Noses say
L have heard the murmurings Of the
children of Israel: speak unto them, say
Ing, at even We shall eat flesh, and in the
morning ye shall be filed with bread; and
e goo shall kno" that I am tbs Lord your
Is. And 1t came to pass. that at even the
Quails came up and covered the camp; and
In the morning the dew lay round about the
"A. And when the dew that lay was gone
up, behold, upon the face OF the w1ldner-
ness there lay a small round thing as small
| as the hoarfrost on the ground.
| 1b. And when the children Of Israel saw
1t. they said one to another. 1t is mannas
| for they wist not what it was. And Moses
said unto them. This is the bread which the
L0 S6I hath giXsE T y1u e eat. +h,.
| our daily bread.-Matt. Gill.
| OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURAL SECTION.
The bitter waters made sweet....Ex. 1S:2e:H
Is-aehtes again complain. Elk. 1S:1-S
| Mamma and quails SENT. 16;4-A
| A memorial to Gods proYid ence. Elk. 16 $3.50
| TIME-According to USHER Gin the Bible
nnarginl the events of the lesson occurred
| of the Red sea More recent writer's have
| placed the date variousdy from 12l6 to 100
B. G., or nearly two centuries later than
PLACB.-The Wilderness of Sin, a long
plain along the east coast of the Gulf OF
SN01' NOTES AND COMMENTS.
We have in Exodus 1922 a glimpse
of the terrible suffering to which the
Israelites were subjected very short
" after escaping from their slavery
in Egypt. Three days wanderings in
the wilderness and no water! It is
hard to imagine what this was like to
the thousands of wanderers, men,
women and children. It 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, it
was found to be unfit to drink. Then
the people "murmured' against
Moses, implying something like an
| incipient 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 I'M
dergo severe suffering, yet if they
would diligently hearken to the
voice of the Lord thy God, and dc
that which is right He would bring
upon them none of the diseases (or
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 Israelites were apparently fac
ing hunger and starvation. And the
whole congregation" murmured
against Moses and Aaron. This was
only step removed from full-fiedged
rebellion. Hunger and thirst IN the
wilderness made slavery in 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 mamma, and showed Moses that
the sufferings of the people had come
as a test. The Lord was trying to
impress upon them the lesson of
trust, one of the most important les
sons an individual or a nation can
learn-trust in the kindly provi-
dence of God. God further showed to
Moses, and Moses faithfully declared
it to the people, that the "murmur-
ing'' of the IsraeIites was not so
much against Moses as against God
Himself. Moses found it hard to in
spire in his followers that they were
| really following the guidance of
Jehovah. A rebellion against Moses
and turning back to Egypt meant
rebellion against God and a turning
away from the fruits of national
/ life and freedom in the promised
land. It may be said in passing that
it does not apepar that the quaiIs
were sent every evening, but rather
|
records of special instances. An inn
portant teaching in connection with
the mama was the emphasis it laid
upon the observance of the Sabbath.
INNS IN M Y1I1