The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-06-06
spsei.lly Prepared o. ms Payer

DRY verses u. a.
GOLDEN rENT.-''Thus the Lord
saved Israel that day out OF the hand Of
the Egyptians. and Israel saw the Egypt
ians dead upon the seashore Exodus
i4.so.
TINE. According to the common
chronology, n. G. 1871. according 10
Brugsch. 1890. Price. 1915 Breasted places
Mencphtahs death IN 1918 The last %
March or the FIRST OF April
PIACE--They started from succoth
and Rameses In Goshen, travelled north
eastward 10 the frontier district OF Et-
ham, and then southwark to the head %
the Red Sea near the present sucz. or
perhaps near tile present Bitter lakes. N
the Red sea then extended 80 far north-
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The Oivine ouidance.-,Ex. l3.l9--
I4:f. Three great routes led ont Of
Egypt TO the east 1. The Philistia
road. or the way OF the land of the
Phllstines" lex. 1870. wss the
northern road. and crossed the line
Of the lakes which form the bed OF
the modern Suez canal just north OF
Lake Ballah. at point still known as
ElDantarah. the bridge. .
The Wall Road. "the Way Of
shur." I. O.. wall Gen. 1870. Is the
central road. starting from the north
ern end OF Lake Timsah. near the
modern town lsmailia. ~ goes straight
into the desert. and leads 10 Palestine
by way OF Beersheba and Hebron Il
was probably along this road that
Abraham and Jacob went into Egypt.
But there was a long stretch Of desert,
and Il would require a continuous
miracle 20 sustain the people and
their nocka 3 The Red Sea Road.
"the Way OF the wilderness oi tho
Red Sea- Tex. 1919, was the road
which swept across the wilderness.
between the two arms Of the Red sea.
from the head OF the Gulf OF Suez 40
the head Of the Gulf Of Akabsh' u
Is to-day the great route OF iIe pill
grim caravans to Mecca.
The natural choice OF Moses vas
the first route. the northern or Philis-
tla road. He was not YET guided by
the pillar OF fro nor. In the first hush
of victory over pharoah did he prob
ably realize the weakness 81 tho
Hebrews. and their need OF long dis
ciplne before they could conquer the
Cannanitos.
The pillar Of cloud and Of Gre made
rs appearance M Ethan. never
again To desert that pilgrim hand hil
the Jordan was crossed and Il had set
tied down 10 brood over the house of
God. - B Meyer. n was the pres
ence OF Jehovah. manifested IN
supernatural IRE which gave OF a
lofty column OF smoke visible affair
over the host by day. while az night
the flames we're reflected brightly
apon the smoke. like the inner fires
of Vesuvius that illuminate the cloud
cap of the volcano. Some such sigma,
was needed 20 guide the great mass
Of people. Moreover. the cloud was a
protection against the heat OF the
sun. and. best OF all. Il Afforded a con-
slant assurance that God had not left
them TO themselves
Phsraoh's Pursuit. - FIX. 1859.
Some time must have elapsed before
Pharaoh would have pursued the
Hebrews "The piety Of the Egyp-
tians TO the dead was so great that
the weightIest political affairs would
necessarily be neglected while the
king paid tho last honors to his dead
son. Besides. the families OF the on
GERS and soldiery had also been uni.
versasly bereaved" Geikie But
Pharaoh soon found time TO repent
OF having LET the Israeilfes go. The
public works stood still Tor lack OF
labor Vast territories were sudden
~ nnoccupled. There was sudden
loss of revenue and service which he
could IN dispense with."-F Z. Meyer.
Tire Divine Eneouraoement.-Ex.
"a: 1918. THE sea before and that
serried host behind.--it was n miser-
able alternative TO men who could
neither fight nor swim. Hamilton.
Never before we're people In so
evil a case TO the right OF them aud
70 the left OF them rose lefty noun
tains. and behind them were the sol-
diers OF Egypt. But one way was
open-the way upward. the way to
Gods throne and heart "-R s. Mac
Arthur. D. ID. The tickle and migrate
ful people. however. turned upon
Moses with bitter reproaches. His
answer IL one Of the grandest ex-
additions OF faith recorded In the
Bible.
The Miraculous Passaee.-Vs. 1922.
The night came on. The first part
was moonless. for il was az least
three or four days after the full moon
OF the Passover. In the light Of the
pillar OF fire. however. the Israelltes
moved forward in obedience to Moses.
But that light would disclose 10 the
Egyptians the movements o. the He
brew host. and therefore the great
cloud removed behind the lsraelites,
turning toward them its bright side.
but interposing between them and
their foes a barrier Of imDeaetrable
black. like the plague Of darkness
which they had recently experienced.