Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-27
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I the experience and education of Moses
| and at the same time the supernatural
/ in purpose and results has thrust itself
| upon us throughout our quarter s study
| of his marvellous career.
| The history of the world depended upon
the life of the exceeding fair and
| proper child born in what human judg-
! ment would have called both an unfavor-
able and unfortunate hour. but through
| Divine Providence it was the most aus
picious moment In all history.
Dean Stanley has pointed out the de-
moralizing effect of the sojourn in Egypt
energy-above all. the old religion of the
patriarchal age-had faded away" Yet
through the mothers faith this child was
| saved from death, for, trusting In the sup
port OF the God of her fathers, this great
| woman, Jochebed, whose three children
| all attained greatness, dared to hide him
from the spies and officials of the govern
ment and then finally prepared the cradle
| of flags, in which she prayerfully placed
| him upon the waters of the Nile. The
tactful Miriam and the womanly princess
assisted in the saving of Moses from
death. but the triumphant faith was the
mothers, who was employed as his
| nurse.
The teaching of Jochebed, like the in
struction of all mothers. nodded the life
of the young Hebrew lad. Our deepest
purposes have their roots in childhood.
The religious instruction given Moses
| around his mother knee. possibly in the
courts of Pharaoh, providentially pre-
pared Moses to be the liberator of his
oppressed people by giving him the faith
! that enabled him to reject the pleasures.
possibilities and power of Egypt and
choose to share the burdens of the people
of God.
There are possibilities of another Moses
In the child in the despised foreigners
house in our own land, whom We ought to
save now with the gospel of Christ so
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pie to be His servants to save our coun-
try, civilization and churches for the
glory of God they will not be disobedient
to the heavenly vision.
The preparation OF Moses called for
more than the culture of the courts. so
Jehovah completed his preparation by
forty-year postgraduate course in the
solitude of the peninsula. of Sinai. God
trained the man of faith amid the eXpe-
rience of the family and the care of the
flocks until in the fullness of time the
bush of the field filled him with awe, so
that he heard Gods call for service and,
strengthened by the signs. he responded
to the summons and went forth to find
Gods presence, power and purpose to be
with him. when his faith was tried by
the denials of Pharaoh as we'll as In the
deliverance and disobedience of Israel.
X X
Denial, Deiverance, Disobedience.
Moses was the first to bear a divine
commission to others. He was also the
first to work miracles which he used,
under the orders Of Jehovah, to master
Pharaoh and revive the faith of the
Hebrew captives. His unfailing faith
inspired the elders and men Of Israel to
follow his command SO that the very
things that would have been the means
Of weakening their faith became, under
his sagacious leadership. an inspiration
to ISRAEL and a force that finally, after a
series of visitatiOns OF plsgEes, compelled
Pharaoh to let Israel so forth into
free:on,.
TIE night of the passover marked the
dawn o. o new national power that was
destined TO influence All future ages and
nations. Pharaoh, who had been insen-
sihle 10 the demands OF Jehovah and de-