The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-05
This DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF
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Matthew e,17-3o-Novsmb.r 9


Matthew 20, e,17-3o-Novsn,b.r g
THEsE studies are selected for us
~ in advance. Otherwise our
preference would have been to
consider the incident connected with
our Lords closing Of earth life In the
Spring OF the year about the season AT
which that occurred. But Truth is
always precious to us and has always
profitable lessons.
Jesus vas Jew and was. therefore.
obligated to every feature of the Mo-
ssdc Law. He came not to destroy tie
Law. but TO fulfill IT, Today's study
points us to the fulfllment Of one fea.
tnrc Of the Iaw-the Passover: not
,hat IL H. already entirely fulfilled. but
that tie aautype has for more than
eighteen centuries been In process Of
fu'hllmelt aud the complete fulfllment.
sure 20 come. Ia. we believe, near at
hand. To appreciate this study we
must have clearly in mind the type
approximately 3.500 years ago God
delivered the people OF Israel from the
desDotic power OF Pharaoh. King OF
Egypt. Time after time Pharaoh had
refused TO let the people no. preferrlnc
Co held them as chattels, slaves. Time
after time God had sent plaques upon
Egypt as ehastisements. Under the I'm.
huence Of each plague Pharaoh repent.
ed and through Moses entreated God
for mercy upon himself. and for the
people relief from the plaque. Never
theless. every manifestation OF Divine
mercy tended only to harden his heart
until hnally the tenth plague. the Sc
verest OF all. vas necessary. That
plague consisted I'm the execution of
the death sentence against all the FIRST.
born OF Egypt. But the Israelites In
Egypt were exempt from its provisions
nnder certain conditions. Each fam
ny was required 10 have It's own lamb.
not bone Of hich was to be broken.
Sts blood was sprinkled upon the door
posts OF the house and the family. as
sembled within. partook OF its Iesh
with unleavened bread and bitter
herbs. pilgrim-like. with stan In hand.
ready for departure out of Egypt In
tbs morning.
isrssps First-borns Passed Over
When that night the Divine SEN
tence slew oil Of Egypt's first -borns.
the hrst-borns Of Israel were passed
over or spared: hence the uame-Pass-
over. And this ceremony. as re-
ainder Of the great blessing Of the
Lord upon Israel. was commanded to
be observed yearly as a " omorial of
-0ods goodness and because Il typed,
or illustrated. a stIll greater mercy
and blessing yet to come.
A little later on those spared first
bcrns were exchanged for ,ne of tho
kribes-LevL Thereafter the Levites
were the passed-over Hrst-borns and
were specially devoted to God and his
Service.
Tho Antitypieai Fuifilrnsnt
Those experiences of the Israelites
md their first-born ones were very real
md properly very interesting to them;
bot they are stili more interesting TO
Cnristians. who themselves are anti
Wpes now being passed over. BY
Cmristians we do not mean all who
sserely make profession. nor all who
attend Church. however regularly. We
mean merely the sanity few who are
now being called and being tested as
% faithfulness to the Lord and by
fnfth being passed over--from death
INTO lie. These are Scripturally
styled. The Church OF the first -borns.
whose names are written IN heaven"
fkiebrews Kill %, As the deliverance
sf the nation Of Israel from Egypt
Aook place after the sparlng or passing