Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-07-09
LESSON FOR JULY 10
MOSES PREPARES FOR HIS WORK.

LESSON TExT-Ex. 7ll-B.
GOLDEN TEXT-"Blessed are the |
meek; for they shall inherit the earth"
Matt SIS.
Weakness does not imply any lack
Of aggressiveness; II does not imply a
mlldness OF temper Moses, we Judge !
from a study OF this chapter was not
as yet meek above all men"
In last weeks lesson we considered
the birth, salvation, nursing and train.
Ing OF Moses as child. After Jochebed
had nursed Moses ". 81 he was re-
turned to Pharaoh's daughter and be
came her son." thereby obtaining all
the rights, privileges and training OF
the Egyptian court
l. His Qualifications. ~ He had a
godly parentRge and an early cody
training. Do we appreciate the ire
mendous advantage OF the child who is
well born and we'll trained? True, en-
vironment is not allsufIicient, but II is
q great asset The psalmist empha-
sizes this when he exclaims thou hast
given me the heritage OF them that
/ fear thy name" Ps. 6l:5
90 Moses had a knowledge Of the
conditions. Born and nursed In a
slaves home he knew Of the opprss-
sion OF Israel. Reared in Pharaoh's
court, he knew how the Egyptians
feared these same Israelites (Ch. 1:9,
10). Moses saw ". III the burdenT
borne by those OF his own race.
Heart Of Sympathy.
go Moses had a heart Of sympathy
w. IL. Seeing an Egyptian task
master evilly entreating a kinsman
Moses heart rebelled and at once he
few to his support and defence. Our
Lord was moved with compassion"
like righteous indignation impelled
the Master to drive the money
changers from the temple and to de-
nounce the hypocritical Pharisees.
Moses had not, however, learned self
restraint and that he should express
his sympathy at the proper time and
in the most effective manner
"a Moses was brave and Jealous,
v 70. But he acted before God told
him to act He looked this way and
that" but he did not look upward. II
is evident that Moses was doubtful
as to the Righteousness Of his anger
for when he was rebuked by the two
Hebrews who fought each other, he
feared and said, surely this thing ia
) known" v. IA. In this he was cor
) rect ". 15), for he is driven from the
/. court and the country. At this time
j. he had zeal without q correct full
. knowledge.
90 Moses was educated. We have
' already seen how he was taught by his
own mother and that he received the
1 training of the Egyptians, Acts 1922
t Being brave and mighty in deeds wal
y not enough; he was mighty in words
e and deeds" Thus he was prepared t
q stand before Pharaoh mot the fRthe
!, OF his deliverer, but another Pharaoh
v. 24), meet him on an equal footing
and intelligently combat his religion
with that OF jehovah. God does no
s set any premium upon ignorance Gas
Q 1:15) and the highest wisdom is t
6 know God. Moses undoubtedly ez
It celled in the literature and the scienc
e of his time. We ought never to forge
n this whenever his name is mentione
: or when the books he wrote are unde
!, consideration.
- (6) Moses had assurance. True, h
i had not as yet received Gods call Use
L Oh. 81 for particular work and his n
g, lance upon force, his tit-for-tat polio
Is was not Gods method Of working d.
II liverance. But Moses was obedien
and as he obeyed, God honored eac
step of his faith 1t seems to US afte
20 reading Acts 1929 and Heb. 11:2
:, 26 that Moses had left Pharaoh's coul
before he slew the Egyptian. Lik
~ Abraham before him, Moses was cal
le ed upon to make great choice. Ser
lg ice, environment and the goal of lii
r. were involved in that choice. Rea
Is, the classic language of Heb. 1928, 2
Va Moses Mistake.
fe CD Moses was meek, g. g., teac
a. able. To us this was his greatest a
:, set. A man may be well born, we
= trained and know the needs and IL
resources at his command, but If
lack a teachable spirit he is doome
as to failure. Moses made a mistal
be when he slew the Egyptian. At a lat
lis date when he had learned of God
Is. undertook the same task and no d
at flculties daunted him. The cham
al from a princes position at the cou
:. to one of an humble shepherd, a dc
- pissed calling, was as essential as hi
d. been those 40 years at the Egyptii
schools.
II. His error. Moses endeavored
as work relief by the strength Of his oy
Ter arm, a mistake many Christian VOL
ed ers are constantly making. Our WI
he fare is not with carnal weapon
Moses had no warrant for killing t
Egyptian. He was not obeying a
command other than that OF impulI
In The life of Moses had been mirat
st lousy spared, nor had he been 81
on isct to slavery. Yet he did not knt
a Gods method nor was It Gods opp
a tune time to strike the blow for del
lob erance. 1t is true that the sufferin