The Oakes times., 1907-06-06
tine SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson X.-Second Quarter, For
June 9, 1907.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text Of the Lesson, Ex. xii, 1880.
Memory Verses, 26, 2-ooidsn Text,
Ex. xii, 13-commentary Prepared by
Rev. o. M. Stearns.
Copyright, 1907, by American Press Asociation.1
Because of Moses persistence in his
inability to speak God gave him Aaron,
his brother, to be his prophet or spokes-
man Nv. 16; vii, y and told him to go
and meet his brother Moses. who was
returning to Egypt. Jethro readily
granted Moses request to return to
Egypt, saying, "Go in peace" so he
set out with his wife and two sons,
and Aaron met him at Horeb Nv, 27;
iii, u. Chapters to XII tell the story
of Pharaoh's refusals, attempted COM
promises and persistent rebellion. Do
not pass over these chapters with
out noting some of the many imror-
tant things therein, such as the great
name Il am" which Jesus so often
used Qii, 40; the new significance Of
"Jehovah" wi, -, the seven II wills"
of vi, 6-8, the necessity Of 1srael's TAX
ing all that belonged to them *, 26),
the hand and power Of God through
all that Ills name might be known,
and now this one plague more and
then the deliverance.
So the long suffering of God has an
end, and there is last call, last op-
portunity. Gle that, being often re-
proved, hardeneth his neck shall sud-
denly be destroyed, and that without
remedy" prov. xxx, ~. The Lord
said to Pharaoh at the start: "Israel is
my son, my firstborn. Let my son 60
that he may serve me, and If thou re-
fuse to let him go, behold, will slay
thy son, thy firstborn" Chapter iv, %,
23). The night has come, the night
to be much observed unto the Lord
(verse 42), because He brought Israel
out of Egypt, the night Of death to
Israel's enemies, for in every house
from the palace to the hovel the first
born dies, and also the flrstborn of
beasts ri, 4-8; Xii, 12, %, 3O). But
against any Of the children Of Israel,
either man or beast, not dog moved
his tongue, for the Lord put a differ
ence between Israel and the Egyptians
III, ..
In viii, %, and margin the difference
Is called "a division" "a redemption"
In some cases at least this difference
included Egyptians also who feared
the word Of the Lord (ix, 20. Ply. On
this eventful night the difference was
the blood Of lamb sprinkled on the
two side posts and the upper door post
Of the houses, for the Lord had said,
"When see the blood, will pass
over you, and the plague shall not be
upon you to destroy you'' (verse 13).
tHnrriedly that night the king Of
Egypt thrust Israel out, with all their
belongings and with silver and gold
and raiment, which they asked and re-
.ceived Of the Egyptians, as God had
said, and at the very time Of which
He had told Abraham so long before
oversees 3142; Gen. XIV, 13).
How gloriously true it is that ''every
purpose Of the Lord shall be perform
ed" Ger. II. 29). There is fulflllment of
the Passover in connection with fu-
ture deliverance of Israel which shall
so far outdo this one from Egypt that
this shall scarcely be remembered
(Jer. xvi, IA, Is; xiii. Z. 81. Our Lord
Jesus at that last Passover which He
kept with His disciples referred to this
future deliverance when He said. II
will not any more eat thereof until II
be fulfilled in the kingdom Of God"
duke xii. 16).
While the Passover was the begin
ming Of Israels history as nation
and the final fulfillment of it shall see
their restoration and conversion as q
nation at the second coming Of Christ
In power and glory. there are most
practical lessons for every believer.
and the whole plan of redemption is
most fully and clearly set forth. Start
ing with the statement Of the Spirit by
Paul. "Christ our Passover is sacri-
feed for u.s. q Cor. v. ~, we are car
ried back to the first Notwithstanding at
the institution Of sacrifice in Gen. iii.
Il. then on to the Isaac story Of Gen.
xii ard the words. God will provide
Himself l.amb:' then. in John t.
Rev. v. ~. am,l context. "N'orthy is the
Lamb that was slain The Lamb kept
four days is suggestive of the 1000
years between Gen. ill., Is. and Cal
war;. The words without blemish"
(verse $, are the words used by Peter
concerning Christ in Pet I. 10.
The safety Of the flrstborn depended
upon the blood shed and sprinkled. not
upon their seeing it or feeling that 1t
was there IF they were under it. they
We're perfectly safe regardless of all
feelings. Eating the lamb points to
the fellowship with God of the re-
dec".ed. "He that eateth Me shall live
by Me" John vi. 57). The bitter herbs
suggest the fellowship of His suffer
ings (Phil. iii. lO) aud have an illus
tration in Jer. Xxx. 8: Rev. K. 10. The
absence Of all leaven points to the put
ting away of all evil, for leaven inva-
riably signifies evil. The girded loins.
etc.. take us to Luke xii. 35; Eph. vi.
IA: The sufficiency Of the Lamb is
seen In that 1t was never too small for