The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-05-31
MOSES CALLED TO
DELIVER ISRAEL
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tainly will be with thee. Exodus S-l2
| TINE. According to the common
| chronology Moses left Egypt at the age
of 49, b. G. 1882. His call was 40 years
later. b. c. 1892 or 1893. Others place it
nearer 1900 or even 1900
| PLACE.-The portion of the land OF
| INDIAN where Moses spent the 40 years
was probably the southeastern part OF
| the Sinaitc peninsula. The burning bush
was on Mount Sinai. between the two
| arms of the Red sea. Sinia and Horeb
| are interchangeable terms though some
| think Sinai TO be one of the mountains
| I'm the mountain district called Horeb.
| RULERS. -The Pharaoh when Moses
left Egypt was probably Rameses III.
| His son. Menephtah, was probably the
| Pharaoh when Moses was called TO de-
| liver Egypt.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
Tho bush burning, yet not con
sumed. has always been regarded as
an emblem of Israel in Egypt. Moses,
in his farewell blessing of the tribes,
could find no richer benediction Of
the sons of Joseph than to wish for
them the good will of Him that dwelt
in the bush The Church of Scotland,
therefore, has not made an inappro-
| pirate or unwarranted use of this
emblem, when. looking at her own
| history, how she was Graded in per-
secution, she has put upon her banner
"a representation of the burning bush.
with the legend: Nee tamen consume
batur,' Yet il was not consumed. -
w. NJ. Taylor.
Moses Objections and Their An
swers.-Vs. 11-l4; also to lex. 5:17.
Moses may have known that Rameses
| II. had been succeeded by his son
Menephtah. much weaker ruler; but
| he understood thoroughly the mighty
power OF Egypt, and. conscious of his
own insignificance, it is small wonder
that he began to bring forward obiec-
| lions TO Gods amazing proposal
First Objection, Moses Insigniti-
canoe V. 2. who am |, that shall
go unto Pharaoh An exile under
| sentence of death, a shepherd 50
years old going to a magnificent court
| from which he had been absent 30
years. an old man attempting the stu
| pendous task of freeing 100000
slaves and organizing them into
nation. No wonder Moses faltered.
First Answer, Gods Presence. V.
-. Certainly ! will be with thee"
That same power before which Moses
was hiding his face would go with
him to confront his enemies.
| Second Answer, Gods purpose
"Ye shall serve God upon this noun
tain The fixing of that future meet
ing place would serve to give conf
dence to Moses by showing a reso-
lutte, clear purpose on the part of
God. "-Macgregor.
Second Objection, the Peoples Idol
airy. 10. Moses remembered how ig.
norant the Hebrews were concerning
the God of their fathers. When he
brought them a message from God,
! they would be sure TO ask: What is
his nance" The Egyptians had vari
Gus gods, and Israel, long used to their
practices, would be sure to ask after
the name of the God whose messen-
ger Moses was. How was he to be
named to them ?"-Alford.
Answer, the Name of the One God
| =.
outward symbol was to all other ma
tons, that name, and a name only,
was to the Israelite. Hanna. The
name God revealed to Moses was not
unknown before (Gen. 22:14), but it
was filed with a new meaning. II
AM THAT | AM"
Third Objection, the Peoples In
credulity Moses foresaw EEK. AID
that the people would not believe his
story, and as 40 years before, would
refuse to follow his lead.
Answer. the Gift of Miraculous
Power What is that in thine hand?'
Jehovah asked; and bestowed upon
the common shepherds staff the pow
er to become a serpent 1T the bid.
ding of Moses, while the hand itself.
thrust into his bosom. became white
with leprosy. and thrust in again, be-
came sound once more One other
miracle, the turning of water into
blood was definitely promised.
Fourth Objection, Moses Slowness
of Speech. Moses foresaw that the
great task would require much talk.
ing. and he was not an orator. An
swer: "Who hath made mans MOUTH"
was Jehovah's grand reply. Doubtless
if Moses had accepted the assurance,
God would have developed the ora
torical power that he certainly pos
sessed, and he would not have been
Obliged to share with another the
glory that God meant for him alone.
The Great Task Is 5egun.-Ex. 4:
1881; chapters 5 and 6. Obtaining
JethrC's consent TO his return, and
leaving his wife and children in their
safe home, Moses set out upon his
perilous undertaking. He was met by
Aaron. and the two old men, after an
affectionate greeting. formed their
plans for the campaign that was to
mean so much to the world
Practical Points.
Every one has work for which
God sets him apart. as truly as Moses.
No one else can do your work