The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-07-09
Sunday School Notes
Side Lights on Next Sundays Lesson
for Teachers and Pupils.
Edited by Charles X. Meyers

Work.-EXod. 2 ii-25
"By faith Moses when he came
to years refused to become the
son of Pharaoh's daughter, choos-
ing rather to suffer affliction with
the people of God, than to enjoy
the pleasures of sin for a seas
on
In this manner. does the grea
Apostle Paul set forth in Hebrews i
1925 the action of Moses at the time!
told of in our lesson verses of today
From the standpoint Of St. Paul lei
US study it.
need not, of course, remind read
ers that at the time we are treating
OF the history of the Hebrews, they
were in slavery in Egypt, despised
race. 1t is also well known that
Moses was Jewish lad, who by favor
OF the rulers daughter had been Civ.
ell the education of an Egyptian
Li.nce. He had before him brilliant
career, of ease and luxury, could ar
ray himself with line clothing, and
conform to the customs Of his Egyp-
tian friends.
What did Moses do? Two paths lay
before him, one to be an Egyptian
prince, and the other to unite himself
with the, despised Jewish race The
words of St. Paul give answer: "By
faith Moses refused to be, called the
sen of Pharaoh's daughter. choosing
rather to suffer affliction with the peo-
PIE of God than to enjoy the; fruits of
sin for season." We thus come at
once to the heart of the lesson for
you and l. There comes times when
you and must choose whether we will
stand by. God. and the bible religion
at. sacrifce,:or so :oYer~to seeming
pleasure. and JOYOUS living. 1t was
asked at the beginning 2of this para
graph, what did Moses do?" Now
We know The question now comes,
What: will John, Mary, Lucy, Fred do
when. the test comes?" 1t is to en-
courage teachers. scholars boys and
girls generally who read this column
to make the right choice, one which
Will determine their career for all
eternity, that l write from week Ito
week these Sunday school notes. 1t
VIII be remembered how Joshua at one
time called. the people together and
said, Choose you this day whom We
will serve; as for : me and for my
household we. will serve the Lord"
Joseph, Moses, Joshua.
Ruth Of the Old Testament times had
the higher. vision of life; and decided
to serve the only and true God. What
we want now is to have the same Wis.
ion and believe on and serve. Jesus
the Christ, who gives us the certain
promise of eternal life.
We turn briefly to the history of
Moses at the time spoken of in the
lesson. He decided to be known as
Jew. He saw the awful injustice be-
ing done his kinsmen, and in his own
strength and his own way began % to
stand for them against their Cypress
ors. When he saw an Egyptian ill
treating a Jewish brother, he with
brute force, leaped forward and killed
the cruel tormentor. When he saw
two Jews fighting, Moses tried to de-
eide the right and wrong Of their mat
ter, reproving one for, striking the
other. Now, this was not Gods way
Of securing freedom for the Jews and
Moses in their confidence
as their leader and deliverer. Later
he was to act under divine direction
and then his people would recognize
his authority and be led.
The experiences with the Egyptian
and the two Jews caused Moses to
leave Egypt for the desert to the east
Of that country and the Red Sea-
There he became a tender of sheep,
became familiar with the trackless
of sand, the mountains, and in
the solitude of the place became fit
ted to assume in time the great duties
to come upon him. Little did he
think. however, that his career had
this in store. He started in his own
way to rescue his people and failed,
when he had divine direction, success
came. There is a lesson for us in the
thought that often we undertake
things for the advancement of Gods |
kingdom in the world and are sur
prised to find they are not blessed
with success Perchance our way is
not the best and we need to look for
another method of gaining the desired
results. So Moses in his grand choice
If standing for Gods people and his !
failure in the beginning of things,