The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-09-21
THE DEATH
OF MOSES
Sunday School Lessoniof Sept2z.ISO7
specally Prepared for this Paper

Ene Iorueth year since the exodus y. G.
lasl according to the common chro-
nology)
PLAcE.-Moses died on MI. Nebo, the
eliminating peak Of the Pisgah range o
the mountains Of Moab It is sA miles
"A east of the northern end Of the Dead Sea
81 SGRlPTuRAL REFERENCES ON
"A MOSES Hos, y; 49, Jer. 49, i; Psalm 9C
ttltle]i Psa- l06: %; Matt ~ 3. 4; Acts =
1q-44 Luke 70; 81; Heb s. ?, 5; II: 24T27'
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The Vision from the Mount-Vs. "a
Moses had completed his work The
time had come for him to entrus.
the future Of his people to other
hands On account Of his almost only
failure to come up to his standard, at
The Waters Of Meribah, lie was not
permitted to enter the promised land.
His public sin before all the people
must be punished to show that God
was impartial, that no matter what
ones privileges or attainments ne
!. cannot be immune in sin. But for
4 Moses, as always with his people, God
mingled love with justice. and showed
Moses that punishment was neces-
stiy, but Gods heart overfowed with
loving kindness and tender mercies
= t&ward his child and prophet
Visions Of Heaven. God gives us
Pisgah views of the promised land to
which we are tarveling through this
wilderness world. % We have them
in Scriptures, where glmpses Of heav-
en- are given to us, both by descrip-
tion and by the ideals Of a holy life
set before us. But one must have
something of the character OF Moses
before he can see the vision in its
true glory. (2) God gives his chill
dren heavenly experiences, earnest
and foretastes Of the blessedness to
come But these, too, come after
faithful service and devoted living
The object Of these visions is Cd
to present before us the true ideal of
life 1t Is not vain thing to think
often Of perfect and holy heaven,
for 1t shows us how we ought to live
on earth. 90 To be motive and
inspiration to higher living. CD TO
be comfort in hours Of darkness and
discouragement.
Character Sketch Of Moses.-Vs. 10
u. Moses stands among the few
greatest men in all history In every
y objection he was great and good
d AS a Prophet-A prophet is one
+ who speaks and acts under the dire
tion Of God, the medium through
which God reveals his will to men.
10 And there arose not prophet
like unto Moses" No other was
4 like him till we come to Jesus. the
.Aprophet whom God had promised
@shouId be raised up like unto Moses
s tDeut. 1919, the organizer Of new
kingdom speaking the truth directly
& from God Whom the Lord knew
3 face to face God revealed himself
and his will directly 10 Moses without
+ the intervention of any angel or hui
man being. Gods spirit acted upon
the spirit Of Moses.
a. In all the signs and the won
ders, greater than any wrought till /
Jesus Christ came. They proved to I
the Israelites that Moses was Gods
messenger to them his commands
We're Gods commands. his leading
where God would have them led
IL, In all that mighty hand" The
hand is the symbol of power In action
the instrument of power "All the
great terror, which God wrought
a9anst Pharaoh and other enemies
which was doubtless one OF the rea-
sons why the lsraelites were so safe
3 IN the wilderness.
2 As a Saint. Moses goodness
shines as brightly as his greatness.
He was unselfish. He devoted him
self at every cost to the good Of his
people. He encountered every dan
yer for their sakes. He was willing
embodiment Of love to God and love
to man. BY seeing God face to face
Die was becoming transformed into his
spiritual likeness.
3. His Imperfection.-Two or three
times some fault is attributed to
Moses, as every saint has failed in
some point at some time There is no
garden but has some weeds. But the
Aaost unjust thing we can do is 10
measure its value by its weeds and
not by its fruits
4 Moses as Statesman.-'In Inspira-
sion apart Moses possessed all those
endowments and qualities which form
the consummate statesman and chief
snagistrate an intellect of the high
est order: a perfect mastery Of all
the civil wisdom of the age: a pene-
tratng. comprehensive and sagacious
Judgment: great promptness and en-
ergy in action. patriotism which
neither ingratitude. III treatment nor
rebellion could queneh, or even cool:
commanding and persuasive elo-
ouence: a hearty love of truth; an
ancorruptible virtue
As a general Moses delivered his
people from the most powerful nation
on earth: maintained them amid the
nerils of the desert for 4 years. and
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