Evening star., 1907-07-27

SIN sent homo 20 their cons.itncas tIsa..
lNll;ll. 1t was just such q message as
,N"fN minister VIII deliver II he = anxious
~ save men from their traussressions
But Moses did not leave tho people treu,-
pA"E under the sense of ill-descrt lie
Sought not simply 10 condemn and con-
,lS'' nut To reclaim and restore Grateful,
..',tS'I' must nave been mis- proner OF IN
SS'"h- I VIII 20 UP unto .hc Lord:
peradNeniurc / shall make an 1tonempnt
FRAY ER,-Israel lay in thalr camps
on t't plains, while Moses again sought tbe
mountain top. Their hopes nov .,auterca in
him rs an iut,rcessor. There wer, tv-o
courses 10y which the Almighty might ac-
compllsh His plainly mercy and Ia. ms
t"e lie had proposed the latter as lie mad
destroyed the antedruyIan world and 10
make Moses himself. He had mnde Noah
the proSenitor of "A new race Iitua dij
me ldolators know that the sword of divine
justice was already drawn for their dcstruc-
ii"h. Moses went up into the mountain 10
stay the ayenging hand and secure mercy
IL was desp. rate case. He confessed he
fore the Lord that the peoplr had sinned
tVersc 30, and then he threw his own life
prostrate before God as a ransom that
lsfael might live. 1t was remarkable
Selt-sacritce upon the altar for a nations
SAKE. IF thou wilt not forgive blot me
! pray Thee. out Of Thy book" verse 8ll
Ihat was ChristliSe and divine Il John.
ND. 1t is the most marvellous dlspI9v az
NERVOUSNESS 10 he found in tha Old Testa-
ment. IL marks this man as worthy TO h.
leader and law giver of the people OF God
ANSWER. Such prayer could not
ne rejected. The ground for answer Is IN
the nature OF God and of man TO turn
aside such a leader would send cnusterDa-
non among all intclligences and disturb The
spiritual equilibrium of the universe q
Jonn l.9D. Tho details of the answer are
exceedingly interesting ''Whosocyer hafh
sinned him will l blot out Of my book
The guilty shall suffcr-uo others Some Of
The @ multitude were not greatly at fault
Ia ~ n l,n -
influences of others and might be forgiven
The transgrossOrs, the rebels against God
and Moses, shall be cut off-not Immediate
ly destroyed, but cast out of covenant rs-
lation. Suffered to live they will form no
part of God 5 people IMatt. xiii n:2s-3Ol
Then followed the direction 10 lead this
mixed company. part of it accepted and
part rejected, on TO the land OF their des-
tiny, with the promise that His angel
should go before and show the way (EX
NXXiii:2D.
REMEMBERED.-Th mercy of Cod
on that occasion secured. not absolute par
dop. but pos;ponement Of punishment. II
was expressly told that this sin would be
remembered, and that God would chastlse
the people for it. This was not a display
OF NindiCtiVeness. The whole ratinn Was
sunken so low in intelligence they had
been so long in bondage, they had so con-
stantly witnessed heather rirns--that idol
alrous practices were suited To their ma
ture tEX, XNXii:gl They needed To be cor
rected by the vsitatlons of the Almighty
NHeD., Nn:D 10 he reminded of His pres
ence and power. as well as their sin and
weakness. Aflicton after afiction was
sent upon them during many genera tions
partly penal but always reformatory
psalm, cxix67 that they might turn away
from idols and serve the living and true
God. The records OF Gods judgment upon
israel form the sadlest. and IN many re-
spects. The most Instructive, chapter in hu-
man history psalm cvi:19-27.
INSTRUCTIONS God has a pur-
pose IN the nations He raises up and es-
labilshcs government for his glory
Happy they who know their mission and
fill 1t psalm, cXiiv:lJl. But they who
prove rccreant who turn away from God
are doomed to misfortune ana ruin der
vt:13). Forty years long the Israel of that
day wandered in sight of Canaan and never
entered Mum, Xiv:29-30). SO snail it be
win all others who are unfaithrul to their
calling rPsalm,iX:1O. =. See the value Of
a single man. Aaron. iTresolute, surrender
Ing to popular Clamor the instrument of a
nations downfall, Moses. righteous and
grave. resisting and overcoming the evil.
pleading with God. the Saviour of the
People, How many men have BETRAYED 4
cause? How many have stood firm in the
day of peril usa., XXXii:a)? 3. How much
to be feared is the virus of sin? In one
mind the conception of idols was formed
and II spread throughout The camp of
Israel Like pestileHCC Il swept thou
sands TO death. Who can measure the re-
sponsbi.ity of him who begins a course Of
evil and drags others into it?