The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-06-14
ISRAEL'S ESCAPE
FROM EGYPT
Sunday schoOlLessOnIOrJune 10. 1907
Specially Prepared FOR This Paper.

saved Israel that day out Of the hand Of
the Egyptians. and Israel saw the Egypt
fans dead upon the seashore. Exodus
1880
TINE. - According 10 the common
chronology, 3. G. 1891. according To
Brugsch, 1900. Price. iz16. Breasted places
Menephtah's death IN 1915. The last o.
March or the first Of April
PLAcE.-They started from succoih
and Rameses. I'm Goshen Travelled north-
eastward 20 the frontier district OF Et-
ham. and then southwark 10 the head OF
the Red Sea near the present sue1' OF
perhaps near the present Bitter lakes, II
the Red sea then extended 80 far norih'
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The Divine Guldanee.-Ex. BIT
14:4. Three great routes led out OF
Egypt 70 the east l. The Philistia
road. OF the way OF the land Of the
Phinstines" (Ex. BID, was the
northern road. and crossed the line
Of the lakes which form the bed OF
the modern Suez canal just north OF
Lake Ballah, at a point still known as
El.Dantarah. the bridge 2
The Wall Road, the Way OF
shur." I. e.. wall (Gen. 16:O. is the
central road. starting from the north.
ern end of Lake Timsah, near the
modern town Ismailia. II goes straight
into the desert, and leads TO Palestine
by way of Beersheba and Hebron. II
was probably along this road that
Abraham and Jacob went into Egypt
But there was a long stretch Of desert
and II would require a continuous
miracle TO sustain the people and
their focks. 3. The Red Sea Road,
the Way OF the Wilderness Of the
Red Sea" lex. 1919, was the road
which swept across the Wilderness
between the two arms of the Red sea-
from the head Of the Gulf OF Suez TO
the head of the Gulf Of Akabah. II
IS today the great route Of the pill
grim caravans to Mecca.
The natural choice Of Moses was
the first route, the northern or Philis-
tia road. He was not yet guided by
the pillar Of fire. nor in the first flush
Of victory over Pharoah, did he prob
ably realize the weakness OF the
Hebrews. and their need Of long dis
cipline before they could conquer the
Canaanites
The pillar Of cloud and Of fire made
its appearance at Ethan. never
again 10 desert that pilgrim band till
the Jordan was crossed and II had set
tied down 10 brood over the house oil
God IF. B. Meyer 1t was the pres
ence of Jehovah, manifested in a
supernatural fire, which gave on a
lofty column of smoke. visible afar
over the host by day. while at night
the flames were reflected brightly
upon the smoke, like the inner fires
of Vesuyius that illuminate the cloud
can of the volcano. Some such signal
was needed to guide the great mass
Of people. Moreover, the cloud was a
protection against the heat Of the
sun: and. best OF all. it afforded a con-
slant assurance that God had not LEFT
them to themselves.
Pharaoh's Pursuit. - TX. l4:5-9
Some time must have elapsed before
Pharaoh would have pursued the
Hebrews. The piety Of the Egyp-
tians TO the dead was so great that
the weightiest political affairs would
necessarily be neglected while the
xing paid the last honors to his dead
son. Besides. the families OF the Off
GERS and soldiery had also been uni.
versally bereaved." - Geikie But
Pharaoh soon found time to repent
If having let the Israelltes go. Tho
public works stood still for lack Of
'abor. Vast territories were sudden
~ unoccupied. There was a sudden
loss of revenue and service which he
could in dispense with."-F. b. Meyer
The Divine Eneouragement.-Ex
Ina: 1918. The sea before and that
SERTED host behind.-it was a misor'
able alternative TO men who could
neither fight nor swim. Hamilton.
Never before were a people in so
evil a case: 10 the right OF them and
10 the left Of them rose lofty noun
tains. and behind them were the sol
diers of Egypt. But one way was
open-the way upward, tie way 20
Gods throne and heart"-R S Mac
Arthur ID. d. The tickle and migrate.
ful people, however, turned unon
Moses with bitter reproachos His
answer is one Of the grandest ex'
hibitions Of faith recorded in the
Bible.
The Miraculous Passage.-Vs 1922.
The night came on. The first part
was moonless. for It was at least
three or four days after the full moon
Of the Passover. In the light OF the
pillar of fire, however. the lsraelites
moved forward in obedience 10 Moses
But that light would disclose 20 the
Egyptians the movements of the He
brew host. and therefore the great
cloud removed behind the lsraelites,
turning toward them its bright side.
but interposing between them and
their foes a barrier Of impenetrable
black like the plague Of darkness
which they had recently experienced
Practical Points.
We have no miraculous pillar Of
cloud and fire 10 guide US, but we
have none the less the actual pres
ence Of God which was back of the
cloud and fire.
Often Gods guidance brings Chris
tians into positions Of great difficulty,
from which they see no escape. But
such a position is a platform for the
display Of Gods almighty grace and
lbower."-F b. Meyer.
When God leads US into danger He
will take us safely through it'-W. NJ.
Taylor.
Gods providences are never late.