The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-07-26

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LESSON TEXT Exodus 2i-s. 1916
Memory verses
GOLDEN TEXT Little children keep
yourselves from Idols II John 5.N
TIME Sometime IN July D. G. lfi
according t0 fhc common chronology
toward the close ~ Mofos forty days 0n
Mount Sinai six % seven weeks after the
giving of tie laH
PLACE Tho people are SIN oncampef
before Mount Sinai 90 the valley 0f Er
| Rahah
SCULPTURE PREFERENCES Warn
inRs against modern ld0iatry Rom ll-
y. Cor 6l0. 1914 4-1. ! John 5.zl.
Rev 2is
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
After the commandments had been
given by God through Moses and the
covenant asseuted 10 by the people
Moses again went rp into the mount
to obtain me commandments in more
permanent form. written on tablets Of
stone. and 90 receive further instruc-
tions. and also fo bo prepared by his
intimate communion with God FOR BIS
long and difficult work % forming tho
people into t. nation that could dwell
In tho promised land Every quality
of mind and 0i spirit a8s 90 be taxed
10 the utmost Every minister every
teacher every believer needs. says
Joseph Parker periods OF solitude
and c0mmnnlne with God. away from
the Fray the battle the race buf BE-
coiglng n0urlstmolt nwnmcrt TO-
spiratlon. comfort and even words by
which 20 express tho divine thought.
And. coming back from thc mountain
Of contemplation he touches hio with
a steadier hand. and doos his duty
with q completer obedience and more
radiant chooril'ness
Y. !. "Saw that Moses delayed"
he was gone 40 days lEx 25.lsl. al
most seven weeks. q the woak with
the leaders in the lower parts o. the
mountain IS 70 Dee added lEx 2l.e 49,.
Tho absence OF Moses was a time o.
testing both mo leaders and the PEG
pie They had Just taken tho oath Of
allegiance 90 God. and unanimously
promised 10 obey him.
VI Up. mako MS gods. or q god
which shall 20 before as. and be- our
leader They could not SEQ God and
they wanted some visible expression
OF God They bad several manifesto
tions oi Cod -tho pillar OF cloud and
Orc. the glory ON tho mountain. and
'he daily mama. but oven these oo-
came so common that they did not
make them realize the presence Of
God They had Just come from the
and OF idols. heather gods every
where Al these gods could ho seen
The attractions Of idolatry were Of
no mean power They were familiar
With the way IN which The idols Of the
heather were w0rshipod. with fcasting
and rioting and unrcstrained hcon-
uousness. IN marked contrast with the
purity and se.i.control required by
Jehovah
VS. And when Aaron saw IL
rhisl" Saw in what lght the poo
PIC viewed the image tic built an
altar before q and said. tomor.
row is ID feast 20 the Lord God was
tiu 10 be worsh,ped. but undor The
form Of calf Probably Aaron
thought ho was very shicwi DO thus
saving for God what be- could of honor
and reverence.
$50 Ichu boastcd Of his zeal Tor The
Lord OF hosts while De was worship.
iuc the golden calves Of Joroboam p
Kings 1910. 300.
" The Lord said unto Moses.
Go. get thee down Moses in the
thick cloud which covered tho TOP Of
Sinai could not sec OBJ hear what was
going on below But q was no time
for him t0 remain apart. even In com
munion with God there was work 20
do below. which hts mountain-top ex-
per.cncc fitted him to DO So The three
disciples who viewed he Transheura-
ton weor not allowed 10 remain on
the Mount. but were sent down 20
their daily work where the others were
in vain trying 20 cure demoncon-
trolled boy.
To test him. God offered 20 destroy
the nation and make Moses the second
Abraham Of a new and greater people.
Moses stood the test. rejected The
tempting offer, and urged upon God
three pleas for mercy. Moses hasten
cd down the mOuntainsldo with
Joshua. who had been waiting tor him.
Soon they came IN sight OF the abom.
Unable idol. and the frcnzied worship
ers dancing. half naked around H.
Probably there was O power not only
in his soul. but in hts appearance
some CLEANS OF that glory described
in TX. 3a;35.
The breaking OF the tables OF the
covenant was enough 20 cause the
stoutcst heart 10 fear
Moses then burned the golden calf
and ground Il 20 powder II IS almost
20 pulverizo pure gold. but
the act was made easily possible. prob
ably. By alloys prescn, IN the iewelIy
from which The idol had been made"
Patterson Du Bots
Then Moses put the question. "Who
Is on the Lords siie7" Who viii
stand for the right whatever their
past mistakes. whoever else may re-
iuse2
Practical Points.
The consequence OF loving anything |
more than we love God are deadly |
The character deteriorates. the con
science destroys peace. the allure |
nents and attractions fade into hor-
-ors. plaques come. we fail OF Gods |
guidance, the idol IS destroyed and |