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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson i'm the International SerieA
for September z, 1902 - The
Prophet Like Moses.
THE LESSON TEXT.
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(Deut 1S:9-19)
8. When thou art come into the land
which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou
shalt not learn to do after the denominations
of those nations.
10. There shall not be found among you
any one that maketh his son or his daugh-
ter to pass through the fire, or that useth
divination, or an observer of times, or an
enchanter, or a, witch,
H. Or charmer, or consulter with IA
mlllar spirits, or wizard, or a necroman-
Ger.
u. For all that do these things are an
abomination unto the Lord: and because of
these denominations the Lord thy God doth
drive them out from before thee
ID. Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord
thy God
A. For these nations, which thou shalt
possess, hearken edlunto observers of times,
and unto OWNERS: but as for thee, the Lord
thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.
10. The Lord thy God will raise up unto
thee Prophet from the midst Of thee, of
thy brethren, like unto me; unto him We
shall hearken;
16 According to all that thou desiredst
of the Lord thy GOD in Horeb in the day of
the assembly, saying, Let me not hear
again the voice of the Lord my GOD, neither
let me see this great fire any more, that
die not.
II. And the Lord said unto me, They have
well spoken that which they have spoken.
IS. l will raise them up a Prophet from
among their brethren, like unto thee, and
will put my words in his mouth; and he
shall speak unto them all that shall COM
mand him.
l9. And it shall come to pass, that who
soever will not hearken unto my words
which he shall speak in my name 1 will
require 1t of him.
GOLDEN TEXT.-This is of a truth
that prophet that should come into
the world.-John G:14
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
The prohibitions ...............Deut., 1874
The prophet like Moses....... Deut., 1S:15-19
raise prophets ...............Deut., 1S:20-22.
TIME-B c. 1852.
PLACE.-Land of Moab.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Uplifting Legislation.-Th legisla-
ton of the wilderness looked forward
to the time when the Israelites should
be settled in their promised home.
when thou art come into the land
which Jehovah thy God giveth thee
thou shalt" ETC., is phrase which is
connected with more than one Mosaic
ordinance (Num. Is: IS; Lev. 10: 23, etc.
A high ideal was continually held be-
fore them, which had a powerful in
fiuence in lifting them up above the
peoples of their time.
The Prohibitions.-"T Those nations"
are the ones to be dispossessed before
Israel, and their denominations" as
suggested by what follows, are not so
much idolatries as superstitious prac-
tees. Passing through the fire to a
god called Molech was a sort of ordeal
to which children were subjected, their
success or failure in passing through
unframed being taken as an answer
from the god to the important ques-
ton on which light was desired. Div
ination was some process of getting
light on the future by drawing lots;
augury was form, now obscure, by
which person professed to learn the
truth regarding future events; an en-
chanter was one who used a cup, noting
how the light fell on the surface of
the water or other liquid it contained;
sorcerer, one who used drugs and
herbs; a charmer, one who construct
ed spells and used lamentations. A
wizard was, strictly speaking, one sup
posed to be possessed by a spirit who
enters the human body. A necroman-
Ger was one who consulted the spirits
of the dead according to certain formu-
las. Such practices as these were very
common among all ancient nations
and, indeed, have some vogue even now
But they are demoralizing whenever
and wherever practiced.
The Prophet Like Moses.-The prom
Use of verse Is is of substitute for the
divinations and superstitions of the