The bee., 1902-07-03

by HeV. ID. VI. Steurns.
iCopyright, 1902, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
i. And they took their journey from
Film, and all the congregation of the
children of Israel came unto the wilder
ness of Sin, which is between Elm and
Sinai on the fifteenth day of the second
month after their departing out of the
land of Egypt.
We turn back in our studies to the
great redemption book of the Old Tes-
lament and in Gods own picture book
we see not only real happenings, but
also the foreshadowing of many things
Il Cor. X, lib. The deliverance from
death and from the bondage of Egypt
in connection with the blood of the
Passover lamb and the glorious power
of the Lords right hand sets before us
Gods great redemption provided for
us by Christ, our Passover, while the
succeeding events suggest the too COM
mon experience of the believer in
which there is apt to be more murmur-
ing than rejoicing.
2, 3. And the whole congregation of the
children of Israel murmured against Moses
At Marah it was because they did
not like the water, and now 1t is be-
cause they cannot see what they are
going to eat, failing to see that He
who delivered them from Egypt and
divided the sea for them would surely
not fail to care for them in every way.
But in them we see ourselves, for
which of us can say that Rom. viii, 80,
delivers us from all murmuring?
4. 6. Then said the Lord unto Moses, Be-
hold, ] will rain bread from heaven for
you, and the people shall go out and
gather a certain rate every day Cthe por-
ton of a day In his day-margin) that
may prove them, whether they will walk
in my law or no.
So it is written in Ps. lxxviii, "a, 25.
"And had rained down mamma upon
them to eat and had given them of the
corn of heaven. Every one did eat the
bread of the mighty" (margin). Just
think of it, food for millions day by
day right from heaven! He would
teach them to look to Him alone and
be content to live by the day.
6, s. Ye shall know that the Lord hath
brought you out from the land of Egypt
Your murmurings are not against us, but
against the Lord.
AS to their murmurings it is written
in Ps. cvl, II, "a, %. "They lusted ex-
ceedingly in the wilderness and tempt
ed God in the desert. They believed
not His word, but murmured in their
tents and hearkened not unto the voice
of the Lord" They possibly did not
think that in murmuring against Moses
they were murmuring against God, but
when Israel demanded a king in the
days Of Samuel the Lord said unto
Samuel, "They have not rejected thee,
but they have rejected Me, that l
should not reign over them" q Sam.
viii, y.
8, 10. Come near before the Lord. for He
hath heard your murmurings.
Thus Moses commissioned Aaron to
speak unto all the congregation, and as
he spake to the people they looked to-
ward the wilderness, and, behold, the
glory of the Lord appeared In the
cloud. Thus the Lord Himself appear
ed to them, assuring them that they
were dealing with Him and not with
Moses and Aaron.
| II. L. And the Lord spake unto Moses.
saying, have heard the murmurings OF
| the children of Israel. Speak unto them.
saying, At even ye shall eat fiesh and In
the morning ye shall be filled with bread.
and ye shall know that am the Lord
your God.
What great grace on His part to-
ward these unbelieving. murmuring
hosts! They had complained that in
Egypt they had flesh and bread to the
full, so He will give them In the will
| derness flesh and bread to the full
(verse 81. Truly He is Ei-Shaddai, the
mighty God who is all sufficient. and
in Him dwelleth ali fullness. His pres
ence insures all sufficiency IN all
| things Oh Cor. ix, 81, and He would
have US find In Him our all and know
that every good gift and every perfect
gift is from above and cOmeth down
from the Father of Lights. with whom
10 no variableness, neither shadow of
turning GAS. 1, I'D.
is-a5. And Moses said unto them. This Is
| the bread which the Lord hath given you
to eat
SO they had the flesh Of quails in the
evening and mama in the morning, all
they could eat, not because they de-
served IL, but simply by the grace OF
God. The mama was like coriander
seed, white, and the taste of it was
lilss waters made with honey (verse
31). They were to gather it every
morning, every man according to his
eating (verses 10, IS, 2D, and 80 they
gathered 1t. some more, some less. On
the sixth day they gathered enough for
two days, for none fell on the Sabbath.
II they gathered more than enough
any other day, 1t bred worms and
STINK, but not 50 the surplus gathered
on the sixth day. All that God asked
Of them was faith and obedience, yet
IN everything they transgressed. Some
gstbeFed moro than enough on the or
binary days, and some went out to
szatfles 1t on the Sabbath day (verses
10, 20, q, 2S9, and they found to their
sSsroSy just as God had said Ops
lxx~i1i, II, %, 81, 39,. In the great
epspal chapter on mama our Lord says
sInong other things, MY Father Civ
eth you the true bread from heaven,
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