Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-08-14
THE SABBATH SCHOOL
International Lesson Comments for
August II.
Subject Journeying Toward Canaan, Mum. x.
lib and 20.36-Golden Text, Pisa. XXI,
3-Memory Verses, 81, n-Com.
mentary on the Days Lesson.

mentaIy VI We LAY Leooo"'
II. "Twentieth day." etc. The chill
dren of Israel probably reached SINAI on
the first day of the third month (EX: ~:
u, and left it on the twentieth day! OF the
eleven months and twenty days: The
cloud" The pillar, or column, which APP
reared as a cloud by day and fire by
night, was the symbol of the divine pres
encc. 1t was the Shekinah. or divine
dwelling place, and was the continual sign
of the presence and protection of God.
The cloud not only served the purpose OF
a guide, but it was covering to them,
protecting them from the burning rays OF
the sun. Psa. lOj: 50; lisa. 4: S. At night
the pillar of fire gave light to every part
-. "Out of-Sinai." The reason for the
long delay at Sinai is apparent. The PEG
pie left Egypt Y mere crowd OF fugitive
slaves, with only the rudiments of national
organization, and the dimcst religious
IDEAS But the interval had effected an
immense change. They had now become
an organized people, with laws, constr
tuition or covenant, priesthood, reilg'
ious ritual and house of worship. and with
political and military CHARACTERIZATION
Judges and officers placed over thousands,
hundreds, Gitics and tens ok. Is: p;
Deut :: l5). and general council of sew
cnty elders (Ex. "a: /; Mum. u: 4.M),
which the rahhis believed was the origin
Of the Sanhcdrin.
ll-2S. In these verses we have an &C.
count of the order in which the lsraeites
marched, together with statement re-
Carluig the taking down aud putting MP
Of the tabernacle. This fixed order, zig
idly adhered To, was necessary not Only
ln. Il, IN,
host from becoming q confused mob.
% "Moscs said" Althou&h his invita-.
ton is placed between the setting ont and
tho march itself, vet it must have preceded
the departure. "IIobab." There arc sey-
cral opinions regarding this person. 1t
seems Iikcly that lIobab was the same as
Jcthro. Compare Tx. 3: l and Judges q;
II. "Eagne," The same as Rcuc' Sec
Tx. .: is. 1t would thus appear that
Rcucl. Jcthro and llobah were three
names for the same person, but this c"uid
not be because it is distinctly stated that
Hobab was the son of Rcue'. 'Fathcr-in.
law" The word for "fathrrm-,aW N
Hebrew has a wide Specification and So
mites any relation by marriage. ll"bab
may have been hrothcrin-,aw to Moset,.
IIubab had stopped cnntcntCdiN with
Israel while cncampcd at Sinai, near his
own country. and now on their remova, ne
l.o' ,'; ,,l LoI ,,.rn,,ht tLon,
a.. Ne JE"l''ss 'lS' '"' n,'' " ,,r r;'I,r
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NESS Oh Hll''', "'. wy WHY III, S,r
"a'u Nh"Ii"' "9,,n' ~ ,,,,,,dIr,oI Ly
T,T'"'u Wy '''s - VII a;,,' ,.,, ,rLi.
promise was made to Abraham CGcn. u:
:; l3: Is; Il: ~, and repeated to NJ '''s,
Ev. 3: s. Thus was the matter cstah
liShcd hcvond a doubt, Moses WAS not
m,"N'nE In,1 Jo,i"ta '' N ,,H rr,eJ linn
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3D. Noun, 81 w iI''l' , r'' w., a"''L w.
| me 'no"'t ol nc 'I| ~. "Cv'"'' nv ~,
Lord hah o'Sliayed MS :.r power an" tNvi
| lle neTbe Inc law, i.'ts "alH 1o"'
heE 10y ln'H we are np' !" u,,'' ,a.",I,
an unhroNrh marcn Oh une G","r lrh|lI'
during sevrn'y''Wo ho"ts WIN no n',.
| Gut 'hot INC H'E WIS oH[''r S.',o'oN u"
u"ll'S 'n'S pt''o" n'lo'' :. :, ,'''s ~ ol,.a
/ manent stoPp,Hg pace. hrk Vi the Io ~,
nant. 30 caiteu because IL coh'alns" 'nI
covenant OF the law,the tWo tapes o.
stone on winch "2I haa written me le,
| commandmen's. went peiore tlen'.
Inc ARK was carried Srnaratcly from INC nc
rrHt OF 'ho sacred lo,''ilu.e' III a"NnnvT VI
| ne column, wrapped IN It's own pccui'ai
h'ue covering "a: ~, at once an phlect o.
| Vencrat'on 1nd Symo"l OF G'hoVan
| presence, ana lis separatehrss from SIN
so Christ to-day goes before lis people &c
| 6u,'e ' ..cn .'i'o nIl 'ru.n, .,,,,u ",ro,
over thcm" r Y. See comment or
verse H.
g. Moses said; Rise up, Lord.
,a1 as , ,me m" ,,,,o, ,pptI 81,
rommcnccmcnt and end of each Journey
| Thus all the journeys were sanctifed by
| lnpptipp Ibpy IpsDlai &