The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-09-05

Lessen - tie International sests'
for September Z. IDV2 = The
Prophet Like Moses.
THE LESSON TENT.
tDeut. ls.y-lg)

when the Lore thy God giveth thee, thou
shalt not learn TO co after the abomlnailons
| OF those nations.
| ~. There shall not be found among YOU
any one that maketh his son or his dsugh.
YER 10 pass through the fire. or that usett
olN4Latlon, or an observer Of times. or 4 Q
enchanter or a witch,
~ Or chaimer. or a consulter with IA.
mlllai spirits. or wizard or a recroman.
Ger.
II For all that do these things are an
hpomsnatlon unto the Lord: and because o.
these denominations the Lord thy God doth
ef'e them out from before thee.
10. Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord
thy God
~ For these nations. which thou shalt
possess. hearkere o. unto observers OF times
aAe unto owners: but as for thee. the Lord
ny Soo hath not suffered thee so to do
TO- Inc LORD thy God will raise up unit
thee Prophet from the midst OF thee. OF
my brethren. like unto me; unto him ye
shall hearken:
IL According TO all that thou desired $,
OF the Lord thy God In Horeb IN the cay Of
me assembly. saying Let me not hear
again the voice of the Lord my God, neither
~ me see this great fire any more. that !
die not.
IL. And the Lord said unto me. They have
Wen spoken that which they have spoken
10 VIII raise them up Prophet from
among their brethren. like unto thee, and
VIII put my words In his mouth. and he
shal speak unto them all that shall COM
mand him.
~. And It shall come 10 pass. that who
soever Will not hcarken unto my words
which he shall speak IN my name. / will
require It of him.
GOLDEN TENT-This IL Of q truth
that prophet that should come Int O
the woPid.-John 0sI4
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
The prohibitions recommendation. 1894
The prophet like Moses......Deut.. ls:l6-lo
a.ss prophets .Deut.. 1902
TIME.-B. c. 1852
fLACE.-Land OF Moab.
NOTES AND COMMENTS
Uplifting Legislation The legisla.
tion OF the wilderness looked forward
to the time when the Israelites should
be settled in their promised home.
Nhen thou art come into the land
which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
thou shalt" etc. is a phrase which i
connected with more than one Mosaic
ordinance (Num. Sis; Lev. 1928. etc.)
high ideal was continually held be-
fore them, which had a powerful in
huence in lifting them up above the
peoples Of their time.
The Prchihitions.-"Tho nations
are the ones to be disposscssed before
Israel, and their denominations" as
suggested by what follows. are not SO
much idolatries as superstitious prac.
tees. Passing through the fire to q
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 10 the important aues-
ton on which light was desired. Div.
nation was some process of getting
light on the future by drawing lots;
augury was form. now obscure. by
which a person protested 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 ii contained:
a sorcerer. one who used drugs and
herbs; charmer. one who construct
ed spells and used lamentations. A
wizard was. strictly speaking. one sup
posed 10 be possessed by 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 yer,
common among all ancient nations.
and indeed. have some vogue even now.
But they are demoralizing whenever
and wherever practiced.
The Prophet Like Noses The prom
Use Of verse IL is OF a subs titute for the
divinations and superstitions of the
leathen which had just been forbid.
den. Moses idea was that the theo.
cratic government should be kept up
after he was gone. The reference is
not 10 any single individual. Yet the
prophet like unto Moses was an ideal.
never fully realized save in Jesus. The
description Of Moses. given in Nun
hers IL. should be taken into account
here. According to that passage.
Noses was (D meek in his personal
character. that is. not self-seeking and
anxious for place and reputation
Mum 1879; (2) faithful in all duties
Mum. 1870; CD especially intimate
With God (Num. 1881. The ideal
prophet stands thus as a mediator be-
ween God and man. noble and useful
n personal character. and so intimate
With God that il was as though he |
poke face to face with Him.
False Prophets.-Since the prophets
we're TO be permanent institution. IL
would naturally follow that many
would pretend to be prophets who had
10 right TO the name. Despite the
leath penalty prescribed in verse 20.
alse prophecy was always very com
non in Israel. The distinction be-
ween the true prophet and the false
vas 10 be made by the outcome Of His
Predictions. Such a distinction was
lot always practically possible. and
who were pretenders had
much influence In Israel. No true
'rophet vas mere predictor Of future
vents. They all spoke for God,
reaching righteousness. The proph-
Is whose writings have come down to
IS in the Bible had wider and greater
work than belonged 10 most OF the
prophetic line. The truth they