The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-17
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
lesson xII.-Third Quarter, For
Sept. n, 1907.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, Deut. xxxiv, liz.
Memory Verses. TO- 1a-GoIden Text,
Ps. exvi, 15--commentary Prepared
by Rev. o. M. Stearns.

Since "all Scripture is profitable" and
Whatsoever things were written afore-
time were written for our learning"
III Tim. Ill, 10; Rom. XIV, ~, what shall
be said of us If we pass over all the
precious things Of this boz; between
the last lesson and this one? | cannot
forbear calling attention to one of the
great chapters in each Of these five
books ere we pass from them-Gen.
xii, God providing a Lamb; Elk. xii,
the Lamb slain and the protecting
blood: Lev. xvi. the great atonement:
Mum. xix. cleansing by the way by
the ashes Of the red heifer: Deut. xviii,
the prophet like unto Moses with Gods
word in His mouth.
AS to some Of the precious words of
this book we are just leaving, may
these which have long been living
bread and water to me prove the same
to many: /. 50: ii, Z: Ill, 90; iv. 80; vii.
6: viii. .. 3: XXI, 6. 8: xxi, 9-12:
xx%iii. 3. -. %. %. These are but a
few of many OF His great words.
The lesson today tells of the home
going of Moses. the man of God, and
the appointment Of his successor. The
instructions to Moses concerning his
death. the manner Of 1t and the reason
for It are found in chapter xxi. As
=. How many present privileges We
lose because we are not always care
ful to sanrtify the Lord in all things
we may never know on this side Of the
glory. and there II will he too late to
rcctify anything 04cv. X, 3: Pet. ill, 10:
iv. II: Cor. X. 81. In chapter Ill. 3D.
g. We read how Moses besought the
Lord 10 let HIN 60 over Jordan and
see tie COOL land, but the answer was.
Let Il *T..!cc thee: speak no more
unto 3le Of this matter" thou shalt
not 81 over this Jordan. but charge
JoshUa and encourage him and strength
en- him. for he shall 20 over before this
=" >1'e aad 10 sir!l cause them TO in
Ec:it the land which thou shalt see"
In John xiv. u. %. see how He says
that He will specially manifest Him.
self to and make His abode in those
who keep His commandments. He Is
always looking for such that He may
show Himself strong on their behalf
Gil Chron. xvi, ~, but there are many
who see much that they never set foot
on either because they are unbeliev
Ing. like the ten spies. or some special
sin Is hindering. Many truly saved
people are very far from possessing
Their possessions (Obad. Ia. and thus
they dishonor God and fail to sanctify
Him In the eyes OF Others.
We may try TO imagine the partin,
between Moses and the elders and tin
people as lie left them TO 30 up tn
mountain TO 90 home TO God. but TIN
Holy Spirit has not written II for us
When. a few months earlier in Oh,
same year. Aaron went up into Noun
Hor to 60 home TO God. Moses AM
| EleaZar went with him and saw hin
die after Moses had put his priestl.
garments upon Eleazar Mum. X. .
-. and xxxlii. 49,. but no one was wit
Moses except God and the angels
How far any ~ the people or ruler
accompanied him we do not know. br
Il Is said. NO man knoweth Of hi
sepuicher unto this day" (verse @
With Hndimmcd eye and unabate
natural force. in his one hundred an
twentieth year. without sickness o
suffering. a. far as we know. he pass
cd from this mortal body ont Into III
presence of Him with whom he la
often convprs"d face to face AMI wit
whom he had on two different occ:
sious spent forty days anil fort
nights IN anOt'rT mount. The briC
but comprehensive statement IS. IS
Moses. TIC servant Of the Lord. die,
. and He buried him In vale
In the land of Moab" (yprp -. Tier
III no death ard no burial HE II In a
history. iust ~ there never arose
all Israel another prophet like ttnt
Nosca. whom tie Lori knew face
. face (vcrsc lO.
Nearly i.5nD years after this the san
Moses Is seen on the Mount of Tran
fig,ratlnn wish Elijah. who never die
aud with Christ. who was soon - d
for them anil for us. and the t0sic 1
their conversation was Ills decc"s
which lie should accomplish ut Jcr
salem Luke liz. 30. III. Ivy virtue
which both Moses and Elijah hal
that time enjoyed many hundreds
years uf bllssful rest and Ivy wliiI
alone there IL redemption for any oI
since Adam fell. The greatest eve
In aIl tire history Of the world thus Fl
has been tic incarnation OF God
Christ with the life and death al
resurrection aud ascension that f
lowed. for al are parts Of one ever
The next great event will be the rest
ypctiun Of all the bodies Of tire sain
who have died aud the rapture Of
the living saints. and these two class
were represented by Moses aud Elijt
on the Mount Of TRANSPORTATION.
We infer from Jude. 0. that 4
body Of Moses had been raised I
fore the TRANSPORTATION. This DO
not necessarily conflict with the stat
mont that Christ Is the first fru
from the dead. for all resurrectio
ire rs virtue Of Ills. Joshua
i're successor Of Moses wilt ie o
MI. i,rn Mnahs hence. so we turn o