Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-10-08

love vaunteth not itself, IL not pulled up.
doth not behave itself unseemly."-i Cor
1874. r. v
In order the events from Sinai 10
Kadesh- Barnea we're: (l) The march
ing host, M. 1911; CD The FIRE OF
the Lord at Taberah, 11:1; go The
lusting after Egyptian fiesh.pots.
11:4; (D The complaint Of Moses.
1i:10; CD The selection OF elders,
1i:16; 90 The two irregular prophets,
1895; ca the quails and the plague,
1881, and 90 sedition, chapter 12
which forms todays lesson.
Mlrlam's Leadership.
l. The Accusation, w. I, 2. This
is not the first nor the last time a
marriage has caused a family quarrel.
Who this Ethiopian woman was we
are not told, though we are inclined
to believe that It was Zipporah lex
2:2D, and not a second wife whom
Moses married recently. or all peo
pie we would least expect jealousy to
show itself In this family circle,
among these the chosen leaders OF
Israel Nothing so binders the work
OF God, OF gives more delight to the
devil, than just such a situation as
this one Il brings confusion and de-
lay w. 15). The occasion was not,
however, so much the wife Of Moses
as II was envy OF Moses (See Luke
22:24-26; I Cor 1:11-15, and John
3, 100. Il may have been that Moses
was culpable, for no man is perfect
from. 1929, but Miriam and Aaron
were not his judges. We must re.
member in this connection last Sun
days lesson wherein we had present
ed such a radical change in the form
of government. Miriam and Aaron
were DESTROYS Of having an equal
place with Moses and because he did
a thing they could not understand
they criticised him from. 143, 4;
Jude 81. When we recall Miriam &
part in saving the child Moses lex
ga, y, it may account in part at
least for her leadership at this time
1t was this same spirit Of envy that
melted the rebellion recorded in
| chapter 16. Moses records a very
suggestive eulogium upon his own ex
cellence of character ". 81, when
forced to do so by the insolence and
contempt of his opponents, yet this
act is not without parallel (see 2 Cor
11B, 12:11,12). OF course It is pos
sible that this verse was parentheti
cally added by Ezra or some other
prophet, but God has allowed it tC
stand as part Of his word and Il
gives us Gods estimate of Moses.
II. The Arrest, w. q, 5. THE Lore
heard 1t" ". 2, l CO. God hears what
we say in criticism of those whom hC
has set over us. Instead of being
Jealous of the preference accorded t
others we ought to rejoice phil. 2:S)
Though we are free to admit such {
course often proves the measure O
his grace in our hearts. God did 20
let this matter stand nor run thu
course of idle gossip He at once
and in person, came down to cham
pion the cause OF Moses ". 5, Sc,
also 1920, 2D.
He Saw Jehovah.
III. The Arraignment, w. SO. Je
hovah pointed out very clearly no
only the difference between them AM
Moses, but also between Moses an,
all other prophets. They were proph
cts, so was Moses, and more. To tn
prophets God revealed himself i
visions (see Eek. IL, lisa. ell, Oar
SO, Luke I'D, and many other sim
lar instances, but with Moses Co
spake mouth to mouth even man
testify that is, others heard God
voice speaking audibly to Moses (E1
1919 and 33:11). This voice wa
clear and distinct, 1t did not deman
any Interpretation. Verse does nc
imply that Moses had a full revels
ton of the person of Jehovah, but h
did have a visible manifestation @
the similitude ("form" R. W of Go
(John 1913 To us there has bee
given the privilege of a perfect, vii
ible, manifestation in the person c
Jesus Christ of Nazareth (John IA!
Col. 2:9, Phil. &:6-1D. Moses is pre-
nounced a faithful servant ". y, We
he is lower than Christ Heb. 1925
Well might they fear to speak agains
Moses ". 81.
". Judgment, w. 9, 10. The d.
parting cloud from off the tabernacl
was token of Gods displeasure. lie
us not forget that future time whe
it will be others who will depar
Matt 25:41). The lifted cloud r,
vealed to Aaron Miriam smitten wit
leprosy, that most terrible of all di
eases, loathsome, contagious, incu
able. Read the stories of Mama
and Uzziah. The sudden appearance
and the snow white color indicat
this to have been a most maignar
case. Aaron may have escaped thl
penalty for not having made so vi,
lent an attack upon Moses, or to hav
, afflicted him would have interrupte
, or dishonored the duties of his prizes
ly office.
Aaron's Sin.
V. Intereesslon, w. 11-16. AarO
In his appeal to Moses acknowledge
his equal transgression with Miriam
his foolishness and his sin, and
turn Moses revealed his noble Chris
like character. Christ prayed for h
enemies duke 2S-34). Moses Wa
not overcome of evil but overcam
: evil with good Rom. 12:12). H
prayer was an effectual one (Jamt
$40 Some have viewed this eI
sode in a typical light. Moses repr
sentlng Christ is rejected by his oW