The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-31
MOSES CALLED TO
DELIVER ISRAEL
Sunday School Lesson Tor June 2,1907
Specially Prepared for This Paper.

LESSON TExT.-Exodus 3:1-14. Mem
DRY verses, "a.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"And he said, Ger
tainly I will be with ~thee."-Exodus 3-12.
TIME. According to the common
chronology Moses left Egypt at the q
Of 40, b. c. 1882. His call was 40 years
later. b. C. 1892 or 1893. Others place 1t
nearer 1900 or even 1900.
PLACE.-The portion Of tho and Of
indian where Moses spent the 40 years
was probably the southeastern part OF
the slnaitic 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
In 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.
"The bush burning, yet not con-
Gumed, 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 W
history, how she was Graded in per
secution, she has put upon her banner
a representation of the burning bush,
,x,;NI ,lo Inx.-l. Mo- tn,,on n
batur,' Yet it was not consumed.'"-
w. NJ. Taylor.
Moses Objections and Their An.
swers.-Vs. 11-14; also to Elk. SLY
Moses may have known that Rameses
II. had been succeeded by his son
Menephtah, a 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 Objec-
tons to Gods amazing proposal.
First Objection, Moses Insignifi-
canoe. V. 2. who am l, that | shall
go unto Pharaoh" An exile under
sentence of death, a shepherd 80
years old going to a magnificent court
from which he had been absent 40
years, an old man attempting the stu.
pendous task of freeing 2,000,0 900
slaves and organizing them into a
nation. No wonder Moses faltered.
First Answer, Gods Presence. V.
IL. Certainly I 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
Eye shall serve God upon this moun.
tain" THE fixing of that future meet
ing place would serve to give conf.
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 manner" The Egyptians had vari'
u gods, and Israel, long used to their
practices, would be ure 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.
II. What a craven image or some
outward symbol was to all other ma
tons, that a name, and a name only,
was to the Israelite. Hanna. The
name God revealed to Moses was not
unknown before (Gen. 22:14), but IL
was filed with a new meaning. 81
AM THAT l AM"
Third Objection, the Peoples In
credulity. Moses foresaw Eek. 4:1)
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 at 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 beer
obliged to share with another the
glory that God meant for him alone
The Great Task Is Begun.-Ex. A:
1881; chapters & and g.. Obtaining
Jethro's consent to his return, and
leaving his wife and children in theiI
safe home. Moses set out upon his
perilous undertaking. He was met by
Aaron, and the two old men, after an
affectionate greeting, formed theil
plans for the campaign that was te