The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-05-23
Childhood and Edu-
cation of Moses
Sunday School Lesson Tor May 26. 1897
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was mighty In words and deeds. Acts
7:22
TIME.-Moses was born probably dur
Ing the reign Of Rameses H.. which last
ed 81 years. Rameses dying at the age
Of nearly 100. Sayce gives as the limits
OF his reign 3. C. 134s-l2sl: Driver. 1875
1908; Breasted. l292-l225. According to the
common chronology. Moses was born b
c. 1871. and our lesson. covering the FIRST
40 years of his life. would extend to 1881
PLACE. was born at the capItaI
of Egypt which at that time was either
Memphis. nearly where modern Cairo is.
or Tanis tZoan), In the eastern part of
the Nile delta
Comment and Suggestive Talk.
The Working OF Gods PIans.---See
what factors entered into this preser-
walton of the worlds greatest man.
There was CD humble slave family;
(O a little basket of bulrushes; (3)
a little girl; (D a baby's tears; (5)
Pharaohs own daughter; (6) the
child's own mother; CD a royal court.
All of these were brought together
at just the right time. in just the right
way. This lesson is one Of the best
illustrations of perfect combination
OF the best co-working of human effort
and divine providences."
The Court Life Of Moses.-"The IA
vor Of the kings only daughter and
presumptive heir made his life In
these early years one long, unclouded
summer morning. for all that wealth
and power could command were at his
ce."-Geikie. "He would live
chiefly In the apartments of his moth.
er, which would probably be a portion
OF the royal residence, and would be
furnished with every luxury."-Raw.
linson. Yet life at Pharaoh's court,
amid all It's attractions and advant-
ages, must have had some drawbacks.
Egyptian youths and Egyptian court.
iers could not be altogether cordial
to the Hebrew boy, who, as the grand
son Of Pharaoh. enjoyed so exalted a
position, and received such eminent
attention. ."-Blaikie.
The School Life Of Moses.-Egypt
then had two great universities, at
Heliopolis and Hermopolis, and Moses
is said to have studied In the former.
which was situated about 20 miles
north Of Memphis. 1t was "the Ok
ford OF Ancient Egypt" as Alexandria
was in later times. Herodotus went
thither to gather information for his
travels. and Plato studied there for
13 years. SHADY cloisters opened In.
to lecture rooms for the students, and
quiet houses for the professors and
priests, in their many grades and Of
fees; there being room for all in the
corridors Of the huge pile.
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 1t was,
came nearest to the Hebrew. AS
member of the royal family, Moses
was no doubt received into the priest
ly caste, and knew all their secret
lore.
I - -
en- tells US (Acts 1920 that Moses
was mighty in words and In deeds"
The words may have meant such
power of composition as appears in
the hymn by the Red sea, and in the
magnificent valediction to his people,"
Bible. AS to the deeds,
after completing his university course,
Moses might have become a hanger-on
at the court, or obtained some civil ap-
pointment and sought to climb the Of
ficial ladder, or entered the literary
life, or devoted himself to 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 blunder.
Even the greatest men make mistakes,
and prove their greatness by their
ability to 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-
ort."-Hanna. "The treatment he re-
ceived from the Hebrews he sought to
aid showed that they we're by no
means ripe for freedom or national
Lessons in PatIenoe.--Ex. 2:16.25.
Moses remained In indian for the Sec
ond of the three 40-year periods into
which his life is divided.
Practical Points.