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was mighty In words and deeds Acts
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rIME.-Moses was born probably dur
ing the reign OF Rameses H.. which last
ed o. years, Rameses dying at the age
of nearly 100. Saycc gives as the limits
OF his reign b c. i3H-l1Sl Driver. l2,5-
ieOS Breasted. l291-le25 A .cording TO the
common chronology. Moses was born i.
c. 1871. and our lesson. covering the FIRST
90 years 81 his NE would extend TO 1881.
PLACE Moses was born az the capital
OF Egypt. which at that time was either
Memphis. nearly who're modern Cairo Is.
or Tanis ,Zoan) in the eastern part OF
the Nile delta.
Comment and Suggestive Talk.
The Working oil Gods Plans.-See
what factors entered into this preser-
walton of the worlds greatest man.
There was CD humble slave family;
CD a little basket OF bulrushes; CD
a little girl; ca a baby's tears. t5D
Pharaohs own daughter; 90 the
child's own mother. ca a royal court.
All OF these were brought together
al Just the right time. in just the right
way This lesson is one of the best
illustrations OF a perfect combination
OF the best oo-working OF human EFFORT
and divine providences"
The Court Life OF Moses.-"The ia
vor of the kings only daughter ana
prcsumptive heir made his life in
these early years one .ong. unclouded
summer morning. for all that wealth
and power could command were at his
service "-Geikse. He would live
chiefly in the apartments of his moth
er, which would probably be portion
OF the royal residence. and would be
furnished with every luxury Raw
liason Yet life al Pharaoh's court.
amid all its attractions and advant-
ages. must have had some drawbacks.
Egyptian youths and Egyptian court
lers could not be altogether cordial
Z ne Hebrew boy. who. as the grand
son Of Pharaoh, enjoyed SO exalted a
position. and received sucs eminent
attention '-Blaikie
The School Life OF Moses-Egypt
then had two great universities. az
Heliopolis and l!ernopolis. and Moses
is said 10 have studied in the former.
which was situated about 20 miles
north 81 Memphis II was the OK
ford Of Ancient Egypt" as Alexandria
was in later times. Herodotus went
thither 70 gather inforD1ation for his
travels, and Plato studied there for
% years Shady cloisters opened in
20 lecture rooms for the students. and
quiet houses for the professors and
priests. in heir many grades and Of
fees, there being room for all in the
corridors OF the huge pile r-Geikie
A splendid library would be at his dis
posal The library OF the Rameseum
at Thebes-a structure built BY Rame-
ses II-contained 10000 books
The studies OF the young man would
include the two forms OF difficult
Egyptian writing. arithmetic. geomet-
ry. trigonometry to some extent. as
tronomy. music. both vocal and instru-
mental. painting and architecture.
medicine and chemistry. history and
law. poetry and other branches OF lit.
erature. and especially theology. ex-
tending TO its highest form. "the phil
osophy OF symbolism" in which the
Egyptian religion. gross as it was.
came nearest to the Hebrew As
member OF the royal family. Moses
was no doubt received into the priest
" caste. and knew all their secret
lore
The Military Life Of Moses.-Steph-
en- tells us (Acts 7:22) that Moses
was mighty in words and in deeds"
The words may have meant such
power OF composition az appears in
the hymn by the Red sea. and In the
magnificent valediction 10 his people
--Expositor's Bible AS 10 the deeds.
after completing his university course.
Moses might have become a hanger-on
al the court, or obtained some civil APP
pointment and sought TO climb the OF
fetal ladder. or entered the literary
life, or devoted himself 20 the priest
hood. or become a soldier. The ira
dition that he chose the last-named
calling is in accordance with the prob
abilities. and explains his great mill
tary ability displayed in the exodus
and afterwards.
The Patriots First Attempt.-It was
natural that Moses first attempt at
aiding his people should be a blunder.
Even the greatest men make mistakes.
and prove their greatness by their
ability 10 learn from their mistakes.
The Patriots Second Attempt.-"To
smite the oppressor was not enough.
Moses must unite and discipline the
oppressed. And this was his next ef-
fort."-IIanna. The treatment he re-
ceived from the Hebrews he sought to
aid showed that they were by no
means ripe for freedom or national.
ity."-Townsend.
Lessons in Patience.-Fx. 2:16-25
Noses remained in indian for the sec.
ond OF the three 40-year periods into
which his life is divided.
Practical Points.
Every mans life is a plan OF God"
The life of each scholar in your class
has been planned by God as carefully
and lovingly as that Of Moses.