The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-06-14
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson M.-Second Quarter, For
lune 16, 1907.
TIE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text Of the lesson, Ex. XIV 1927.
Memory Verses, 10, f4-Golden Text,
Elk. xiv, 3o-commentary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. stearns.
Copyright, 1907. BY American Press Association
The lesson today opens with word
we always need, Fear not" and from
the first one In Gen. Ky, |, TO the last
In Revelation what a wealth OF COM
fort there Is in this oft repeated mes
sage. God has not given TO His peo-
pie a spirit of fear, and II Is our priv
ilege to serve Him without fear all the
days Of our life on Tim. |, IL; Luke !.
"A, T5).
BY strength of hand the Lord brought
Israel out OF Egypt (xiil, 3, 8. IA. 16).
and He said that He would bring them
into the promised land (xiii, 5, III.
Having brought them out, He led them
and went before them In pillar Of
cloud by day and pillar Of fire by
night to lead them the way and to
give them light (xiii. II, Is, q. ~.
Whatever their misconduct, He never
took It away. and this pillar was ey-
erything to @them-thelr guide. their
shelter from the burning sun, their
light. their oracle. their prctection-all
that they needed-but to enjoy II to the
full they must be wholly submissive
and obedIent lisa. !, 19l. ...
The adversary sees that he can still
use Pharaoh and so stirs him to pur-
sue Israel, which he does with all his
chariots and horsemen and army. and
finds them encamped by the sea.
II was natural for them TO cry out In
fear and complain and think that Ii
would have been better to serve the
Egyptians than thus to perish. but 1t
did not show much confidence In the
God who had Just wrought such a mir
acle for them. Yet to such murmurers
Moses has from God Fear re not.
Stand still and see the salvation OF the
Lord. which He will show to you today.
sss The Lord shall fight for you. and
We shall hold your peace" (rerses 10.
i4l. Compare Deut. TX. 3. 4; III Chron.
II. Is. Il; lisa. XII, 10-1i.
The salvation OF the Lord Is as Who'll
" OF Himself as was the deliyerance
OF Jonah Jonah u. %. The sinner Is
as utterly helpless to save himself as
was Israel In the bondage Of Egypt or
at the Red sea. but the same Lord who
delivered them Is our delIyerer also.
and we may take His precious word
home TO our own hearts In every time
or trial the Lord always knows just
what He viii do and allows His peo-
pie TO be tried, that there may be an
opportunity to show His power on their
behalf Ex. vi. /: John Vi. 6: II Chron.
xvi. o. and that He may be glorihed In
the eyes Of His adversaries. oh. for q
simple. childlike trust In Him!
One Of the Lords questions to Moses
ut the burning bush was. what Is that
In thine handT And when lie sent
him forth He said. Thou shalt take
this rod In thine hand. wherewith thou
shalt do signs" Gv. 2. Ia. Now He
says, Lift thou UP thy rod and stretch
out thine hand over the sea and divide
IT, (verse IGl. Thus lie graciously
takes what we have and makes His
power manifest through II and Us
Think OF the lads five loaves and Dor
cas- needle and just hand over to Hin
whatever you have as unreservediy as
they did. and thou shalt see what HG
will do der. xxxiii, 81.
There Is a time to pray. n time q
stand still and see. a time to go for
ward Cverse Isl. II our motto Il
Ready to do whatsoever my Lord ths