Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-07-24
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson lV.-Third Quarter, For
July 70, 1907.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, Ex,-sxxli, 1-s, 30
s5-Memory Verses, n, 35-Golden
Text, John v, 21-Commentary Pre-
pared by Rev. D. M. Stearns.


pared by Rev. D. M. stearns.
| copyright, 1907 by American Press Association
Chapters XIV to XXI, inclusive, tell
Of the instructions which God gave to
Moses In the mount concerning the
| tabernacle, the priesthood and the wor-
ship of God, but as the completion and
erection of the tabernacle will be our
lesson next week we will leave the de-
tails of 1t till then, but would ask at
tentlon to the reason why 1t was build
ed-"Let them make me q sanctuary
that | may dwell among them" (xxv,
g. Both the tabernacle and the temple
to which it gave place are wonderful
types of the Lord Jesus, in whom God
dwelt or tabernacled among men John
/. IA, r. W, but more wonderful still
Is the great truth that the same God Is
willing and desires to live In us that
people may know Him John xiv, 23).
The people who had promised to do
all that God had said could not walk
by faith six weeks, but gather to Aaron,
saying, up, make us gods which shall
go before usr And this In the face or
the first and second commands, which
definitely forbade any such thing
Then they say, GAS for this Moses, the
man that brought us up out OF the land
Of Egypt, we wot not what Is become
Of him." although they had seen him
and Joshua 90 up into the mount and
had heard him say unto the elders,
"Tarry We here for us until we come
again to you" (xXiv IA. If the people
had not heard these words, Aaron and
the elders had, so there was no excuse
for Aaron. What about the people OF
God now who have no expectation OF
the return Of Christ, even though the
heavenly messengers said, "This same
Jesus shall so come in like manner"
(Acts 1, III, and who even dare to ques-
ton His teaching, for if He was not
safe teacher He certainly could not be
Saviour.
What can be said of Aaron, Moses
special representative, the man TO
whom the people were to go in Moses
absence (xxiv, A., making a golden calf
and encouraging the people to worship
1t as their god, leading the people to
forget God their Saviour and changing
their glory into the similitude OF an OK
that eateth grass FPS. cvi, 1920. How
much greater the guilt Of those leaders
Of today who persistently, defantly,
blasphemously, profess to be Coos
representatives and yet turn people
away from Him to their own wisdom,
honoring themselves instead Of God
and even denying the Lord Jesus
Christ Jude 4; ii Pet. ii, y.
If we had not been forewarned that
these things would be, we might be
sadly perplexed, but our blessed LORD,
knowing all the things that would
come, is not discouraged and has as
sured us that the wisdom and power OF
hell shall not prevail against His
church or His Israel or His kingdom,
three distinct companies Of the re-
deemed Qsa. xiii, 4; Matt. XVI, 1S). The
Lord sees and notes all things from
heaven, His dwelling place, and hears
all the cries Of sin and wrongdoing
Gen. iv. 10; xviii, 20, q; Elk. lii, Z, 9,
and, while He hates sin, He loves the
sinner and bears with much from HIS
own redeemed ones for the sake OF
Him who intercedes for us at His right
hand Rom. viii, "a; Heb. vii, 25). In
verses lib Of our lesson chapter see
Moses as a type Of our great interces-
sor pleading Gods covenant faithful
ness and prevailing, as he did again
and again (Num. xiv, 1920, and take
comfort from the assurance that the
prophet like unto Moses Deut. Xviii,
49, is also our priest for us before God.
See how great the sin Of Israel must
have become when God saith, Though
Moses and Samuel stood before me, my
mind could not be toward this people
(Jer. XIV, u. There is a sin unto death
II John V, 16; Matt. xii, 81, 32).
AS Moses and Joshua came down
from the mount Moses, when he saw
what was going on, threw down the ia
bles and broke them, thus showing the
people by this symbolic act what they
Nad been doing. He also ground the
calf to powder, scattered 1t on the wa
ter and made the people drink 1t. The
backslider in heart shall be filed with
ais own ways" oversees 1920; Prov. xiv,
La. In verses 21-25 Aaron seeks to put
The sin upon the people, but in verse 80
ne Is identified with them In 1t. He to
whom all things are naked and open
reads the heart, judges correctly and
will punish or chasten accordingly
(Heb. iv, 10; Jer. xviii 9, 1O. Moses
question, "Who Is on the Lords sideT
drew forth the tribe Of Levi, who rose
against the idolaters and, regardless OF
earthly relationship, slew 5000 men
r26-29. Moses speaks very strongly Of
this In Deut. xxxiii, 9, reminding us OF
what it means to be wholly On the
Lords side Matt. x, 1880.
In verses 1904 we see Moses again
before God on behalf Of the people, Of
tering to suffer in their stead II neces-
,ary. How much greater is our prophet
and priest, who actually did die for us,
being forsaken by the Father because
Of our sins being upon Him.
In my place condemned He stood
Bearing shame and scoffing rude,
Sealed my pardon with His blood
Hallelulah, what a Saviour!
Notwithstanding all their sin, the
cloud of Hir presence, the angel or
God, failed not to go before them to
Keep them in the way and bring them
to the place prepared (verse "a; Kill,
q, %; xiv, 10; xiii, 20). How often
we are reminded of the words. 81 have
loved you," 81 change not" (Mal. !, 2;
III, 81.