Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-06-12
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson xl.-Second Quarter, For
June is, 1907.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text Of the Lesson, Ex' XIV, 1871
Memory Verses, 10, f4-Golden Text,
Ex, xiv, 3o-cemmentsry Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stearns.
tconvyiobt. 1907. by American Press Association
The lesson today opens with worn
we always need, "Fear not" and from
the first one In Gen. XIV, 1, to the last
in Revelation what a wealth OF COM
fort there Is in this oft repeated mes
sagel God has not given to His peo-
pie q spirit of fear, and 1t Is our priv
IIece to serve Him without fear all the
DAYS of our life Oh Tim. !, II; Luke j.
IA, 75).
By strength of hand the Lord brought
Israel out of Egypt (xiil, 8, 8, IA, l6),
and He said that He would bring them
into the promised land (xiii, 0, III.
Having brought them out He led them
and went before them In a pillar OF
cloud by day and pilpr vi fire by
night to lead them the way and to
give them light (xlli, II, IS, Fl, ~.
Whatever their misconduct, He never
took II away, and this pillar was ev-
ervthing to them-thelr guide, their
shelter from the burning sun, their
light their oracle, their protection-aii
that they needed-but to enjoy II 10 tne
full they must be wholly submissive
and obedient Elsa. !, 49,.
The adversary sees that be can Still
use Pharaoh and so stlrs him to pur-
sue Israel. which he does with all his
chariots and horsemen and army, ana
finds them encamped by the sea.
II was natural for them to cry ont IN
fear and complain and think that IL
would have been better to serve the
Egyptians than thus to perish, but IL
did not show much confidence In the
Cod who had Just wrought such a MIR
acle for them. Yet to such murmurers
Moses has from God Fear ye not
Stand still and see the salvation OF the
Lord. which He will show to you To-Day.
80 The Lord shall fight for you, ana
We shall hold your peace" oversees Id
IA. Compare Deut Xxx, 3, 4; ii enron
Xxx. Is, II; lisa. XII, 1O-14. .
The salvation of the Lord Is as wnol'
" of Himself as was the dellverapce
Of Jonah Jonah ii, 81. The sinner Is
as utterly helpless TO save himseiI Ill
was Israel in the bondage of Egypt OF
of the Red sea. but the same Lord whC
delivered them Is our dellverer also
and we may take His precious wore
home to our own hearts. In every time
of trial the Lord always knows JUS
what He will do and allows His PEG
nile to be tried, that there may be al
opportunity to show His power on thel
behalf eek. vi. 1; John vi, 6; IL enron
xvi o. and that He may be glorlfed II
;. the ewes of His adversaries. Oh, for
simple. childHke trust In Him!
One of the Lords questions to Nose
at the burning bush was, "What Is ina
In thine hand?" And when He sen
him forth He said, "Thou shalt tax
this rod In thine hand, wberewlth tho'
shalt do signs" Nv, 2. 10. Now III
: SAYS, lift thou up thy rod aud stretcl
ont thine hand over the sea and divid
It" (verse 49,. Thus He graclousi
I takes what we have and makes Hi
mower manifest through it and us
Think Of the lads five loaves and Dol
cas- needle and just hand over TO hill
{ whatever you have as unreservedly a
: they did, and thou shalt see what ID
= will do Oer. xxxiii, 81.
There is q time to pray, time |
stand still and see, time to go iol
9 ward (verse 49,: If our motto
e "Ready to do whatsoever my LORD %
s King shall appoint" Oh Sam. XIV, 10
q we shall knew when to stand still OF S
: still ruth ILL., 49, or be still Cps. xiv
n 1O and when to go forward.
o See how wondrously the pillar
d cloud. the angel of the Lord, remove
y from before Israel and stood benin
e them. between the Egyptians an
h Israel. darkness to them, but light
these all the night, while the LORD q
v,ded the sea for Israel to pass throug
oversees 1922.
ID Compare Josh. Iii, 16, II, and see
lie Josh. ", %. "a. why the Lord did TIL
e. See also lisa. xiii, 1914, and ask no
L. estly. Is my life making Him nan
Of on the earth among men? Do In
IN things glorify Him? 1t Is well also
IS ask in these days. Do heartily al
IN unoualifiedly believe this record
e, dividing the sea and fearlessly star
Sc by It. declaring that this God Is 0
ht CodP We now come to one OF q
ne morning scenes Of Scripture oversees
r. On. all so typical Of the morning I
I'd which our souls are longing, when u
us shall deliver Israel with such a migh
at deliverance that all the former on
nd shall seem as nothing (Jer. XVI, a.
kill. 7, 8; Zech. xiv, $50. See some
the morning passages in II Sam. XXX
4: Ps. XXX. 5; XVI, 5, margin; cxS
IS 6-S: lisa. xxxvli, SO; Dan. Vi, 1924.
er Remember the morning scene on g
X, lice when after night Of toll agar
gs contrary winds picture Of the chur
In this age) the Lord came in the foul
watch. walking on the sea, and as SO
% as they received Him into the ship tn
.ir were at the land, and their trouD
were over. What morning this "
. for Israel when their enemies were
overthrow that there remained
so much as one Of them" (verse
The thoroughness Of God Is seen W.
De drously In chapter Will, 81, when
=. moving the flies II Is written, "Th
We remained not. one" No wonder Il
,oh when Israe, saw this great and tn
ough overthrow OF their enemies II